摘要 |
<p>In a method for increasing the energy output from a plurality of charged capacitors (C1, C2, C3), each of the capacitors is discharged, one after another, through a load. The capacitors are then coupled in series in successive, different combinations, each of which comprising a part or all of the capacitors and being discharged, one after another, through the load. An apparatus for increasing the energy output from a plurality of charged capacitors (C1, C2, C3) comprises a charging circuit (4), arranged to control the charging of the capacitors, and a controllable switching device (6), arranged to first connect each of the capacitors to a load for discharge of the capacitors, one after another. The switching device then couples the capacitors in series in successive, different combinations, each of which comprising a part or all of the capacitors, and connects them to the load for discharge of the series couplings, one after another. <IMAGE></p> |