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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
May. 21, 2009
Yasuto Watanabe, Wako, JP;
Satoshi Hashino, Wako, JP;
Mitsuaki Hirakawa, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The objective of the present invention is to provide a power converter capable of not only boosting the voltage but also shutting-off the flowing current, by switching only the switch element. The power converter, comprises a first input-output portion, a second input-output portion, a first capacitor C, a second capacitor Celectrically connected with the first capacitor Cin serial, a first current control block B, a second current control block B, a third current control block B, a fourth current control block B, and a switching controlleroperable to switch certain current control blocks, wherein the current flowing direction is opposite to each other between a first current control element B(B, B, B) and a second current control element B(B, B, B) which compose the current control block B(B, B, B).