Light emitting device driver circuit
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1. A driving circuit comprising:
- a current sensing circuit coupled to one or more light emitting devices, the current sensing circuit adapted to sense driving current being supplied to the one or more light emitting devices;
a pulse width modulation circuit coupled to the current sensing circuit and adapted to modulate a pulse width of a control signal based at least in part on an output of the current sensing circuit, the control signal being employed to adjust the driving current being supplied to the one or more light emitting devices; and
a buck converter coupled to the one or more light emitting devices, the buck converter adapted to switch the driving current being supplied to the one or more light emitting devices.
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Abstract
A driver circuit is designed employing a current sensing circuit adapted to sense driving current being supplied to one or more light emitting devices. The driver circuit additionally employs a pulse width modulation circuit adapted to modulate a pulse width of a control signal based at least in part on an output of the current sensing circuit, the control signal being employed to adjust the driving current being supplied to the one or more light emitting devices. The driver circuit additionally employs a buck converter adapted to switch the driving current being supplied to the one or more light emitting devices.
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23 Claims
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1. A driving circuit comprising:
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a current sensing circuit coupled to one or more light emitting devices, the current sensing circuit adapted to sense driving current being supplied to the one or more light emitting devices;
a pulse width modulation circuit coupled to the current sensing circuit and adapted to modulate a pulse width of a control signal based at least in part on an output of the current sensing circuit, the control signal being employed to adjust the driving current being supplied to the one or more light emitting devices; and
a buck converter coupled to the one or more light emitting devices, the buck converter adapted to switch the driving current being supplied to the one or more light emitting devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. In a projection system, a method of controlling a driving circuit comprising:
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sensing driving current being supplied to one or more light emitting devices;
modulating the pulse width of a control signal to adjust the driving current based at least in part upon the sensed driving current; and
switching the driving current being supplied to the one or more light emitting devices at least in part by use of a buck converter. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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an illumination source, the illumination source including a light emitting device; and
a driver circuit coupled to the light emitting device, the driver circuit including;
a current sensing circuit adapted to sense the current being supplied to the light emitting device;
a pulse width modulation circuit coupled to the current sensing circuit, the pulse width modulation circuit being adapted to modulate the pulse width of a control signal to adjust the current being supplied to the light emitting device based at least in part upon an output of the current sensing circuit; and
a buck converter coupled to the light emitting device, the buck converter adapted to switch the driving current being supplied to the light emitting device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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