IP Library Granted Patent US 6,950,096
Granted Patent B2
US 6,950,096 · App. 10/223,138 · Granted Sep 27, 2005

Driver for amplifying operating voltage of luminary

Assignee: Precision Instrument Development Center National Science Council
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Patent No.
US 6,950,096
App. No.
10/223,138
Granted
Sep 27, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention discloses a driver for amplifying an operating voltage of a low driving-voltage luminary. The driver includes a driving circuit providing a first signal, and a negative multiple voltage circuit electrically connected to the driving circuit and the luminary respectively for transforming the first signal into a second signal to be transmitted to the luminary, thereby the luminary being driven in response to the second signal. The luminary circuit is connected between power source (Vdd) and the negative multiple voltage circuit.

Claims (59)

1. A driver for amplifying an operating voltage of a luminary, comprising:

a driving circuit providing a first signal; and

a negative multiple voltage circuit electrically connected to said driving circuit and said luminary respectively for transforming said first signal into a second signal to be transmitted to said luminary, thereby said luminary being driven in response to said second signal;

wherein said negative multiple voltage circuit further comprises:

a first capacitor electrically connected to said driving circuit;

a first diode having an anode electrically connected to said first capacitor and a cathode grounded;

a second diode having an anode and a cathode electrically connected to said first capacitor and said anode of said first diode simultaneously; and

a second capacitor having one terminal electrically connected to said anode of said second diode and said luminary simultaneously and another terminal grounded.

2. The driver according to claim 1 , wherein said first signal is an alternating current signal.

3. The driver according to claim 1 , wherein said second signal is a direct current signal.

4. The driver according to claim 1 , wherein said second signal is a negative voltage.

5. The driver according to claim 1 , wherein said second signal has an absolute voltage larger than that of said first signal.

6. The driver according to claim 1 , wherein said operating voltage is larger than 4.5 V.

7. The driver according to claim 1 , wherein said luminary is driven via a relatively low driving voltage.

8. The driver according to claim 7 , wherein said relatively low driving voltage is ranged from 0 to 1.5 V.

9. The driver according to claim 1 , wherein said driving circuit is a step-up circuit via capacitor-inductor oscillating.

10. The driver according to claim 6 further comprising a protecting circuit electrically connected between said anode of said second diode and said luminary.

11. A driver for amplifying an operating voltage of a luminary and driving said luminary, comprising:

a driving circuit providing a first signal; and

a rectifying circuit electrically connected to said driving circuit and said luminary respectively for transforming said first signal into a second signal to be transmitted to said luminary, thereby said luminary being driven in response to said second signal;

wherein said rectifying circuit further comprises:

a diode having a cathode electrically connected to said driving circuit and an anode; and

a capacitor having one terminal electrically connected to said anode of said diode and said luminary simultaneously and another terminal grounded.

12. The driver according to claim 11 , wherein said first signal is an alternating current signal.

13. The driver according to claim 11 , wherein said second signal is a direct current signal.

14. The driver according to claim 11 , wherein said second signal is a negative voltage.

15. The driver according to claim 11 , wherein said second signal has an absolute voltage larger than that of said first signal.

16. The driver according to claim 11 , wherein said operating voltage is larger than 4.5 V.

17. The driver according to claim 11 , wherein said luminary is driven via a relatively low driving voltage.

18. The driver according to claim 17 , wherein said relatively low driving voltage is ranged from 0 to 1.5 V.

19. The driver according to claim 11 , wherein said driving circuit is a step-up circuit via capacitor-inductor oscillating.

20. The driver according to claim 11 , further comprising a protecting circuit electrically connected between said anode of said diode and said luminary.

21. A driver for amplifying an operating voltage of a luminary and driving said luminary, comprising:

a driving circuit providing a first signal; and

a step-up circuit electrically connected to said driving circuit and said luminary respectively for transforming said first signal into a second signal to be transmitted to said luminary, thereby said luminary being driven in response to said second signal;

wherein said step-up circuit further comprises:

a first capacitor electrically connected to said driving circuit;

a first diode having an anode electrically connected to said first capacitor and an cathode grounded;

a second diode having an anode, and a cathode electrically connected to said first capacitor and said anode of said first diode simultaneously; and

a second capacitor having one terminal electrically connected to said anode of said second diode and said luminary simultaneously and another terminal grounded.

22. The driver according to claim 21 , wherein said first signal is an alternating current signal.

23. The driver according to claim 21 , wherein said second signal is a direct current signal.

24. The driver according to claim 21 , wherein said operating voltage is larger than 4.5 V.

25. The driver according to claim 21 , wherein said luminary is driven via a relatively low driving voltage.

26. The driver according to claim 25 , wherein said relatively low driving voltage is ranged from 0 to 1.5 V.

27. The driver according to claim 21 , wherein said driving circuit is a step-up circuit via capacitor-inductor oscillating.

28. The driver according to claim 21 , further comprising a protecting circuit electrically connected between said anode of said second diode and said luminary.

29. The driver according to claim 21 , wherein said step-up circuit is a negative multiple voltage circuit.

30. The driver according to claim 29 , wherein said negative multiple voltage circuit further comprises:

a first capacitor electrically connected to said driving circuit;

a first diode having a cathode electrically connected to said first capacitor and an anode grounded;

a second diode having an anode, and a cathode electrically connected to said first capacitor and said cathode of said first diode simultaneously; and

a second capacitor having one terminal electrically connected to said anode of said second diode and said luminary simultaneously and another terminal grounded.

31. The driver according to claim 30 further comprising a protecting circuit electrically connected between said anode of said second diode and said luminary.

32. The driver according to claim 21 , wherein said step-up circuit is a rectifying circuit.

33. The driver according to claim 32 , wherein said rectifying circuit further comprises:

a diode having a cathode electrically connected to said driving circuit and an anode;

a capacitor having one terminal electrically connected to said anode of said diode and said luminary simultaneously and another terminal grounded.

34. The driver according to claim 33 further comprising a protecting circuit electrically connected between said anode of said diode and said luminary.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 25, 2014
From: INSTRUMENT TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER
To: NATIONAL APPLIED RESEARCH LABORATORIES
Reel/Frame 033598/0336 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 30, 2005
From: PRECISION INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT CENTER NATIONAL SCIENCE COUNCIL
To: INSTRUMENT TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH CENTER
Reel/Frame 016690/0901 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 19, 2002
From: LIAO, TAI-SHAN; CHEN, MIN-LI
To: PRECISION INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT CENTER NATIONAL SCIENCE COUNCIL
Reel/Frame 013209/0966 →
Continuity (1)
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