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- H—ELECTRICITY
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- H01H47/00—Circuit arrangements not adapted to a particular application of the relay and designed to obtain desired operating characteristics or to provide energising current
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- H—ELECTRICITY
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- H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
- H01H47/00—Circuit arrangements not adapted to a particular application of the relay and designed to obtain desired operating characteristics or to provide energising current
- H01H47/02—Circuit arrangements not adapted to a particular application of the relay and designed to obtain desired operating characteristics or to provide energising current for modifying the operation of the relay
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- H01F—MAGNETS; INDUCTANCES; TRANSFORMERS; SELECTION OF MATERIALS FOR THEIR MAGNETIC PROPERTIES
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Abstract
The present technology discloses a low-power relay driving apparatus. According to a specific example of the present invention, in the switching mode in which the contact portion of the relay switch is connected to the contacted portion, a strong current is supplied to the relay coil using the first relay driving portion and the second relay driving portion, In the standby mode after the connection of the relay coil is completed, the current is supplied to the relay coil using the first relay driver, so that the consumed electric power of the relay can be fundamentally reduced. According to the comparison result between the potential difference of the relay coil and the predetermined reference potential, And the second relay driving unit, so that unnecessary power consumption in the standby mode can be reduced.
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BACKGROUND OF THE
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As the automobile industry and electronic communication technologies have developed, a technique has been developed to add electronic devices to automobiles so that the mechanical movements of the automobiles can be controlled through electronic devices.
In recent years, technologies have been developed not only to control simple mechanical movement but also to improve the convenience of operation by controlling the overall operation of the vehicle and supplying auxiliary power to the vehicle in consideration of the driving characteristics of the driver. The electronic device is recognized as an essential component.
BACKGROUND ART [0002] Electronic apparatuses provided in automobiles are various types and applications, but electronic apparatuses typically mounted on recently-produced automobiles are typical electronic apparatuses.
Electronic control devices consist of various electronic devices, one of which is a relay. The relay functions to supply or cut off the power while the electronic control unit is in operation, to cut off the leakage current when it is not in operation, to protect the internal circuit of the electronic control unit by cutting off the power supply in case of failure And Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2006-026627 discloses a conventional technique related thereto.
Korean Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 10-2006-0026627 discloses that if a pulse signal is not applied to the driving switch 420 through the
As described above, when the
In this case, since the control unit needs to provide a separate output port for transmitting the pulse signal to the drive switch 420, there is a problem that the manufacturing terminal is expensive. Further, in the case of a vehicle having a plurality of relays, .
Further, in the prior art, the amount of current flowing through the exciting coil is determined according to the magnitude of the excitation coil resistance. As the size of the relay increases, the power consumption increases. In the case of a vehicle having a plurality of relays, There was a problem that consumption occurred.
Accordingly, the present invention proposes a method for reducing the power consumption of a relay without using such a pulse signal.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a low-power relay driving apparatus with a low manufacturing cost.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a low-power relay driving apparatus capable of reducing relay consumption power.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a low-
A relay provided with a relay coil and a relay switch; A control unit for generating a relay-on signal; And a first relay driver which is turned on by the relay-on signal to allow the output of the battery to pass through the relay coil.
Preferably, the present invention includes a first relay interrupter turned off by a relay-on signal in a switching mode; And a second relay driver which is turned on by the relay relay signal of the first relay intermittent portion and the output of the battery is passed through the relay coil. The first relay intermittent unit may be turned on by a relay-on signal in a standby mode to open the connection between the second relay driving unit and the battery, and the first relay intermittent unit may receive the relay-on signal to charge the charging device. And a second relay driving unit that is provided between the charging device and the second relay driving unit and is turned off by the charging power of the charging device in the switching mode to connect the second relay driving unit to the battery, And a first switching device for opening connection between the second relay driver and the battery.
