Adjustable voltage converter utilizing a charge pump

Details Adjustable voltage converter utilizing a charge pump Adjustable voltage converter utilizing a charge pump

1997-05-29

1998-11-24

Wong, Peter S.

Electric power conversion systems

Current conversion

With voltage multiplication means

363 60, 307110, H02M 3335, H02M 318

Patent

active

058416480

ABSTRACT:
An adjustable charge pump design employs a variable voltage level means to reduce the charge on the charge pump charging capacitor. The charge pump output is thereby controlled without the use of any secondary pass elements applied to the charge pump output voltage. The variable voltage level means, e.g. a variable resistor, "steals" voltage from the charging capacitor in either an inverting charge pump configuration or a doubling configuration. The voltage converter employing the adjustable charge pump is advantageously applied to providing an adjustable contrast control for an LCD display. Certain intrinsic safety requirements are achievable with the present design thereby making possible a backlit, intrinsically safe LCD display.

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