Power supply control device for controlling the turning on and off of power supply

• US 5,465,400 A
• Filed: 10/09/1992
• Issued: 11/07/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 10/09/1991
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Norimatsu, Hidehiko
• Primary Examiner(s): Urban, Edward F.
• Application Number:
  US07/958,792
• Time in Patent Office: 1,124 Days
• Field of Search: 455/89, 455/127, 455/317, 455/318, 455/319, 455/343, 455/76, 331/14, 331/16, 307/125, 307/126, 307/130, 307/140
• US Class Current: 455/76
• CPC Class Codes: H03L 3/00 Starting of generators

Abstract

Disclosed here is a power supply control circuit responsive to a control signal for intermittently supplying a battery voltage to a frequency synthesizer so as to restrain the exhaustion of the built-in battery. In order that the charge of the capacitor of an active LPF, inserted between the built-in battery and the frequency synthesizer to constitute this power supply control circuit, may not be released toward the synthesizer side during the suspended period of voltage supply to the synthesizer, switching means responsive to said control signal is added. This power supply control circuit can advance the rise of the supply voltage, and accordingly the stabilization of the output frequency of the synthesizer, when said voltage supply is resumed.

Claims

1. A power supply control device for a portable radio frequency signal transmitter/receiver including a battery and a frequency synthesizer receiving voltage supply from said battery, said power supply control device being disposed between said battery and said frequency synthesizer and controlling to turn on and off said voltage supply intermittently so as to restrain the exhaustion of said battery, said power supply control circuit comprising:

an active low-pass filter including a serially connected circuit consisting of a resistor, connected to one of the electrodes of said battery, and a capacitor one of whose terminals is connected to a reference potential point, and a first transistor inserted between said one of the electrodes of said battery and a power input terminal of said frequency synthesizer and having a control electrode; and

a switching circuit having a second transistor responsive to a control signal for selectively connecting a connecting point between said resistor and said capacitor to the control electrode of said first transistor, wherein;

the charge of said capacitor is in a substantially steady state at the time said selective connection is accomplished in response to said control signal and accordingly said voltage supply is in a steady state from the time said selective connection is accomplished.

2. A power supply control device, as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first transistor is a bipolar transistor of which the collector electrode is connected to one of the electrodes of said battery, the emitter electrode is connected to the power supply input terminal of said frequency synthesizer, and the base electrode is connected through said switching circuit to the connecting point between the two elements of said serially connected circuit.

3. A power supply control device, as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first transistor is a field effect transistor of which the drain electrode is connected to one of the electrodes of said battery, the source electrode is connected to the power supply input terminal of said frequency synthesizer, and the gate electrode is connected through said switching circuit to the connecting point between the two elements of said serially connected circuit.

4. The power supply control device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said battery is directly connected to said active low-pass filter.

5. The power supply control device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said switching circuit comprises:

a third transistor whose base, emitter and connector are respectively connected to an input terminal of said control signal, a reference potential and a base of said second transistor.

6. A control device for turning on and off a voltage supply comprising:

a battery;

an active low-pass filter for removing noise and ripples from a power voltage of said battery, wherein said active low-pass filter comprises a serially connected circuit consisting of a resistor, connected to one of the electrodes of said battery, and a capacitor one of whose terminals is connected to a reference potential point, and a first transistor inserted between said one of the electrodes of said battery and a power input terminal of a circuit supplied said power voltage and having a control electrode; and

a switching circuit having a second transistor responsive to a control signal for selectively connecting a connecting point between said resistor and said capacitor to the control electrode of said first transistor.

7. The control device as claimed in claim 6, wherein said battery is directly connected to said active low-pass filter.

8. The control device as claimed in claim 6, wherein said switching circuit comprises a third transistor whose base, emitter and connector are respectively connected to an input terminal of said control signal, a reference potential and a base of said second transistor.

9. A control device for turning on and off a voltage supply to a circuit, comprising:

first means for supplying a battery voltage to a circuit;

filter means for removing noise and ripples from said battery voltage, wherein said filter means comprises a serially connected resistor, one end of which is connected to an electrode of said first means, and a capacitor, one of whose terminals is connected to a reference potential, and a first transistor inserted between said electrode of said first means and a power input terminal of said circuit and having a control electrode; and

switching means having a second transistor responsive to a control signal for selectively connecting a connecting point between said resistor and said capacitor to the control electrode of said first transistor, whereby the charge of said capacitor is in a substantially steady state at the time said selective connection is accomplished in response to said control signal and accordingly said voltage supply is in a steady state from the time said selective connection is accomplished.