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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2011
Applicant:
Mukesh Nair, Bangalore, IN;
Inventor:
Mukesh Nair, Bangalore, IN;
Assignee:
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/00 (2006.01); G05F 1/24 (2006.01); H02M 3/158 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/1582 (2013.01);
Abstract
ADC-DC converter, for a solar charger, is disclosed. The converter is based on a buck-boost converter, and is operable both in a boost mode, and in a buck mode. The converter differs from known converters, in that during buck mode operation, the boost mode is disabled, thereby reducing or eliminating the losses associated with buck mode operation. Methods of operating such a reconfigurable buck-boost converter are also disclosed as is a computer programme product for controlling a reconfigurable buck-boost converter.