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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2011
Applicant:
Justin Shi, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Inventor:
Justin Shi, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/156 (2006.01); H02M 3/158 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 3/1582 (2013.01); H02J 7/0068 (2013.01); H02M 3/156 (2013.01); H02M 2001/0022 (2013.01); H02M 2001/0045 (2013.01);
Abstract
A power management circuit and method are described. In the method, whether a first voltage and/or a voltage source are present is determined. Based on a first result of the determination, the first voltage is converted to a second voltage. A boost converter is used to convert the second voltage to a third voltage. Alternatively, based on a second result of the determination, a buck converter is used to convert the third voltage to the second voltage.