Patent ID: 7449866
Filing Date: 2008-11-11
Classification: H02J,H02M,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A booster comprising: a booster circuit to which either start-up energy necessary for start starting up the booster circuit or operation energy necessary for continuing an operation of the booster circuit is supplied, wherein the booster circuit generates a boosted output by boosting an input voltage as a target to be boosted, and outputs the boosted output; and a storage element that stores the boosted output input through a rectifier element connected in a forward direction between the booster circuit and the storage element and generates a constant voltage output, and outputs the start-up energy; and a selector circuit that outputs either the start-up energy or the operation energy to the booster circuit, the selector circuit including two inputs, one of the two inputs being connected to an output of the booster circuit, other one of the two inputs being connected to an output of the storage element, wherein an output from the booster circuit is supplied to the selector circuit as the operation energy, and an output from the storage element is supplied to the selector circuit as the start-up energy.