Electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9236747-B2
Application number	US-201313871380-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 26, 2013
Priority date	May 1, 2012
Publication date	Jan 12, 2016
Grant date	Jan 12, 2016

Abstract

Provided is an electronic device capable of supplying desired electric power to a load so as to operate the load even in a case where charged power is minute and a voltage increase rate of a capacitor, which increases by charge, is low. The electronic device includes: a power source which has supply power less than consumption power of the load; a capacitor to be charged with the supply power; and a charge/discharge control circuit which controls charging of the capacitor and consumption of charged power of the capacitor by the load, and the charge/discharge control circuit includes: a first node to which the supply power of the power source is supplied; and a circuit which charges the capacitor with the supply power from the first node.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a load which has a desired function;
a power source which has supply power less than consumption power of operation of the load;
a capacitor to be charged with electric power based on the supply power; and
a charge/discharge control circuit which controls charging of the capacitor with the electric power based on the supply power and consumption of charged power of the capacitor by the load,
wherein the charge/discharge control circuit comprises:
a first node to which the electric power based on the supply power is supplied;
a second node to which the capacitor is coupled; and
a circuit connected between the first node and the second node configured to charge the capacitor via the second node from power received at the first node; and
wherein when a voltage of the first node is a predetermined voltage or more, the circuit is configured to reduce or discontinue charging of the capacitor, and thereafter the load is operated by the charged power of the capacitor.

2. An electronic device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the charge/discharge control circuit comprises:
a first voltage detection circuit which detects the voltage of the first node;
a timer circuit which counts a predetermined period of time; and
a delay circuit which delays a signal, and
wherein, when the first voltage detection circuit detects that the voltage of the first node is the predetermined voltage or more, one of reduction and interruption of the electric power charging the capacitor is performed during a count period of the timer circuit, and the load is operated by the charged power of the capacitor during a period corresponding to the count period, which is delayed by the delay circuit.

3. An electronic device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the charge/discharge control circuit comprises:
a first voltage detection circuit which detects that the voltage of the first node is a first voltage or more; and
a second voltage detection circuit which detects that the voltage of the first node is a second voltage or more, the second voltage being higher than the first voltage, and
wherein, when the first voltage detection circuit detects that the voltage of the first node is the first voltage or more, one of reduction and interruption of the electric power charging the capacitor is performed, and, when the second voltage detection circuit detects that the voltage of the first node is the second voltage or more, the load is operated by the charged power of the capacitor.

Assignees

• Seiko Instr Inc
• Ritsumeikan Trust

Inventors

• Utsunomiya Fumiyasu
• Douseki Takakuni
• Tanaka Ami

Classifications

• H02J7/345

  using capacitors as storage or buffering devices · CPC title

• H02J7/00 Primary

  Circuit arrangements for charging or discharging batteries or for supplying loads from batteries · CPC title

• H01M10/44

  Methods for charging or discharging (circuits for charging H02J7/00) · CPC title

• H02J7/865 Primary

  Battery or charger load switching, e.g. concurrent charging and load supply (H02J7/50 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H02J7/0068

  Electricity · mapped topic