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JP3541099B2
JP3541099B2 JP04533296A JP4533296A JP3541099B2 JP 3541099 B2 JP3541099 B2 JP 3541099B2 JP 04533296 A JP04533296 A JP 04533296A JP 4533296 A JP4533296 A JP 4533296A JP 3541099 B2 JP3541099 B2 JP 3541099B2
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誠一 荻野
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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、負荷に電圧を印加するための駆動素子の作動状態を判断するための電圧検出回路に関するものである。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
従来、負荷としてのコイルなどを駆動するためのトランジスタなどの作動状態を判断するために、コイルなどの負荷の接地側に電流検出器として抵抗を設け、この抵抗に生じる電圧と電源電圧とを比較器により比較して判断を行うようにしたものがある。
【0003】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
しかしながら、電源としてバッテリを用いた場合には、充電状態の違いなどにより電源電圧が変化する場合があり、電流検出器としての抵抗に生じる電圧や比較器の基準電圧に変化が生じることになり、駆動素子の作動状態を正確に判断できない虞があった。また、前記のような電流検出器は装置が大型化したり発熱するという問題もあり、好ましいものではない。
【0004】
【課題を解決するための手段】
このような課題を解決して、負荷を駆動するための駆動素子の作動状態を電源電圧の変化に左右されずに確実に検出することを実現するために、本発明に於いては、負荷に電圧を印加するための駆動素子の作動状態を当該負荷の電源側及び接地側端子の両者間の差電圧を検出して判断するべく、前記両端子の差電圧を検出する差電圧検出手段を設けると共に、前記両端子と前記差電圧検出手段との間に電源側及び接地側分圧抵抗回路をそれぞれ設け、かつ前記両分圧抵抗回路の各抵抗比を互いに同一にて、前記差電圧検出手段により前記差電圧が一定の値であるか否かを検出することにより前記駆動素子の作動状態を検出するするものとした。
【0005】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下に添付の図面に示された具体例に基づいて本発明の実施の形態について詳細に説明する。
【0006】
図1は、本発明が適用されたコントロールユニット1の要部を示す回路図である。図に示されるように、コントロールユニット1の電源端子1aには外部に設けられた電源としてのバッテリ2が接続されており、正側端子1bと負側端子1cとには負荷としてのコイル3の両端が接続されている。
【0007】
コントロールユニット1内には、バッテリ2の電圧VBを選択的にコイル3の電源側端に印加するべく、電源端子1a及び正側端子1b間に電源側トランジスタQ1が設けられていると共に、コイルの接地側端を選択的に接地するべく、負側端子1c及び接地間に接地側トランジスタQ2が設けられている。これら各トランジスタQ1・Q2は、図示されない駆動回路により駆動制御される。
【0008】
また、本コントロールユニット1の制御を行うためのカスタムIC4が設けられている。IC4には、コイル3の電源側及び接地側の各端子電圧を検出するための正側入力端子4a及び負側入力端子4bが設けられており、IC4内には差電圧検出手段としての差電圧検出回路5が設けられている。
【0009】
IC4の正側入力端子4aと上記正側端子1bとの間には、電源側分圧抵抗回路を構成する抵抗R1・R2が設けられている。抵抗R1が両端子4a・1b間に直列に接続され、抵抗R1及び正側入力端子4aのノードが抵抗R2を介して接地されている。また、負側入力端子4bと負側端子1cとの間には、接地側分圧抵抗回路を構成する抵抗R3・R4が上記と同様に設けられており、抵抗R3が直列に接続され、その抵抗R3及び負側入力端子4bのノードが抵抗R4を介して接地されている。
【0010】
そして、本回路にあっては両分圧抵抗回路の各抵抗比を同一にしており、例えば抵抗R1と抵抗R2との比を4:1にし、抵抗R3と抵抗R4との比も4:1にしている。従って、差電圧検出回路5における差電圧の検出値を0.5Vとすると、正側端子1bの電圧Vbは、負側端子1cの電圧をVcとすると、
【0011】
Vb/5=Vc/5+0.5
となることから、次式のようになる。
【0012】
Vb=Vc+2.5 …(1)
【0013】
上記式(1)により、正側端子1bの電圧Vbが変化しても、両端子1b・1c間の差電圧(=2.5V)が変わらないことが分かる。このように、差電圧検出回路5の正負の電圧検出端子(+、−)に入力する各検出電圧の差が、電源電圧の変化(本具体例ではバッテリ2の充電状態)にかかわらず、常に一定の値である。
【0014】
本具体例では、各トランジスタQ1・Q2がオンしてコイル3に正常に電流が流れる場合に上記電圧差が生じることから、差電圧検出回路5による検出電圧を監視することによりトランジスタQ1・Q2のオン/オフ状態を正確に検出可能である。そして、差電圧検出回路5の出力端子から検出結果を図示されない制御部に出力して、正常/異常に応じた処理を行い得る。
【0015】
【発明の効果】
このように本発明によれば、簡単な構成で負荷の両端に印加される電圧差を電源電圧の変化に左右されずに一定の値として検出し得ることから、駆動素子の作動状態を正確に検出することができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明が適用されたコントロールユニットの要部回路図。
【符号の説明】
1 コントロールユニット
1a 電源端子
1b 正側端子
1c 負側端子
2 バッテリ
3 コイル
4 IC
4a 正側入力端子
4b 負側入力端子
5 差電圧検出回路
[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a voltage detection circuit for determining an operation state of a drive element for applying a voltage to a load.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a resistor was provided as a current detector on the ground side of a load such as a coil to determine the operating state of a transistor for driving a coil or the like as a load, and the voltage generated at this resistor was compared with the power supply voltage. In some cases, the judgment is made by comparing with each other.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, when a battery is used as the power supply, the power supply voltage may change due to a difference in the state of charge and the like, and the voltage generated in the resistor as the current detector and the reference voltage of the comparator may change. There is a possibility that the operating state of the drive element cannot be accurately determined. Further, the current detector as described above is not preferable because it has a problem that the device becomes large and generates heat.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve such a problem and to reliably detect the operation state of the driving element for driving the load without being affected by a change in the power supply voltage, the present invention provides a method for controlling the load element. In order to determine the operating state of the drive element for applying a voltage by detecting the difference voltage between the power supply side terminal and the ground side terminal of the load, a difference voltage detection means for detecting the difference voltage between the two terminals is provided. together with the power supply side and ground-side resistor divider between the two terminals the differential voltage detecting means respectively, and with each resistance ratio of the bisection piezoresistive circuit two mutually identical, the differential voltage detecting means Thus, the operation state of the drive element is detected by detecting whether or not the difference voltage is a constant value .
