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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ferdinand Jacob Sluijs, Eindhoven, NL;
Cornelis Maria Hart, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/613 ; G05F 1/24 ; G05F 1/577 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/613 ; G05F 1/24 ; G05F 1/577 ;
Abstract
A DC/DC up/down converter ( ), comprising inductive energy storage means (L), switching means (S , S , S ) and control means ( ). The control means ( ) are arranged for operatively controlling the switching means (S , S , S ) for transferring electrical energy to a first output (Vout ) of the DC/DC converter ( ) in a down-conversion mode and for transferring electrical energy from the first output (Vout ) to a second output (Vout ) of the DC/DC converter ( ) in an up-conversion mode.