Apparatus for driving light emitting device using pulse-width modulation
First Claim
1. An apparatus for driving a light emitting device (LED), the apparatus comprising:
- a first driving control element configured to control a current flowing through a first LED channel, which is connected to an operating voltage terminal and includes a plurality of LEDs, in response to a first pulse-width modulated control signal;
a first current detection unit connected between the first driving control element and a ground terminal, and configured to detect the current flowing through the first LED channel;
a first effective value detection unit configured to detect an effective value of the current detected by the first current detection unit;
a first reference signal generation unit configured to generate a preset reference signal having a sawtooth waveform; and
a first comparison unit configured to compare the reference signal from the first reference signal generation unit with the effective value from the first effective value detection unit, whereinthe first comparison unit is configured to be enabled when a dimming pulse-width-modulated (PWM) signal is at a high level, and disabled when the dimming PWM signal is at a low level.
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Abstract
An apparatus for driving a light emitting device (LED) is provided. The apparatus for driving the LED includes a first driving control element, a first current detection unit, a first effective value detection unit, a first reference signal generation unit, and a first comparison unit. The first driving control element controls a current flowing through a first LED channel, in response to a first pulse-width modulated control signal. The first current detection unit detects the current flowing through the first LED channel. The first effective value detection unit detects an effective value of the current detected by the first current detection unit. The first reference signal generation unit generates a preset reference signal having a sawtooth waveform. The first comparison unit compares the reference signal from the first reference signal generation unit with the effective value from the first effective value detection unit.
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15 Claims
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1. An apparatus for driving a light emitting device (LED), the apparatus comprising:
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a first driving control element configured to control a current flowing through a first LED channel, which is connected to an operating voltage terminal and includes a plurality of LEDs, in response to a first pulse-width modulated control signal; a first current detection unit connected between the first driving control element and a ground terminal, and configured to detect the current flowing through the first LED channel; a first effective value detection unit configured to detect an effective value of the current detected by the first current detection unit; a first reference signal generation unit configured to generate a preset reference signal having a sawtooth waveform; and a first comparison unit configured to compare the reference signal from the first reference signal generation unit with the effective value from the first effective value detection unit, wherein the first comparison unit is configured to be enabled when a dimming pulse-width-modulated (PWM) signal is at a high level, and disabled when the dimming PWM signal is at a low level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An apparatus for driving a light emitting device (LED), the apparatus comprising:
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a first driving control element configured to control a current flowing through a first LED channel, which is connected to an operating voltage terminal and includes a plurality of LEDs, in response to a first pulse-width modulated control signal; a first current detection unit connected between the first driving control element and a ground terminal, and configured to detect the current flowing through the first LED channel; a first effective value detection unit configured to detect an effective value of the current detected by the first current detection unit; a first reference signal generation unit configured to generate a preset reference signal having a sawtooth waveform; and a first comparison unit configured to compare the reference signal from the first reference signal generation unit with the effective value from the first effective value detection unit, wherein the first comparison unit includes an operational amplifier having an inverting input terminal for receiving the reference signal from the first reference signal generation unit, a noninverting input terminal for receiving the effective value from the first effective value detection unit, and an output terminal for outputting the first control signal to the first driving control element, the first control signal is pulse-width modulated by comparing the reference signal inputted through the inverting input terminal with the effective value inputted through the noninverting input terminal, and the first comparison unit is configured to be enabled when a dimming pulse-width-modulated (PWM) signal is at a high level, and disabled when the dimming PWM signal is at a low level.
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5. An apparatus for driving a light emitting device (LED), the apparatus comprising:
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first to nth driving control elements controlling currents flowing through first to nth LED channels, which are connected in parallel to an operating voltage terminal and include a plurality of LEDs, in response to first to nth pulse-width modulated control signals, where n is an integer greater than 1; first to nth current detection units connected between the first to nth driving control elements and a ground terminal, and detecting currents flowing through the first to nth LED channels; first to nth effective value detection units detecting the effective values of the currents detected by the first to nth current detection units; first to nth reference signal generation units generating preset reference signals having sawtooth waveforms; and first to nth comparison units comparing the reference signals from the first to nth reference signal generation units with the effective values from the first to nth effective value detection units, and generating the first to nth pulse-width modulated control signals to the first to nth driving control elements. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for driving a light emitting device (LED), the apparatus comprising:
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first to nth driving control elements controlling currents flowing through first to nth LED channels, which are connected in parallel to an operating voltage terminal and include a plurality of LEDs, in response to first to nth pulse-width modulated control signals, where n is an integer greater than 1; first to nth current detection units connected between the first to nth driving control elements and a ground terminal, and detecting currents flowing through the first to nth LED channels; first to nth effective value detection units detecting the effective values of the currents detected by the first to nth current detection units; first to nth reference signal generation units generating preset reference signals having sawtooth waveforms; and first to nth comparison units enabled in response to a dimming pulse-width-modulated (PWM) signal, and comparing the reference signals from the first to nth reference signal generation units with the effective values from the first to nth effective value detection units, and generating the first to nth pulse-width modulated control signals to the first to nth driving control elements. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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