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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2010
Takayuki Naito, Toyota, JP;
Takashi Imai, Okazaki, JP;
Koichi Mizutani, Toyota, JP;
Kouichi Yamanoue, Hiroshima, JP;
Shigeki Yamamoto, Hiroshima, JP;
Takayuki Naito, Toyota, JP;
Takashi Imai, Okazaki, JP;
Koichi Mizutani, Toyota, JP;
Kouichi Yamanoue, Hiroshima, JP;
Shigeki Yamamoto, Hiroshima, JP;
Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota, JP;
Visteon Global Technologies, Inc., Van Buren Township, MI (US);
Abstract
A switching apparatus is disclosed that includes a first loop circuit configured to include a switching element, an inductive component and a capacitor; and a second loop circuit configured to share the inductive component with the first loop circuit, wherein the capacitor is inserted in series with the inductive component in the first loop, wherein the switching apparatus controls respective currents flowing through the first loop circuit and the second loop circuit in an alternating manner by turning on/off the switching element in order to control the current flowing through the inductive component, and wherein a first magnetic flux generated by the current flowing through the first loop circuit as the switching element is being turned on and a second magnetic flux generated by the current flowing through the second loop circuit as the switching element is being turned off head in the same direction.