JPH10327575A - Power circuit - Google Patents

Power circuit

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JPH10327575A
JPH10327575A JP13350797A JP13350797A JPH10327575A JP H10327575 A JPH10327575 A JP H10327575A JP 13350797 A JP13350797 A JP 13350797A JP 13350797 A JP13350797 A JP 13350797A JP H10327575 A JPH10327575 A JP H10327575A
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converter
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Hiroyuki Nagai
広行 永井
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Kyocera Corp
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Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a power circuit which allows the effective utilization of a battery in an electronic equipment, provided with a DC-DC converter as power circuit by setting an optimum oscillation frequency according to the variation in input voltage and the current consumption value of a load. SOLUTION: A CPU 7 judges an optimum oscillation frequency step by step, according to the variation in an input voltage and the current consumption value of a load on an electronic equipment, and selects one transistor from a group 6 of transistor for oscillation frequency switching, based on the judgment. As a result, one of RC circuits connected to the emitter of the transistor is selected, and an oscillation frequency with high conversion efficient is set.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

【0001】[0001]

【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は、電源回路に関し、
特にDC−DCコンバータを備えた電子機器用電源回路
に関する。
TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a power supply circuit,
In particular, the present invention relates to a power supply circuit for an electronic device including a DC-DC converter.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】従来、デジタルカメラやPHS携帯電話
等の電池を電源とする携帯型電子機器は、負荷に電力を
供給するための電源回路として、DC−DCコンバータ
を備えているのが普通である。DC−DCコンバータ
は、電池電圧が変動しても出力電圧を一定に保つための
電源回路である。
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a portable electronic device such as a digital camera or a PHS mobile phone using a battery as a power source usually has a DC-DC converter as a power supply circuit for supplying power to a load. is there. The DC-DC converter is a power supply circuit for keeping the output voltage constant even when the battery voltage fluctuates.

【0003】図2は、従来例のDC−DCコンバータの
回路ブロック図である。図2において、Vinに電池電圧
が印加され、またVout から負荷に対して出力電圧とし
て電力供給を行う。発振回路3はトランジスタ2のスイ
ッチングを行う。その時の発振周波数は1つの時定数を
持つRC回路5により決定される。
FIG. 2 is a circuit block diagram of a conventional DC-DC converter. In FIG. 2, a battery voltage is applied to Vin, and power is supplied from Vout to a load as an output voltage. The oscillation circuit 3 performs switching of the transistor 2. The oscillation frequency at that time is determined by the RC circuit 5 having one time constant.

【0004】トランジスタ2のON期間時は、Vinから
電流が流れることによりコイル1にエネルギーが蓄積さ
れる。トランジスタ2のOFF期間時は、コイル1に蓄
積されたエネルギーがVout 側に供給される。その際、
ダイオード4により整流され、定電圧となる。
[0004] When the transistor 2 is in the ON period, energy flows through the coil 1 when a current flows from Vin. During the OFF period of the transistor 2, the energy stored in the coil 1 is supplied to the Vout side. that time,
It is rectified by the diode 4 and becomes a constant voltage.

【0005】また、発振回路3はVout を監視する。V
out の変動に応じてトランジスタ2のスイッチング波形
のデューティ比を変えることにより、出力電圧を一定値
に保つことができる。以上が従来のDC−DCコンバー
タの動作説明である。
The oscillation circuit 3 monitors Vout. V
By changing the duty ratio of the switching waveform of the transistor 2 according to the fluctuation of out, the output voltage can be kept at a constant value. The above is the description of the operation of the conventional DC-DC converter.

【0006】[0006]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】しかしながら、従来の
DC−DCコンバータにおいては、その発振周波数はエ
ネルギー変換効率に大きく影響し、変換効率を高くする
ための発振周波数の最適値は、入力電圧や出力側の消費
電流等の条件により変化する。
However, in the conventional DC-DC converter, the oscillation frequency has a great influence on the energy conversion efficiency, and the optimum value of the oscillation frequency for increasing the conversion efficiency depends on the input voltage and the output. It changes depending on conditions such as current consumption on the side.

【0007】ここで、入力電圧は、電池の消耗に伴い低
下するし、また、同じ電子機器であっても、操作の種類
等により消費電流値が変化する。しかしながら、1つの
電子機器内の従来のDC−DCコンバータの発振周波数
は固定である。
[0007] Here, the input voltage decreases with the consumption of the battery, and even with the same electronic device, the current consumption value changes depending on the type of operation and the like. However, the oscillation frequency of the conventional DC-DC converter in one electronic device is fixed.

