LED thermal management
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1. A thermal-management circuit for an LED, the circuit comprising:
- circuitry for determining a current thermal operating point of the LED;
circuitry for obtaining a thermal operating range of the LED and for calculating a new operating point of the LED based on the current thermal operating point and the thermal operating range, wherein the new operating point is within the thermal operating range; and
a generator for generating a control signal that adjusts power delivered to the LED to cause the LED to operate at the new operating point, thereby extending the life of the LED.
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Abstract
A thermal-management circuit detects a temperature of the LED, obtains a thermal operating range of the LED, and generates a control signal in response.
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1. A thermal-management circuit for an LED, the circuit comprising:
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circuitry for determining a current thermal operating point of the LED; circuitry for obtaining a thermal operating range of the LED and for calculating a new operating point of the LED based on the current thermal operating point and the thermal operating range, wherein the new operating point is within the thermal operating range; and a generator for generating a control signal that adjusts power delivered to the LED to cause the LED to operate at the new operating point, thereby extending the life of the LED. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 16, 17)
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8. A method of thermal management for an LED, the method comprising:
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detecting a temperature of the LED; obtaining a thermal operating range of the LED at the detected temperature; calculating a new operating point of the LED based on the current thermal operating point and the thermal operating range, wherein the new operating point is within the thermal operating range; and adjusting power delivered to the LED based at least in part on the thermal operating range to cause the LED to operate at the new operating point, thereby extending the life of the LED. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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