Alternating current rectifying circuit and alternating current rectifying method for driving LED module

• US 9,485,829 B2
• Filed: 02/19/2016
• Issued: 11/01/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sichuan Sunfor Light Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Sichuan Sunfor Light Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Li, Dongming, Feng, Zhengyong, Long, Wentao, Yang, Mian
• Primary Examiner(s): Philogene, Haissa
• Application Number:
  US15/048,728
• Publication Number:
  US 20160174330A1
• Time in Patent Office: 256 Days
• Field of Search: 315/291, 315/294, 315/200.R, 315/246, 315/247, 315/312, 315/51, 315/297, 315/307
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H02H 7/1252 responsive to overvoltage in input or output, e.g. by load dump
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/4266 using passive elements
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 7/062 Avoiding or suppressing excessive transient voltages or currents
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 7/2176 comprising a passive stage to generate a rectified sinusoidal voltage and a controlled switching element in series between such stage and the output
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/59 for reducing or suppressing flicker or glow effects
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 20/30 Semiconductor lamps, e.g. solid state lamps [SSL] light emitting diodes [LED] or organic LED [OLED]
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/10 Technologies improving the efficiency by using switched-mode power supplies [SMPS], i.e. efficient power electronics conversion e.g. power factor correction or reduction of losses in power supplies or efficient standby modes

Abstract

Disclosed are an alternating current rectifying circuit and an alternating current rectifying method for driving an LED module. By using the present invention, stability of an output voltage can be improved, and luminous efficiency of the LED module can be improved.

Claims

1. An alternating current rectifying circuit for driving a load module, characterized in that, the alternating current rectifying circuit comprises:

an alternating current module, a positive half cycle rectifying branch, a positive half cycle feeding branch, a negative half cycle rectifying branch, a negative half cycle feeding branch, and an overvoltage protection branch, wherein;

the positive half cycle rectifying branch is configured to, when the alternating current module is in a positive half cycle, rectify an alternating current outputted from the alternating current module, and output a rectified voltage signal to the overvoltage protection branch and an external load module;

the positive half cycle feeding branch is configured to perform charging according to the alternating current outputted from the alternating current module when the alternating current module is in a negative half cycle; and

perform discharging and output a discharged voltage signal to the overvoltage protection branch and the external load module when the alternating current module is in the positive half cycle;

the negative half cycle rectifying branch is configured to, when the alternating current module is in the negative half cycle, rectify the alternating current outputted from the alternating current module, and output a rectified voltage signal to the overvoltage protection branch and the external load module;

the negative half cycle feeding branch is configured to perform charging according to the alternating current outputted from the alternating current module when the alternating current module is in the positive half cycle; and

perform discharging and output a discharged voltage signal to the overvoltage protection branch and the external load module when the alternating current module is in the negative half cycle; and

the overvoltage protection branch is configured to turn off an electrical path of the external load module when the inputted voltage signal is higher than a preset voltage threshold.

2. The alternating current rectifying circuit according to claim 1, wherein the positive half cycle rectifying branch comprises a first rectifying tube, a second rectifying tube and a sixth rectifying tube, wherein:

a positive terminal of the second rectifying tube is connected with one end of the alternating current module, and a negative terminal of the second rectifying tube is connected with a positive terminal of the first rectifying tube;

a negative terminal of the first rectifying tube is connected with an input terminal of the external load module; and

a positive terminal of the sixth rectifying tube is connected with an output terminal of the external load module, and a negative terminal of the sixth rectifying tube is connected with the other end of the alternating current module.

3. The alternating current rectifying circuit according to claim 2, wherein the negative half cycle rectifying branch comprises a third rectifying tube, a fourth rectifying tube and a fifth rectifying tube, wherein:

a negative terminal of the third rectifying tube is connected with the one end of the alternating current module, and a positive terminal of the third rectifying tube is connected with the output terminal of the external load module;

a positive terminal of the fifth rectifying tube is connected with the other end of the alternating current module, and a negative terminal of the fifth rectifying tube is connected with a positive terminal of the fourth rectifying tube; and

a negative terminal of the fourth rectifying tube is connected with the input terminal of the external load module.

4. The alternating current rectifying circuit according to claim 3, wherein the positive half cycle feeding branch comprises a first capacitor and a fourth capacitor, wherein:

one end of the first capacitor is connected with the positive terminal of the fourth rectifying tube, and the other end of the first capacitor is connected with the one end of the alternating current module; and

one end of the fourth capacitor is connected with the other end of the alternating current module, and the other end of the fourth capacitor is connected with the output terminal of the external load module.

5. The alternating current rectifying circuit according to claim 4, wherein the negative half cycle feeding branch comprises a second capacitor and a third capacitor, wherein:

one end of the second capacitor is connected with the one end of the alternating current module, and the other end of the second capacitor is connected with the output terminal of the external load module; and

one end of the third capacitor is connected with the positive terminal of the first rectifying tube, and the other end of the third capacitor is connected with the other end of the alternating current module.