【0008】従って、ある入力電圧における、ある操作
において最適な発振周波数が、他の状態においては最適
でないという状況が発生し、効率の悪い電池の使い方に
なるという問題点があった。
[0008] Therefore, a situation occurs in which an optimum oscillation frequency in a certain operation at a certain input voltage is not optimum in another state, and there is a problem that a battery is used with low efficiency.

【0009】本発明の目的は、電源回路としてDC−D
Cコンバータを備えた電子機器において、入力電圧と負
荷の消費電流値との両者の変化に応じて最適な発振周波
数を設定することにより、電池を有効に活用できる電源
回路を提供することにある。
An object of the present invention is to provide a DC-D
It is an object of the present invention to provide a power supply circuit that can effectively use a battery by setting an optimum oscillation frequency in accordance with a change in both an input voltage and a current consumption value of a load in an electronic device including a C converter.

【0010】[0010]

【課題を解決するための手段】上記目的を達成するため
に本発明は、電池出力を定電圧の直流電力に変換し負荷
に電力供給する発振周波数が可変できるDC−DCコン
バータと、入力電圧と前記DC−DCコンバータの出力
電流との両値に応じて前記発振周波数を可変可能な発振
周波数可変制御手段を有することを特徴とする電源回路
を提供する。
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a DC-DC converter capable of converting a battery output into a constant voltage DC power and supplying a power to a load, and having a variable oscillation frequency. A power supply circuit comprising oscillation frequency variable control means capable of changing the oscillation frequency in accordance with both values of the output current of the DC-DC converter.

【0011】上記構成によれば、電子機器等において、
入力電圧と、負荷の消費電流値との両者の変化に応じ、
DC−DCコンバータの発振周波数を変化させることに
より、エネルギー変換効率の高い電源回路を実現する。
According to the above configuration, in an electronic device or the like,
According to the change of both the input voltage and the current consumption value of the load,
By changing the oscillation frequency of the DC-DC converter, a power supply circuit with high energy conversion efficiency is realized.

【0012】[0012]

【発明の実施の形態】以下、本発明の実施の形態につい
て、図面を参照しながら説明する。図1は本発明による
電源回路の実施例の回路ブロック図である。図におい
て、1はコイル、2はスイッチング用トランジスタ、3
は発振回路、4はダイオード、5は各々が異なる1つづ
つの時定数を持つRC回路群、6は発振周波数切替用ト
ランジスタ群、7はCPUである。
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram of an embodiment of a power supply circuit according to the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a coil, 2 is a switching transistor, 3
Is an oscillation circuit, 4 is a diode, 5 is an RC circuit group each having a different time constant, 6 is an oscillation frequency switching transistor group, and 7 is a CPU.

【0013】表1は、本発明の動作原理を説明するため
の表であり、表において、横軸は入力電圧、縦軸は出力
電流を示し、両値が変化した時に、両値対応した最適な
エネルギー変換効率を実現するような発振周波数を示し
ている。この表のそれぞれの数値は予め実験により求め
ておき、データテーブルとしてCPU7内のメモリ部に
記憶しておく。
Table 1 is a table for explaining the principle of operation of the present invention. In the table, the horizontal axis indicates the input voltage, and the vertical axis indicates the output current. It shows an oscillation frequency that achieves high energy conversion efficiency. Each numerical value in this table is obtained in advance by an experiment and stored in a memory unit in the CPU 7 as a data table.

【0014】[0014]

【表1】 [Table 1]

【0015】以上のように構成された電源回路におい
て、図1と表1を用いて具体的な動作について以下に説
明する。図1において、Vinに電池電圧が印加され、V
out から定電圧を出力するものとする。発振回路3はト
ランジスタ2のスイッチングを行う.その時の発振周波
数は、RC回路群5内に含まれる1つのRC回路により
決定される。
The specific operation of the power supply circuit configured as described above will be described below with reference to FIG. 1 and Table 1. In FIG. 1, when the battery voltage is applied to Vin,
out shall output a constant voltage. The oscillation circuit 3 performs switching of the transistor 2. The oscillation frequency at that time is determined by one RC circuit included in the RC circuit group 5.

【0016】トランジスタ2のON期間時は、Vinから
電流が流れることによりコイル1にエネルギーが蓄積さ
れる。トランジスタ2のOFF期間時は、コイル1に蓄
積されたエネルギーがVout 側に供給される。その際、
ダイオード4により整流され、定電圧となる。
During the ON period of the transistor 2, energy flows through the coil 1 due to a current flowing from Vin. During the OFF period of the transistor 2, the energy stored in the coil 1 is supplied to the Vout side. that time,
It is rectified by the diode 4 and becomes a constant voltage.

