Control circuit of light-emitting element
View Patent ↗A control circuit of a light-emitting element comprises a rectifying unit ( 30 ) which full-wave rectifies an alternating current power supply, a switching element ( 38 ), a reference voltage generating unit ( 40 ) which generates a reference voltage (Vref), and a comparator ( 42 ) which receives a voltage (Srec) rectified by the rectifying unit ( 30 ), compares a comparative voltage (Vcmp) corresponding to a current flowing to an LED ( 102 ) and the reference voltage (Vref), and controls switching of the switching element ( 38 ) according to a comparison result, wherein the reference voltage generating unit ( 40 ) comprises a voltage dividing circuit having a transistor (Q 1 ) in which a resistance value between a source and a drain is changed according to the voltage rectified by the rectifying unit ( 30 ), and outputs, using the voltage dividing circuit, the reference voltage (Vref) according to the voltage (Srec) rectified by the rectifying unit ( 30 ).
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 reference voltage generating unit which generates a reference voltage; and
a comparator which receives a voltage rectified by the rectifying unit, compares a comparative voltage corresponding to a current flowing to the light-emitting element and the reference voltage, and controls switching of the switching element according to a comparison result, wherein
the reference voltage generating unit comprises a voltage dividing circuit having a transistor in which a resistance value between a source and a drain is changed according to the voltage rectified by the rectifying unit, and outputs, using the voltage dividing circuit, the reference voltage according to the voltage rectified by the rectifying unit.
2. The control circuit of the light-emitting element according to claim 1 , wherein
the reference voltage generating unit changes, as the voltage rectified by the rectifying unit becomes higher, a ratio of an increase of the reference voltage corresponding to an increase in the voltage rectified by the rectifying unit.
3. 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 reference voltage generating unit which generates a reference voltage; and
a comparator which receives a voltage rectified by the rectifying unit, compares a comparative voltage corresponding to a current flowing to a primary side winding of a transformer having a secondary side winding connected to the light-emitting element and the reference voltage, and controls switching of the switching element according to a comparison result, wherein
the reference voltage generating unit comprises a voltage dividing circuit having a transistor in which a resistance value between a source and a drain is changed according to the voltage rectified by the rectifying unit, and outputs, using the voltage dividing circuit, the reference voltage according to the voltage rectified by the rectifying unit.
4. The control circuit of the light-emitting element according to claim 3 , wherein
the reference voltage generating unit changes, as the voltage rectified by the rectifying unit becomes higher, a ratio of an increase of the reference voltage corresponding to an increase in the voltage rectified by the rectifying unit.