Patent ID: 11876455
Assignee: DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR (UK) LIMITED
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 12:
13. A method of operating a power converter, wherein the power converter converts an input voltage at an input of the power converter into an output voltage at an output of the power converter, wherein the power converter comprises a first switching circuit with a first inductor, a first high-side switching element, and a first low-side switching element, and wherein the power converter comprises a second switching circuit with a second inductor, a second high-side switching element, and a second low-side switching element, the method comprising:
coupling a first terminal of a capacitive element to the first high-side switching element and to the second high-side switching element,
coupling a second terminal of the capacitive element to the first low-side switching element at a first node, and
coupling a third switching element between the first node and the output of the power converter.