【0017】また、発振回路3はVout を監視する。V
out の変動に応じてトランジスタ2のスイッチング波形
のデューティ比を変えることにより、出力電圧を一定値
に保つ。
The oscillation circuit 3 monitors Vout. V
The output voltage is maintained at a constant value by changing the duty ratio of the switching waveform of the transistor 2 according to the fluctuation of out.

【0018】ここで、CPU7は以下のような動作を行
う。CPU7は、Vinを監視するものとする。表1にお
いて、DC−DCコンバータの出力電流がiout 2もし
くはその近辺の値であり、入力電圧がVin2もしくはそ
の近辺の値である場合、発振周波数は130kHzであ
る時が最もエネルギー変換効率が高い。
Here, the CPU 7 performs the following operation. The CPU 7 monitors Vin. In Table 1, when the output current of the DC-DC converter is at or near iout2 and the input voltage is at or near Vin2, the energy conversion efficiency is highest when the oscillation frequency is 130 kHz.

【0019】CPU7は、入力電圧と、電子機器の負荷
の消費電流値との両者の変化に応じ、最適な発振周波数
を逐次判断する。そして、その判断に基づき、発振周波
数切替用トランジスタ群6(6a,6b,・・・)に含
まれる中から最適な1つの発振周波数切替用トランジス
タをONにする。1つのトランジスタがONになること
により、そのエミッタに接続された1つのRC回路が選
択されたことになり、発振周波数が決定する。上記の最
もエネルギー変換効率が高い発振周波数が130kHz
であるので、RC回路群5(5a,5b,・・・)内の
対応するRC回路が選択されることになる。
The CPU 7 sequentially determines the optimum oscillation frequency in accordance with changes in both the input voltage and the current consumption of the load of the electronic device. Then, based on the determination, one of the optimum oscillation frequency switching transistors among the oscillation frequency switching transistor groups 6 (6a, 6b,...) Is turned on. When one transistor is turned on, one RC circuit connected to its emitter is selected, and the oscillation frequency is determined. The oscillation frequency with the highest energy conversion efficiency is 130 kHz
Therefore, the corresponding RC circuit in the RC circuit group 5 (5a, 5b,...) Is selected.

【0020】[0020]

【発明の効果】以上説明したように本発明は、電源回路
としてDC−DCコンバータを備えた電子機器におい
て、入力電圧と負荷の消費電流値との両者の変化に応
じ、最適な発振周波数を逐次判断し、その発振周波数に
相当するRC回路を選択することにより、DC−DCコ
ンバータのエネルギー変換効率を高めることができ、効
率の良い電池の使い方を実現することができる。
As described above, according to the present invention, in an electronic device having a DC-DC converter as a power supply circuit, an optimum oscillation frequency is sequentially determined in accordance with a change in both an input voltage and a current consumption value of a load. By judging and selecting an RC circuit corresponding to the oscillation frequency, the energy conversion efficiency of the DC-DC converter can be increased, and an efficient use of the battery can be realized.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of the drawings]

【図1】本発明による電源回路の実施例の回路ブロック
FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram of an embodiment of a power supply circuit according to the present invention.

【図2】従来例の電源回路の回路ブロック図FIG. 2 is a circuit block diagram of a conventional power supply circuit.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

1 コイル 2 スイッチング用トランジスタ 3 発振回路 4 ダイオード 5 RC回路群 6 発振周波数切替用トランジスタ群 7 CPU DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Coil 2 Switching transistor 3 Oscillation circuit 4 Diode 5 RC circuit group 6 Oscillation frequency switching transistor group 7 CPU

Claims (1)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】電池出力を定電圧の直流電力に変換し負荷
に電力供給する発振周波数が可変できるDC−DCコン
バータと、入力電圧と前記DC−DCコンバータの出力
電流との両値に応じて前記発振周波数を可変可能な発振
周波数可変制御手段を有することを特徴とする電源回
路。
1. A DC-DC converter which converts a battery output into DC power of a constant voltage and supplies an electric power to a load, wherein the DC-DC converter has a variable oscillating frequency. A power supply circuit comprising oscillation frequency variable control means capable of changing the oscillation frequency.
JP13350797A 1997-05-23 1997-05-23 Power circuit Pending JPH10327575A (en)

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