Power supply control device, method for controlling power supply, program and power supply device

A power supply control device for controlling power supply to a pair of terminals to which a load is connected, comprising:

• a voltage measuring part for measuring a voltage which has a predetermined relationship with the voltage of said pair of terminals;
• a short circuit detecting part for detecting whether a short circuit exists between said pair of terminals based on the voltage measured by said voltage measuring part and for making power supply to said pair of terminals stop when existence of a short circuit is detected;
• and
• a constant current supplying part for supplying a constant current through said pair of terminals, wherein
• said short circuit detecting part is configured to detect that the previously detected short circuit is eliminated when the voltage measured by said voltage measuring part is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value upon said constant current supplying part supplying the constant current through said pair of terminals,
• said constant current supplying part is configured to supply said constant current to said pair of terminals through a diode which becomes in reverse bias for the power supplied to said pair of terminals and in forward bias for said constant current aid forward bias, and
• said voltage measuring part is configured to measure the voltage at the connection point of said constant current supplying part and said diode.

A power supply device comprising:

• a pair of terminals to which a load is connected;
• a battery for supplying power to said pair of terminals;
• a switch for connecting and disconnecting the power supplied from said battery to said pair of terminals;
• and
• a power supply control device for selectively controlling said switch to disconnect when existence of a short circuit is detected between said pair of terminals, and to connect when the short circuit is eliminated, wherein
• said power supply control device comprising
• a voltage measuring part for measuring a voltage which has a predetermined relationship with the voltage of said pair of terminals,
• a short circuit detecting part for detecting whether a short circuit exists between said pair of terminals based on the voltage measured by said voltage measuring part and for making said switch disconnect power supply to said pair of terminals when existence of a short circuit is detected, and
• a constant current supplying part for supplying a constant current through said pair of terminals, wherein
• said short circuit detecting part is configured to detect that the previously detected short circuit is eliminated when the voltage measured by said voltage measuring part is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value upon said constant current supplying part supplying the constant current through said pair of terminals.

A method for controlling power supply to a pair of terminals to which a load is connected, comprising:

• measuring a voltage which has a predetermined relationship with the voltage of said pair of terminals;
• detecting whether a short circuit exists between said pair of terminals based on said voltage measured;
• making power supply to said pair of terminals stop when existence of a short circuit is detected;
• supplying a constant current through said pair of terminals;
• and
• detecting that the previously detected short circuit is eliminated when the voltage measured is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value upon supplying the constant current through said pair of terminals,
• wherein
• said voltage which has the predetermined relationship with the voltage of said pair of terminals is measured across one resistance part of a voltage-dividing circuit which is connected to said pair of terminals in parallel with said load and which comprises at least two resistance parts, and
• said constant current is supplied through a diode which is connected in parallel to another resistance part of said voltage-dividing circuit, on which the power supplied to said pair of terminals is applied in reverse bias and which becomes in forward bias for said constant current.

A method for controlling power supply to a pair of terminals to which a load is connected, comprising:

• measuring a voltage which has a predetermined relationship with the voltage of said pair of terminals;
• detecting whether a short circuit exists between said pair of terminals based on said voltage measured;
• making power supply to said pair of terminals stop when existence of a short circuit is detected;
• supplying a constant current through said pair of terminals;
• and
• detecting that the previously detected short circuit is eliminated when the voltage measured is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value upon supplying the constant current through said pair of terminals,
• wherein
• said constant current is supply to said pair of terminals through a diode which becomes in reverse bias for the power supplied to said pair of terminals and in forward bias for said constant current aid forward bias, and
• said voltage which has the predetermined relationship with the voltage of said pair of terminals is measured at the connection point of said constant current supplying part and said diode.