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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2019
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, Llc, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Robert W. Brocato, Sandia Park, NM (US);
Jason C. Neely, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Lee Joshua Rashkin, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Jarod James Delhotal, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Jack David Flicker, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Robert Kaplar, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Joshua Stewart, Blacksburg, VA (US);
James Richards, Albuquerque, NM (US);
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Abstract
A hybrid switched capacitor power converter for high-power applications is provided. The converter has a transistor-switched input-stage boost converter followed by a capacitor-and-diode ladder circuit. The converter is adapted to produce an output voltage of at least 5 kV at a power level of at least 0.5 kW. The ladder circuit includes one or more multi-stage rails.