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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Naoto Sano, Otsu, JP;
Shingo Kunii, Nagaokakyo, JP;
Assignee:
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/38 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/38 ;
Abstract
A power supply converts a first direct-current voltage into a second direct-current voltage and outputs the second direct-current voltage. The power supply includes a reference voltage generating circuit for generating a reference voltage, a control circuit for controlling an output voltage in accordance with the reference voltage, and a short-circuit detecting circuit for performing an output short-circuit protection operation, when short circuiting occurs at the output, by detecting the occurrence of short circuiting and by decreasing the reference voltage so that the output voltage is decreased.