US 12,107,495 B2
Switched-capacitor power converters
David Giuliano, Bedford, NH (US); and Gregory Szczeszynski, Hollis, NH (US)
Assigned to pSemi Corporation, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by pSemi Corporation, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/302,048.
Application 18/302,048 is a continuation of application No. 16/883,872, filed on May 26, 2020, granted, now 11,664,727.
Application 16/883,872 is a continuation of application No. 15/742,660, abandoned, previously published as PCT/US2016/041448, filed on Jul. 8, 2016.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/189,909, filed on Jul. 8, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0014736 A1, Jan. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. H02M 3/07 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC H02M 3/073 (2013.01) [H02M 1/007 (2021.05); H02M 3/075 (2021.05); H02M 3/077 (2021.05)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for providing power, comprising:
a controller to generate one or more control signals;
a switched capacitor network comprising:
a switched capacitor network first terminal that has a first voltage,
a switched capacitor network second terminal that has a second voltage,
a switched capacitor negative terminal,
a first plurality of switches,
a second plurality of switches, and
a first plurality of capacitors,
wherein the first plurality of switches and the second plurality of switches implement an at least one or more switching pattern based, at least in part, on the one or more control signals, the at least one or more switching pattern to transition the switched capacitor network between at least two states; and
a switching regulator comprising:
a switching regulator first terminal that has the first voltage, a switching regulator second terminal that has a third voltage, and a switching regulator negative terminal,
wherein the switching regulator second terminal is coupled to the switched capacitor network negative terminal such that the switched capacitor network negative terminal has the third voltage.