Power supply device

• US 7,558,088 B2
• Filed: 04/04/2007
• Issued: 07/07/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kokusan Denki Company Limited (MAHLE-STIFTUNG GmbH)
• Original Assignee: Kokusan Denki Company Limited (MAHLE-STIFTUNG GmbH)
• Inventors: Endou, Tsuneaki, Koike, Mitsugu, Shimazaki, Mitsuyoshi, Kawagoe, Jun
• Primary Examiner(s): Patel; Rajnikant B
• Application Number:
  US11/732,607
• Publication Number:
  US 20070236198A1
• Time in Patent Office: 825 Days
• Field of Search: 363 34- 41, 363 44- 46, 363 79- 82, 323209-211
• US Class Current: 363/41
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/0025 Arrangements for modifying reference values, feedback values or error values in the control loop of a converter
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/0085 Partially controlled bridges
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 3/157 with digital control

Abstract

A power supply device comprises: a voltage converting portion that converts a voltage generated from a power supply portion into an output voltage to be supplied to a load; a voltage divider circuit that generates an output voltage setting signal for providing a set value of the output voltage; a set value changeover portion that turns on/off set value changeover switches to change a voltage divider ratio of the voltage divider circuit to change the set value; a storage device that stores a state appropriate for each set value changeover switch for keeping the value of the output voltage within a specified range; a set value changeover switch control portion that controls the set value changeover switches so as to bring each set value changeover switch into a state as stored in the storage device when the voltage is supplied from the voltage converting portion to the load; and an output voltage control portion that controls the voltage converting portion so as to make zero a deviation between the value of the output voltage and the set value.

Claims

1. A power supply device comprising:

an output voltage setting portion that generates an output voltage setting signal for providing a set value of an output voltage; and

an output voltage control portion that controls to maintain a voltage value of said output voltage at said set value,

wherein said output voltage setting portion comprises;

a set value changeover portion that has a plurality of set value changeover switches and turns on/off said set value changeover switches to change the set value of said output voltage;

a storage device that stores information indicating an ON/OFF state appropriate for each set value changeover switch for keeping the voltage value of said output voltage within a specified range; and

a set value changeover switch control portion that controls said set value changeover switches so as to bring each set value changeover switch into a state as indicated by the information stored in said storage device when said output voltage is supplied to the load.

2. The power supply device according to claim 1, wherein said output voltage setting portion has a resistor in which a resistance value is adjusted in adjustment of the set value of said output voltage, and

said set value changeover portion is comprised so as to turn on/off said plurality of set value changeover switches to change the resistance value of said resistor to change the set value of said output voltage.

3. The power supply device according to claim 1, further comprising a voltage converting portion that converts an input voltage supplied from a power supply portion into the output voltage to be supplied to the load,

wherein said set value changeover switch control portion is comprised so as to control said set value changeover switches so as to bring each set value changeover switch into a state as indicated by the information stored in said storage device when the voltage is supplied from said voltage converting portion to the load.

7. The power supply device according to claim 3, wherein said voltage converting portion is comprised of a full-wave rectifier circuit constituted by n (n is an integer equal to or more than 2) rectifying diodes and n MOSFETs bridge-connected, the n rectifying diodes being placed on one of an upper side and a lower side of a bride and the n MOSFETs being placed on the other, and

said output voltage control portion is comprised so as to simultaneously provide, to gates of said MOSFETs, a rectangular wave drive signal having a duty that changes according to a deviation between the voltage value and said set value of the output voltage obtained from said voltage converting portion so as to make the deviation zero, and simultaneously turn on/off said n MOSFETs.

4. A power supply device comprising:

a voltage converting portion that converts an input voltage supplied from a power supply portion into an output voltage to be supplied to a load;

an output voltage setting portion comprising a voltage divider circuit that has an upper resistance and a lower resistance connected in series, and divides a constant DC voltage obtained from a constant-voltage power supply circuit to generate an output voltage setting signal for providing a set value of a voltage value of said output voltage; and

an output voltage control portion that controls said voltage converting portion so as to maintain the voltage value of said output voltage at said set value,

wherein said output voltage setting portion comprises;

a set value changeover portion that has a plurality of set value changeover switches and turns on/off said plurality of set value changeover switches to change a voltage divider ratio of said voltage divider circuit to a different value to change said set value;

a storage device that stores information indicating an ON/OFF state appropriate for each set value changeover switch for keeping the voltage value of said output voltage within a specified range; and

a set value changeover switch control portion that controls said set value changeover switches so as to bring each set value changeover switch into a state as indicated by the information stored in said storage device when the voltage is supplied from said voltage converting portion to the load.

5. The power supply device according to claim 4, wherein each set value changeover switch provided in said set value changeover portion is connected in parallel with the upper resistance or the lower resistance of said voltage divider circuit through an impedance element having a resistance component.

6. The power supply device according to claim 4, wherein each set value changeover switch provided in said set value changeover portion is connected in parallel with a part of the upper resistance or a part of the lower resistance of said voltage divider circuit, and each set value changeover switch is turned on/off to change a resistance value of the upper resistance or a resistance value of the lower resistance of said voltage divider circuit.

8. The power supply device according to claim 4, wherein said voltage converting portion is comprised of a full-wave rectifier circuit constituted by n (n is an integer equal to or more than 2) rectifying diodes and n MOSFETs bridge-connected, the n rectifying diodes being placed on one of an upper side and a lower side of a bride and the n MOSFETs being placed on the other, and

said output voltage control portion is comprised so as to simultaneously provide, to gates of said MOSFETs, a rectangular wave drive signal having a duty that changes according to a deviation between the voltage value and said set value of the output voltage obtained from said voltage converting portion so as to make the deviation zero, and simultaneously turn on/off said n MOSFETs.