Patent ID: 6069801
Filing Date: 2000-05-30
Classification: H02M,Y02B,Y02P

Abstract:
A power converter, for accepting power from a source and delivering power to a load, comprising:conversion circuitry including a first side coupled to the source and a second side isolated from the first side and coupled to the load;energy storage circuitry, connected to the first side of the conversion circuitry, for storing energy at a voltage higher than the voltage of the source; anda switch arranged with respect to the conversion circuitry and energy storage circuitry to allow energy to be delivered from the source to the energy storage circuitry and a quantum of energy to be delivered to the second side of the conversion circuitry during a time that the switch is closedwherein the quantum of energy has a characteristic time constant T.sub.c defined by an inductance L and a capacitance C such that T.sub.c =.pi.*sqrt (LC).