IP Library Granted Patent US 10,701,780
Granted Patent B2
US 10,701,780 · App. 16/734,352 · Granted Jun 30, 2020

Light-emitting diode light string control system

Inventor: HongChun Zhao (ShenZhen, CN)
H05B45/54H05B45/24H05B45/32H05B47/195H05B45/14
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Patent No.
US 10,701,780
App. No.
16/734,352
Granted
Jun 30, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention discloses a light-emitting diode light string control system, which comprises: a switching unit having a power input end, a power output end, and a controlled end; the power output end is connected to the light-emitting diode light string; a control unit, and the control unit is connected to the controlled end of the switching unit; a second power generating unit, and the second power generating unit is connected to the light-emitting diode light string. According to the present invention, the light-emitting control command sent by the control unit is loaded on the power line of the light-emitting diode through a carrier wave mode to realize the driving of the brightness variation of the light-emitting diode light string, which saves costs and simplifies the control circuit of the light-emitting diode; the short-circuit protection unit detects whether the light-emitting diode is short-circuited in real time, has fast response rate to the protection of the light-emitting diode light string when it is short-circuited, fewer components are needed, the production cost is low, the circuit is simple, which is easy to implement, safe and reliable.

Claims (20)

1. A light-emitting diode light string control system, comprising:

a switching unit ( 4 ) having a power input end ( 41 ), a power output end ( 42 ), and a controlled end ( 43 ); the power output end is connected to the light-emitting diode light string ( 1 );

a control unit ( 5 ), and the control unit ( 5 ) is connected to the controlled end ( 43 ) of the switching unit ( 4 );

a second power generating unit ( 3 ), and the second power generating unit ( 3 ) is connected to the light-emitting diode light string ( 1 );

when no light-emitting pulse signal is to be transmitted, the control unit ( 5 ) controls the switching unit ( 4 ) to be turned on, and the power supply unit ( 7 ) transmits a DC power supply having a first voltage to the light-emitting diode light string ( 1 ) to drive the light emission of the light-emitting diode light string ( 1 ); when the light-emitting pulse signal generated by the control unit ( 5 ) is to be transmitted, the control unit ( 5 ) controls the on and off actions of the switching unit ( 4 ), and when the control unit ( 5 ) controls the switching unit to cut off ( 4 ), the DC current having a second voltage generated by the second power generating unit ( 3 ) is transmitted to the light-emitting diode light string ( 1 ); and the second voltage is less than the first voltage.

2. The light-emitting diode light string control system according to claim 1 , wherein it further comprises a short-circuit protection unit ( 2 ), which connects the light-emitting diode light string ( 1 ) and the light-emitting diode light string ( 1 ); the short-circuit protection unit ( 2 ) detects the voltage value of the cathode end of the light-emitting diode light string ( 1 ), when the voltage value is greater than a critical value, the short-circuit protection unit ( 2 ) sends a second protection signal, and the control unit ( 5 ) controls the switching unit to cut off ( 4 ); when the existing voltage is less than the critical value, the short-circuit protection unit ( 2 ) sends a first protection signal or does not send a signal.

3. The light-emitting diode light string control system according to claim 1 , wherein it further comprises a short-circuit protection unit ( 2 ), and the short-circuit protection unit ( 2 ) includes:

a third resistance R 3 , the third resistance R 3 is connected to the cathode end of the light-emitting diode light string ( 1 );

a fourth resistance R 4 , the fourth resistance R 4 is connected to the base level of the transistor Q 2 and the third resistance R 3 ;

the transistor Q 2 and the collector of the transistor Q 2 are connected to the control unit ( 5 ).

4. The light-emitting diode light string control system according to claim 3 , wherein the short-circuit protection unit ( 2 ) further comprises a second resistance R 2 , and two ends of the second resistance R 2 are connected to the collector of the transistor Q 2 and the power supply unit ( 7 ), respectively.

5. The light-emitting diode light string control system according to claim 1 , wherein the second power generating unit ( 3 ) comprises:

a first resistance R 1 , and the first resistance R 1 is connected to the power supply unit ( 7 );

a capacitor C 2 , and the capacitor C 2 is connected to the divider resistance R 1 ;

a diode D 1 , and the diode D 1 is connected to the first resistance R 1 and the power output end ( 42 );

a voltage stabilizing element, and the voltage stabilizing element is connected to the first resistance R 1 .

6. The light-emitting diode light string control system according to claim 5 , wherein the voltage stabilizing element is a light-emitting diode LED 1 .

7. The light-emitting diode light string control system according to claim 1 , wherein it further comprises a wireless receiving unit ( 9 ), the wireless receiving unit ( 9 ) connecting the control unit ( 5 ) and the power supply unit ( 7 ), and the wireless receiving unit ( 9 ) is connected to an external remote control via radio waves or infrared ray.

8. The light-emitting diode light string control system according to claim 1 , wherein it further comprises a storage unit ( 8 ), the storage unit ( 8 ) is connected to the control unit ( 5 ), and the storage unit ( 8 ) stores the address coding and color coding of the light-emitting diode light string ( 1 ).

9. The light-emitting diode light string control system according to claim 1 , wherein the switching unit ( 4 ) is a field-effect transistor, and the control unit ( 5 ) includes a microprocessor.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2026
From: ZHAO, HONGCHUN
To: SONG, KEYONG
Reel/Frame 075328/0092 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2019 1 0747828 · Aug 14, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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