Dimmable LED illuminating system
View Patent ↗A dimmable LED illumination system includes a power converting circuit and a lamp. The power converting circuit is electrically connected to a power source to convert electric power of the power source into a voltage signal. The lamp includes a DC/DC converter and a LED module, wherein the DC/DC converter is electrically connected to the power converting circuit to convert the voltage signal into a corresponding current signal. The LED module is electrically connected to the DC/DC converter to be driven by the current signal to emit light. By adjusting a voltage provided by the power converting circuit, a current provided by the DC/DC converter could be adjusted as well, which changes a luminance of the LED module.
1. A dimmable LED illumination system, comprising:
a power converting circuit electrically connected to a power source to convert electric power of the power source into a first DC signal, wherein a voltage of the first DC signal is between a first voltage and a second voltage, and the first voltage is greater than the second voltage; and
at least one lamp having a DC/DC converter and a LED module, wherein the DC/DC converter is electrically connected to the power converting circuit to convert the first DC signal of the power converting circuit into a second DC signal; a current of the second DC signal is between a first current and a second current; the current of the second DC signal is identical to the first current while the voltage of the first DC signal is identical to the first voltage, and the current of the second DC signal is identical to the second current while the voltage of the first DC signal is identical to the second voltage; and the LED module is electrically connected to the DC/DC converter to be driven by the second DC signal to emit light.
2. The dimmable LED illumination system of claim 1 , wherein the first current is greater than the second current, and the current of the second DC signal is directly proportional to the voltage of the first DC signal.
3. The dimmable LED illumination system of claim 2 , wherein the second current is no less than zero.
4. The dimmable LED illumination system of claim 1 , further comprising two parallel tracks, which are made of a conductive material, electrically connected to the power converting circuit, wherein the lamp is provided on the tracks; the DC/DC converter is electrically connected to the power converting circuit through the tracks; a potential difference between the tracks is identical to the voltage of the first DC signal.
5. The dimmable LED illumination system of claim 1 , wherein the power converting circuit further outputs a third DC signal; a voltage of the third DC signal is between the first voltage and the second voltage; the DC/DC converter converts the third DC signal into a fourth DC signal, which corresponds to the third DC signal; a current of the fourth DC signal is between the first current and the second current; the LED module has a plurality of first LEDs and a plurality of second LEDs; a light color of the first LEDs is different from that of the second LEDs; the first LEDs are driven by the second DC signal to emit light, and the second LEDs are driven by the fourth DC signal to emit light.
6. The dimmable LED illumination system of claim 5 , further comprising a first track, a second track, and a third track, wherein the tracks are parallel to each other, and are made of a conductive material; the tracks are electrically connected to the power converting circuit, and the lamp is provided on the tracks; the DC/DC converter is electrically connected to the power converting circuit through the tracks; the voltage of the first DC signal is identical to a potential difference between the first track and the second track, and the voltage of the third DC signal is identical to a potential difference between the third track and the second track.
7. The dimmable LED illumination system of claim 5 , wherein the first current is greater than the second current; the current of the second DC signal is directly proportional to the voltage of the first DC signal, and the current of the fourth DC signal is positive proportional to the voltage of the third DC signal.
8. The dimmable LED illumination system of claim 7 , wherein the second current is no less than zero.
9. The dimmable LED illumination system of claim 1 , wherein numbers of the at least one lamp is more than one, and the lamps are electrically connected together in parallel.
10. The dimmable LED illumination system of claim 5 , wherein numbers of the at least one lamp is more than one, and the lamps are electrically connected together in parallel.