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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2015
Applicant:
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, BE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN, Leuven, BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/38 (2006.01); H02M 7/44 (2006.01); H02M 3/158 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/383 (2013.01); H02M 3/158 (2013.01); H02M 7/44 (2013.01);
Abstract
Circuits and methods for increasing the voltage gain range of a DC-DC power converter include: two multiplier stages, each comprising two capacitors, each capacitor respectively connected to a diode, which are adapted to charge the capacitors with a voltage; at least two switching devices arranged to interchangeably operate between the at least two multiplier stages, or arranged to selectively connect the at least two multiplier stages in series in a first mode of operation and to at least partly bypass one of the at least two multiplier stages in a second mode of operation, thereby increasing the voltage gain range of the DC-DC power converter.