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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2014
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
James D. Reinke, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Charles R. Gordon, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Shohan T. Hossain, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Weizheng Liang, Chandler, AZ (US);
Gregg T. Sarkinen, Montrose, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for generating a plurality of output voltages from a single input power source. The techniques include implementing a switched capacitor voltage converter to provide at least two output voltages having different supply ratios. The supply ratio is defined as a function of the input voltage provided to the switched capacitor voltage converter by the power source. The switched capacitor voltage converter includes a plurality of capacitors selectively coupled to a plurality of switches to define at least a first and a second mode with each of the modes having a plurality of configurations. In accordance with aspects of the disclosure, the techniques include coupling the plurality of capacitors to define the first or second mode based on predetermined criteria.