LED tube lamp
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1. A driving method for driving a light-emitting diode (LED) tube lamp having at least a first and second external connection terminal, comprising:
- receiving an external driving signal from the first and second external connection terminals;
controlling a first current path to detect whether an external impedance is electrically connected to the LED tube lamp; and
while the external driving signal is being received and when an external impedance is not electrically connected to the LED tube lamp, the driving method further comprises;
transmitting current to drive an LED module of the LED tube lamp to emit light via a second current path, wherein the second current path is electrically connected to the LED module to form a power loop; and
cutting off the first current path.
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Abstract
A driving method for driving an LED tube lamp is disclosed. The LED tube lamp includes a lamp tube, two end caps, an LED module, and a power supply module including an electric shock detection circuit. The driving method is capable of detecting whether a human touches the conductive part of the LED tube lamp when one end of the LED tube lamp has been inserted into a lamp socket.
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1. A driving method for driving a light-emitting diode (LED) tube lamp having at least a first and second external connection terminal, comprising:
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receiving an external driving signal from the first and second external connection terminals; controlling a first current path to detect whether an external impedance is electrically connected to the LED tube lamp; and while the external driving signal is being received and when an external impedance is not electrically connected to the LED tube lamp, the driving method further comprises; transmitting current to drive an LED module of the LED tube lamp to emit light via a second current path, wherein the second current path is electrically connected to the LED module to form a power loop; and cutting off the first current path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A driving method for driving a light-emitting diode (LED) tube lamp having a lamp tube and two end caps respectively disposed on opposite sides of the lamp tube, wherein the LED tube lamp comprises a rectifying circuit having an input side electrically connected to external connection terminals disposed on the end caps, the driving method comprising:
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receiving an external driving signal from at least two of the external connection terminals; controlling a detection current path disposed between the input side of the rectifying circuit and a ground terminal to detect whether an external impedance is electrically connected to the LED tube lamp; and transmitting current to drive an LED module of the LED tube lamp to emit light when the external driving signal is being received and the external impedance is not electrically connected. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A driving method for driving a light-emitting diode (LED) tube lamp having a lamp tube and two end caps respectively disposed on opposite sides of the lamp tube, comprising:
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receiving an external driving signal from at least two external connection terminals disposed on the end caps; detecting whether an external impedance is electrically connected to the LED tube lamp; when the external impedance is not detected while the external driving signal is being received, the driving method comprises; rectifying the external driving signal by a rectifying circuit to generate a rectified signal; filtering the rectified signal by a filtering circuit to generate a filtered signal; converting the filtered signal into a lamp driving signal by a driving circuit; and providing the lamp driving signal to drive an LED module of the LED tube lamp, wherein a power loop is formed by a current path passing through the rectifying circuit, the filtering circuit, the driving circuit and the LED module; and when the external impedance is detected while the external driving signal is being received, the driving method comprises; disabling the driving circuit from converting the filtered signal, so as to limit a current from conducting on the power loop. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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