LIGHT SOURCE DRIVING DEVICE

• US 20120299507A1
• Filed: 09/25/2011
• Published: 11/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Inventors: Lee, Ching-Ran, Li, Hung-Chun, Huang, Yao-Te, Chen, Yung-Chuan
• Granted Patent: US 8,749,165 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 315/291
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/56 involving measures to prevent abnormal temperature of the LEDs

Abstract

A light source driving device configured to drive a light-emitting unit is provided. The light source driving device includes a direct voltage source, a first capacitance unit, and a switching current adjustment circuit. The direct voltage source is coupled with the light-emitting unit and supplies a direct voltage. The first capacitance unit and the light-emitting unit are connected in parallel. The switching current adjustment circuit and the light-emitting unit are connected in series. The switching current adjustment circuit is configured to bear a part of a voltage stress of the direct voltage source and is configured to switch the direct voltage.

Claims

1. A light source driving device, configured to drive a light-emitting unit, the light source driving device comprises:

a direct voltage source, coupled with the light-emitting unit and configured to provide a direct voltage;

a first capacitance unit, connected with the light-emitting unit in parallel; and

a switching current adjustment circuit, connected with the light-emitting unit in series, wherein the switching current adjustment circuit is configured to bear a part of a voltage stress of the direct voltage source and is configured to switch the direct voltage.

2. The light source driving device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light-emitting unit comprises at least one solid state light source.

3. The light source driving device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the solid state light source is a light-emitting diode or an organic light-emitting diode.

4. The light source driving device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first capacitance unit comprises at least one non-electrolytic capacitor.

5. The light source driving device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the non-electrolytic capacitor comprises a plastic thin film capacitor, a ceramic capacitor, or a laminated ceramic capacitor.

6. The light source driving device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the light-emitting unit is coupled between a positive end of the direct voltage source and the switching current adjustment circuit.

7. The light source driving device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the switching current adjustment circuit is coupled between a positive end of the direct voltage source and the light-emitting unit.

8. The light source driving device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the switching current adjustment circuit comprises a power switch which is connected with the light-emitting unit in series.

9. The light source driving device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the switching current adjustment circuit further comprises a second capacitance unit which is connected with the power switch in parallel.

10. The light source driving device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the second capacitance unit comprises at least one non-electrolytic capacitor.

11. The light source driving device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the non-electrolytic capacitor comprises a plastic thin film capacitor, a ceramic capacitor, or a laminated ceramic capacitor.

12. The light source driving device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the switching current adjustment circuit further comprises an adjusting unit which is connected with the power switch in series, and the adjusting unit comprises at least one of a solid state light source, a diode, and a resistor.

13. The light source driving device as claimed in claim 12, wherein the switching current adjustment circuit further comprises a second capacitance unit which is connected with an entirety of the power switch and the adjusting unit in parallel.

14. The light source driving device as claimed in claim 13, wherein the switching current adjustment circuit further comprises a third capacitance unit which is connected with the adjusting unit in parallel.

15. The light source driving device as claimed in claim 14, wherein the third capacitance unit comprises at least one non-electrolytic capacitor.

16. The light source driving device as claimed in claim 15, wherein the non-electrolytic capacitor comprises a plastic thin film capacitor, a ceramic capacitor, or a laminated ceramic capacitor.

17. The light source driving device as claimed in claim 14, wherein the adjusting unit comprises at least one light-emitting diode or at least one organic light-emitting diode.

18. The light source driving device as claimed in claim 8, further comprising a feedback circuit which is configured to detect a current that passes through the light-emitting unit and to adjust a duty cycle of a driving signal of the switching current adjustment circuit according to the current which passes through the light-emitting unit.

19. The light source driving device as claimed in claim 18, wherein the feedback circuit comprises:

a sensing circuit, configured to detect the current which passes through the light-emitting unit to generate a feedback signal; and

a controlling circuit, configured to determine the duty cycle of the driving signal of the power switch according to the feedback signal.

20. The light source driving device as claimed in claim 19, wherein the controlling circuit comprises an analog controlling integrated circuit or a digital microprocessor.

21. The light source driving device as claimed in claim 8, further comprising a feedback circuit which is configured to detect a total current which passes through the light-emitting unit and the first capacitance unit and to adjust a duty cycle of a driving signal of the switching current adjustment circuit according to the total current which passes through the light-emitting unit and the first capacitance unit.

22. The light source driving device as claimed in claim 21, wherein the feedback circuit comprises:

a sensing circuit, configured to detect the total current which passes through the light-emitting unit and the first capacitance unit to generate a feedback signal; and

a controlling circuit, configured to determine the duty cycle of the driving signal of the power switch according to the feedback signal.

23. The light source driving device as claimed in claim 22, wherein the controlling circuit comprises an analog controlling integrated circuit or a digital microprocessor.

24. The light source driving device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the direct voltage source comprises a pure direct voltage source or a pulse direct voltage source.