SWITCHED-CAPACITOR POWER CONVERTERS
An apparatus for providing electric power to a load includes a power converter that accepts electric power in a first form and provides electric power in a second form. The power converter comprises a control system, a first stage, and a second stage in series. The first stage accepts electric power in the first form. The control system controls operation of the first and second stage. The first stage is either a switching network or a regulating network. The second stage is a regulating circuit when the first stage is a switching network, and a switching network otherwise.
1 . An apparatus for providing electric power to a load, said apparatus comprising a power converter, wherein said power converter accepts electric power in a first form and provides electric power in a second form, wherein said power converter comprises a control system, a first stage, and a second stage, wherein said first stage accepts electric power in said first form, wherein said second stage and said first stage are in series, wherein said control system controls operation of said first stage, wherein said control system controls operation of said second stage, wherein said first stage is selected from the group consisting of a switching network and a regulating network, wherein said second stage is a regulating circuit when said first stage is a switching network, and wherein said second stage is a switching network when said first stage is a regulating circuit.
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