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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 09, 1994
Peter Jacobson, Haguenau, FR;
ELA Medical S.A., Montrouge, FR;
Abstract
A DC/DC converter circuit to convert input source energy to output load energy, for example, a flyback converter to charge a defibrillation storage capacitor from a low-voltage battery in an implantable cardiac defibrillator. The converter allows input current to flow in the flyback inductor for a fixed time, and it allows output current to flow for a time directly proportional to average battery voltage and inversely proportional to the voltage on the capacitor being charged. When used near an electromagnetic communication link, to avoid interference, a control circuit enables and disables the converter at a maximum frequency that is substantially below the operating frequency of the communication link. In addition, the control circuit restricts the converter to transfer energy at a minimum fundamental frequency substantially above the frequency of the communication link.