Patent ID: 9606599
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04N,Y02D

Claim:
1. A power supply circuit for an apparatus that operates in a normal power mode and in a power saving mode, in which power consumption is less than in the normal power mode, the power supply circuit comprising: a power supply switch configured to be operated so as to turn ON/OFF a power supply of the apparatus; a first power supply configured to supply power to the apparatus when the apparatus operates in the normal power mode; a second power supply, which has a lower power supply capability than the first power supply and is connected in parallel with the first power supply, configured to supply power to the apparatus at least when the apparatus operates in the power saving mode, wherein the second power supply is in an ON-state even when the power supply switch is operated to OFF and the apparatus is in a power-off mode; a controller to which power from the first power supply and power from the second power supply are supplied via a common connection point; a first switch element, which is connected between an output terminal of the first power supply and the connection point, configured to control power that is supplied to the controller, a second switch element, which is connected between an output terminal of the second power supply and the connection point, configured to control power that is supplied to the controller; and a diode, which is connected between the second power supply and the connection point in series with the second switching element and prevents a current from flowing from the first power supply to the second power supply via the connection point during the normal power mode and the power saving mode, wherein the first switch element is a first field-effect transistor, and includes a first internal diode between a source terminal of the first field-effect transistor and a drain terminal of the first field-effect transistor, and the drain terminal of the first field-effect transistor is connected to the first power supply side and the source terminal of the first field-effect transistor is connected to the connection point side to prevent current flowing from the connection point toward the first power supply, and wherein the second switch element is a second field-effect transistor, and includes a second internal diode between a source terminal of the second field-effect transistor and a drain terminal of the second field-effect transistor, and the source terminal of the second field-effect transistor is connected to the second power supply side and the drain terminal of the second field-effect transistor is connected to the connection point side to prevent a current from flowing from the second power supply toward the connection point when the apparatus is in the power-off mode.