Patent ID: 8289738
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: H02M

Abstract:
1. A switching power supply comprising: a rectifier circuit conducting full-wave rectification of an AC power supply for obtaining a pulsating output; a chopper circuit comprising: an input voltage detector circuit detecting an input voltage fed to the chopper circuit, the input voltage detector circuit outputting an input voltage detection signal; an output voltage error detector circuit detecting an error between an output voltage from the chopper circuit and a set voltage, the output voltage error detector circuit outputting an output voltage error signal; a current control signal generator circuit generating a current control signal in-phase with the input voltage detection signal, the current control signal having a waveform similar to a waveform of the input voltage detection signal and an amplitude proportional to the output voltage error signal; a current detector circuit detecting the current flowing through the inductor, the current detector circuit outputting a current detection signal; a frequency setting circuit generating a switching frequency signal; an oscillator circuit generating an oscillation signal at a frequency based on the switching frequency signal; and a switching control circuit turning on and off the switching device based on the oscillation signal, the current control signal, and the current detection signal, wherein the frequency setting circuit changes the frequency of the oscillator circuit in response to either one or both of changes of the input voltage detection signal and the current control signal, and wherein the frequency setting circuit changes the frequency of the oscillator circuit such that the frequency becomes higher as the input voltage detection signal is larger in a first region in which an absolute value of an AC power supply voltage is small, the frequency setting circuit changes the frequency of the oscillator circuit such that the frequency becomes lower as the current control signal is larger in a second region in which the absolute value of the AC power supply voltage is large, and the frequency setting circuit sets the frequency of the oscillator circuit to be constant in a third region between the first and second regions.