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, the circuit includes a squarer configured to squire 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 square signal of the input voltage signal using the duty ratio of energy transfer calculated by the duty ratio calculator.
Abstract:
There is provided an integrated circuit controlling a power supply, the integrated circuit including: an HV pin obtaining startup power; a voltage dividing unit connected to the HV pin; and an input voltage detecting unit detecting an input voltage through voltage distribution by the voltage dividing unit. The integrated circuit may be capable of reducing manufacturing costs by omitting a separate voltage sensing pin.
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:
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 (LED) driver including: a power supplying unit including a dimmer and a rectifying unit and supplying a supply voltage to an LED device; and a control unit acquiring section information regarding the supply voltage and setting an LED on-time based on the section information.
Abstract:
There is provide a light emitting diode lighting apparatus capable of being generally used in various kinds of dimmer, the apparatus including: a dimmer varying waveforms of input power according to a dimming signal; a bleeder adjusting a bleeding current under control; a controller comparing a latching current of the dimmer with the bleeding current of the bleeder to control the amount of the bleeding current; and an LED driver receiving a current other than the bleeding current flowing through the bleeder from among the currents from the dimmer to driver a light emitting diode (LED).