摘要 |
This invention is directed to a power supply apparatus and a printing apparatus, which have a function of easily relaxing an output voltage rise caused by an abrupt decrease in load current by a simple arrangement. In an embodiment of the invention, a dummy load is connected to some of power supply circuits included in the power supply apparatus. When an input voltage from a DC power supply falls below a predetermined threshold value, a power supply from the power supply circuit to an integrated circuit to which an electric power is supplied is stopped in synchronism with a reset signal output to the integrated circuit. At this time, an electric power from the power supply circuit is partially supplied to the dummy load, thereby relaxing an abrupt variation of the output voltage. |