LED Lighting System with Accurate Current Control
First Claim
1. A light emitting diode (LED) lighting system comprising:
- an LED controller to control a current in an LED system, wherein the LED controller includes components to;
calculate, based on the current and an active time period of an LED current time period, an actual charge amount delivered to the LED system wherein the LED current time period is duty cycle modulated at a rate of greater than fifty (50) Hz; and
utilize the actual charge amount to modify and provide a desired target charge amount to be delivered during a future active time period of the LED current time period.
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Abstract
A light emitting diode (LED) lighting system and method are disclosed. The LED lighting system and method include an LED controller to accurately control a current in an LED system. The LED controller includes components to calculate, based on the current and an active time period of an LED current time period, an actual charge amount delivered to the LED system wherein the LED current time period is duty cycle, modulated at a rate of greater than fifty (50) Hz and to utilize the actual charge amount to modify and provide a desired target charge amount to be delivered during a future active time period of the LED current time period. The LED system and method further involve components to compare the actual charge amount to a desired charge amount for the active time period and compensate for a difference between the actual charge amount and the desired charge amount during the future active time period.
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23 Claims
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1. A light emitting diode (LED) lighting system comprising:
an LED controller to control a current in an LED system, wherein the LED controller includes components to; calculate, based on the current and an active time period of an LED current time period, an actual charge amount delivered to the LED system wherein the LED current time period is duty cycle modulated at a rate of greater than fifty (50) Hz; and utilize the actual charge amount to modify and provide a desired target charge amount to be delivered during a future active time period of the LED current time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for controlling a current in a light emitting diode (LED) system of an LED lighting system comprising:
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duty cycle modulating the LED current time period at a rate of greater than fifty (50) Hz; calculating, based on the current and an active time period of an LED current time period, an actual charge amount delivered to the LED system; and utilizing the actual charge amount to modify and provide a desired target charge amount to be delivered during a future active time period of the LED current time period. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A current controller for controlling current to a light emitting diode (LED) system for an LED lighting system comprising:
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components for receiving a dimming level signal from a dimming controller and for controlling and providing, based on the dimming level signal, an amount of drive current for driving the LED system; and wherein the components are at least part of an LED controller to; calculate, based on the current and an active time period of the LED current time period, an actual charge amount delivered to the LED system wherein the LED current time period is duty cycle modulated at a rate of greater than fifty (50); and utilize the actual charge amount to modify and provide a desired target charge amount to be delivered during a future active time period of the LED current time period. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for controlling current to a light emitting diode (LED) system for an LED lighting system comprising:
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receiving a dimming level signal from a dimming controller; and controlling and providing, based on the dimming level signal, an amount of drive current for driving the LED system; and wherein the receiving and controlling and providing steps are at least part of an LED controller method to; duty cycle modulate an LED current time period at a rate of greater than fifty (50) Hz; calculate, based on the current and an active time period of the LED current time period, an actual charge amount delivered to the LED system; and utilize the actual charge amount to modify and provide a desired target charge amount to be delivered during a future active time period of the LED current time period. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A delta-sigma modulated dimming controller for controlling a dimming level of a light emitting diode (LED) system for an LED lighting system comprising:
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components for receiving a dimming control signal and driving a dimming level signal to a current controller for providing a current for driving the LED system; and wherein the components are at least part of an LED controller to; calculate, based on the current and an active time period of an LED current time period, an actual charge amount delivered to the LED system wherein the LED current time period is duty cycle modulated at a rate of greater than fifty (50) Hz; and utilize the actual charge amount to modify and provide a desired target charge amount to be delivered during a future active time period of the LED current time period. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A method for controlling a dimming level of a light emitting diode (LED) system for an LED lighting system utilizing a delta sigma modulator comprising:
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receiving a dimming control signal; and driving a dimming level signal to a current controller for providing a current for driving the LED system; and wherein the receiving and driving steps are at least part of an LED controller method to; duty cycle modulate the LED current time period at a rate of greater than fifty (50) Hz; calculate, based on the current and an active time period of an LED current time period, an actual charge amount delivered to the LED system; and utilize the actual charge amount to modify and provide a desired target charge amount to be delivered during a future active time period of the LED current time period. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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