DEVICE FOR DRIVING LIGHT SOURCE MODULE

• US 20080088255A1
• Filed: 12/28/2006
• Published: 04/17/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: WANG, CHIA-PENG, GER, CHIH-CHAN
• Granted Patent: US 7,492,107 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 315/274
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 41/28 using static converters
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 41/2827 using specially adapted components in the load circuit, e.g. feed-back transformers, piezoelectric transformers; using specially adapted load circuit configurations

Abstract

A driving device for driving a light source module (47) includes a PFC circuit (42), a power stage circuit (44), an isolation transformer (T1), an inverter circuit (45) and a PWM controller (46). The PFC circuit converts a received AC signal to a DC signal. The power stage circuit is connected to the PFC circuit, for converting the DC signal to another AC signal. The isolation transformer has a primary winding and at least one secondary winding. The primary winding of the isolation transformer is connected to the power stage circuit, for isolating the received AC signal from the light source module. The inverter circuit is connected to the secondary winding of the isolation transformer, for converting an AC signal output from the isolation transformer to an appropriate signal. The PWM controller is connected to the power stage circuit, for controlling output from the power stage circuit.

Claims

1. A driving device for driving a light source module comprising a plurality of lamps, comprising:

a power factor correction (PFC) circuit for converting a received alternating current (AC) signal to a direct current (DC) signal;

a power stage circuit connected to the PFC circuit, for converting the DC signal to another AC signal;

an isolation transformer having a primary winding and at least a secondary winding;

wherein the primary winding of the isolation transformer is connected to the power stage circuit, for isolating the received AC signal from the light source module;

an inverter circuit, connected to the secondary winding of the isolation transformer, for converting an AC signal output from the isolation transformer to an appropriate signal to drive the light source module; and

a PWM controller, connected to the power stage circuit, for controlling output from the power stage circuit.

2. The driving device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising an AC power source, for providing the AC signal received by the PFC circuit.

3. The driving device as claimed in claim 2, further comprising an electro-magnetic interference (EMI) filter circuit, connected between the AC power source and the PFC circuit, for filtering EMI signals of the AC signal output from the AC power source.

4. The driving device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the PWM controller receives a feedback signal.

5. The driving device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a PFC controller connected to the PFC circuit, for stabilizing output from the PFC circuit.

6. The driving device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the inverter circuit comprises:

a plurality of transformers;

wherein each of the transformers has at least a primary winding and a secondary winding; and

a plurality of capacitors, correspondingly connected between high and low terminals of the secondary windings of the transformers;

wherein high terminals of the primary windings of the transformers are jointly connected to a high terminal of the secondary winding of the isolation transformer, low terminals of the primary windings of the transformers are jointly connected to a low terminal of the secondary winding of the isolation transformer, high terminals of the secondary windings of the transformers are respectively connected to a lamp, and low terminals of the secondary windings of the transformers are grounded.

7. The driving device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the inverter circuit comprises:

a plurality of transformer;

wherein each of the transformers has at least a primary winding, a first secondary winding and a second secondary winding; and

a plurality of capacitors, correspondingly connected between high and low terminals of the first secondary windings of the transformers, and connected between high and low terminals of the second secondary windings of the transformers;

wherein high terminals of the primary windings of the transformers are jointly connected to a high terminal of the secondary winding of the isolation transformer, low terminals of the primary windings of the transformers are jointly connected to a low terminal of the secondary winding of the isolation transformer, high terminals of the first and the second secondary windings of the transformers are respectively connected to a lamp, and low terminals of the first and the second secondary windings of the transformers are grounded.

8. The driving device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the inverter circuit comprises:

a plurality of transformers;

wherein each of the transformers has at least a primary winding, a first secondary winding and a second secondary winding; and

a plurality of capacitors, corresponding connected between high and low terminals of the first secondary winding of the transformers, and connected between high and low terminals of the second secondary winding of the transformers;

wherein high terminals of the primary windings of the transformers are jointly connected to a high terminal of the secondary winding of the isolation transformer, low terminals of the primary windings of the transformers are jointly connected to a low terminal of the secondary winding of the isolation transformer, high and low terminals of the first and the second secondary windings of the transformers are respectively connected to a lamp.

9. A driving device for driving a light source module comprising a plurality of lamps, comprising:

a power factor correction (PFC) circuit for converting a received alternating current (AC) signal to a direct current (DC) signal;

a power stage circuit, connected to the PFC circuit, for converting the DC signal to another AC signal;

an isolation transformer having a primary winding and at least a secondary winding;

wherein the primary winding of the isolation transformer is connected to the power stage circuit, for isolating the received AC signal from the light source module; and

an inverter circuit, connected to the secondary winding of the isolation transformer, for converting an AC signal output from the isolation transformer to an appropriate signal to drive the light source module, wherein the inverter circuit comprises;

a plurality of transformers;

wherein each of the transformers has at least a primary winding and a secondary winding;

wherein high terminals of the primary windings of the transformers are jointly connected to a high terminal of the secondary winding of the isolation transformer, low terminals of the primary windings of the transformers are jointly connected to a low terminal of the secondary winding of the isolation transformer, high terminals of the secondary windings of the transformers are respectively connected to a lamp.

10. The driving device as claimed in claim 9, further comprising a plurality of capacitors, correspondingly connected between high and low terminals of the secondary windings of the transformers.

11. The driving device as claimed in claim 9, further comprising a PWM controller, connected to the power stage circuit, for controlling output from the power stage circuit.

12. The driving device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the PWM controller receives a feedback signal.

13. The driving device as claimed in claim 9, wherein low terminals of the secondary windings of the transformers are respectively connected to a lamp.

14. The driving device as claimed in claim 9, further comprising PFC controller connected to the PFC circuit, for stabilizing output from the PFC circuit.

15. A driving device for driving a light source module, comprising:

a power factor correction (PFC) circuit for converting a received alternating current (AC) signal to a direct current (DC) signal;

a power stage circuit electrically connectable with said PFC circuit for converting said DC signal output by said PFC circuit to another AC signal;

an inverter circuit electrically connectable between said power stage circuit and a light source module for converting said another AC signal output by said power stage circuit to an appropriate signal to drive said light source module; and

an isolation transformer electrically connectable between said power stage circuit and said inverter circuit for isolating said another AC signal output by said power stage circuit from said light source module.