Power source system for reducing power consumption in an intermittent mode of operation
US6531856B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 3, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02J7/345
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
During an intermittent operation mode, a switch is normally opened and a capacitor with a large capacitance is isolated from a circuit. Under this condition, a power source voltage is intermittently supplied to a driven device. Since a charge/discharge current of the capacitor during the intermittent operation mode is limited to the charge/discharge current of the capacitor with a small capacitance, the power consumption can be lowered. In addition, since no switch exists in the current path from a power source voltage conversion circuit to the driven device, there is no drop, due to a switch, in the voltage supplied from the power source voltage conversion circuit to the driven device. On the other hand, during a continuous operation mode in which power source voltage is continuously provided to the driven device, the switch is normally closed and a capacitor with a large capacitance is connected to the power source system. Then the noise level in the supplied power is lowered.
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