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 charging apparatus for charging a plurality of detachable battery packs includes a charging device for charging the plurality of battery packs one after another. A monitoring device is included to monitor attachment of a battery pack. A memory is included to store attachment history data of a battery pack based upon a monitoring result. A switching device is included to switch from one of the battery packs to the next battery pack. A voltage detecting device is included to detect a voltage of the next battery pack before charging. A charging manner setting device is included to set any one of constant current charging and constant voltage charging in accordance with the detected voltage. A charge current detecting device is also included to detect a current during charging of the next battery pack.
Abstract:
A DC-DC converter control circuit, to control a DC-DC converter having an inductor and two switches, including a first feedback circuit; a second feedback circuit; a synthesis circuit to add a first feedback voltage indicating a DC component of an inductor current based on an output voltage of the DC-DC converter and a second feedback voltage indicating an AC component thereof to generate a third feedback voltage; a comparator to compare the third feedback voltage with a reference voltage to output a comparison result; and an on-time adjusting circuit to adjust on/off time of the switches based on the comparison result for outputting a control signal depending on the adjusting result. The second feedback voltage is generated based on a difference between input and output voltages of the DC-DC converter when the control signal is low and based on the output voltage when the control signal is high.
Abstract:
A DC-DC converter control circuit, to control a DC-DC converter having an inductor and two switches, including a first feedback circuit; a second feedback circuit; a synthesis circuit to add a first feedback voltage indicating a DC component of an inductor current based on an output voltage of the DC-DC converter and a second feedback voltage indicating an AC component thereof to generate a third feedback voltage; a comparator to compare the third feedback voltage with a reference voltage to output a comparison result; and an on-time adjusting circuit to adjust on/off time of the switches based on the comparison result for outputting a control signal depending on the adjusting result. The second feedback voltage is generated based on a difference between input and output voltages of the DC-DC converter when the control signal is low and based on the output voltage when the control signal is high.
Abstract:
A constant current output control type switching regulator that reduces the number of parts, resolves the loss of the current running in the resistor, and eliminates the need to change the time constant of the integrator due to changing the inductor value. The switching regulator creates the adjustment reference voltage by multiplying the proportion of Vout/Vin by the reference voltage, and when the clock signal is high, the current sense voltage is sampled when the current of the initial current value runs in the switching transistor, and when the clock signal is low, the potential difference between the adjustment reference voltage and the sampled current sense voltage is added to the adjustment reference voltage and creates the second reference voltage; and with the signal CPOUT controls the operation of the transistors upon execution of PWM control.
Abstract:
A disclosed constant current supply type switching regulator includes a switching element configured to activate a switch operation depending on an input control signal, an inductor configured to be charged with the input voltage in response to the switching element activating the switch operation, a rectification element configured to discharge the inductor in response to the switching element shifting to a cutoff state, a current detection circuit unit configured to generate a current proportional to a current flowing into the switching element and generate and supply a current sense voltage depending on the proportional current and a control circuit unit configured to average the current sense voltage supplied from the current detection circuit unit and perform PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) control on the switching element for supplying a constant current in order to force the averaged voltage to be equal to a first reference voltage. The control circuit unit compares the averaged voltage with the first reference voltage and uses a pulse signal indicative of the comparison to perform the PWM control for supplying the constant current.
Abstract:
A charge pump circuit which steps down an input voltage inputted from an input terminal and outputs it as a step-down output voltage from a step-down output terminal, and steps up the input voltage and outputs it as a step-up output voltage from a step-up output terminal, includes: a voltage conversion circuit having a flying capacitor, a step-down output capacitor, a step-up output capacitor, and a plurality of switches, wherein the flying capacitor, the step-down output capacitor, the step-up output capacitor, and the switches are connected, and the voltage conversion circuit is capable of switching connection states by switching each on/off state of the switches; an output voltage detection circuit unit which makes a comparison of a voltage between the step-down output voltage and a first predetermined voltage, and makes a comparison of a voltage between the step-up output voltage and a second predetermined voltage, and produces and outputs each signal indicating each result of the comparisons; and a control circuit unit which performs a switching control depending on each signal outputted from the output voltage detection circuit unit.
Abstract:
A constant current output control type switching regulator that reduces the number of parts, resolves the loss of the current running in the resistor, and eliminates the need to change the time constant of the integrator due to changing the inductor value. The switching regulator creates the adjustment reference voltage by multiplying the proportion of Vout/Vin by the reference voltage, and when the clock signal is high, the current sense voltage is sampled when the current of the initial current value runs in the switching transistor, and when the clock signal is low, the potential difference between the adjustment reference voltage and the sampled current sense voltage is added to the adjustment reference voltage and creates the second reference voltage; and with the signal CPOUT controls the operation of the transistors upon execution of PWM control.
Abstract:
A disclosed constant current supply type switching regulator includes a switching element configured to activate a switch operation depending on an input control signal, an inductor configured to be charged with the input voltage in response to the switching element activating the switch operation, a rectification element configured to discharge the inductor in response to the switching element shifting to a cutoff state, a current detection circuit unit configured to generate a current proportional to a current flowing into the switching element and generate and supply a current sense voltage depending on the proportional current and a control circuit unit configured to average the current sense voltage supplied from the current detection circuit unit and perform PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) control on the switching element for supplying a constant current in order to force the averaged voltage to be equal to a first reference voltage. The control circuit unit compares the averaged voltage with the first reference voltage and uses a pulse signal indicative of the comparison to perform the PWM control for supplying the constant current.
Abstract:
When a control circuit detects from a signal CPO4 that a battery voltage is less than a sixth reference voltage, a constant current operation in VFM control is performed with respect to a switching transistor and a synchronous rectification transistor in accordance with signals RVDET and CPO3. Furthermore, when the control circuit detects from the signal CPO4 that the battery voltage becomes equal to or greater than the sixth reference voltage, the constant current operation in PWM control is performed in accordance with a signal CPO2. When an output signal CVDET from a constant current/constant voltage switching detection circuit becomes high level, operation control with respect to the switching transistor and the synchronous rectification transistor is switched from the PWM control of constant current operations to the PWM control of constant voltage operations in accordance with a signal CPO1.