IP Library Granted Patent US 10,595,370
Granted Patent B2
US 10,595,370 · App. 15/958,735 · Granted Mar 17, 2020

LED lamp and driver circuit for LED light source

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Patent No.
US 10,595,370
App. No.
15/958,735
Granted
Mar 17, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention discloses an LED lamp adapted to work in a circuit that contains a magnetic ballast. The LED lamp comprises a bridge rectifier, a filter capacitor, an LED light source, a transistor, and a pulse width modulation controller. The bridge rectifier is configured to convert the alternating current supplied by the magnetic ballast into a direct current. The bridge rectifier comprises a first input terminal, a second input terminal, a first output terminal, and a second output terminal, where the first and second input terminals are electrically connected to the magnetic ballast. The filter capacitor is electrically connected to the first and second output terminals of the bridge rectifier. The LED light source is electrically connected to the first and second output terminals of the bridge rectifier. The transistor comprises a drain electrode, a source electrode, and a gate electrode. The drain electrode and source electrode are electrically connected to the first and second output terminals of the bridge rectifier respectively. The pulse width modulation controller is electrically connected to the gate electrode of the transistor, and configured to control the turning on and off of the transistor. The present invention further discloses a driver circuit that will enable an LED light source to function on the power supplied by a magnetic ballast.

Claims (17)

1. An LED lamp adapted to work on a circuit having a magnetic ballast, wherein the magnetic ballast comprises an inductor and a capacitor, the LED lamp comprising:

a bridge rectifier for converting an alternating current supplied by the magnetic ballast to a direct current, the bridge rectifier having a first input terminal, a second input terminal, a first output terminal and a second output terminal, wherein the first input terminal and the second input terminal are electrically connected to the magnetic ballast;

a filter capacitor electrically connected to the first output terminal and the second output terminal of the bridge rectifier;

an LED light source electrically connected to the first output terminal and the second output terminal of the bridge rectifier;

a transistor having a drain electrode, a source electrode and a gate electrode, the drain electrode and the source electrode being electrically connected to the first output terminal and the second output terminal of the bridge rectifier respectively; and

a pulse width modulation controller electrically connected to the LED light source to detect a current flowing through the LED light source and electrically connected to the gate electrode of the transistor, and configured to control on and off of the transistor to place the circuit in a resistive mode, the on and off control based on a pulse width modulation adjusted according to a power of the LED light source and a system power factor requirement.

2. The LED lamp of claim 1 , wherein the transistor is a metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor.

3. The LED lamp of claim 1 , further comprising a diode having an anode and a cathode, the anode being connected to the first output terminal of the bridge rectifier and the drain electrode of the transistor,

the cathode being connected to the filter capacitor and the LED light source.

4. The LED lamp of claim 1 , further comprising a resistor electrically connected to the LED light source in series.

5. The LED lamp of claim 1 , wherein the pulse width modulation controller is electrically connected to the LED light source for detecting a current flowing through the LED light source.

6. A driver circuit for an LED light source to function on a power from a magnetic ballast, the driver circuit comprising:

a bridge rectifier for converting an alternating current supplied by the magnetic ballast to a direct current, the bridge rectifier having a first input terminal, a second input terminal, a first output terminal and a second output terminal, wherein the first input terminal and the second input terminal are electrically connected to the magnetic ballast;

a filter capacitor electrically connected to the first output terminal and the second output terminal of the bridge rectifier;

a transistor having a drain electrode, a source electrode and a gate electrode, the drain electrode and the source electrode being electrically connected to the first output terminal and the second output terminal of the bridge rectifier respectively; and

a pulse width modulation controller electrically connected to the LED light source to detect a current flowing through the LED light source and electrically connected to the gate electrode of the transistor, and configured to control on and off of the transistor to place the driver circuit in a resistive mode, the on and off control based on a pulse width modulation adjusted according to a power of the LED light source and a system power factor requirement.

7. The circuit of claim 6 , wherein the magnetic ballast comprises an inductor and a capacitor.

Assignments (6)
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 Jan 14, 2020
From: GE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
To: CURRENT LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 051580/0781 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2018
From: MAO, ZHU; ZHANG, BO; WANG, FANBIN; QIN, SHUYI
To: GE LIGHTING SOLUTIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 045602/0264 →