[1995]Performance limits of switched-capacitor DC-DC converters

Power converters consisting only of switches and capacitors
have long been known and used, mostly as diode-capacitor
voltage multipliers [1]-[4]. Switched-capacitor (SC) dc-dc con
verters, such as the examples shown in Figs. 1 and 2, have
recently received renewed interest [SI-[9].
PERFORMANCE LIMITS OF SWITCHED-CAPACITOR
DC-DC CONVERTERS

Marek S. Makowski Dragan MaksimoviC
Faculty of Electronics Power Electronics Group
Technical University of Gdarisk ECE Department
N aru t owicza 11/ 12 University of Colorado
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Abstract - Theoretical performance limits of two-
phase switched-capacitor