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Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021

Filed:

Oct. 09, 2019
Applicant:

Renesas Electronics Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Noriyuki Shinohara, Tokyo, JP;

Akira Kuwano, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 13/00 (2006.01); H02M 1/00 (2006.01); H04B 3/54 (2006.01); H02J 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 9/005 (2013.01); H02J 13/0001 (2020.01); H02J 13/00009 (2020.01); H04B 3/54 (2013.01); H04B 3/548 (2013.01); H02M 2001/007 (2013.01);
Abstract

To extend the transmission distance with the voltage supply source and improve the communication performance of PLCs Solution. The power supply circuit includes a step-down DC/DC converter to which a voltage supplied from the power line is input and to which an input voltage is stepped down and output, a step-up/down DC/DC converter to which a voltage output from the step-down DC/DC converter or a voltage supplied from the power line is input and to which the input voltage is stepped up or stepped down and output to the power line communication circuit, a switch circuit for connecting an input of the step-up/down DC/DC converter to an output of the step-down DC/DC converter or power line, a voltage monitoring circuit for monitoring a voltage supplied from the power line, and a control circuit for controlling connection of the switch circuit based on the voltage value of the voltage supplied from the power line.


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