2016-08-242016-08-242006-11-21http://hdl.handle.net/10919/72542A system and method for converting power are disclosed. Briefly described, one embodiment comprises a first power source having a first-source positive terminal and a first-source negative terminal; a second power source having a second-source positive terminal and a second-source negative terminal; an output capacitor having an output-capacitor positive terminal operably coupled with the second-source positive terminal and an output-capacitor negative terminal operably coupled with the first-source negative terminal; a series electrical connection between the first-source positive terminal and the second-source negative terminal; a boost converter having a boost-converter input operably coupled with the series electrical connection and the first-source negative terminal, and a boost-converter output operably coupled with the output-capacitor positive and negative terminals; and a buck-boost converter having a buck-boost-converter input operably coupled with the series electrical connection and the second-source positive terminal, and a buck-boost-converter output operably coupled with the output-capacitor positive and negative terminals.application/pdfenPatenthttp://pimg-fpiw.uspto.gov/fdd/30/387/071/0.pdf10302724307/82307/62361/113363/16H02M7/5387H02J9/062H02M3/1582H02M2001/0074Y10T307/604Y10T307/625Y10T307/7077138730