| CPC H02M 3/158 (2013.01) [G01R 19/16538 (2013.01); H02M 3/07 (2013.01); H02J 7/0019 (2013.01); H02J 7/345 (2013.01); H02M 1/0025 (2021.05); H02M 1/088 (2013.01)] | 22 Claims |
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1. An apparatus comprising:
a first flying capacitor;
a second flying capacitor;
an inductor;
a network of switches operative to control conveyance of energy from the first flying capacitor and the second flying capacitor to the inductor, the inductor operative to produce an output voltage to power a load from the conveyed energy:
wherein the first flying capacitor is operative to store a first voltage and the second flying capacitor is operative to store a second voltage;
wherein regulation of a magnitude of the output voltage with respect to a setpoint reference voltage via switching of the network of switches is operative to equalize a magnitude of the first voltage and a magnitude of the second voltage;
wherein the network of switches includes: i) a first series connection of switches between an input voltage source and a reference voltage node, and ii) a second series connection of switches between the input voltage source and the reference voltage node;
wherein the first flying capacitor is connected between a first node of the first series connection and a first node of the second series connection; and
wherein the second flying capacitor is connected between a second node of the first series connection and a second node of the second series connection.
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