6. The alternating current rectifying circuit according to claim 3, wherein the overvoltage protection branch comprises a first resistor, a second resistor, a third resistor, a fourth resistor, a fifth resistor, a first Zener diode, a second Zener diode, a NPN transistor and a field effect transistor, wherein:

one end of the first resistor is connected with one end of the fourth resistor and the input terminal of the LED module, and the other end of the first resistor is connected with one end of the second resistor, a negative terminal of the first Zener diode and one end of the third resistor;

the other end of the third resistor is connected with a base of the NPN transistor;

the other end of the fourth resistor is connected with a collector of the NPN transistor, one end of the fifth resistor and a negative terminal of the second Zener diode;

the other end of the fifth resistor is connected with a gate of the field effect transistor;

a drain of the field effect transistor is connected with the output terminal of the load module; and

a source of the field effect transistor is connected with the other end of the second resistor, a positive terminal of the first Zener diode, an emitter of the NPN transistor, a positive terminal of the second Zener diode and a positive terminal of the third rectifying tube.

7. The alternating current rectifying circuit according to claim 6, wherein the rectifying tubes are diodes, transistors or silicon controlled rectifiers.

8. The alternating current rectifying circuit according to claim 6, wherein the first capacitor, the second capacitor, the third capacitor and the fourth capacitor are non-polar capacitors.

9. The alternating current rectifying circuit according to claim 8, wherein the first capacitor, the second capacitor, the third capacitor and the fourth capacitor have the same capacitance value.

10. The alternating current rectifying circuit according to claim 9, wherein during the positive half cycle of the alternating current, the current passes through the second diode, the first diode, the load module and the sixth diode to form a loop so as to supply power to the load module, and output the rectified voltage signal to the overvoltage protection branch, and the overvoltage protection branch determines whether to turn off the electrical path of the load module according to the inputted voltage signal and the preset voltage threshold, wherein:

during an ascending stage of voltage of the alternating current, the alternating current passes through the second diode and the third capacitor to form a loop so as to charge the third capacitor;

meanwhile, the alternating current passes through the second capacitor and the sixth diode to form a loop so as to charge the second capacitor;

meanwhile, the fourth capacitor, the first capacitor, the fourth diode and the load module form a loop so as to supply power to the load module;

during the negative half cycle of the alternating current, the current passes through the fifth diode, the fourth diode, the load module and the third diode to form a loop so as to supply power to the load module, and output the rectified voltage signal to the overvoltage protection branch, and the overvoltage protection branch determines whether to turn off the electrical path of the load module according to the inputted voltage signal and the preset voltage threshold, wherein;

during an ascending stage of an absolute value of voltage, the alternating current in the alternating current module passes through the fifth diode and the first capacitor to form a loop so as to charge the first capacitor;

meanwhile, the alternating current passes through the fourth capacitor and the third diode to form a loop so as to charge the fourth capacitor;

meanwhile, the second capacitor, the third capacitor, the first diode and the load module form a loop so as to supply power to the load module.

11. The alternating current rectifying circuit according to claim 10, further comprising:

a current regulative diode with a positive terminal connected with the source of the field effect transistor and a negative terminal connected with the positive terminal of the third diode.

12. The alternating current rectifying circuit according to claim 11, further comprising:

an electrolytic capacitor with a positive terminal connected with the input terminal of the load module and a negative terminal connected with the output terminal of the load module.

13. An alternating current rectifying method for driving a load module, wherein the load module is driven by an alternating current rectifying circuit and the alternating current rectifying circuit comprises:

an alternating current module, a positive half cycle rectifying branch, a positive half cycle feeding branch, a negative half cycle rectifying branch, a negative half cycle feeding branch, and an overvoltage protection branch, the method comprising the steps of;

when the alternating current module is in a positive half cycle, rectifying by the positive half cycle rectifying branch an alternating current outputted from the alternating current module, and outputting a rectified voltage signal to the overvoltage protection branch and an external load module;

performing by the negative half cycle feeding branch charging according to the alternating current outputted from the alternating current module, and performing by the positive half cycle feeding branch discharging and outputting a discharged voltage signal to the overvoltage protection branch and the external load module; and

turning off by the overvoltage protection branch an electrical path of the external load module when the inputted voltage signal is higher than a preset voltage threshold; and

when the alternating current module is in the negative half cycle, rectifying by the negative half cycle rectifying branch the alternating current outputted from the alternating current module, and outputting a rectified voltage signal to the overvoltage protection branch circuit and the external load module;

performing by the negative half cycle feeding branch discharging, and outputting a discharged voltage signal to the overvoltage protection branch and the external load module, and performing by the positive half cycle feeding branch charging according to the alternating current outputted from the alternating current module; and

turning off by the overvoltage protection branch the electrical path of the external load module when the inputted voltage signal is higher than the preset voltage threshold.

