Power supply apparatus

• US 6,088,243 A
• Filed: 10/28/1998
• Issued: 07/11/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fidelix Y.K.
• Original Assignee: Fidelix Y.K.
• Inventors: Shin, Nakagawa
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, MATTHEW VAN
• Application Number:
  US09/181,185
• Time in Patent Office: 622 Days
• Field of Search: 363/16, 363/20, 363/21, 363/95, 363/97, 363/131
• US Class Current: 363/21.05
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 9/005 using a power saving mode for copiers G03G15/5004
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/0006 Arrangements for supplying an adequate voltage to the control circuit of converters
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/0009 Devices or circuits for detecting current in a converter
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/0032 Control circuits allowing low power mode operation, e.g. in standby mode
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/36 Means for starting or stopping converters
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 3/33523 with galvanic isolation between input and output of both the power stage and the feedback loop
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 7/05 Capacitor coupled rectifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 7/1557 with automatic control of the output voltage or current
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/10 Technologies improving the efficiency by using switched-mode power supplies [SMPS], i.e. efficient power electronics conversion e.g. power factor correction or reduction of losses in power supplies or efficient standby modes
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/30 Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for improving the carbon footprint of the management of residential or tertiary loads, i.e. smart grids as climate change mitigation technology in the buildings sector, including also the last stages of power distribution and the control, monitoring or operating management systems at local level
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/20 End-user application control systems

Abstract

A power supply apparatus includes a switching element for relaying electrical current to be supplied to a transformer and a controlling circuit for controlling an operation of said switching element. The controlling circuit has a first oscillator which works to continuously drive the switching element and a second oscillator which works to intermittently operate the switching element. An amount of electrical current to be supplied to the transformer is controlled by changing a duty cycle or an oscillating period of the second oscillator in accordance with a variation of the amount of load current. Further, an initiating resistance for initiating the controlling circuit and a "cut-off" circuit cutting the resistance off: it is arranged such that the resistance is "cut-off" from the controlling circuit after initiating the controlling circuit in order to avoid that a significant amount of current is consumed at the resistance after initiating the circuit.

Claims

1. A power supply apparatus comprising:

a switching means for relaying electrical current to be supplied to a transformer and a digital signal processor (DSP) means for controlling an operation of said switching means, wherein said DSP means memorizes a plurality of pulse patterns for controlling an operation of said switching means continuously or intermittently and wherein said DSP selects a suitable pulse pattern for driving said switching means from the memorized patterns in accordance with an amount of load current and wherein the switching means is driven in accordance with the thus selected pulse pattern.

2. A power supply apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said apparatus comprise a dither component generating means so that the dither component is added to an output of said DSP means.

3. A power supply apparatus according to anyone of claims 1, wherein a capacitor is given to said controlling means and wherein said controlling means is driven by electrical current which goes through a reactance component of said capacitor.

4. A power supply apparatus according to anyone of claims 1, wherein an initiating resistance for initiating said controlling means and a cutting off means for being capable of cutting the initiating resistance off after initiating the controlling means.

5. A power supply apparatus according to anyone of claim 1, wherein a remote control signal receiving means is provided and a remote control signal received by said remote control signal receiving means is analyzed by an IC which is provided in the DSP.

6. A power supply apparatus comprising:

a switching means for relaying electrical current to be supplied to a transformer and a digital signal processor (DSP) means for controlling an operation of said switching means, wherein said DSP means previously memorizes an algorithm for computing a suitable pulse pattern for driving said switching means continuously or intermittently, and wherein said DSP computes the suitable pulse pattern for driving said switching means using the memorized algorithm in accordance with an amount of load current and wherein the switching means is driven in accordance with the thus computed pulse pattern.