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

Claim 17:
18. A method comprising:
controlling a switched capacitor circuit that comprises: a capacitor, an inductor, a first switch, a second switch, a third switch, and a fourth switch;
wherein a first terminal of the capacitor is connected to respective first terminals of the first and the second switches, a second terminal of the capacitor is connected to respective first terminals of the third and the fourth switches, and a first terminal of the inductor is connected to respective second terminals of the second and the third switches; and
wherein the controlling comprises sequentially transitioning the switched capacitor circuit 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 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.