Patent ID: 9337715
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: H02M,Y02B

Claim Text:
1. A power supply, comprising: a boost converter unit including a first boost converter having a first inductor, a first diode, and a first switching element, and a second boost converter having a second inductor, a second diode and a second switching element; an input voltage sensing unit sensing an input voltage applied to the boost converter unit; a control unit selecting one of a first boost mode in which current is divided between the first inductor and the second inductor, based on the input voltage, and a second boost mode in which current flows through the first inductor and the second inductor in this order, based on the input voltage; and a switching unit of which one terminal is connected to a connecting node of the first inductor, the first diode, and the first switching element and the switching unit selecting one of the first boost mode and the second boost mode, based on the selection of the control unit, wherein the control unit selects: