Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Magnetic amplifier assisted LED constant current sink overhead voltage regulation
- Patent Title (中): 磁放大器辅助LED恒流吸收架空电压调节
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Application No.: US12754480Application Date: 2010-04-05
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Publication No.: US08742685B1Publication Date: 2014-06-03
- Inventor: Mehmet Nalbant
- Applicant: Mehmet Nalbant
- Applicant Address: US CA San Jose
- Assignee: Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA San Jose
- Agency: TIPS Group
- Main IPC: H05B37/02
- IPC: H05B37/02

Abstract:
A power circuit include a plurality of LED strings, each LED string having multiple LEDs connected in series. A plurality of magnetic amplifiers, reset current sources, and a control circuit are used to drive each LED string with equal current and to independently regulate the amount of voltage supplied to each LED to maximize efficiency. One magnetic amplifier, one reset current source, and one current sink are dedicated to each LED string. The control circuit measures the voltage drop across each LED string and determines an amount of reset control current in response to the measured voltage drop. The reset control current is supplied by the reset current source to the magnetic amplifier dedicated to the regulated LED string. The amount of reset control current supplied to the magnetic amplifier dictates the amount of voltage supplied to the LED string.
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