Adiabatic Charging without Inductors

20 The maximum dissipation gain over the conventional case is given by: (53) Example: (54) Notes: 1. We have assumed that the same is used for each step; that the number of steps is large enough for the initial assumption of identical curve forms for each step not to introduce a huge error; and, most importantly, that the resistance of a switch is linear. The optimality must therefore not be taken very seriously. Nevertheless, the value 2.2 indicates a reasonable. Simulations are needed to evaluate the non-ideal effects. 2. The dissipation calculations in Section 3.2 above were in fact optimistic, in that they didn't take the rest voltage into account.