Power supply device and image forming apparatus

1. A power supply device comprising:

a first capacitor configured to be charged and discharged to drive a load;

a charging unit that charges the first capacitor;

a switching unit that switches on and off between the first capacitor and the charging unit;

a delay control unit that delays an output of a switching control signal for controlling the switching unit until an output voltage of the charging unit exceeds a voltage of the first capacitor, and outputs a delayed switching control signal; and

an output unit that receives the delayed switching control signal from the delay control unit, and outputs the delayed switching control signal to the switching unit so that the charging unit charges the first capacitor.

2. The power supply device according to claim 1 , further comprising a time constant circuit including a resistor and a second capacitor, for further delaying the delayed switching control signal from the output unit.

3. The power supply device according to claim 1 , wherein

the charging unit outputs a control voltage for determining whether the first capacitor is being charged,

the delay control unit determines whether the first capacitor is being charged based on the control voltage, and when it is determined that the first capacitor is being charged, delays the output of the switching control signal until the output voltage of the charging unit exceeds the voltage of the first capacitor.

4. The power supply device according to claim 1 , wherein the delay control unit includes

a time constant circuit including a resistor and a second capacitor, for delaying the delayed switching control signal unit until the output voltage of the charging unit exceeds the voltage of the first capacitor, and

a diode for discharging a charge of the second capacitor after the switching unit finishes a switching operation of switching on between the first capacitor and the charging unit.

5. The power supply device according to claim 1 , wherein

the delay control unit calculates a charging time in which the output voltage of the charging unit reaches the voltage of the first capacitor based on a difference between the output voltage of the charging unit and the voltage of the first capacitor, and delays the output of the switching control signal by a calculated charging time.

6. The power supply device according to claim 1 , further comprising a comparing unit that compares the voltage of the first capacitor and a predetermined reference voltage, wherein

when the voltage of the first capacitor reaches the reference voltage, the charging unit stops charging the first capacitor.

7. The power supply device according to claim 1 , further comprising an interface unit that detects an operation mode of an external device connected to the power supply device, wherein

the interface unit causes the charging unit to charge the first capacitor based on the operation mode.

8. The power supply device according to claim 1 , wherein the switching unit is a metal oxide semiconductor transistor.

9. An image forming apparatus comprising a power supply device that includes

a capacitor configured to be charged and discharged to drive a load;

a charging unit that charges the capacitor;

a switching unit that switches on and off between the capacitor and the charging unit;

a delay control unit that delays an output of a switching control signal for controlling the switching unit until an output voltage of the charging unit exceeds a voltage of the capacitor, and outputs a delayed switching control signal; and

an output unit that receives the delayed switching control signal from the delay control unit, and outputs the delayed switching control signal to the switching unit so that the charging unit charges the capacitor, wherein

the capacitor supplies a power to a load of the image forming apparatus.