IP Library Granted Patent US 11,617,245
Granted Patent B2
US 11,617,245 · App. 16/989,949 · Granted Mar 28, 2023

LED driver with selectable lumen and CCT

Inventors: Hang Zhang (North Reading, MA); Peng Xiao (Andover, MA); Tiberiu Antohi (Woburn, MA)
Assignee: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
H05B45/20H05B45/345H05B45/385
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Patent No.
US 11,617,245
App. No.
16/989,949
Granted
Mar 28, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

The systems and methods disclosed herein include a LED driver, including a current output module configured to generate a constant current output split between a plurality of output channels, each output channel connected to one or more LEDs having an associated CCT value, at least one switch encoding a plurality of lumen settings and a plurality of CCT settings, and at least one circuit coupled to the current output module and the switch, the at least one circuit configured to determine a first lumen setting from the plurality of lumen settings encoded by the at least one switch, adjust the constant current output of the current output module based on the first lumen setting, determine a first CCT setting from the plurality of CCT settings encoded by the at least one switch, and adjust the plurality of output channels of the current output module based on the first CCT setting.

Claims (33)

1. A light emitting diode (LED) driver, comprising:

a current output module configured to:

generate a constant current output split between a plurality of output channels, each output channel connected directly to one or more LEDs having an associated correlated color temperature (CCT) value;

at least one switch disposed on the LED driver, the at least one switch configured to encode a plurality of lumen settings and a plurality of CCT settings; and

at least one circuit coupled to the current output module and the switch, the at least one circuit configured to:

determine a first lumen setting from the plurality of lumen settings encoded by the at least one switch;

adjust the constant current output of the current output module based on the first lumen setting;

determine a first CCT setting from the plurality of CCT settings encoded by the at least one switch; and

adjust the plurality of output channels of the current output module based on the first CCT setting,

wherein an input of the LED driver is connected directly to an external power source.

2. The LED driver of claim 1 , wherein the current output module comprises a constant current flyback stage and a current splitter.

3. The LED driver of claim 1 , wherein a first CCT value associated with a first set of one or more LEDs connected to a first output channel is different from a second CCT value associated with a second set of one or more LEDs connected to a second output channel.

4. The LED driver of claim 1 , wherein the at least one switch comprises a first switch having four positions, each position having an on state and an off state.

5. The LED driver of claim 4 , wherein a state of a first position and a second position encode the plurality of lumen settings.

6. The LED driver of claim 4 , wherein a state of a third position and a fourth position encode the plurality of CCT settings.

7. The LED driver of claim 1 , wherein the first CCT setting comprises a first current for a first output channel in the plurality of output channels and a second current for a second output channel in the plurality of output channels.

8. The LED driver of claim 7 , wherein:

the first current is between 0.1% and 99.9% of the constant current output; and

the second current is the constant current output minus the first current.

9. The LED driver of claim 1 , wherein the at least one switch is directly connected to the at least one circuit.

10. The LED driver of claim 1 , wherein the at least one circuit comprises at least one microcontroller.

11. The LED driver of claim 1 , further comprising a programming interface.

12. The LED driver of claim 1 , further comprising a dimming circuit.

13. The LED driver of claim 1 , wherein the at least one switch comprises a first switch encoding the plurality of lumen settings and a second switch encoding the plurality of CCT settings.

14. The LED driver of claim 1 , wherein the at least one circuit comprises:

a first circuit configured to determine the first lumen setting from the plurality of lumen settings encoded by the at least one switch and adjust the constant current output of the current output module based on the first lumen setting; and

a second circuit configured to determine the first CCT setting from the plurality of CCT settings encoded by the at least one switch and adjust the plurality of output channels of the current output module based on the first CCT setting.

15. A lighting fixture, comprising:

a LED driver as described in claim 1 ; and

a plurality of LED strings coupled to the LED driver.

16. A lighting system, comprising:

a LED driver as described in claim 1 ; and

a lighting fixture coupled to the LED driver and remotely located from the LED driver, the lighting fixture comprising a plurality of LED strings.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 23, 2022
From: ACUITY BRANDS LIGHTING, INC.
To: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
Reel/Frame 059220/0139 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 11, 2020
From: ZHANG, HANG; XIAO, PENG; ANTOHI, TIBERIU
To: OSRAM SYLVANIA INC.
Reel/Frame 053452/0174 →