Patent ID: 9362826
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: H02M,Y02B

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for electric power conversion, said apparatus comprising a converter having a first port and a second port, said converter comprising a regulating circuit and a switching network, wherein said regulating circuit comprises an inductance and a first switch-set connected to said inductance, wherein said first switch-set is controllable to switch between switch configurations, wherein said regulating circuit maintains an average DC current through said inductance, wherein said switching network comprises charge storage elements, and a second switch-set connected to said charge storage elements, wherein said second switch-set is controllable to switch between switch configurations, wherein, in a first switch configuration, said second switch-set forms a first arrangement of charge storage elements, wherein said first arrangement of charge storage elements causes charge to be received through a terminal of said switching network, wherein, in a second switch configuration, said second switch-set forms a second arrangement of charge storage elements, wherein said second arrangement of charge storage elements causes charge to be released through a terminal of said switching network, wherein said switching network further comprises a first terminal connected to said regulating circuit and a second terminal connected to said regulating circuit, and wherein, during operation of said converter, said first and second terminals are at corresponding first and second non-zero voltages.