# US 12,113,394 B2 · Auxiliary power supply device, power supply device, and medical system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,113,394 B2 - Document ID: US12113394B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/751,381 - Filed: 2022-05-23 - Published: 2022-12-01 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2021-05-28 - Assignees: TDK Corporation - Applicants: TDK Corporation - Inventors: Takumi Inagawa; Yuuta Takano - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12113394B2 ## CPC - A61B 18/1206: {Generators therefor} - H02J 9/061: {for DC powered loads} - A61B 90/08: {Accessories or related features not otherwise provided for} - H02J 9/068: {Electronic means for switching from one power supply to another power supply, e.g. to avoid parallel connection} - A61B 2018/1226: {powered by a battery} - A61B 2018/1266: {with DC current output} - A61B 2018/1286: {having a specific transformer} - A61B 2090/0818: {Redundant systems, e.g. using two independent measuring systems and comparing the signals} - H02J 7/96: in response to battery voltage - H02J 2105/46: Medical devices, medical implants or life supporting devices - H02J 2207/50: Charging of capacitors, supercapacitors, ultra-capacitors or double layer capacitors - A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D) - H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY ## Abstract An auxiliary power supply device in which an increase in the size of an entire system including both an auxiliary power supply circuit unit and a sub-power supply circuit unit is able to be curbed is provided. There is provided an auxiliary power supply device configured to be connected to a power supply device, the auxiliary power supply device including: an auxiliary power supply circuit unit configured to supply electric power to the power supply device in a case in which supply of electric power to the power supply device is shut off; and a sub-power supply circuit unit having an input side connected to the power supply device and an output side connected to a load and configured to supply an output voltage to other circuit units in accordance with electric power supplied from the power supply device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A power supply system comprising: a power supply device; and an auxiliary power supply device, wherein an AC voltage is supplied to the power supply device from an external power supply; the power supply device comprises a converter, a switching circuit unit, a first transformer, a rectification and smoothing circuit unit, a control circuit unit, and a switchover circuit unit, the converter converts a voltage supplied from the external power supply into a DC voltage, the switching circuit unit converts the DC voltage after the conversion performed by the converter into an AC voltage, the first transformer transmits the AC voltage after conversion performed by the switching circuit unit from a primary winding to a secondary winding, the rectification and smoothing circuit unit converts an AC voltage supplied from the secondary winding of the first transformer into a DC voltage and output the DC voltage after conversion, the control circuit unit controls the switching circuit unit, the switchover circuit unit causes the control circuit unit to perform switching between enabling and disabling of the switching circuit unit in accordance with a supplied voltage, the auxiliary power supply device is connected to the power supply device, the auxiliary power supply device comprises the auxiliary power supply circuit unit, and a sub-power supply circuit unit, the auxiliary power supply circuit unit supplies electric power to the power supply device in a case in which supply of electric power to the power supply device is shut off, the sub-power supply circuit unit has an input side connected to the power supply device and an output side connected to a load and supplies an output voltage to other circuit units in accordance with electric power supplied from the power supply device, and includes an insulating-type DC/DC converter that has a transformer, the DC voltage after conversion performed by the converter is supplied from the power supply device to the DC/DC converter, the DC/DC converter converts the supplied DC voltage into a DC voltage of a magnitude determined in advance and outputs the DC voltage after the conversion to the other circuit units as the output voltage, and the sub-power supply circuit unit has an output side connected to the switchover circuit unit and supplies the output voltage to the switchover circuit unit with the switchover circuit unit as one of the other circuit units. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The power supply system according to claim 1, wherein the sub-power supply circuit unit is connected in parallel with the auxiliary power supply circuit unit with respect to the power supply device. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The power supply system according to claim 2, wherein the power supply device includes a smoothing capacitor of a primary side, the auxiliary power supply device comprises: a first power supply terminal that is connected to a first smoothing capacitor terminal among two terminals of the smoothing capacitor; and a second power supply terminal that is connected to a second smoothing capacitor terminal among the two terminals of the smoothing capacitor, the auxiliary power supply circuit unit and the sub-power supply circuit unit are connected in parallel between the first power supply terminal and the second power supply terminal, and the auxiliary power supply circuit unit includes a first capacitor that is charged in accordance with supply of electric power to the power supply device and discharges a discharge current in accordance with discharge of the smoothing capacitor. