DIRECT CURRENT STABILIZING POWER SOURCE APPARATUS

• US 20090058188A1
• Filed: 03/09/2006
• Published: 03/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda Motor Company)
• Inventors: Shimizu, Motohiro, Kotani, Yoshiaki
• Granted Patent: US 7,750,503 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 307/66
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2207/20 Charging or discharging characterised by the power electronics converter
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 9/061 for DC powered loads
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 9/067 using multi-primary transformers, e.g. transformer having one primary for each AC energy source and a secondary for the loads
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 3/33561 having more than one ouput with independent control

Abstract

A first primary winding N11 of a transformer 1 is connected with a commercial power source 30 via a transistor Q1, and a second primary winding N22 of the transformer 1 is connected with a backup battery 31 via a transistor Q2. An electric power on the second primary winding N12 is output for a controlling apparatus. When a voltage of the commercial power source 30 is larger than a predetermined value, a backup stopping circuit 10 turns off a LED 9 and stops the transistor Q2. The second primary winding N22 is connected with input terminals 14, 15 as a power source for charging a battery 31. While the transistor Q2 is stopped, an electric power for the battery is output from the second primary winding N22. Since the LED 9 turns on at the time of electric power breakdown, the electric power for the battery is stopped.

Claims

1. A direct current stabilizing power source apparatus comprising:

a transformer having first and second primary windings and first and second secondary windings;

a first self-excitation oscillation type switching means connected to said first primary winding;

a main electric power supplying circuit that connects a main power source to said first primary winding via said first switching means;

a second self-excitation oscillation type switching means connected to said second primary winding;

a backup electric power supplying circuit that connects a backup power source to said second primary winding via said second switching means; and

a first output circuit that converts an alternating electric current appearing on said first secondary winding into direct electric current for output,

a second output circuit that outputs an alternating electric current appearing on said second secondary winding to said backup electric power supplying circuit as a power source for charging a battery which is the backup power source,

wherein said main electric power supplying circuit includes a backup stopping circuit that outputs a signal for stopping an operation of said second switching means when a voltage of a main electric power that is input into the main electric power supplying circuit is larger than or equal to a predetermined value, and the backup stopping circuit is disposed with isolation from the second switching means.

3. The direct current stabilizing power source apparatus according to claim 1, which is provided with a charging controlling circuit that permits output from said second secondary winding connected as the power source for charging the battery while an operation of said second switching means is prohibited.

4. The direct current stabilizing power source apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein said main power source is a commercial power source, and a power breakdown of the commercial power source is made displayable while said signal that is output from said backup stopping circuit is in an off-state.

2. (canceled)