Patent ID: 11929672
Assignee: RENESAS DESIGN (UK) LIMITED
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A power converter having a ground port, an input port for receiving an input voltage and an output port for providing an output voltage with a target conversion ratio, the power converter comprising an inductor; a flying capacitor selectively coupled to the inductor; a network of switches; and a driver adapted to drive the network of switches with a sequence of states during a drive period, the sequence of states comprising a first state and a second state, wherein in the first state one of the input port and the output port is coupled to the ground port via a first path comprising the inductor; wherein in the second state the remaining ports among the input port and the output port is coupled to the ground port via a second path and a third path, the second path comprising the flying capacitor and bypassing the inductor, and the third path comprising the inductor.