Single inductor capacitor charger

• Main Authors: TU RONG-JIE, CHENG YUAN-HUANG
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 05.01.2006
• Subjects: APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC,OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWERSUPPLY SYSTEMS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTINGELECTRIC POWER; CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF; CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUTPOWER; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; ELECTRICITY; GENERATION; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY

A capacitor charger comprises an inductor connected between an input voltage and an output capacitor, a taper drawn from the inductor to separate the inductor to two segments, and a switch connected to the taper, and switches the switch to produce a current to charge the output capacitor to produce an output voltage thereon.