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Power supply device and image forming apparatus using the same

US7551871B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 13, 2006
Grant dateJun 23, 2009
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Expiry dateAug 2, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02M1/36
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A power supply device includes a plurality of DC voltage generating circuits that share a voltage control circuit controlling a voltage to be supplied to a voltage stabilizing capacitor. The voltage control circuit and the DC voltage generating circuits are controlled so that supplying voltage to the capacitor is stopped to stop output, that a first DC voltage generating circuit among the plurality of DC voltage generating circuits is driven for a predetermined time period and is then stopped, and that supplying voltage to the capacitor is started and also a second DC voltage generating circuit among the plurality of DC voltage generating circuits starts to be driven to output a positive bias, in order to sequentially perform a stop of output from the first DC voltage generating circuit and a start of output from the second DC voltage generating circuit. Accordingly, overshoot of an output voltage is prevented.

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