摘要:
The invention provides a power converter comprising: an input for receiving input power with a variable nominal mains level, wherein said variable nominal mains level falls within at least 90V to 240V; a main power switch (Q1) driven by the input power, and a control circuit (Q2, Q3) for controlling a control current of the main power switch (Q1), wherein the control circuit in (Q2, Q3) is adapted to sense the level of the input power and draw current from a control terminal of the power switch (Q1) according to the level, and said control circuit is adapted to operate in linear region and increase the drawn current along with the increase of the level throughout the variable nominal mains level of the input power, wherein the control circuit comprises: a Darlington bridge with a first transistor (Q2) and a second transistor (Q3), the first transistor (Q2) with a base terminal connected to a circuit position indicative of the voltage amplitude of the input power, the second transistor (Q3) with a base terminal connected to an emitter terminal of the first transistor (Q2) and a collector terminal connected to the control terminal of the main power switch (Q1) and a collector terminal of the first transistor (Q2); and a resistor network (R3, R7) coupled to the emitter of the second transistor (Q3) for regulating the amplification of the second transistor (Q3) and keep the second transistor (Q3) working at linear region throughout the variable nominal mains level of the input power.
摘要:
A driver circuit, comprising: an input for receiving an input power; an input capacitor (C2) for buffering the input power; a switched mode power converter for supplying a driving current from the buffered input power; a current limiter coupled to the switched mode power converter, wherein the current is configured to control the switched mode power converter to limit the driving current at a driving load limit, wherein the current limiter comprises a controllable switch (Q3) configured to control the switched mode power converter; and a control element (301) configured to sense a variation of the input power, the control element coupled to the controllable switch and adjusting the controllable switch based on the variation of the input power, such that the current limiter is configured to adjust the driving load limit based on the variation of the input power, wherein said control element comprises: a current sensing element (R1) in series in the line between the input capacitor (C2) and the input.
摘要:
The invention provides a solid state (e.g. LED) tubular lighting device having pin safety circuits connected to connecting pins at each end. A driver circuit is connected to the outputs of the pin safety circuits. The pin safety circuits each comprise a TRIAC switch which is adapted to form a closed switch in response to a voltage between the connecting pins. This provides a pin safety solution suitable at least for rapid start EM ballasts.