LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND DRIVING APPARATUS THEREOF
First Claim
1. A light source driving apparatus to drive at least one light source module, the light source driving apparatus comprising:
- a switch unit for coupling in series with an AC power source and the light source module;
a clock synchronization unit for coupling to the AC power source and to provide a clock synchronization signal in accordance with an AC voltage of the AC power source;
a control unit coupled to receive the clock synchronization signal and to provide to the switch unit an adjusting signal according to a timing of the clock synchronization signal; and
a feedback unit coupled to the control unit and to detect a load state of the light source module, the feedback unit configured to provide to the control unit a feedback signal having a value representative of the detected load state of the light source module;
wherein the control unit is configured to modulate a pulse width of the adjusting signal according to the feedback signal and a preset brightness value of the light source module, the switch unit responsive to the adjusting signal to open and close to apply the AC voltage to the light source module in accordance with the modulated pulse width.
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Abstract
A light source driving apparatus to drive at least one light source module includes a switch unit for coupling in series with an AC power source and the light source module; a clock synchronization unit for coupling to the AC power source and to provide a clock synchronization signal in accordance with an AC voltage of the AC power source; a control unit coupled to receive the clock synchronization signal and to provide to the switch unit an adjusting signal according to a timing of the clock synchronization signal; and a feedback unit coupled to the control unit and to detect a load state of the light source module, the feedback unit configured to provide to the control unit a feedback signal having a value representative of the detected load state of the light source module. The control unit is configured to modulate a pulse width of the adjusting signal according to the feedback signal and a preset brightness value of the light source module, the switch unit responsive to the adjusting signal to open and close to apply the AC voltage to the light source module in accordance with the modulated pulse width.
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Citations
43 Claims
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1. A light source driving apparatus to drive at least one light source module, the light source driving apparatus comprising:
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a switch unit for coupling in series with an AC power source and the light source module; a clock synchronization unit for coupling to the AC power source and to provide a clock synchronization signal in accordance with an AC voltage of the AC power source; a control unit coupled to receive the clock synchronization signal and to provide to the switch unit an adjusting signal according to a timing of the clock synchronization signal; and a feedback unit coupled to the control unit and to detect a load state of the light source module, the feedback unit configured to provide to the control unit a feedback signal having a value representative of the detected load state of the light source module; wherein the control unit is configured to modulate a pulse width of the adjusting signal according to the feedback signal and a preset brightness value of the light source module, the switch unit responsive to the adjusting signal to open and close to apply the AC voltage to the light source module in accordance with the modulated pulse width. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A light source driving apparatus to drive a plurality of light source modules, the light source driving apparatus comprising:
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a first switch unit for coupling in series with an AC power source and a first one of the light source modules; a second switch unit coupled in parallel with the first switch unit and in series with the AC power source and a second one of the light source modules; a clock synchronization unit for coupling to the AC power source and to provide a clock synchronization signal in accordance with an AC voltage of the AC power source; a control unit coupled to receive the clock synchronization signal and to provide to the first and second switch units first and second adjusting signals, respectively, according to a timing of the clock synchronization signal; and first and second feedback units coupled to the control unit and to detect a load state of the first and second light source modules, respectively, the first and second feedback units configured to provide to the control unit first and second feedback signals, respectively, having values representative of the respective detected load states of the first and second light source modules; wherein the control unit is configured to modulate a pulse width of each of the first and second adjusting signals according to the first and second feedback signals, respectively, and a preset brightness value of each of the first and second light source modules, the first and second switch units respectively responsive to the first and second adjusting signals to open and close to respectively apply the AC voltage to the first and second light source modules in accordance with the modulated pulse widths of the first and second adjusting signals.
