SMART MONITORING OF LIGHT EMITTING DIODE STRINGS
    1.
    发明申请
    SMART MONITORING OF LIGHT EMITTING DIODE STRINGS 有权
    智能监测发光二极管

    公开(公告)号:US20110156600A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-06-30

    申请号:US12648610

    申请日:2009-12-29

    IPC分类号: H05B37/00 G01R31/00

    CPC分类号: G01R31/2635

    摘要: System(s) and method(s) are provide to efficiently assess performance of a set of light emitting diode (LED) strings in an illumination system. A multiplexer component collects input signal from the one or more LED strings via a first set of one or more monitoring pins, processes the collected input signal, and extracts at least one output signal. The at least one output signal is conveyed to a demultiplexer component through a second set of one or more monitoring pins, wherein the number of elements in the second set of monitoring pins is equal to or smaller than the number of monitoring pins in the first set. The collected input signal is processed in accordance with at least one mode of operation of the multiplexer component, the mode of operation autonomously configured by the demultiplexer component. The multiplexer component can autonomously generate intelligence on operating status of the set of LED strings.

    摘要翻译: 提供系统和方法以有效地评估照明系统中的一组发光二极管(LED)串的性能。 复用器部件经由第一组一个或多个监视引脚从一个或多个LED串收集输入信号,处理所收集的输入信号,并提取至少一个输出信号。 所述至少一个输出信号经由第二组一个或多个监视引脚传送到解复用器组件,其中第二组监视引脚中的元件数量等于或小于第一组中监视引脚的数量 。 所收集的输入信号根据复用器组件的至少一种操作模式进行处理,即由解复用器组件自主配置的操作模式。 多路复用器组件可以自主地生成关于该组LED串的操作状态的智能。

    Smart monitoring of light emitting diode strings
    2.
    发明授权
    Smart monitoring of light emitting diode strings 有权
    智能监控发光二极管串

    公开(公告)号:US08373364B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-02-12

    申请号:US12648610

    申请日:2009-12-29

    IPC分类号: H05B37/02

    CPC分类号: G01R31/2635

    摘要: System(s) and method(s) are provide to efficiently assess performance of a set of light emitting diode (LED) strings in an illumination system. A multiplexer component collects input signal from the one or more LED strings via a first set of one or more monitoring pins, processes the collected input signal, and extracts at least one output signal. The at least one output signal is conveyed to a demultiplexer component through a second set of one or more monitoring pins, wherein the number of elements in the second set of monitoring pins is equal to or smaller than the number of monitoring pins in the first set. The collected input signal is processed in accordance with at least one mode of operation of the multiplexer component, the mode of operation autonomously configured by the demultiplexer component. The multiplexer component can autonomously generate intelligence on operating status of the set of LED strings.

    摘要翻译: 提供系统和方法以有效地评估照明系统中的一组发光二极管(LED)串的性能。 复用器部件经由第一组一个或多个监视引脚从一个或多个LED串收集输入信号,处理所收集的输入信号,并提取至少一个输出信号。 所述至少一个输出信号经由第二组一个或多个监视引脚传送到解复用器组件,其中第二组监视引脚中的元件数量等于或小于第一组中监视引脚的数量 。 所收集的输入信号根据复用器组件的至少一种操作模式进行处理,即由解复用器组件自主配置的操作模式。 多路复用器组件可以自主地生成关于该组LED串的操作状态的智能。

    Circuit for Driving Light Emitting Elements
    3.
    发明申请
    Circuit for Driving Light Emitting Elements 有权
    驱动发光元件的电路

    公开(公告)号:US20130134889A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-05-30

    申请号:US13308190

    申请日:2011-11-30

    IPC分类号: H05B37/00

    CPC分类号: H05B33/0815

    摘要: In one novel aspect, driving a string of light emitting elements, such as LEDs, includes applying a drive signal to circuitry that regulates a voltage appearing at a source of a transistor whose drain is coupled to one end of the string of light emitting elements and whose source is coupled to ground through a resistive element. Sequencing of the drive signal and a voltage supply signal for the light emitting elements is controlled such that the voltage supply signal is not increased above a predetermined allowable voltage for the transistor until the transistor is turned on, and such that the supply voltage is not decreased below the allowable voltage for the transistor until the transistor is turned off.

