CONTROL UNIT, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING A CONTROL PROGRAM

摘要

A control device includes an AC-DC converter that converts power supplied from a commercial power source into DC, a DC-DC converter that supplies the DC to a fixing heater, an calculator that calculates a target DC voltage of the DC to be supplied to the fixing heater, based on detected temperature of the fixing heater, an overcurrent detection unit that outputs an interruption signal when an overcurrent detection value is detected in a circuit including a switching element, and a controller that calculates switching time for switching the switching element so that an output of the DC-DC converter reaches the target DC voltage. When the interruption signal is output causing stopping of the switching of the switching element, the controller causes the calculator not to calculate the switching time to continuously use the previously calculated switching time after resuming switching of the switching element at a next switching cycle.

主权项

1. A control device, comprising:
an AC-DC converter to convert power supplied from a commercial power source into DC; a DC-DC converter to supply the DC to a fixing heater; an calculator to calculate a target DC voltage of the DC to be supplied to the fixing heater, based on detected temperature of the fixing heater; an overcurrent detection unit to output an interruption signal when an overcurrent detection value is detected in a circuit including a switching element; and a controller to calculate switching time for switching the switching element so that an output of the DC-DC converter reaches the target DC voltage, wherein, when the interruption signal is output causing stopping of the switching of the switching element, the controller causes the calculator not to calculate the switching time to continuously use the previously calculated switching time after resuming switching of the switching element at a next switching cycle.