Patent ID: 7639519

Claim:
A switching booster power circuit comprising: a power switch for connecting a direct-current power source and an electric load having a capacitance; a booster circuit including a coil disposed in an electricity supply line from the power switch to the electric load, the coil being connected in series with the power switch, a diode disposed between the coil and the electric load in the electricity supply line, the diode being connected in series with power switch, and a switching element connected in parallel with the power switch, between the coil and the diode; a switching control for controlling on/off of the switching element; a voltage detector for detecting an input voltage value at a predetermined point of the electricity supply line and determining the input voltage value to be larger than a predetermined voltage threshold or not, wherein the voltage threshold is equal to or smaller than a maximum voltage value of the direct-current power source; a delay circuit for outputting an enabling signal enabling the switching control to operate, when a first predetermined time is elapsed after the input voltage value becomes larger than the voltage threshold; a microcomputer connected in parallel with the electric load from a connection point between the diode and the electric load; a step-down circuit disposed between the connection point and the microcomputer, wherein the step-down circuit gradually decreasing a voltage supplied from the direct-current power source or the electric load to a rated voltage of the microcomputer; and a reset circuit, a first end of which is connected to the step-down circuit and a second end of which is connected to the microcomputer and the delay circuit, wherein the reset circuit detects a decreased voltage value decreased by the step-down circuit, the reset circuit outputs a start-up signal for activating the microcomputer into the microcomputer and the delay circuit when a third predetermined time is elapsed after the decreased voltage becomes approximately equal to the rated voltage, and the delay circuit outputs the enabling signal into the switching control without waiting for the first predetermine time, when the input voltage value is equal to or larger than the voltage threshold while the delay circuit receives the start-up signal.