    摘要翻译: 在一个新颖的方面,驱动一串发光元件(例如LED)包括将驱动信号施加到电路,该电路调节出现在其漏极耦合到发光元件串的一端的晶体管的源极处的电压,以及 其源极通过电阻元件耦合到地。 控制驱动信号的排序和发光元件的电压供给信号,使得电压供给信号在晶体管导通之前没有增加到晶体管的预定容许电压以上,并且电源电压不降低 低于晶体管的允许电压,直到晶体管关断。

    Multi-Channel Driver Equalizer
    4.
    发明申请
    Multi-Channel Driver Equalizer 有权
    多通道驱动均衡器

    公开(公告)号:US20130099697A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-04-25

    申请号:US13281366

    申请日:2011-10-25

    IPC分类号: H05B37/02

    摘要: The disclosed multi-channel driver equalizer circuit matches currents in multiple strings of illumination devices at low current levels by using an analog equalizer to sequentially couple the output of a reference amplifier in series with each current source amplifier in a current limit loop of the driver equalizer circuit to correct the offsets of the current source amplifiers, resulting in the matching of string currents on average.

    摘要翻译: 所公开的多通道驱动均衡器电路通过使用模拟均衡器在多个照明装置串中的电流匹配电流,所述模拟均衡器在驱动器均衡器的限流回路中将参考放大器的输出与每个电流源放大器串联耦合 电路来校正电流源放大器的偏移,导致串电流的匹配平均。

    Self-Power for Device Driver
    5.
    发明申请
    Self-Power for Device Driver 有权
    设备驱动程序的自备电源

    公开(公告)号:US20130147358A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-06-13

    申请号:US13314069

    申请日:2011-12-07

    IPC分类号: H05B37/02

    CPC分类号: H05B33/0818

    摘要: The disclosed implementations utilize the voltage drop inherent in the device string to power a device control IC. In some implementations, current is drawn from the bottom of the device string and applied to a voltage supply pin of the device control IC. In some implementations, current is drawn from some other location in the device string (e.g., near the bottom or midpoint of the device string) using a switch. In some implementations, current is drawn from near the bottom and the bottom of the device string at different times, such that less current is drawn from the bottom of the device string as the duty cycle of the device string increases and more current is drawn from near the bottom of the device string as the duty cycle of the device string increases.

    摘要翻译: 所公开的实现使用设备串中固有的电压降来为器件控制IC供电。 在一些实施方式中,电流从器件串的底部抽出并施加到器件控制IC的电压引脚。 在一些实施方式中,使用开关从设备串中的某个其他位置(例如,设备串的底部或中点附近)绘出电流。 在一些实施方式中,在不同时间从设备串的底部和底部接近电流,从而当器件串的占空比增加并且从 靠近设备串的底部,随着设备串的占空比增加。

    Color Correcting Device Driver
    6.
    发明申请
    Color Correcting Device Driver 有权
    颜色校正设备驱动程序

    公开(公告)号:US20130113381A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-05-09

    申请号:US13291943

    申请日:2011-11-08

    IPC分类号: H05B37/02

    CPC分类号: H05B33/0815 H05B33/0827

    摘要: A color correcting device driver is configured to vary the equivalent current into light emitting elements (e.g., LEDs) with the frequency of the AC input current (e.g., 120 Hz). In implementations that include a fly-back controller with a power factor correction (PFC) controller on the primary side, the color correcting device driver performs the method of: 1) turning on the loads (e.g., white and CA strings of LEDs); 2) determining if the voltage supplied to the loads has dropped by a first threshold amount; 3) turning off the loads; and 4) determining if the voltage supplied to loads has recovered by a second threshold amount (or waiting for a fixed amount of time). The method is repeated. In implementations that do not include a PFC controller on the primary side, the color correcting device driver can create a pulse width modulated (PWM) signal.

    摘要翻译: 颜色校正装置驱动器被配置为将等效电流改变为具有AC输入电流(例如,120Hz)的频率的发光元件(例如,LED)。 在包括在初级侧具有功率因数校正(PFC)控制器的回扫控制器的实施方案中,色彩校正装置驱动器执行以下方法:1)打开负载(例如,LED的白色和CA串); 2)确定提供给负载的电压是否下降了第一阈值; 3)关闭负载; 以及4)确定提供给负载的电压是否恢复了第二阈值(或等待固定的时间量)。 重复该方法。 在不包括初级侧的PFC控制器的实现中,颜色校正装置驱动器可以创建脉宽调制(PWM)信号。

    Circuit for driving light emitting elements
    7.
    发明授权
    Circuit for driving light emitting elements 有权
    用于驱动发光元件的电路

