Patent ID: 9300200
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: H02M

Claim Text:
1. A DC-DC converter comprising: an input terminal to which a DC power supply is connected; an output terminal to which a load is connected; a voltage conversion circuit that is provided between the input terminal and the output terminal, the voltage conversion circuit supplying a voltage of the DC power supply to the load while boosting or stepping down the voltage of the DC power supply; a bypass circuit that comprises a switching element provided in parallel to the voltage conversion circuit, the bypass circuit supplying the voltage of the DC power supply to the load through not the voltage conversion circuit but the switching element when the switching element is in an on state; a drive circuit configured to turn on and off the switching element; a controller configured to output a control signal in order to control the voltage conversion circuit and the drive circuit; and a temperature detector configured to detect a temperature of a diode, the diode being connected in parallel to the switching element so as to be oriented toward a forward direction with respect to the DC power supply, wherein the drive circuit maintains the switching element in the on state irrespective of the control signal of the controller when the temperature detector detects a temperature greater than or equal to a predetermined value.