Switching power supply

1. A switching power supply comprising:

rectifying means for rectifying an AC power supply;

boosting means including a switching device for boosting an output of the rectifying means;

smoothing means for smoothing an output of the boosting means;

first voltage detecting means for detecting a voltage between main terminals of the switching device as a voltage obtained by dividing the voltage between the main terminals;

selecting means for selecting only the voltage by which the switching device is in an on-state among voltages detected by the first voltage detecting means, and setting voltages other than the selected voltage to a GND potential;

amplifying means for amplifying the voltage selected by the selecting means and outputting the same as a current corresponding value of a current to flow in the switching device;

second voltage detecting means for detecting an output voltage of the smoothing means; and

driving means which form a pulse signal based on the current corresponding value and the output voltage, for driving the switching device by the pulse signal,

wherein a GND potential of a control circuit that includes the selecting means, the amplifying means, and the driving means is the same potential as a low potential side of the switching device.

2. The switching power supply according to claim 1 ,

wherein the selecting means, the amplifying means, and the driving means are mounted in one integrated circuit.

3. The switching power supply according to claim 1 ,

wherein a control system comprising the selecting means, the amplifying means, and the driving means uses the output voltage for a major loop, and uses the current corresponding value for a minor loop.

4. The switching power supply according to claim 1 ,

wherein a low potential side of the rectifying means, a low potential side of the switching device, and a low potential side of the smoothing means are at the same potential.

5. The switching power supply according to claim 1 further comprising short circuit detecting means for detecting short-circuit of the switching device based on the voltage detected by the first voltage detecting means.

6. A switching power supply comprising:

rectifying means for rectifying an AC power supply;

a plurality of boosting means including switching devices for boosting an output of rectifying means;

smoothing means for smoothing outputs of the plurality of boosting means;

a plurality of first voltage detecting means for detecting a voltage between main terminals of the respective switching devices of the plurality of boosting means as a voltage obtained by dividing the voltage between the main terminals;

a plurality of selecting means for selecting only a voltage by which the switching device to be detected is in an on-state from respective voltages detected by the plurality of first voltage detecting means, and setting voltages other than the selected voltage to a GND potential;

a plurality of amplifying means for amplifying the respective voltages selected by the plurality of selecting means and outputting the voltages as current corresponding values corresponding to currents flowing in the switching devices;

second voltage detecting means for detecting an output voltage of the smoothing means; and

driving means which form pulse signals to the plurality of switching devices based on the current corresponding value and the output voltage, for driving the plurality of switching devices by the pulse signals,

wherein a GND potential of a control circuit that includes the selecting means, the amplifying means, and the driving means is the same potential as a low potential side of the switching device.