Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Circuits and methods for driving a light source
- Patent Title (中): 用于驱动光源的电路和方法
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Application No.: US13705546Application Date: 2012-12-05
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Publication No.: US09402286B2Publication Date: 2016-07-26
- Inventor: Yung Lin Lin , Tiesheng Yan , Ching-Chuan Kuo
- Applicant: O2 Micro Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Satna Clara
- Assignee: O2Micro Inc
- Current Assignee: O2Micro Inc
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Satna Clara
- Main IPC: H05B37/02
- IPC: H05B37/02 ; H05B33/08

Abstract:
A circuit includes a bridge circuit, a converter, and a controller. The bridge circuit receives power from first and second power lines of a switch and generates a rectified voltage. The switch is capable of operating in a first state in which the switch conducts power to the first power line but not the second power line, a second state in which the switch conducts power to the second power line but not the first power line, and a third state in which the switch conducts power to both the first and second power lines. The converter converts the rectified voltage to an output voltage to drive a light source, and controls a current through the light source according to a driving signal. The controller monitors the operation state of the switch and generates the driving signal based on the operation state to control brightness/dimming of the light source.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140152187A1 CIRCUITS AND METHODS FOR DRIVING A LIGHT SOURCE Public/Granted day:2014-06-05
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