Circuit assembly for doubling the voltage of a battery

摘要

A circuit assembly for doubling the voltage of a battery includes a charge pump (12) fed by the battery voltage and controlled by a clock generator (10). The supply voltage of the clock generator is the voltage output by the charge pump (12). The source/drain circuit of a field-effect transistor (P4) is inserted in the connection between the output of the charge pump (12) and the battery (26), the field-effect transistor (P4) being ON when its gate voltage is smaller than its source voltage. Connected to the gate of the field-effect transistor (P4) is the output circuit branch (N2) of a current mirror circuit (32) through which a limited small current is derivable from the gate to ground. An auxiliary charge pump (22) is provided which receives its supply voltage from the output of the charge pump (12) and which is likewise controlled by the clock generator (10). The voltage generated by the auxiliary charge pump (22) is placed on the gate of the field-effect transistor (P4) to switch it OFF.