A booster circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention
comprises: an input terminal; an output terminal; a common terminal; a
transformation unit including first, the second, and the third windings,
the windings wound in the same direction and connected in series; a first
rectifier unit provided between the input terminal and a connection point
of the first and the second windings; a second rectifier unit provided
between the input terminal and a connection point of the second and the
third windings; a first switching unit provided between one end of the
transformation unit and the common terminal; a second switching unit
provided between other end of the transformation unit and the common
terminal; a third rectifier unit provided between a connection point of
one end of the transformation unit and the first switching element and
the output terminal; and a fourth rectifier unit provided between a
connection point of other end of the transformation unit and the second
switching element and the output terminal. The first winding and the
third winding have the approximately same number of turns, and the first
switching element and the second switching element open and close
alternately to each other in response to a pair of control signals.
Thereby, it is possible to provide a booster circuit that is capable of
generating an output voltage, which is more than twice as high as an
input voltage, and can be reduced in the size and the weight.