Publication number: 20240100350
Abstract: The present invention relates to a step-up converter with a plurality of levels, in particular for use in an implantable medical device, comprising a transformer (11) comprising a single primary winding and a single secondary winding; a primary circuit (6) comprising the single primary winding; and a secondary circuit (7) comprising the single secondary winding and a plurality of step-up levels, each of the step-up levels comprising a first diode (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 4e, 4f) and a second diode (10a, 10b, 10c, 10d, 10e, 10f) and a first capacitor (9a, 9b, 9c, 9d, 9e, 9f) and a second capacitor (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d, 3e, 3f), wherein the first capacitors (9a, 9b, 9c, 9d, 9e, 9f) of the plurality of step-up levels are connected in series or in parallel with one another.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 13, 2021
Publication date:
March 28, 2024
Inventors:
JEAN-CLAUDE BIERG, MARC LAFLUTTE, PAUL GIRAUD, EMMANUEL BÉGUIN