DC-DC transformer with inductor for the facilitation of adiabatic inter-capacitor charge transport
First Claim
1. An apparatus for power transformation, said apparatus comprising a power converter, said power converter comprising a charge pump, a first regulator, and a magnetic filter, wherein said magnetic filter is connected to a terminal of said charge pump, wherein said terminal is selected to facilitate adiabatic inter-capacitor charge transport within said charge pump, and wherein said first regulator is configured to regulate power provided by said power converter.
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Abstract
An apparatus for power transformation includes a power converter having a charge pump, a first regulator that regulates the power provided by the power converter, and a magnetic filter connected to a terminal of the charge pump. The particular terminal to which the magnetic filter is connected is selected to facilitate adiabatic inter-capacitor charge transport within the charge pump.
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- 1. An apparatus for power transformation, said apparatus comprising a power converter, said power converter comprising a charge pump, a first regulator, and a magnetic filter, wherein said magnetic filter is connected to a terminal of said charge pump, wherein said terminal is selected to facilitate adiabatic inter-capacitor charge transport within said charge pump, and wherein said first regulator is configured to regulate power provided by said power converter.
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32. An apparatus for power transformation, said apparatus comprising a power converter, said power converter comprising a charge pump, a first regulator, and a magnetic filter, wherein said magnetic filter is connected to a terminal of said charge pump, wherein said terminal to which said magnetic filter is connected is selected to facilitate causing a constraint in inter-capacitor charge transport within said charge pump, and wherein said first regulator is configured to regulate power provided by said power converter.
- 33. A method for power transformation includes connecting a magnetic filter to a terminal of a charge pump, with the terminal having been selected to facilitate adiabatic inter-capacitor charge transport within a charge pump and connecting a regulator to regulate power provide by a power converter.
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37. A non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores a data structure that is to be operated upon by a program executable on a computer system, wherein, when operated upon by such a program, the data structure causes at least a portion of a process for fabricating an integrated circuit that includes circuitry described by the data structure, wherein the circuitry described by the data structure includes a switching network that has been configured to be used with a power converter that comprises a charge pump, a first regulator that is configured to regulate power provided by said power converter, and a magnetic filter that is connected to a terminal of said charge pump and that is selected to facilitate adiabatic inter-capacitor charge transport within said charge pump.
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