IP Library Granted Patent US 10,187,939
Granted Patent B2
US 10,187,939 · App. 15/717,839 · Granted Jan 22, 2019

Drive circuit

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Patent No.
US 10,187,939
App. No.
15/717,839
Granted
Jan 22, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A drive circuit coupled to a switching device for controlling operations of a load, which includes: a drive element configured to be coupled to the switching device; a control circuit for shutting down and turning on the drive element to control the switching device to operate and stop the load, the control circuit including a control switch having a first terminal coupled to the drive element and a second terminal to receive a control signal for controlling the drive element operation. The control switch is turned on by a first control signal, shutting down the drive element and the switching device to stop operating the load. The control switch is turned off by a second control signal, turning on the drive element and controlling the switching device to operate the load normally.

Claims (19)

1. A drive circuit configured to be coupled to at least one switching device for controlling operations of a load, comprising:

a drive element configured to be coupled to the at least one switching device; and

a control circuit for shutting down and turning on the drive element to control the switching device to make the load stop operation and operate normally, the control circuit comprising:

a control switch having a first terminal coupled to the drive element and a second terminal configured to receive a control signal for controlling the drive element to be shut down and turned on,

wherein when the control switch receives a first control signal, the control switch is turned on to shut down the drive element and thereby to control the switching device to make the load stop operation, and when the control switch receives a second control signal, the control switch is turned off to turn on the drive element and thereby to control the switching device to make the load operate normally.

2. The drive circuit of claim 1 , wherein the drive element comprises a ground terminal, a power supply terminal, a feedback signal input terminal and a feedback compensation terminal.

3. The drive circuit of claim 2 , wherein the first terminal of the control switch is coupled to the feedback compensation terminal, the power supply terminal or the feedback signal input terminal of the drive element.

4. The drive circuit of claim 1 , wherein the control switch is a transistor.

5. The drive circuit of claim 4 , wherein a base of the transistor is configured to be coupled to an external equipment for receiving the control signal, an emitter of the transistor is connected to the ground, and a collector of the transistor is configured to be coupled to the drive element.

6. The drive circuit of claim 4 , wherein a gate of the field effect transistor is configured to be coupled to an external equipment for receiving the control signal, a source of the field effect transistor is connected to the ground, and a drain of the field effect transistor is configured to be coupled to the drive element.

7. The drive circuit of claim 5 , wherein the external equipment is a single chip microcomputer for receiving a control signal sent from a digital addressable lighting interface module, a wireless local area network module, a radio signal module or a wired signal module, and sending the control signal to the control switch.

8. The drive circuit of claim 1 , wherein the drive circuit is a lamp drive circuit, and the load comprises an LED.

9. A flyback topology circuit, comprising the drive circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the flyback topology circuit further comprises:

a switching device; and

the drive circuit being coupled to a gate of the switching device to control the switching device to make the load stop operation and operate normally.

10. A half bridge topology circuit, comprising the drive circuit according to claim 1 , wherein the half bridge topology circuit further comprises:

a first switching device;

a second switching device coupled to the first switching device; and

the drive circuit being coupled to gates of the first switching device and the second switching device to control the first and second switching devices to make the load stop operation and operate normally.

Assignments (5)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PATENT NUMBER PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 059034 FRAME: 0469. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY INTEREST. Recorded Jan 25, 2024
From: HUBBELL LIGHTING, INC.; LITECONTROL CORPORATION; CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC; DAINTREE NETWORKS INC.; FORUM, INC.
To: ATLANTIC PARK STRATEGIC CAPITAL FUND, L.P., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 066372/0590 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE PATENT NUMBER 10841994 TO PATENT NUMBER 11570872 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 058982 FRAME 0844. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE SECURITY AGREEMENT. Recorded Jan 19, 2024
From: HUBBELL LIGHTING, INC.; LITECONTROL CORPORATION; CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC; DAINTREE NETWORKS INC.; FORUM, INC.
To: ALLY BANK, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 066355/0455 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 11, 2022
From: HUBBELL LIGHTING, INC.; LITECONTROL CORPORATION; CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC; DAINTREE NETWORKS INC.; FORUM, INC.
To: ATLANTIC PARK STRATEGIC CAPITAL FUND, L.P., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 059034/0469 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Feb 2, 2022
From: HUBBELL LIGHTING, INC.; LITECONTROL CORPORATION; CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC; DAINTREE NEETWORKS INC.; FORUM, INC.
To: ALLY BANK, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 058982/0844 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 9, 2019
From: GE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
To: CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 048830/0564 →