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20. A light source driving apparatus to drive first, second, and third light source modules, the light source driving apparatus comprising:
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a first switch unit for coupling in series with an AC power source and the first light source module; a second switch unit coupled in parallel with the first switch unit and in series with the AC power source and the second light source module; a third switch unit coupled in parallel with the first switch unit and the second switch unit and in series with the AC power source and the third light source module; a clock synchronization unit for coupling to the AC power source and to provide a clock synchronization signal in accordance with an AC voltage of the AC power source; a control unit coupled to receive the clock synchronization signal and to provide to the first, second, and third switch units first, second, and third adjusting signals, respectively, according to a timing of the clock synchronization signal; and first, second, and third feedback units coupled to the control unit and to detect a load state of the first, second, and third light source modules, respectively, the first, second, and third feedback units configured to provide to the control unit first, second, and third feedback signals, respectively, having values representative of the respective detected load states of the first, second, and third light source module; wherein the control unit is configured to modulate a pulse width of each of the first, second, and third adjusting signals according to the first, second, and third feedback signals, respectively, and a preset brightness value of each of the first, second, and third light source modules, the first, second, and third switch units respectively responsive to the first, second, and third adjusting signals to open and close to respectively apply the AC voltage to the first, second, and third light source modules in accordance with the modulated pulse widths of the first, second, and third adjusting signals.
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21. A light source driving apparatus, comprising:
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a light source module; a switch unit coupled in series with an AC power source and the light source module; a clock synchronization unit for coupling to the AC power source and to provide a clock synchronization signal in accordance with an AC voltage of the AC power source; a control unit coupled to receive the clock synchronization signal and to provide to the switch unit an adjusting signal according to a timing of the clock synchronization signal; and a feedback unit coupled to the control unit and to detect a load state of the light source module, the feedback unit configured to provide to the control unit a feedback signal having a value representative of the detected load state of the light source module; wherein the control unit is configured to modulate a pulse width of the adjusting signal according to the feedback signal and a preset brightness value of the light source module, the switch unit responsive to the adjusting signal to open and close to apply the AC voltage to the light source module in accordance with the modulated pulse width. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A light source driving apparatus to drive at least one light source module, the light source apparatus comprising:
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a switch unit for coupling in series with an AC power source and the light source module; a clock synchronization unit for coupling to the AC power source and to provide a clock synchronization signal in accordance with an AC voltage of the AC power source; a control unit coupled to receive the clock synchronization signal and to provide to the switch unit an adjusting signal according to a timing of the clock synchronization signal; a feedback unit coupled to the control unit and to detect a load state of the light source module, the feedback unit configured to provide to the control unit a feedback signal having a value representative of the detected load state of the light source module; and a sensor unit to detect a brightness of light emitted from the light source module when driven and to provide to the control unit a signal representative of the detected brightness; wherein the control unit is configured to modulate a pulse width of the adjusting signal according to the feedback signal, a preset brightness value of the light source module, and the detected brightness, the switch unit responsive to the adjusting signal to open and close to apply the AC voltage to the light source module in accordance with the modulated pulse width. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41)
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42. A light source driving apparatus to drive a plurality of light source modules, the light source apparatus comprising:
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a first switch unit for coupling in series with an AC power source and a first one of the light source modules; a second switch unit coupled in parallel with the first switch unit and in series with the AC power source and a second one of the light source modules; a clock synchronization unit for coupling to the AC power source and to provide a clock synchronization signal in accordance with an AC voltage of the AC power source; a control unit coupled to receive the clock synchronization signal and to provide to the first and second switch units non-overlapping first and second adjusting signals, respectively, according to a timing of the clock synchronization signal; and first and second feedback units coupled to the control unit and to detect a load state of the first and second light source modules, respectively, the first and second feedback units configured to provide to the control unit first and second feedback signals, respectively, having values representative of the respective detected load states of the first and second light source modules, each of the first and second light source modules being configured to only emit light of first and second colors, respectively; a color sensor unit to detect a brightness of the first color light and the second color light when emitted by the first and second light sources, respectively, and to provide to the control unit signals respectively representative of the detected brightness of the emitted first and second color lights; wherein the control unit is configured to modulate a pulse width of each of the first and second adjusting signals according to the first and second feedback signals, respectively, a preset brightness value of each of the first and second light source modules, and the detected brightness of the emitted first and second color light, the first and second switch units respectively responsive to the first and second adjusting signals to open and close to respectively apply the AC voltage to the first and second light source modules in accordance with the modulated pulse widths of the non-overlapping first and second adjusting signals, so that the first and second light source modules are driven to light at non-overlapping times. - View Dependent Claims (43)
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