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The power supply system according to claim 3, wherein the auxiliary power supply circuit unit further comprises: a resistance element that is connected between one of the first power supply terminal and the second power supply terminal and the first capacitor; and a diode that is connected in parallel with the resistance element between the power supply terminal and the first capacitor, and a direction in which the diode causes a current to flow is a direction from a high electric potential side of the first capacitor to the power supply terminal. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The power supply system according to claim 3, wherein, in a case in which the first smoothing capacitor terminal and the first power supply terminal are connected to each other, and the second smoothing capacitor terminal and the second power supply terminal are connected to each other, the first capacitor discharges a discharge current in accordance with discharge of the smoothing capacitor. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The power supply system according to claim 4, wherein, in a case in which the first smoothing capacitor terminal and the first power supply terminal are connected to each other, and the second smoothing capacitor terminal and the second power supply terminal are connected to each other, the first capacitor discharges a discharge current in accordance with discharge of the smoothing capacitor. ### Claim 7 (depends on 3) The power supply system according to claim 3, wherein the auxiliary power supply circuit unit comprises: a charging/discharging circuit unit including the first capacitor; a constant current circuit unit configured to output a current of a magnitude determined in advance based on a voltage applied from the smoothing capacitor or the first capacitor; a constant voltage circuit unit configured to output a voltage of a magnitude determined in advance based on a current output from the constant current circuit unit; a voltage determination circuit unit configured to determine whether or not a detected voltage of the first capacitor or a detected voltage of the smoothing capacitor is lower than a reference voltage generated based on a voltage output from the constant voltage circuit unit; and a information circuit unit configured to inform of information indicating a determination result acquired by the voltage determination circuit unit, and the information circuit unit is included in the other circuit units. ### Claim 8 (depends on 4) The power supply system according to claim 4, wherein the auxiliary power supply circuit unit comprises: a charging/discharging circuit unit including the first capacitor; a constant current circuit unit configured to output a current of a magnitude determined in advance based on a voltage applied from the smoothing capacitor or the first capacitor; a constant voltage circuit unit configured to output a voltage of a magnitude determined in advance based on a current output from the constant current circuit unit; a voltage determination circuit unit configured to determine whether or not a detected voltage of the first capacitor or a detected voltage of the smoothing capacitor is lower than a reference voltage generated based on a voltage output from the constant voltage circuit unit; and a information circuit unit configured to inform of information indicating a determination result acquired by the voltage determination circuit unit, and the information circuit unit is included in the other circuit units. ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) The power supply system according to claim 5, wherein the auxiliary power supply circuit unit comprises: a charging/discharging circuit unit including the first capacitor; a constant current circuit unit configured to output a current of a magnitude determined in advance based on a voltage applied from the smoothing capacitor or the first capacitor; a constant voltage circuit unit configured to output a voltage of a magnitude determined in advance based on a current output from the constant current circuit unit; a voltage determination circuit unit configured to determine whether or not a detected voltage of the first capacitor or a detected voltage of the smoothing capacitor is lower than a reference voltage generated based on a voltage output from the constant voltage circuit unit; and a information circuit unit configured to inform of information indicating a determination result acquired by the voltage determination circuit unit, and the information circuit unit is included in the other circuit units. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) A medical system comprising: the power supply system according to claim 1; and a medical device connected to the power supply device as the load. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The medical system according to claim 10, wherein the power supply device includes a fuse or a breaker disposed in at least one of two input transmission lines of a primary side of the power supply device.