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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2023
Faraday Semi, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Parviz Parto, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Saurabh Anil Jayawant, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Jimmy Lin, New Taipei, TW;
Faraday Semi, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A power converter can include first, second, third, and fourth switches, and a driver for operating the drive switches to modify an input voltage and provide an output voltage. An AC coupling capacitor can be coupled between the first and fourth switches. The first, second, third, and fourth switches can control current through two inductors. The power converter can have a fifth switch, which can provide a discharge path for discharging the first inductor, the second inductor, and/or the capacitor. Another capacitor can be between the fifth switch and ground. The power converter can provide an output voltage that is at least about ⅙ of the input voltage. The power converter can include resonance circuitry, such as a third inductor, for soft switching the fifth switch.