Preferably, the present invention may further include a second relay interrupter for controlling the connection between the battery and the second relay driver according to a result of comparing the potential difference between the both ends of the relay coil and the predetermined reference potential. Wherein the second relay intermittent portion includes: a comparator for comparing a potential difference of the relay coil with a predetermined reference potential; And a second switching element provided between the charging element and the first switching element and controlling the connection between the charging element and the first switching element based on the comparison result of the comparator, If the difference between the both ends of the relay coil and the predetermined reference potential are different from each other, the connection between the charging element and the first switching element is opened to connect the battery and the second relay driver. The second switching device is turned off when the potential difference between both ends of the relay coil is equal to the predetermined reference potential as a result of the comparison of the comparator and the charging element and the first switching element are connected to each other so that the connection between the battery and the second relay driver So as to open.
According to the present invention, there is an advantage that a device for generating a pulse signal is eliminated, so that a low-power relay driving device is provided at a low manufacturing cost. In the switching mode for connecting the contact portion and the contacted portion of the relay switch, a strong current is supplied to the relay coil using the first relay driving portion and the second relay driving portion, and after the contact portion and the contacted portion of the relay switch are connected, The power consumption of the relay can be fundamentally reduced by providing a current to the relay coil using the first relay driver.
According to the present invention, unnecessary power consumption in the standby mode can be reduced by interrupting the connection between the battery and the second relay driver according to the comparison result between the potential difference of the relay coil and the predetermined reference potential.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate preferred embodiments of the invention and, together with the description of the invention given below, serve to further understand the technical idea of the invention. And should not be construed as limiting.
1 is a view showing a conventional relay driving apparatus.
2 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of a relay driving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view showing a current flow in a switching mode of a low-power relay driving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view showing a current flow in a standby mode of a low-power relay driving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The specific structure or functional description presented in the embodiment of the present invention is merely illustrative for the purpose of illustrating an embodiment according to the concept of the present invention, and embodiments according to the concept of the present invention can be implemented in various forms. And should not be construed as limited to the embodiments described herein, but should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.
Meanwhile, in the present invention, the terms first and / or second etc. may be used to describe various components, but the components are not limited to the terms. The terms may be referred to as a second element only for the purpose of distinguishing one element from another, for example, to the extent that it does not depart from the scope of the invention in accordance with the concept of the present invention, Similarly, the second component may also be referred to as the first component.
Whenever an element is referred to as being "connected" or "connected" to another element, it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, but it should be understood that other elements may be present in between something to do. On the other hand, when it is mentioned that an element is "directly connected" or "directly contacted" to another element, it should be understood that there are no other elements in between. Other expressions for describing the relationship between components, such as "between" and "between" or "adjacent to" and "directly adjacent to" should also be interpreted.
The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms " comprises ", or "having ", and the like in the specification are intended to specify the presence of stated features, integers, But do not preclude the presence or addition of steps, operations, elements, parts, or combinations thereof.
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
2 is a diagram illustrating the configuration of a low-power relay driving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 2, a low-power
Here, the switching mode is a mode in which the output to the battery is excited to the relay coil as it passes through the relay coil and the
That is, since the force pulling the contact portion and the contact portion of the relay switch is proportional to the square of the distance between the contact portion and the contacted portion, the current consumed by the relay coil is large in the switching mode.
However, in the standby mode, since the distance between the contact point and the contact point of the relay switch is close to zero, it is possible to maintain the connection state of the relay switch even when the current flowing through the relay coil is small.
Accordingly, the
The relay
That is, when the charging voltage of the capacitor C is increased by the time constant of the resistor R and the capacitor C of the charging element 51 which receives the relay-on signal, but the predetermined voltage is not reached, The
The
That is, since the
On the other hand, when the charging voltage of the capacitor C is increased by the time constant of the resistor R and the capacitor C of the charging
Accordingly, since the relay-on signal of the
That is, in the standby mode, when the charging voltage of the charging
In addition, the present invention may further include a second relay intermittent part 60 for controlling the connection between the battery and the second relay driving part according to a result of comparison between the potential difference at both ends of the relay coil and the predetermined reference potential.
