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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2010
Applicants:
Yasuaki Norimatsu, Hitachinaka, JP;
Shinji Imai, Hitachi, JP;
Inventors:
Yasuaki Norimatsu, Hitachinaka, JP;
Shinji Imai, Hitachi, JP;
Assignee:
Shin-Kobe Electric Machinery Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 7/00 (2006.01); B60L 1/00 (2006.01); H02P 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A power supply device according to the present invention includes: a capacitorconnected in parallel with a battery; two switching circuitsconnected in series with the capacitor; a pre-charge switching circuitconnected in parallel with one of the two switching circuits; and a control unitthat, when a voltage of the capacitoris lower than a voltage of the battery, controls the pre-charge switching circuitand the switching circuitand performs pre-charging current limitation for the capacitor