POWER SUPPLY UNIT OF AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD OF POWER SUPPLY UNIT OF AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE, AND PROGRAM FOR POWER SUPPLY UNIT OF AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE

In order to detect the occurrence of malfunctions in a sensor, this power supply unit is provided with a sensor unit which detects an aerosol generation request, and a control portion which, on the basis of an output value from the sensor unit which has detected an aerosol generation request, detects whether the sensor unit is in a normal state or an abnormal state.