Power supply control circuit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022014096-A1
Application number	US-202117368081-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 6, 2021
Priority date	Jul 7, 2020
Publication date	Jan 13, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

A power supply control circuit that is able to reliably discharge to the internal power supply, even when the external power supply is cut off instantaneously. The power supply control circuit includes a voltage detection unit, an internal power supply generation unit, and a control unit. The voltage detection unit detects the voltage of the external power supply. The internal power supply generation unit generates the internal power supply, according to the external power supply. The control unit controls the discharging to the internal power supply according to at least the second control signal among the first control signal and the second control signal, when the detected voltage of the external power supply drops below the predetermined value.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A power supply control circuit, comprising:
a voltage detection unit, detecting voltage of an external power supply; an internal power supply generation unit, generating an internal power supply according to the external power supply; and a control unit, controlling discharging to the internal power supply according to at least a second control signal among a first control signal with the voltage of the external power supply and the second control signal with the voltage of the internal power supply.

2 . The power supply control circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the control unit comprises:
a first inverter, using the external power supply to output a reverse signal that is logically inverted from a signal with the voltage of the external power supply; and a second inverter, using the internal power supply to output the second control signal that is logically inverted from the reverse signal.

3 . The power supply control circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the control unit turns on a first switch unit according to the first control signal and/or the second control signal, and thereby the control unit controls the discharging to the internal power supply, the first switch unit is connected between the internal power supply and a ground.

4 . The power supply control circuit as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the control unit turns on a first switch unit according to the first control signal and/or the second control signal, and thereby the control unit controls the discharging to the internal power supply, the first switch unit is connected between the internal power supply and a ground.

5 . The power supply control circuit as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the first switch unit is provided with a first transistor that is connected between the internal power supply and the ground, and the first transistor is turned on due to the input of the second control signal when the voltage of the external power supply decreases below a predetermined value.

6 . The power supply control circuit as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the first switch unit is provided with a first transistor that is connected between the internal power supply and the ground, and the first transistor is turned on due to the input of the second control signal when the voltage of the external power supply decreases below a predetermined value.

7 . The power supply control circuit as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the first switch unit is provided with a second transistor that is connected between the internal power supply and the ground, and the second transistor is turned on due to the input of the first control signal when the voltage of the external power supply drops below the predetermined value.

8 . The power supply control circuit as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the first switch unit is provided with a second transistor that is connected between the internal power supply and the ground, and the second transistor is turned on due to the input of the first control signal when the voltage of the external power supply drops below the predetermined value.

9 . The power supply control circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the control unit turns on a second switch unit according to the first control signal and/or the second control signal, and thereby the control unit controls the discharging to the internal power supply, the second switch unit is connected between the internal power supply and the external power supply.

10 . The power supply control circuit as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the second switch unit is provided with a third transistor, and the third transistor is turned on due to the input of the first control signal and/or the second control signal when the voltage of the third transistor drops below a predetermined value.

11 . The power supply control circuit as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the second switch unit is provided with a fourth transistor, and the fourth transistor is turned on when the voltage of the external power supply drops below the predetermined value;
wherein the third transistor and the fourth transistor are connected in series between the internal power supply and the external power supply.

12 . The power supply control circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the internal power supply generation unit is provided with:
a first internal power supply generation unit, generating a first internal power supply according to the external power; a second internal power supply, generating a second internal power supply according to the external power; wherein the control unit controls the discharging to the first internal power supply and the second internal power supply according to at least the second control signal among the first control signal and the second control signal, when the detected voltage of the external power supply drops below the predetermined value.

13 . The power supply control circuit as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the voltage of the second internal power supply is higher than the voltage of the first internal power supply.

14 . The power supply control circuit as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the control unit controls the first internal power supply to stop discharging after the second internal power supply stops discharging.

15 . The power supply control circuit as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the control unit controls the first internal power supply to stop discharging after the second internal power supply stops discharging.

16 . The power supply control circuit as claimed in claim 14 , wherein the control unit turns on a third switch unit according to the second control signal, and thereby the control unit controls the discharging to the first internal power supply, the third switch unit is connected between the first internal power supply and a ground, and the third switch unit is provided with:
a fifth transistor, being turned on when the voltage of the second internal power supply is lower than the voltage of the first internal power supply; and a sixth transistor, being turned on when the second control signal is imputed, and the voltage of the external power supply drops below the predetermined value; wherein the fifth transistor and the sixth transistor are connected in series between the first internal power supply and the ground.

17 . The power supply control circuit as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the control unit turns on a third switch unit according to the second control signal, and thereby the control unit controls the discharging to the first internal power supply, the third switch unit is connected between the first internal power supply and a ground, and the third switch unit is provided with:
a fifth transistor, being turned on when the voltage of the second internal power supply is lower than the voltage of the first internal power supply; and a sixth transistor, being turned on when the second control signal is imputed, and the voltage of the external power supply drops below the predetermined value; wherein the fifth transistor and the sixth transistor are connected in series between the first internal power supply and the ground.

Assignees

• Winbond Electronics Corp

Inventors

• Sato Takahiko

Classifications

• H02J1/00 Primary

  Circuit arrangements for DC mains or DC distribution networks · CPC title

• G11C5/143

  Detection of memory cassette insertion or removal; Continuity checks of supply or ground lines; Detection of supply variations, interruptions or levels (G11C5/148 takes precedence); Switching between alternative supplies (G11C5/141 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H03K17/223 Primary

  in field-effect transistor switches · CPC title

• H02M1/36

  Means for starting or stopping converters · CPC title

• H03K19/20 Primary

  characterised by logic function, e.g. AND, OR, NOR, NOT circuits (H03K19/003 - H03K19/01 take precedence) · CPC title