A power supply to be connected in parallel to one or more other power supplies so as to share with the other power supplies in supplying load current to a load is disclosed. The power supply includes a load current comparison part including a first input terminal and a second input terminal and outputting a difference in level between a first signal applied to the first input terminal and a second signal applied to the second input terminal. The load current comparison part includes a differential amplifier. A first input terminal of the differential amplifier is connected to a first input terminal of the differential amplifier of each of the other power supplies. A signal indicating a load current supplied by the power supply is input to a second input terminal of the differential amplifier. A non-directional impedance element is inserted between the first and second input terminals of the differential amplifier.
1. A power supply to be connected in parallel to one or more other power supplies so as to share with the other power supplies in supplying load current to a load, the power supply comprising:
a current detection amplifier configured to detect the load current supplied by the power supply and output a signal indicating the load current supplied by the power supply;
a differential amplifier having a first input terminal and a second input terminal, wherein the first input terminal is connected to a first input terminal of a respective differential amplifier of each of the other power supplies, the signal output by the current detection amplifier is input to the second input terminal of the differential amplifier, and the differential amplifier outputs a signal indicating a difference in level between a signal input to the first input terminal and the signal indicating the load current input to the second input terminal;
a first non-directional impedance element connecting the second input terminal of the differential amplifier to ground; and
a second non-directional impedance element connecting the first input terminal of the differential amplifier and the second input terminal of the differential amplifier.
2. The power supply as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
the signal, indicating the load current supplied by the power supply, is input to the second input terminal of the differential amplifier through a directional impedance element;
the directional impedance element blocks the signal when a level of the load current supplied by the power supply is lower than a level of a maximum one of respective load currents of the one or more other power supplies; and
a capacitive element, removing high frequency signals, connected to the first input terminal of the differential amplifier.
3. The power supply as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising:
an impedance element discharging the capacitive element.
4. The power supply as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising:
an impedance element connected in series with the capacitive element.
5. The power supply as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
a supply voltage comparison part comparing a signal indicating a supply voltage supplied by the power supply and a signal in which an output signal of the load current comparison part is superposed on a signal indicating a reference voltage of the supply voltage;
a PWM comparison part configured to compare an output signal of the supply voltage comparison part and a triangle wave signal; and
a supply voltage generation part generating the supply voltage corresponding to a duty ratio of an output of the PWM comparison part,
wherein the supply voltage comparison part controls the supply voltage generation part through the PWM comparison part so that a level of the supply voltage is equalized with a level of the superposition of the output signal of the load current comparison part and the reference voltage.
6. A power supply to be connected in parallel to one or more other power supplies so as to share with the other power supplies in supplying load current to a load, the power supply comprising:
a current detection amplifier configured to detect the load current supplied by the power supply and output a signal indicating the load current supplied by the power supply;
a load current comparison part configured to compare a signal indicating a maximum one of respective load currents of the power supplies and the signal output by the current detection amplifier;
a non-directional impedance element inserted between input terminals of the load current comparison part;
a directional impedance element blocking the load current supplied by the power supply when a level of the load current supplied by the power supply is lower than a level of the signal indicating the maximum one of the respective load currents of the one or more other power supplies; and
a capacitive element removing high frequency signals,
wherein the non-directional impedance element is inserted between the load current comparison part and the signal indicating the load current supplied by the power supply.
7. The power supply as claimed in claim 6 , further comprising:
an impedance element discharging the capacitive element.
8. The power supply as claimed in claim 6 , further comprising:
an impedance element connected in series with the capacitive element.
9. The power supply as claimed in claim 6 , further comprising:
a supply voltage comparison part comparing a signal indicating a supply voltage supplied by the power supply and a signal in which an output signal of the load current comparison part is superposed on a signal indicating a reference voltage of the supply voltage;
a PWM comparison part comparing an output signal of the supply voltage comparison part and a triangle wave signal; and
a supply voltage generation part configured to generate the supply voltage corresponding to a duty ratio of an output of the PWM comparison part,
wherein the supply voltage comparison part controls the supply voltage generation part through the PWM comparison part so that a level of the supply voltage is equalized with a level of the superposition of the output signal of the load current comparison part and the reference voltage.
10. A power supply to be connected in parallel to at least one other power supply to share supplying load current to a load, comprising:
a current detection amplifier configured to detect the load current supplied by the power supply and output a signal indicating the load current supplied by the power supply;
a differential amplifier in each power supply having first and second input terminals, the first input terminals of respective differential amplifiers of the power supplies being connected in common and the signal output by the current detection amplifier being input to the second input terminal of the corresponding differential amplifier of the power supply;
a first non-directional impedance element connecting the second input terminal of the differential amplifier to ground, in each power supply; and
a second non-directional element connecting the first input terminal of the differential amplifier and the second input terminal of the respective differential amplifier of each power supply.
11. The power supply as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first non-directional impedance element and the second non-directional impedance element are resistors.
12. The power supply as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the first non-directional impedance element and the second non-directional impedance element are resistors.