Abstract:
A switching regulator includes a switching transistor, an inductor, a feedback voltage generator, a hysteresis comparator circuit, and a feedback loop circuit. The switching transistor alternately switches on and off. The inductor charges when the switching transistor is on. The feedback voltage generator generates a first feedback voltage by dividing an output voltage. The hysteresis comparator circuit has a voltage comparator to compare the first feedback voltage against a reference voltage to output a comparator output signal as a result of the comparison. The feedback loop circuit feeds the comparator output signal back to the feedback voltage generator to generate a second feedback voltage. The first feedback voltage has an alternating current component substantially dependent on the second feedback voltage varying with the comparator output signal.
Abstract:
A switching regulator is disclosed that uses a non-linear amplifier and is capable of PWM control operation at high frequencies with a simple circuit configuration and without increasing current consumption. The switching regulator includes a switching unit, an inductor, a rectification unit, and a control circuit that controls the switching of the switching unit so that the output voltage of the switching regulator becomes a constant voltage. The control circuit uses a pulse signal to perform PWM control on the switching unit. The pulse signal is generated by amplifying an error voltage between the output voltage and a reference voltage at a gain variable in response to a voltage of a saw-tooth waveform signal.
Abstract:
A step-down switching regulator that converts an input voltage to a predetermined lower output voltage which includes a first switch, an inductor, a second switch, a controller, and a detector to detect a proportional voltage of the output voltage and to output detection results to the controller when the proportional voltage exceeds a first predetermined reference voltage or falls below a second predetermined reference voltage which is lower than the first predetermined reference voltage. The controller shuts the first switch off when the proportional voltage exceeds the first predetermined reference voltage and shuts the second switch off when the proportional voltage falls below the second predetermined reference voltage.
Abstract:
A disclosed step-up/step-down switching regulator includes a step-up/step-down part using an inductor for stepping up or stepping down an input voltage from an input terminal and outputting the stepped-up/stepped-down voltage from an output terminal according to a control signal, and a control part for controlling the stepping-up/stepping-down by the step-up/step-down part according to a voltage difference between a voltage proportional to the voltage output from the step-up/step-down part and a predetermined reference voltage. The control part includes an error amplifier circuit part for amplifying the voltage difference between the proportional voltage and the reference voltage and outputting the amplified voltage, an inverting amplifier circuit part for performing inverting amplification on the voltage output from the error amplifier circuit and outputting the inverted voltage, and an output control part for performing a step-down operation on the step-up/step-down part according to the voltage output from the error amplifier circuit part and performing a step-up operation on the step-up/step-down part according to the voltage output from the inverting amplifier circuit part.
Abstract:
A power-supply apparatus for outputting from an output terminal via one or more switching elements, each having a control electrode, a voltage input to an input terminal, is disclosed. The apparatus includes a voltage-generating circuit for generating an output voltage Vo proportional to a voltage between an input end and an output end of the switching element so as to output the generated voltage, and a control circuit for controlling an operation of the switching element depending on the output voltage Vo of the voltage-generating circuit. The control circuit causes the switching element to reduce an output current when the output voltage Vo of the voltage-generating circuit exceeds a predetermined voltage Vs.
Abstract:
A step-down DC-to-DC converter includes an input terminal, an output terminal, a switching transistor, and a rectifying transistor. The switching circuit is connected between the input terminal and the output terminal and is configured to reduce an input voltage down to a predetermined voltage and to output the predetermined voltage from the output terminal to an external load. The series circuit includes a switching transistor and an inductor. The switching transistor is connected between the input terminal and the inductor, and is configured to perform a switching operation. The inductor is connected between the switching transistor and the output terminal. The rectifying transistor includes a P-type transistor and connected between a connected point between the switching transistor and a common ground. The rectifying transistor has a gate connected to the connected point.
Abstract:
A charging circuit for a secondary battery includes a constant-voltage circuit part outputting one of a plurality of predetermined constant voltages and charges the secondary battery by applying the constant voltage thereto, a detection circuit part detecting a battery voltage of the secondary battery, and a control circuit part controlling the selection of the constant-voltage in response to the detected battery voltage. Another charging circuit includes a constant-current circuit part outputting, to the secondary battery, one of two predetermined constant currents, a constant-voltage circuit part charging the secondary battery by applying a predetermined constant voltage thereto, a battery voltage detection circuit part detecting a battery voltage of the secondary battery, a charge current detection circuit part outputting a predetermined charge completion signal, and a charge control circuit part stopping operations of the constant-current circuit part and constant-voltage circuit part when receiving the charge completion signal.
Abstract:
A device for detecting an abnormal connection status of a load connected between a first connection terminal and a second connection terminal is disclosed. An abnormal connection detecting circuit includes a first transistor configured to receive a predetermined first bias voltage, and output a current according to a voltage of the second connection terminal; and an abnormality detector configured to detect the current output from the first transistor, and detect the abnormal connection status based on the detected current.
Abstract:
A second battery charging apparatus includes a voltage detecting circuit, a current detecting circuit, a charging circuit, and a charge control circuit. The voltage detecting circuit detects a battery voltage of the second battery and accordingly outputs a signal. The current detecting circuit detects a battery current supplied to the second battery and accordingly outputs a signal. The charging circuit executes a current supply control to perform the charging to the second battery such that the battery voltage becomes equal to a voltage predetermined based on control signals and also that the charging current becomes equal to a current predetermined based on the control signals. The charge control circuit instructs the charging circuit with the control signals to set the battery voltage and the charge current in response to a voltage indicated by the signal from the voltage detecting circuit.
Abstract:
A battery power detection device is disclosed that has a reduced circuit area and is able to achieve sufficiently high detection accuracy. The battery power detection device includes a temperature section detection unit that detects a temperature of the battery and detects one of plural predetermined temperature sections including the detected temperature, a current section detection unit that detects a current output from the battery and detects one of plural predetermined current sections including the detected current; and a power section detection unit that has plural voltage-power data tables including data indicating the relation between the voltage output from the battery and the remaining power sections of the battery. The power section detection unit selects one of the voltage-power data tables according to the detected temperature section and the detected current section, and detects one of the remaining power sections associated with a given voltage of the battery.