Patent ID: 9438116
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: G01R,H02M

Claim Text:
1. A boost converter device comprising: a boost converter which includes a reactor and a switching element and can boost and output a voltage which is input from a battery; a current sensor which detects a reactor current flowing through the reactor; and a control unit which controls the boost converter by using feedback control of the reactor current, wherein the control unit executes at least one of reducing a carrier frequency which is used in the control of the boost converter and reducing a duty command value which is used in the control of the boost converter, detects an amplitude of a current ripple by the current sensor when the reduction of the carrier frequency or the reduction of the duty command value is being executed, and detects the current sensor as being abnormal in a case where the amplitude of the current ripple is less than a predetermined current fluctuation range at the time of abnormality of the current sensor.