Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Primary side PFC driver with dimming capability
- Patent Title (中): 具有调光能力的初级侧PFC驱动器
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Application No.: US13427779Application Date: 2012-03-22
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Publication No.: US08736190B2Publication Date: 2014-05-27
- Inventor: Jeff Kotowski , Charles Cai , Ranajit Ghoman
- Applicant: Jeff Kotowski , Charles Cai , Ranajit Ghoman
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: ATMEL Corporation
- Current Assignee: ATMEL Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Main IPC: H05B41/16
- IPC: H05B41/16

Abstract:
A primary side PFC driver circuit is disclosed that includes a switch control circuit for commanding a switch to allow an inductor coupled to an output load (e.g., LEDs) to transfer energy provided by an input voltage source. The switch control circuit provides two signals for commanding the switch. A first signal having a first frequency, with a duty cycle in proportion to the input voltage amplitude, commands the switch to allow the average input current to be proportional to the input voltage amplitude. A second signal having a second frequency higher than the first frequency pulses the output load with substantially constant current pulses based on a value of the first signal (e.g., while the first signal is high). The current pulses produce a substantially constant current in the output load.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130083578A1 PRIMARY SIDE PFC DRIVER WITH DIMMING CAPABILITY Public/Granted day:2013-04-04
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