LED POWER SOURCE AND DC-DC CONVERTER
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1. An LED power source for operating an LED array of one or more LEDs, the power source comprising:
- an input rectifier operative to receive an input AC voltage signal and to produce an initial DC voltage; and
a DC-DC converter which is operatively coupled to the input rectifier to receive the initial DC voltage, the DC-DC converter comprising;
a supply-side ground connection,a load-side ground connection electrically isolated from the supply side ground,a self-oscillating inverter operatively coupled to the supply-side ground connection and receiving the initial DC voltage, the inverter operative to produce an intermediate AC signal, andan output rectifier operatively coupled to receive the intermediate AC signal from the inverter and being coupled with the load-side ground connection, the output rectifier operative to produce an output DC voltage to supply power to the LED array.
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Abstract
Isolated LED power sources and DC-DC converters therefor are presented in which the DC-DC converter includes a self-oscillating inverter driving an output rectifier for operating an LED array of one or more LEDs, where the inverter uses a control transformer with core having a Curie temperature set to a maximum operating temperature of one or more power supply components to reduce inductances of secondary windings in the inverter oscillation circuitry to lower the power supplied to the load so as to prevent the inverter from overheating.
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16 Claims
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1. An LED power source for operating an LED array of one or more LEDs, the power source comprising:
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an input rectifier operative to receive an input AC voltage signal and to produce an initial DC voltage; and a DC-DC converter which is operatively coupled to the input rectifier to receive the initial DC voltage, the DC-DC converter comprising; a supply-side ground connection, a load-side ground connection electrically isolated from the supply side ground, a self-oscillating inverter operatively coupled to the supply-side ground connection and receiving the initial DC voltage, the inverter operative to produce an intermediate AC signal, and an output rectifier operatively coupled to receive the intermediate AC signal from the inverter and being coupled with the load-side ground connection, the output rectifier operative to produce an output DC voltage to supply power to the LED array. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An isolated, self-oscillating DC-DC converter comprising:
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a supply-side ground connection; a load-side ground connection electrically isolated from the supply side ground connection; a self-oscillating inverter operatively coupled to the supply-side ground connection and receiving the initial DC voltage, the inverter operative to produce an intermediate AC signal; and an output rectifier operatively coupled to receive the intermediate AC signal from the inverter and being coupled with the load-side ground connection, the output rectifier operative to produce an output DC voltage to supply power to a load. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A self-oscillating DC-DC converter comprising:
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a self-oscillating inverter receiving the initial DC voltage, the inverter operative to produce an intermediate AC signal; an output rectifier operatively coupled to receive the intermediate AC signal from the inverter, the output rectifier operative to produce an output DC voltage to supply power to a load; and a control transformer comprising; a primary winding operatively coupled to and controlled by the inverter controller; a secondary winding operative to control the switching frequency of the inverter; and a core operatively coupled to the primary winding and the secondary windings, the core comprising a core material having a Curie temperature associated with a maximum operating junction temperature of at least one component in the inverter and operative to become paramagnetic when a temperature of the core exceeds the Curie temperature of the core; the control transformer being operative to reduce the inductance of the secondary windings to lower the power supplied to the LED array to prevent the component of the power source from overheating. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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