Power supply control device, power supply control method, and computer program
AssigneesAutonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
InventorsShunichi Sawano, Masayuki Kato
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Abstract
A power supply control device controls power supply to a load through a power supply switch. A driving circuit switches on or off the power supply switch. When the driving circuit switches the power supply switch from off to on, a waveform value regarding the current waveform of a current that flows through the load is output by a waveform value detection unit to a microcomputer. The microcomputer determines power supply control conditions regarding control of power supply to the load based on the waveform value that is input from the waveform detection unit.
Claims18
A power supply control device that controls power supply to a load via a switch, the power supply control device comprising:
- a switching unit configured to switch on or off the switch;
- and
- a determination unit configured to, if the switching unit switches the switch from off to on, determine power supply control conditions regarding control of power supply to the load, based on a waveform value regarding a current waveform of a current that flows through the load;
- wherein the switching unit keeps the switch off for a certain time period after keeping the switch on for a certain time period, and
- the determination unit determines the power supply control conditions based on a waveform value of the current waveform in a time period from when the switching unit starts to keep the switch on to when the switching unit ends keeping the switch off.
A power supply control method comprising:
- a step of switching on or off a switch;
- a step of obtaining a waveform value regarding a current waveform of a current that flows through a load if the switch is switched from off to on;
- and
- a step of determining power supply control conditions regarding control of power supply to the load based on the obtained waveform value;
- a step of keeping the switch on for a certain time period;
- and
- a step of keeping the switch off for a certain time period after keeping the switch on for a certain time period,
- wherein the waveform value is obtained in a time period from when keeping the switch on is started to when keeping the switch off is ended.
A computer program comprising a non-transitory, machine-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by at least one programmable processor, caused at least one programmable processor to perform operations comprising:
- a step of instructing that a switch be turned on or off;
- a step of obtaining a waveform value regarding a current waveform of a current that flows through a load if the switch is switched from off to on;
- and
- a step of determining power supply control conditions regarding control of power supply to the load based on the obtained waveform value;
- a step of keeping the switch on for a certain time period;
- and
- a step of keeping the switch off for a certain time period after keeping the switch on for a certain time period,
- wherein the waveform value is obtained in a time period from when keeping the switch on is started to when keeping the switch off is ended.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.