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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2015
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka-shi, JP;
National University Corporation Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi-shi, JP;
Hideaki Nakahata, Osaka, JP;
Kenichi Hirotsu, Osaka, JP;
Takashi Ohira, Toyohashi, JP;
Kyohei Yamada, Toyohashi, JP;
Daiya Egashira, Toyohashi, JP;
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Osaka-shi, JP;
National University Corporation Toyohashi University of Technology, Toyohashi-shi, JP;
Abstract
A transformer includes a front stage circuit and a rear stage circuit. As a front stage circuit, a switch series unit, which is connected in parallel to a power supply, includes odd-numbered switches and even-numbered switches alternately turned ON. Mutual connection points of the respective switches and points at both ends of the switch series unit are regarded as m nodes in total. Capacitors are provided on at least one of a first electrical path combining odd nodes to lead them to a first output port, and a second electrical path combining even nodes to lead them to a second output port. The capacitors are present so as to correspond to at least (m−1) nodes. The rear stage circuit includes an element series unit, which is composed of a pair of semiconductor elements connected in series to each other for conducting operations of mutually opposite polarities, and necessary inductors.