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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2007
Applicants:
Yasuto Watanabe, Saitama, JP;
Mitsuaki Hirakawa, Saitama, JP;
Inventors:
Yasuto Watanabe, Saitama, JP;
Mitsuaki Hirakawa, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Honda Motor Co., Ltd, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/00 (2006.01); B60L 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A multiple input/output power converter includes: at least two input/output circuits to be connected to electric units; a plurality of power converting circuits including switches and at least an inductor, a plurality of capacitors connected to the power converting circuits; and a control circuit for controlling the switches in a plurality of modes to selectively operate the inductor and the capacitors to operate the power converting circuits in either of stepping up, stepping down, or conducting operation. The capacitors are shared among the power converting circuits.