Patent ID: 11923786
Assignee: SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES LTD.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus comprising:
a controller, a capacitor, an inductor, and a plurality of switches;
wherein the plurality of switches comprises a first switch, a second switch, a third switch, and a fourth switch;
wherein a first terminal of the first switch is connected to a first terminal of the second switch and a first terminal of the capacitor;
wherein a first terminal of the fourth switch is connected to a first terminal of the third switch and a second terminal of the capacitor;
wherein a first terminal of the inductor is connected to a second terminal of the second switch and a second terminal of the third switch; and
wherein the controller is configured to control the plurality of switches by sequentially transitioning the plurality of switches to the following states in the following order:
(i) a first state in which the first switch is on while the second, the third, and the fourth switches are off,
(ii) a second state in which the first and the third switches are on while the second and the fourth switches are off,
(iii) a third state in which the first switch is on while the second, the third, and the fourth switches are off,
(iv) a fourth state in which the first and the second switches are on while the third and the fourth switches are off,
(v) a fifth state in which the second switch is on while the first, the third, and the fourth switches are off,
(vi) a sixth state in which the second and the fourth switches are on while the first and the third switches are off,
(vii) a seventh state in which the second switch is on while the first, the third, and the fourth switches are off,
(viii) an eighth state in which the first and the second switches are on, while the third and fourth switches are off, and
(ix) a ninth state in which the first switch is on while the second, the third, and the fourth switches are off.