Patent ID: 9281685
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: G05F,H02J,Y02E,Y02P

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus including circuitry for maximizing power from multiple DC power sources, comprising: a plurality of electrodes, including a plurality of intermediate electrodes between first and last electrodes, for serially coupling a plurality of DC power sources; capacitive circuitry coupled to each one of said plurality of electrodes; first switching circuitry coupled to at least one of said first and last electrodes and at least one of said plurality of intermediate electrodes; first inductive circuitry coupled between a first portion of said plurality of intermediate electrodes and said first switching circuitry; second switching circuitry coupled to at least one of said first and last electrodes; and second inductive circuitry coupled between a second portion of said plurality of intermediate electrodes and said second switching circuitry.