[0005]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail based on specific examples shown in the accompanying drawings.
[0006]
FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram showing a main part of a control unit 1 to which the present invention is applied. As shown in the figure, a battery 2 as an external power supply is connected to a power supply terminal 1a of the control unit 1, and a coil 3 as a load is connected to a positive terminal 1b and a negative terminal 1c. Both ends are connected.
[0007]
In the control unit 1, a power transistor Q1 is provided between the power terminal 1a and the positive terminal 1b to selectively apply the voltage VB of the battery 2 to the power terminal of the coil 3. In order to selectively ground the ground-side end, a ground-side transistor Q2 is provided between the negative terminal 1c and ground. The driving of these transistors Q1 and Q2 is controlled by a driving circuit (not shown).
[0008]
Further, a custom IC 4 for controlling the control unit 1 is provided. The IC 4 is provided with a positive input terminal 4a and a negative input terminal 4b for detecting respective terminal voltages on the power supply side and the ground side of the coil 3, and a differential voltage as a differential voltage detecting means is provided in the IC 4. A detection circuit 5 is provided.
[0009]
Between the positive input terminal 4a of the IC 4 and the positive terminal 1b, resistors R1 and R2 constituting a power supply side voltage dividing resistor circuit are provided. The resistor R1 is connected in series between the terminals 4a and 1b, and the node of the resistor R1 and the positive input terminal 4a is grounded via the resistor R2. Further, between the negative input terminal 4b and the negative terminal 1c, resistors R3 and R4 constituting a ground-side voltage dividing resistor circuit are provided in the same manner as described above, and the resistor R3 is connected in series. The nodes of the resistor R3 and the negative input terminal 4b are grounded via the resistor R4.
[0010]
In this circuit, the resistance ratios of the two voltage dividing resistance circuits are the same. For example, the ratio between the resistors R1 and R2 is 4: 1 and the ratio between the resistors R3 and R4 is also 4: 1. I have to. Therefore, if the detection value of the difference voltage in the difference voltage detection circuit 5 is 0.5V, the voltage Vb of the positive terminal 1b is Vc, and the voltage of the negative terminal 1c is Vc.
[0011]
Vb / 5 = Vc / 5 + 0.5
Therefore, the following equation is obtained.
[0012]
Vb = Vc + 2.5 (1)
[0013]
From the above equation (1), it can be seen that even if the voltage Vb of the positive terminal 1b changes, the difference voltage (= 2.5V) between the two terminals 1b and 1c does not change. As described above, the difference between the detection voltages input to the positive and negative voltage detection terminals (+,-) of the difference voltage detection circuit 5 is always constant regardless of the change in the power supply voltage (in this specific example, the charge state of the battery 2). It is a constant value.
[0014]
In this specific example, the voltage difference occurs when each of the transistors Q1 and Q2 is turned on and the current flows normally through the coil 3. Therefore, the detection voltage of the transistor Q1 and Q2 is monitored by monitoring the detection voltage of the difference voltage detection circuit 5. The on / off state can be accurately detected. Then, a detection result is output from an output terminal of the difference voltage detection circuit 5 to a control unit (not shown), and processing according to normal / abnormal can be performed.
[0015]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the voltage difference applied to both ends of the load can be detected as a constant value without being affected by a change in the power supply voltage with a simple configuration. Can be detected.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a main part circuit diagram of a control unit to which the present invention is applied.
[Explanation of symbols]
Reference Signs List 1 control unit 1a power supply terminal 1b positive terminal 1c negative terminal 2 battery 3 coil 4 IC
4a Positive input terminal 4b Negative input terminal 5 Difference voltage detection circuit

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負荷に電圧を印加するための駆動素子の作動状態を当該負荷の電源側及び接地側端子の両者間の差電圧を検出して判断するべく、前記両端子の差電圧を検出する差電圧検出手段を設けると共に、前記両端子と前記差電圧検出手段との間に電源側及び接地側分圧抵抗回路をそれぞれ設け、かつ前記両分圧抵抗回路の各抵抗比を互いに同一にして、
前記差電圧検出手段により前記差電圧が一定の値であるか否かを検出することにより前記駆動素子の作動状態を検出することを特徴とする電圧検出回路。
A differential voltage detecting means for detecting a differential voltage between both terminals of the load by detecting a differential voltage between the power supply side terminal and the ground side terminal of the load to determine an operation state of the drive element for applying a voltage to the load; A power supply side and a ground side voltage dividing resistor circuit are respectively provided between the two terminals and the difference voltage detecting means, and the resistance ratios of the both voltage dividing resistor circuits are made equal to each other ,
A voltage detecting circuit for detecting an operating state of the driving element by detecting whether or not the differential voltage has a constant value by the differential voltage detecting means .
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