Patent ID: 9178435
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: H02M,Y02B

Abstract:
1. A switching power supply comprising: a bridge circuit that includes a plurality of switches, and is configured to convert an input DC voltage into an AC voltage by switching; a transformer to whose primary coil the AC voltage converted by the bridge circuit is applied, and that is configured to output the transformed voltage from a center tap between secondary coils of the transformer; two second switches for respectively causing two ends of the secondary coils to be brought in contact with and be separated from a fixed electrical potential, and a smoothing circuit that smoothes the voltage output from the center tap, wherein a rectified DC voltage is output from the center tap by the second switches being respectively switched on/off with control signals synchronized with the switching, and the DC voltage smoothed by the smoothing circuit is output from the switching power supply, and wherein the switching power supply further comprising: two diodes that are respectively connected to the two ends of the secondary coils, and are configured to cause currents to flow from the two ends; a capacitor that is configured to store the currents caused to flow by the diodes; and a third switch that is connected between the capacitor and the center tap, wherein the capacitor is discharged to the smoothing circuit by the third switch being turned on with a second control signal synchronized with the switching.