Multistage and multiple-output DC-DC converters having coupled inductors

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9774259
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14324594

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A multiple-output DC-DC converter has a first and a second DC-DC sub-converter, each DC-DC subconverter may be a buck, boost, or buck-boost converter having a primary energy-storage inductor. Each DC-DC subconverter drives a separate output of the multiple-output converter and typically has a separate feedback control circuit for controlling output voltage and/or current. The converter has a common timing circuit to maintain a phase offset between the first and DC-DC subconverters. The primary energy storage inductors of the first and second DC-DC converter are magnetically coupled to raise an effective ripple frequency of the converter and simplify output filtering.

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VOLTERRA SEMICONDUCTOR LLC160 RIO ROBLES SAN JOSE CA 95134

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Djekic, Ognjen Fremont, US 15 383
Ikriannikov, Alexandr Castro Valley, US 89 2101

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