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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2001
Dragan Danilo Nebrigic, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Milan Marcel Jevtitch, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Vladimir Gartstein, Cincinnati, OH (US);
William Thomas Mllam, Knoxville, TN (US);
James Vig Sherrill, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Nicholas Busko, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Peter Hansen, Knoxville, TN (US);
Dragan Danilo Nebrigic, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Milan Marcel Jevtitch, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Vladimir Gartstein, Cincinnati, OH (US);
William Thomas Mllam, Knoxville, TN (US);
James Vig Sherrill, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Nicholas Busko, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Peter Hansen, Knoxville, TN (US);
The Board of Trustrees of the University of Illinois, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A power converter for coupling an energy source to a load device comprising a selectively coupled output stage to deliver energy from an energy source to a load device, a controller coupled to the output stage, an output stage, a capacitive element coupled to the output terminals, a rectifying element, and a switch responsive to a control signal from the controller. The rectifying element and switch are coupled to the inductive and capacitive elements. The controller is responsive to input signals for generating the control signal to open the switch in a first state and close the switch in a second state. The input signals to the controller produce one or more output voltages across the output terminals, an input voltage across the input terminals, a selectable reference voltage and a feedback signal measured with respect to the inductive element.