IP Library Granted Patent US 8,575,847
Granted Patent B2
US 8,575,847 · App. 13/092,746 · Granted Nov 5, 2013

Control circuit of light-emitting element

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Patent No.
US 8,575,847
App. No.
13/092,746
Granted
Nov 5, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A control circuit of a light-emitting element comprises a rectifying unit ( 30 ), a switching element ( 38 ), a transformer ( 48 ) having a first winding (L 1 ) which generates a magnetic field using a current controlled by switching of the switching element ( 38 ), a second winding (L 2 ) which is magnetically coupled to the first winding (L 1 ) and which generates a current flowing to an LED ( 102 ), and a third winding (L 3 ) which is magnetically coupled to the first winding (L 1 ) and which generates a voltage (Sfbk), and an averaging capacitor ( 32 ) which averages a voltage derived by superposing a voltage (Srec) rectified by the rectifying unit ( 30 ) and the voltage (Sfbk), and a voltage averaged by the averaging capacitor ( 32 ) is applied to the first winding (L 1 ), so that light is emitted from the LED ( 102 ).

Claims (20)

1. A control circuit of a light-emitting element, comprising:

a rectifying unit which full-wave rectifies an alternating current power supply;

a switching element;

a feedback voltage generating unit comprising a transformer having a first winding which generates a magnetic field using a current controlled by switching of the switching element, a second winding which is magnetically coupled to the first winding and which generates a current flowing to the light-emitting element, and a third winding which is magnetically coupled to the first winding and which generates a feedback voltage;

a reference voltage generating unit which divides a voltage rectified by the rectifying unit and generates a reference voltage;

a comparator which compares a comparative voltage corresponding to a current flowing to the first winding and the reference voltage and outputs a control signal which controls the switching of the switching element according to a comparison result; and

an averaging capacitor which averages a voltage derived by superposing the voltage rectified by the rectifying unit and the feedback voltage, wherein

a voltage averaged by the averaging capacitor is applied to the first winding, so that light is emitted from the light-emitting element.

2. A control circuit of a light-emitting element, comprising:

a rectifying unit which full-wave rectifies an alternating current power supply;

a switching element which switches a current flowing to the light-emitting element;

a feedback voltage generating unit comprising a transformer having a first winding which generates a magnetic field using the current flowing to the light-emitting element, and a second winding which is magnetically coupled to the first winding and which generates a feedback voltage;

a reference voltage generating unit which divides a voltage rectified by the rectifying unit and generates a reference voltage;

a comparator which compares a comparative voltage corresponding to the current flowing to the light-emitting element and the reference voltage and outputs a control signal which controls the switching of the switching element according to a comparison result; and

an averaging capacitor which averages a voltage derived by superposing the voltage rectified by the rectifying unit and the feedback voltage, wherein

a voltage averaged by the averaging capacitor is applied to the light-emitting element, so that light is emitted from the light-emitting element.

3. The control circuit of the light-emitting element according to claim 1 , further comprising

an extraction circuit which extracts charge from a dimmer including a triac which adjusts a conduction angle of the alternating current power supply.

4. The control circuit of the light-emitting element according to claim 2 , further comprising

an extraction circuit which extracts charge from a dimmer including a triac which adjusts a conduction angle of the alternating current power supply.

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CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 23, 2014
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From: FUJIMURA, YOSHIO; YAMAMOTO, SHINICHI
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