Abstract:
Disclosed herein are a start-up circuit capable of reducing a leakage current to reduce power consumption, and a power device using the same. The start-up circuit includes: a bias unit connected between a first power source and a second power source and allowing a first current to flow from the first power source to the second power source according to a predetermined voltage; a first start unit connected to the bias unit and driving a second current to apply the predetermined voltage to the bias unit, and stopping driving the second current when a voltage received from the second power source reaches a first voltage; and a second start unit connected to the bias unit and driving a third current, the predetermined voltage being applied to the bias unit by the third current, and stopping driving the third current upon receiving a stop signal.
Abstract:
There are provided a light emitting diode (LED) driving apparatus and an LED lighting apparatus, in which a common detection resistor detecting a current flowing in each LED is used. According to exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, manufacturing costs and a circuit area may be reduced by commonly using a common detection resistor detecting a current flowing in each of the LEDs.
Abstract:
A gate driving circuit may include: a bias unit receiving an input signal having preset high and low signal levels, including a first N-MOSFET turned on in the case in which the input signal has the high level and a first P-MOSFET turned on in the case in which the input signal has the low level, and supplying bias powers by the turning-on of the first N-MOSFET and the first P-MOSFET; and an amplifying unit including a second N-MOSFET turned on by receiving the bias power supplied from the first N-MOSFET in the case in which the input signal has the high level and a second P-MOSFET turned on by receiving the bias power supplied from the first P-MOSFET turned on in the case in which the input signal has the low level and providing a gate signal depending on the turning-on of the second N-MOSFET and the second P-MOSFET.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the invention provide a method and a circuit for generating a reference signal for controlling a peak current of a converter switch. According to at least one embodiment, a dead-zone generator configured to form a dead-zone in an input voltage signal divided from a primary-side supply voltage of an isolated converter, and a duty ratio calculator configured to calculate a duty ratio of energy transfer to a secondary side. The circuit further includes an operator configured to generate and output a reference signal for controlling the peak current of the converter switch from a dead-zone voltage signal having the dead-zone using the duty ratio of energy transfer calculated by the duty ratio calculator.
Abstract:
There is provided a light emitting diode driving apparatus charging and discharging a valley fill power by comparing a voltage level of rectified power with a preset reference voltage. The light emitting diode driving apparatus includes a rectifying unit rectifying input AC power, a charging and discharging unit comparing a voltage level of power rectified by the rectifying unit with a preset reference voltage to charge and discharge the rectified power depending on the comparison result, and a driving unit driving a light emitting diode depending on the power rectified by the rectifying unit and a voltage discharged from the charging and discharging unit.
Abstract:
There is provided a light emitting diode driving device capable of preventing a number of switches from being turned on simultaneously when a plurality of light emitting diodes are respectively driven using a plurality of switches, the light emitting diode driving device, including: a light emitting diode unit having a plurality of light emitting diodes connected to one another in series and emitting light through receiving rectified power; and a driving unit having a plurality of drivers driving the plurality of light emitting diodes of the light emitting diode unit, respectively, wherein each of the plurality of drivers selects a maximum voltage from among a plurality of detection voltages with respect to current flowing in at least one light emitting diode corresponding thereto and compares the maximum voltage with a preset reference voltage to thereby drive the corresponding light emitting diode.
Abstract:
There is provided a light emitting diode (LED) driving apparatus configured such that a waveform of current input to an LED follows a sine wave, the LED driving apparatus including, a switching unit switching an LED unit having a plurality of LEDs receiving rectified power and emitting light, a driving control unit controlling the switching of the switching unit according to a voltage level of the rectified power, a current limiting unit limiting current flowing in the LED unit, and an adjusting unit adjusting current limitation of the current limiting unit according to the voltage level of the rectified power.
Abstract:
There is provided an illumination driving apparatus for a light emitting diode, the apparatus including: a light emitting unit including M number of light emitting diodes (LEDs) connected in series and driven by an output voltage rectified in a rectifying unit; an LED switch unit including N number of LED switches connected in parallel with at least N number of the M LEDs, respectively, and connected in series; an LED switch control signal generating unit comparing the output voltage of the rectifying unit with each of the first to Nth preset reference voltages to generate N number of LED switch control signals controlling the LED switch unit; and an LED switch controlling unit transferring the N number of LED switch control signals to the LED switch unit.