The second relay intermittent portion 60 is switched according to the comparison result of the
The output of the
The connection between the
For example, when the distance between the contact portion of the relay and the contacted portion becomes close to zero as the distance between the contact portion and the contacted portion of the relay switch becomes long, and the potential difference between the both ends of the relay coil becomes equal to the reference potential, The output of the
Therefore, a strong current (I1 + I2) is applied to the
On the other hand, when the distance between the contact portion and the contacted portion of the relay switch is not shortened, the distance between the contact portion of the relay and the contacted portion approaches zero, and when the potential difference between both ends of the relay coil is equal to the reference potential, The output of the
Therefore, the connection between the
Due to the electromotive force of the
3 is a view showing a current flow in a switching mode of a low-power relay driving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3, the charging
The
4 is a view showing a current flow in a standby mode of a low-power relay driving apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4, in the standby mode, the charging
That is, since the output of the
The present invention can realize a function of energizing the relay coil using a relay-on signal. A typical relay driver requires a device that generates a pulse width modulated signal.
According to the present invention, since the function of exciting the relay coil with the relay-on signal alone can be sufficiently performed, the apparatus for generating the expensive pulse-width modulation signal is replaced by the relay-on signal of the control unit alone. Device can be implemented.
In the switching mode for connecting the contact portion and the contacted portion of the relay switch, a strong current is supplied to the relay coil using the first relay driving portion and the second relay driving portion, and after the contact portion and the contacted portion of the relay switch are connected, A current is supplied to the relay coil using the first relay driving unit, so that the power consumption of the relay can be fundamentally reduced.
And a low-power relay driving apparatus capable of reducing unnecessary power consumption in the standby mode by interrupting the connection between the battery and the second relay driving unit in accordance with the comparison result of the potential difference of the relay coil and the predetermined reference potential.
While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. will be. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the above-described embodiments, but should be determined by all changes or modifications derived from the scope of the appended claims and equivalents of the following claims.
In the switching mode for connecting the contact portion and the contacted portion of the relay switch, a strong current is supplied to the relay coil by using the first relay driving portion and the second relay driving portion, and after the contact portion of the relay switch is connected to the contacted portion, 1 relay, it is possible to fundamentally reduce the power consumption of the relay by supplying current to the relay coil by using the relay driver, and the connection between the battery and the second relay driver according to the comparison result between the potential difference of the relay coil and the predetermined reference potential It is possible to make a great progress in terms of the operation accuracy and reliability of the low-power relay drive device which can reduce the unnecessary power consumption in the standby mode and further improve the performance efficiency, Is not only sufficient but also This is an invention that is likely to be used in industry.
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A control unit for generating a relay-on signal; And
And a first relay driver which is switched to an on state by the relay-on signal and whose output is passed through a relay coil,
A first relay intermittent part turned off by the relay ON signal in a switching mode;
A second relay driver which is turned on by the relay on signal when the first relay intermittent part is turned off and the output of the battery is passed through the relay coil; And
Further comprising a second relay intermittent part for controlling connection between the battery and the second relay driving part according to a result of comparing the potential difference between the both ends of the relay coil and the predetermined reference potential,
The first relay intermittently-
A charging device for receiving and charging the relay-on signal; And
And a second relay driving unit that is provided between the charging device and the second relay driving unit and is turned off by the charging power of the charging device in the switching mode to connect the second relay driving unit to the battery, And a first switching element for opening the connection between the second relay driver and the battery,
And the second relay intermittently-
When the potential difference between the both ends of the relay coil is different from the reference potential as the distance between the contact portion and the contacted portion of the relay is not close to zero as the distance between the contact portion and the contacted portion of the relay is increased, And a second switching element that is turned on to open the connection between the charging element and the first switching element so that the current (I1 + I2) of the first relay driving part and the second relay driving part flows to the relay coil,
Wherein the second switching element comprises:
If the potential difference between the both ends of the relay coil is close to 0 as the distance between the contact part and the contacted part of the relay is not close to 0 as the distance between the contact part and the contacted part of the relay is not large, Is connected between the charging element and the first switching element so as to flow through the relay coil.
And the second relay driving unit is turned on by the relay-on signal in a standby mode to open the connection between the second relay driving unit and the battery.
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