    公开(公告)号:US09013110B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-04-21

    申请号:US13308190

    申请日:2011-11-30

    IPC分类号: H05B37/00 H05B33/08

    CPC分类号: H05B33/0815

    摘要: In one novel aspect, driving a string of light emitting elements, such as LEDs, includes applying a drive signal to circuitry that regulates a voltage appearing at a source of a transistor whose drain is coupled to one end of the string of light emitting elements and whose source is coupled to ground through a resistive element. Sequencing of the drive signal and a voltage supply signal for the light emitting elements is controlled such that the voltage supply signal is not increased above a predetermined allowable voltage for the transistor until the transistor is turned on, and such that the supply voltage is not decreased below the allowable voltage for the transistor until the transistor is turned off.

    摘要翻译: 在一个新颖的方面,驱动一串发光元件(例如LED)包括将驱动信号施加到电路,该电路调节出现在其漏极耦合到发光元件串的一端的晶体管的源极处的电压,以及 其源极通过电阻元件耦合到地。 控制驱动信号的排序和发光元件的电压供给信号,使得电压供给信号在晶体管导通之前没有增加到晶体管的预定容许电压以上,并且电源电压不降低 低于晶体管的允许电压,直到晶体管关断。

    Multi-channel driver equalizer
    8.
    发明授权
    Multi-channel driver equalizer 有权
    多通道驱动均衡器

    公开(公告)号:US08952623B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-02-10

    申请号:US13281366

    申请日:2011-10-25

    IPC分类号: H05B41/16

    摘要: The disclosed multi-channel driver equalizer circuit matches currents in multiple strings of illumination devices at low current levels by using an analog equalizer to sequentially couple the output of a reference amplifier in series with each current source amplifier in a current limit loop of the driver equalizer circuit to correct the offsets of the current source amplifiers, resulting in the matching of string currents on average.

    摘要翻译: 所公开的多通道驱动均衡器电路通过使用模拟均衡器在多个照明装置串中的电流匹配电流,所述模拟均衡器在驱动器均衡器的限流回路中将参考放大器的输出与每个电流源放大器串联耦合 电路来校正电流源放大器的偏移,导致串电流的匹配平均。

    Self-power for device driver
    9.
    发明授权
    Self-power for device driver 有权
    设备驱动程序的自供电

    公开(公告)号:US08604699B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-12-10

    申请号:US13314069

    申请日:2011-12-07

    IPC分类号: H05B37/02

    CPC分类号: H05B33/0818

    摘要: The disclosed implementations utilize the voltage drop inherent in the device string to power a device control IC. In some implementations, current is drawn from the bottom of the device string and applied to a voltage supply pin of the device control IC. In some implementations, current is drawn from some other location in the device string (e.g., near the bottom or midpoint of the device string) using a switch. In some implementations, current is drawn from near the bottom and the bottom of the device string at different times, such that less current is drawn from the bottom of the device string as the duty cycle of the device string increases and more current is drawn from near the bottom of the device string as the duty cycle of the device string increases.

    摘要翻译: 所公开的实现使用设备串中固有的电压降来为器件控制IC供电。 在一些实施方式中,电流从器件串的底部抽出并施加到器件控制IC的电压引脚。 在一些实施方式中,使用开关从设备串中的某个其他位置(例如,设备串的底部或中点附近)绘出电流。 在一些实施方式中,在不同时间从设备串的底部和底部接近电流,从而当器件串的占空比增加并且从 靠近设备串的底部,随着设备串的占空比增加。

    Color correcting device driver
    10.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US08575863B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-11-05

    申请号:US13291943

    申请日:2011-11-08

    CPC分类号: H05B33/0815 H05B33/0827

    摘要: A color correcting device driver is configured to vary the equivalent current into light emitting elements (e.g., LEDs) with the frequency of the AC input current (e.g., 120 Hz). In implementations that include a fly-back controller with a power factor correction (PFC) controller on the primary side, the color correcting device driver performs the method of: 1) turning on the loads (e.g., white and CA strings of LEDs); 2) determining if the voltage supplied to the loads has dropped by a first threshold amount; 3) turning off the loads; and 4) determining if the voltage supplied to loads has recovered by a second threshold amount (or waiting for a fixed amount of time). The method is repeated. In implementations that do not include a PFC controller on the primary side, the color correcting device driver can create a pulse width modulated (PWM) signal.