14. The alternating current rectifying method according to claim 13, wherein the positive half cycle rectifying branch comprises a first rectifying tube, a second rectifying tube and a sixth rectifying tube, wherein:

a positive terminal of the second rectifying tube is connected with one end of the alternating current module, and a negative terminal of the second rectifying tube is connected with a positive terminal of the first rectifying tube;

a negative terminal of the first rectifying tube is connected with an input terminal of the external load module; and

a positive terminal of the sixth rectifying tube is connected with an output terminal of the external load module, and a negative terminal of the sixth rectifying tube is connected with the other end of the alternating current module.

15. The alternating current rectifying method according to claim 14, wherein the negative half cycle rectifying branch comprises a third rectifying tube, a fourth rectifying tube and a fifth rectifying tube, wherein:

a negative terminal of the third rectifying tube is connected with the one end of the alternating current module, and a positive terminal of the third rectifying tube is connected with the output terminal of the external load module;

a positive terminal of the fifth rectifying tube is connected with the other end of the alternating current module, and a negative terminal of the fifth rectifying tube is connected with a positive terminal of the fourth rectifying tube; and

a negative terminal of the fourth rectifying tube is connected with the input terminal of the external load module.

16. The alternating current rectifying method according to claim 15, wherein the positive half cycle feeding branch comprises a first capacitor and a fourth capacitor, wherein:

one end of the first capacitor is connected with the positive terminal of the fourth rectifying tube, and the other end of the first capacitor is connected with the one end of the alternating current module; and

one end of the fourth capacitor is connected with the other end of the alternating current module, and the other end of the fourth capacitor is connected with the output terminal of the external load module.

17. The alternating current rectifying method according to claim 16, wherein the negative half cycle feeding branch comprises a second capacitor and a third capacitor, wherein:

one end of the second capacitor is connected with the one end of the alternating current module, and the other end of the second capacitor is connected with the output terminal of the external load module; and

one end of the third capacitor is connected with the positive terminal of the first rectifying tube, and the other end of the third capacitor is connected with the other end of the alternating current module.

18. The alternating current rectifying method according to claim 15, wherein the overvoltage protection branch comprises a first resistor, a second resistor, a third resistor, a fourth resistor, a fifth resistor, a first Zener diode, a second Zener diode, a NPN transistor and a field effect transistor, wherein:

one end of the first resistor is connected with one end of the fourth resistor and the input terminal of the load module, and the other end of the first resistor is connected with one end of the second resistor, a negative terminal of the first Zener diode and one end of the third resistor;

the other end of the third resistor is connected with a base of the NPN transistor;

the other end of the fourth resistor is connected with a collector of the NPN transistor, one end of the fifth resistor and a negative terminal of the second Zener diode;

the other end of the fifth resistor is connected with a gate of the field effect transistor;

a drain of the field effect transistor is connected with the output terminal of the load module; and

a source of the field effect transistor is connected with the other end of the second resistor, a positive terminal of the first Zener diode, an emitter of the NPN transistor, a positive terminal of the second Zener diode and a positive terminal of the third rectifying tube.

19. The alternating current rectifying method according to claim 18, wherein the rectifying tubes are diodes, during the positive half cycle of the alternating current, the current passes through the second diode, the first diode, the load module and the sixth diode to form a loop so as to supply power to the load module, and output the rectified voltage signal to the overvoltage protection branch, and the overvoltage protection branch determines whether to turn off the electrical path of the load module according to the inputted voltage signal and the preset voltage threshold, wherein:

during an ascending stage of voltage of the alternating current, the alternating current passes through the second diode and the third capacitor to form a loop so as to charge the third capacitor;

meanwhile, the alternating current passes through the second capacitor and the sixth diode to form a loop so as to charge the second capacitor;

meanwhile, the fourth capacitor, the first capacitor, the fourth diode and the load module form a loop so as to supply power to the load module;

during the negative half cycle of the alternating current, the current passes through the fifth diode, the fourth diode, the load module and the third diode to form a loop so as to supply power to the load module, and output the rectified voltage signal to the overvoltage protection branch, and the overvoltage protection branch determines whether to turn off the electrical path of the load module according to the inputted voltage signal and the preset voltage threshold, wherein;

during an ascending stage of an absolute value of voltage, the alternating current in the alternating current module passes through the fifth diode and the first capacitor to form a loop so as to charge the first capacitor;

meanwhile, the alternating current passes through the fourth capacitor and the third diode to form a loop so as to charge the fourth capacitor;

meanwhile, the second capacitor, the third capacitor, the first diode and the load module form a loop so as to supply power to the load module.

20. The alternating current rectifying method according to claim 18, wherein the preset voltage threshold is set by setting the resistances of the first resistor and the second resistor.