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Charging circuit for charging a capacitor

US10020667B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 23, 2016
Grant dateJul 10, 2018
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Expiry dateOct 28, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02J7/345
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A charging circuit that charges a capacitor using the power that is output from a power supply, includes: first and second PNP-type transistors; first and second resistors; and a current path maintaining unit, wherein the power supply is connected to the emitter terminal of the first PNP-type transistor, the first resistor is connected between the emitter terminal and the base terminal of the first PNP-type transistor, the capacitor is connected to the collector terminal of the second PNP-type transistor, the second resistor is connected between the collector and base terminals of the second PNP-type transistor, the base terminal and the collector terminal of the first PNP-type transistor are respectively connected to the emitter terminal and the base terminal of the second PNP-type transistor, and the current path maintaining unit is provided between the collector terminal of the first PNP-type transistor and the emitter terminal of the second PNP-type transistor.

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