POWER SUPPLY FOR LIGHT EMITTING DIODE ROADWAY LIGHTING FIXTURE
First Claim
1. A method of operating a power supply for light emitting diode (LED) module in a roadway fixture, the method comprising:
- performing electro-magnetic interference (EMI) filtering of an incoming alternating current (AC) current;
performing AC to direct current (DC) rectification of the AC current;
stepping down the rectified DC current based upon a power correction factor (PFC) value;
providing the stepped down DC current to the LED module;
measuring a current through the LED module;
determining the PFC value based upon at least the measured current through the LED module; and
feeding-back the determined PFC to control the stepped down DC current.
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Abstract
A high efficiency light emitting diode power supply for roadway lighting fixtures is provided. The power supply enables conditioning and monitoring of input power and monitors LEDs current to ensures consistent performance of the LED by changing a power correction factor. The LED output can also be adjusted based upon age or external input parameters and by modifying the power correction factor value. In addition, the LED output can be dimmed, turned down in output to a lower level at any time of night for a prescribed duration in order to further save energy. This dimming function uses a programming scheme that keeps track of the “seasons” (summer, fall, winter and spring) so that time of night is tracked accurately all year long.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of operating a power supply for light emitting diode (LED) module in a roadway fixture, the method comprising:
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performing electro-magnetic interference (EMI) filtering of an incoming alternating current (AC) current; performing AC to direct current (DC) rectification of the AC current; stepping down the rectified DC current based upon a power correction factor (PFC) value; providing the stepped down DC current to the LED module; measuring a current through the LED module; determining the PFC value based upon at least the measured current through the LED module; and feeding-back the determined PFC to control the stepped down DC current. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A power supply for use with a light emitting diode (LED) module in a roadway lighting fixture, the power supply comprising:
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an electro-magnetic interference filter for filtering an alternating current (AC) current; an AC rectifier for rectifying the AC current to a direct current (DC) current; a power factor correction (PFC) circuit maintaining the DC current waveform in phase with line voltages by switching a flyback transformer based upon a received PFC value; a secondary side filtering module for reducing voltage and current ripple in the DC current; an LED current sensor module for detecting a current value used by the LED module in a return line from the LED module; and a micro-controller for monitoring the LED current and processing input to determine the PFC value to be applied to the flyback transformer based upon the detected LED current value. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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