Abstract:
Disclosed is a lighting apparatus using LEDs as a light source. The lighting apparatus may include: a dimming control unit configured to provide one of first and second control signals as a dimming control signal, the first control signal corresponding to a dimming signal inputted in response to connection of a dimmer, the second control signal corresponding to disconnection of the dimmer; and a driving current control circuit configured to control a driving current corresponding to light emission of a lighting unit in response to the dimming control signal of the dimming control unit.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a control circuit of an LED lighting apparatus having a current control function. The control circuit of the LED lighting apparatus may include: a current control circuit configured to control the LED lighting apparatus divided into a plurality of LED groups, and provide a current path corresponding to sequential light emissions of the LED groups in response to a rectified voltage; and surplus voltage buffer circuits corresponding to two or more LED groups, respectively, and each configured buffer a surplus voltage.
Abstract:
Disclosed are a control circuit and a voltage generation method of an LED lighting apparatus which provides lighting using a rectified voltage. Light emission of the LED lighting apparatus can be implemented through current regulation, a rectified voltage used for light emission can be used to provide a constant voltage required for a peripheral circuit, and a current flowing through a current path formed by the current regulation can be controlled to perform dimming.
Abstract:
Provided is an LED lighting apparatus with an improved heat radiation property, which is capable of effectively radiating heat generated therein. The LED lighting apparatus may include: a light source unit comprising a plurality of LED groups each having one or more LEDs; and a driving unit configured to provide a current path corresponding to light emission of the light source unit. The light source unit and the driving unit may be arranged on the same substrate so as to be separated from each other. Among the plurality of LED groups, the LED group having the largest heat value may be arranged farthest away from the driving unit, compared to the other LED groups. Through the above-described arrangement, the heat radiation property of the LED lighting apparatus can be improved.
Abstract:
A control circuit of an LED lighting apparatus divided into a plurality of LED channels may include: a current control circuit configured to provide a current path corresponding to sequential light emissions of the LED channels in response to a rectified voltage; and a residual voltage buffer circuit configured to correspond to an LED channel which finally emits light, and buffer a residual voltage when the rectified voltage rises to a preset value such that the residual voltage occurs.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an LED lighting apparatus. The LED lighting apparatus may include a leakage current control unit configured to provide a leakage current path when a rectified voltage is retained at a predetermined voltage or less for a preset time or more, and a leakage current and retention current may be discharged through a leakage current path.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an LED lighting apparatus using a standardized module. The LED lighting apparatus can be configured by assembling a standardized light emitting module and a driving module reflecting a required specification. The driving module includes a driver configured to provide a current path corresponding to light emission of one or more LED groups and regulate a driving current, a sensing resistor connected to the current path of the driver, diodes installed for the respective channel terminals of the driver in order to block a reverse current, and one or more capacitors connected in parallel to the one or more LED groups.
Abstract:
Provided is a lighting apparatus using an LED as a lighting source. The lighting apparatus may distribute a current corresponding to a rectified voltage to a lighting unit and a secondary current circuit, perform primary light emission at low luminance, and reduce an optical deviation between LED groups through secondary light emission. Thus, the lighting apparatus can reduce an optical deviation corresponding to dimming and one cycle of rectified voltage.
Abstract:
Provided is a lighting apparatus using an LED as a light source. The lighting apparatus may include a plurality of light emitting units each including one or more semiconductor packages having an equal number of LEDs mounted thereon, the light emitting units may be arranged in a longitudinal direction to form a line light source, and the LEDs included in each of the light emitting units may be divided into a plurality of LED groups.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a lighting apparatus which stably performs dimming control on a lamp implemented with light emitting diodes (LEDs) or the like. The lighting apparatus may improve power efficiency by driving power supplied to a lamp in a current regulation method, perform constant current control such that the lamp maintains constant brightness, perform dimming control for controlling the brightness of the lamp, commonly supply the power provided to the lamp to peripheral circuit modules, and perform constant voltage control such that a driving voltage supplied as power is maintained at a predetermined level or more.