IP Library Granted Patent US 9,893,615
Granted Patent B2
US 9,893,615 · App. 15/191,815 · Granted Feb 13, 2018

Switching power supply

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Patent No.
US 9,893,615
App. No.
15/191,815
Granted
Feb 13, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A switching power supply includes: a switching type power supply circuit that converts an input voltage to generate an output voltage; and a control IC that executes feedback control that, based on a differential voltage between a target voltage and the output voltage from the power supply circuit, controls a switching element of the power supply circuit and causes the output voltage from the power supply circuit to converge to the target voltage. The control IC sets the target voltage for each predetermined period based on a value obtained by adding a preset value to the output voltage at a time of startup of the power supply circuit. Provided with this operation is a switching power supply that can precisely reduce an overshoot of the output voltage at the time of startup.

Claims (15)

1. A switching power supply comprising:

a switching type power supply circuit configured to convert an input voltage to generate an output voltage; and

a control integrated circuit configured to execute feedback control that, based on a differential voltage between a target voltage and the output voltage from the power supply circuit, controls a switching element of the power supply circuit and causes the output voltage from the power supply circuit to converge to the target voltage, wherein

the control integrated circuit sets the target voltage for each predetermined period based on a value obtained by adding a preset value to the output voltage at a time of startup of the power supply circuit,

wherein, when a value obtained by adding the preset value to the output voltage is lower than a maximum voltage of the target voltage in the past set during this-time startup at the time of startup of the power supply circuit, the control integrated circuit sets the maximum voltage as the target voltage.

2. The switching power supply according to claim 1 , wherein

the control integrated circuit makes the preset value variable.

3. The switching power supply according to claim 2 , wherein

the control integrated circuit makes the preset value relatively larger when a differential voltage between a predetermined final target voltage and the output voltage is relatively larger, and makes the preset value relatively smaller when the differential voltage between the final target voltage and the output voltage is relatively smaller.

4. The switching power supply according to claim 3 , wherein

the control integrated circuit fixes the target voltage to the final target voltage after the target voltage or the output voltage becomes a predetermined final target voltage.

5. The switching power supply according to claim 2 , wherein

the control integrated circuit fixes the target voltage to the final target voltage after the target voltage or the output voltage becomes a predetermined final target voltage.

6. The switching power supply according to claim 1 , wherein

the control integrated circuit fixes the target voltage to the final target voltage after the target voltage or the output voltage becomes a predetermined final target voltage.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 5, 2023
From: YAZAKI CORPORATION
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063845/0802 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 24, 2016
From: SUZUKI, SHINGO; ENOMOTO, MICHITO
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 039004/0451 →