Integrated circuit for driving high-voltage LED lamp
First Claim
1. An integrated circuit for driving high-voltage LED lamps applied with a full-wave rectified power, the integrated circuit comprising:
- a plurality of LED stacks connected in series, each of the LED stacks including a first side and a second side, the second side of an LED stack being electrically connected to the first side of a next LED stack in the series;
a control unit;
a plurality of current-clamping units electrically connected to the control unit and LED stacks; and
at least one current-sensing unit electrically connected to the current-clamping units and the control unit;
wherein a first current-clamping units is electrically connected to the second side of the first LED stack and the first side of the second LED stack, and a last current-clamping unit is electrically connected to the second side of a last LED stack,when an electrical current flowing through the current-clamping unit is greater than a default current, a respective current-sensing unit outputs a logical high signal to the control unit, and when the electrical current flowing through the current-clamping unit is not greater than the default current, the respective current-sensing unit outputs a logical low signal to the control unit, andwherein the control unit is configured to turn off the first (N-1) current-clamping units when the control unit is informed from the logical high and low signals that the full-wave rectified power is larger enough to drive the first N LED stacks in the LED stack series, wherein N is an integer number larger than 1.
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Abstract
An integrated circuit for driving high-voltage LED lamps is applied to a rectified alternative current (AC) power and a plurality of LED stacks. The integrated circuit includes a control unit, a plurality of current-clamping units which electrically connect to the control unit and the LED stacks respectively, and a plurality of current-sensing units which electrically connect to the current-clamping units and the control unit. When the rectified power is switched on, the current-sensing unit constantly monitors the electrical current flowing through the respective current-clamping unit and feeds back the monitored data to the control unit. The control unit sequentially switches on or off the current-clamping units according to the combinatorial logic state of the monitored data.
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9 Claims
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1. An integrated circuit for driving high-voltage LED lamps applied with a full-wave rectified power, the integrated circuit comprising:
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a plurality of LED stacks connected in series, each of the LED stacks including a first side and a second side, the second side of an LED stack being electrically connected to the first side of a next LED stack in the series; a control unit; a plurality of current-clamping units electrically connected to the control unit and LED stacks; and at least one current-sensing unit electrically connected to the current-clamping units and the control unit; wherein a first current-clamping units is electrically connected to the second side of the first LED stack and the first side of the second LED stack, and a last current-clamping unit is electrically connected to the second side of a last LED stack, when an electrical current flowing through the current-clamping unit is greater than a default current, a respective current-sensing unit outputs a logical high signal to the control unit, and when the electrical current flowing through the current-clamping unit is not greater than the default current, the respective current-sensing unit outputs a logical low signal to the control unit, and wherein the control unit is configured to turn off the first (N-1) current-clamping units when the control unit is informed from the logical high and low signals that the full-wave rectified power is larger enough to drive the first N LED stacks in the LED stack series, wherein N is an integer number larger than 1. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An integrated circuit for driving high-voltage LED lamps, comprising:
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a control unit; a plurality of current-clamping units electrically connected to the control unit and LED stacks; and at least one current-sensing unit electrically connected to the current-clamping units and the control unit; wherein the current-sensing unit monitors an electrical current flowing through the respective current-clamping unit and feeds back the monitored data to the control unit, and the control unit sequentially switches on or off the current-clamping units according to the combinatorial logic state of the monitored data, wherein the current-sensing unit comprises an NPN transistor, and wherein the current-sensing unit further comprises an inverter, and an input terminal of the inverter is electrically connected to the collector of an NPN transistor. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7)
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8. An integrated circuit for driving high-voltage LED lamps, comprising:
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a control unit; a plurality of current-clamping units electrically connected to the control unit and LED stacks; and at least one current-sensing unit electrically connected to the current-clamping units and the control unit; wherein the current-sensing unit monitors an electrical current flowing through the respective current-clamping unit and feeds back the monitored data to the control unit, and the control unit sequentially switches on or off the current-clamping units according to the combinatorial logic state of the monitored data, and wherein the control unit comprises; at least one first NOT gate; and at least one second NOT gate, and an input terminal of the second NOT gate electrically connected to the output terminal of the first NOT gate. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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