Device for driving a load
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- driving a load,converting a first parameter signal defining a parameter of the load into a second parameter signal, wherein the second parameter signal is a binary signal having, during each time interval of a group of time intervals, one value out of only two possiblw values, anddigitally controlling the driving in response to the second parameter signal,wherein driving the load activating a switch in response to the second parameter signal having a first value of the two possible values and deactivating the switch in response to the second parameter signal having a second value of the two possible values.
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Abstract
Devices (10) for driving loads (20) such as organic/inorganic light emitting diodes are provided with drivers (11) for driving the loads (20), with converters (12) for converting first parameter signals defining parameters of the loads (20) into second parameter signals each being defined by one bit per time interval, and with digital controllers (13) for controlling the drivers (11) in response to the second parameter signals. The converter (12) may comprise a comparator circuit (40) and a timer circuit (41) for comparing the first parameter signal with a reference signal and for generating the second parameter signal having a respective first or second value of two possible values in case of a respective first or second comparison result. The parameter may be a current flowing through or light emitted by at least a part of the load (20). The driver (11) may be a buck/boost/buck boost/fly back converter.
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1. A method, comprising:
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driving a load, converting a first parameter signal defining a parameter of the load into a second parameter signal, wherein the second parameter signal is a binary signal having, during each time interval of a group of time intervals, one value out of only two possiblw values, and digitally controlling the driving in response to the second parameter signal, wherein driving the load activating a switch in response to the second parameter signal having a first value of the two possible values and deactivating the switch in response to the second parameter signal having a second value of the two possible values. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A device for driving a load, comprising
a driver configured to drive the load, a converter configured to convert a first parameter signal defining a parameter of the load into a second parameter signal, wherein the second parameter signal is a binary signal having, during each time interval of a group of time intervals, one value out of only two possible values, and a digital controller configured to control the driver in response to the second parameter signal, wherein the converter comprises: -
a comparator configured to receive the first parameter signal and to receive a reference signal, to compare the first parameter signal to the reference signal, and in response to the comparison to output a comparison result; and a timing circuit configured to receive a clock signal and the comparison result and to sample the comparison result in each clock period of the clock signal to generate the second parameter signal. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A device for driving a load, comprising
a driver configured to drive the load, a converter configured to convert a first parameter signal defining a parameter of the load into a second parameter signal, wherein the second parameter signal is a binary signal having, during each time interval of a group of time intervals, one value out of only two possible values, and a digital controller configured to control the driver in response to the second parameter signal, wherein the first parameter signal is a digital signal having two or more bits and four or more possible values, and wherein the converter is configured to convert the first parameter signal into the second parameter signal by converting the digital signal having two or more bits and four or more possible values into the second parameter signal having, during each time interval of a group of time intervals, one value out of only two possible values.
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