Patent ID: 8035366

Claim:
A driving circuit of a load, having a first semiconductor element that is connected in series in a power supply path from a DC power source to the load and is turned on/off to control a current passing through the load, the driving circuit comprising: a PWM signal generator configured to generate a PWM signal for controlling ON/OFF of the first semiconductor element; a driver configured to drive the first semiconductor element according to the PWM signal; a first resistance element made of a semiconductor, connected in series with the first semiconductor element and load, and configured to detect a current passing through the load; a current detector configured to output a monitored current corresponding to the current passing through the first resistance element without being influenced by variation of ambient temperature; a second resistance element configured to convert the monitored current into a monitored voltage; an integrator configured to smooth the monitored voltage; a current source configured to output a constant current without being influenced by variation of ambient temperature; a third resistance element configured to output a reference voltage according to the constant current; and an A/D converter configured to convert the smoothed monitored voltage according to the reference voltage into a detected current value of the current passing through the load, wherein the PWM signal generator adjusting the PWM signal according to a target current value and the detected current value in such a way as to supply a target current to the load.