Light emitting diode driving apparatus
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1. A light emitting diode driving apparatus comprising:
- a light emitting diode emitting light by receiving rectified power;
a driver driving the light emitting diode based on a voltage level of the rectified power; and
a controller limiting an operation of the driver based on a voltage applied to the driver and a hysteresis reference value,wherein the driver includes a driving comparator comparing a detection voltage depending on a current flowing in the light emitting diode with a light emitting reference voltage and a control switch switched on in the case in which the detection voltage has a level lower than that of the light emitting reference voltage, andwherein the controller turns on the control switch in the case in which the level of the drain voltage of the control switch is higher than the hysteresis reference value and turns off the control switch in the case in which the drain voltage of the control switch has a level lower than that of the hysteresis reference value.
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Abstract
A light emitting diode driving apparatus may include: a light emitting diode emitting light by receiving rectified power; a driver driving the light emitting diode based on a voltage level of the rectified power; and a controller limiting an operation of the driver based on a voltage applied to the driver and a hysteresis reference value.
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1. A light emitting diode driving apparatus comprising:
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a light emitting diode emitting light by receiving rectified power; a driver driving the light emitting diode based on a voltage level of the rectified power; and a controller limiting an operation of the driver based on a voltage applied to the driver and a hysteresis reference value, wherein the driver includes a driving comparator comparing a detection voltage depending on a current flowing in the light emitting diode with a light emitting reference voltage and a control switch switched on in the case in which the detection voltage has a level lower than that of the light emitting reference voltage, and wherein the controller turns on the control switch in the case in which the level of the drain voltage of the control switch is higher than the hysteresis reference value and turns off the control switch in the case in which the drain voltage of the control switch has a level lower than that of the hysteresis reference value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A light emitting diode driving apparatus comprising:
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a light emitting diode unit including a plurality of light emitting diodes connected to one another in series, each of the plurality light emitting diodes emitting light by receiving rectified power; a driving unit including a plurality of drivers driving the plurality of light emitting diodes, respectively, based on a voltage level of the rectified power; and a controlling unit limiting operations of the respective drivers based on voltages applied to the respective drivers and a hysteresis reference value, wherein each of the plurality of drivers includes a driving comparator comparing a detection voltage depending on a current flowing in the light emitting diode with a light emitting reference voltage and a control switch switched on in the case in which the detection voltage has a level lower than that of the light emitting reference voltage, and wherein the controlling unit turns on the control switch in the case in which the level of the drain voltage of the control switch is higher than the hysteresis reference value and turns off the control switch in the case in which the drain voltage of the control switch has a level lower than that of the hysteresis reference value. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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