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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2014
Kenneth Gudan, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Jonathan J. Hull, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Matthew S. Reynolds, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Joshua Ensworth, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Kenneth Gudan, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Jonathan J. Hull, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Matthew S. Reynolds, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Joshua Ensworth, Menlo Park, CA (US);
RICOH CO., LTD, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A DC-DC boost converter and apparatus including the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the DC-DC converter comprises an input for receiving a first voltage at a first level, where the first voltage is negative; a transformer coupled to the input to convert the first voltage to a second voltage at a second level, where the second level is higher than the first level and the second voltage is positive; and an output connected to the transformer to output the second voltage.