使用反相穩壓器的降壓/升壓直流到直流電壓轉換

　　降壓（降壓）開關電壓轉換器（或穩壓器）是受歡迎的電池供電產品，因為它們是有效的電壓和負載范圍廣泛，相對簡單。然而，當電池電壓低于所需的輸出下降，穩壓器停止運行。這可能是便攜式設計中的一個缺點，因為經常有一些未使用的能力，在電池中留下的電源“輟學”，否則可能已被用來延長運行時間。

　　針對未使用的電池容量的一個流行的解決方案是降壓/升壓（“降壓/升壓”）開關穩壓器或其他拓撲結構，如單端初級電感轉換器（SEPIC）。（見高新區第“SEPIC選項為電池電源管理”。）這類電源自動切換到升壓配置一旦電池輸出低于所需的電源輸出；但降壓/升壓設備比較昂貴，電路比較復雜，和電源需要更大的電路板空間。

　　However， there is a lesser-known option for a switching power supply which maximizes battery capacity in a portable product yet is simple and inexpensive： the switching inverting regulator. These are usually employed to convert a positive input voltage to a （lower） negative output， but can also be used to convert a varying positive input to a lower or higher negative output.

　　This article describes the function of a switching inverting regulator and its application and then leads on to describe a topology that uses the device to regulate a varying input voltage as an alternative to a conventional buck/boost regulator.

　　Anatomy of an inverting regulator

　　Figure 1 shows a simplified schematic of a switching inverting regulator. The regulator comprises a pulse width modulation （PWM） controller driving a metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor （MOSFET） connected to an inductor. The inductor acts as an energy reservoir providing power when the storage MOSFET switches off.