A boost DC/DC includes an inductor connected at one end to the
positive-pole terminal of a low-voltage-side port, a transformer of a
magnetic-field cancellation type including a primary winding and a
secondary winding interconnected in an oppositely-wound configuration, a
common terminal of the primary winding and the secondary winding being
connected to another end of the inductor. A switching element controls an
energizing current of the primary winding flowing to a common reference
terminal, and another switching element controls an energizing current of
the secondary winding flowing to the common reference terminal. A diode
allows current to flow in only one direction from the primary winding to
the positive-pole terminal of a high-voltage-side port, and another diode
allows current to flow in only one direction from the secondary winding
to the positive-pole terminal of the high-voltage-side port.