Module for controlling light emitting diode current for selective feedback, apparatus and method for driving light emitting diodes using the same
First Claim
1. An LED current controlling module which is connected to a plurality of LED channels receiving driving powers supplied from at least one DC/DC converter and controls currents of the LED channels through a constant current, the LED current controlling module comprising:
- an operation mode selector for selecting an operation mode according to an inputted enable signal level;
a channel divider for dividing a plurality of LED channels into at least one group according to the selected operation mode; and
a minimum voltage selector for selecting an LED channel with a minimum voltage, obtained by comparing voltages detected from each of lower ends of the LED channels included in each of one or more divided groups.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a module for controlling an LED current for selective feedback, an apparatus and a method for driving LEDs using the same. The module for controlling the LED current, which is connected to a plurality of LED channels receiving driving powers supplied from at least one DC/DC converter and controls currents of the LED channels through a constant current, the LED current controlling module includes: an operation mode selector for selecting an operation mode according to an inputted enable signal level; a channel divider for dividing a plurality of LED channels into at least one group according to the selected operation mode; and a minimum voltage selector for selecting an LED channel with a minimum voltage, obtained by comparing voltages detected from each of lower ends of the LED channels included in each of one or more divided groups.
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1. An LED current controlling module which is connected to a plurality of LED channels receiving driving powers supplied from at least one DC/DC converter and controls currents of the LED channels through a constant current, the LED current controlling module comprising:
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an operation mode selector for selecting an operation mode according to an inputted enable signal level; a channel divider for dividing a plurality of LED channels into at least one group according to the selected operation mode; and a minimum voltage selector for selecting an LED channel with a minimum voltage, obtained by comparing voltages detected from each of lower ends of the LED channels included in each of one or more divided groups. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus for driving LEDs comprising:
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light source units including a plurality of LED channels connected to be parallel to one another; at least one DC/DC converter for supplying a driving power to the light source units; at least one LED current controlling module connected to LEDs, selected from among a plurality of LED channels included in the light source units to have the same number as a preset number, said at least one LED current controlling module which determines an operation mode of the plurality of the connected LED channels according to an enable signal, divides the connected LED channels into at least one group, selects a minimum voltage of voltages for LED channels included in each group, and feedback-receives the selected voltage to the DC/DC converter; and an enable signal distributor for distributing an enable signal corresponding to a preset operation mode of said at least one LED current controlling module into each of the LED current controlling modules. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for driving LEDs in an LED current controlling module which is connected to a plurality of LED channels and controls currents of the LED channels through a constant current, the method comprising the steps of:
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selecting an operation mode according to an inputted enable signal level; dividing the plurality of LED channels into at least one group according to the selected operation mode; selecting an LED channel with a minimum voltage, obtained by comparing voltages of lower ends of LED channels included in each of one or more divided groups; and feedback-receiving a voltage of the selected LED to a DC/DC converter that supplies a driving power to an LED channel of each group. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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