Driver for LED and LED system
A driver for a Light Emitting Diode (LED) comprises a main circuit of a Ringing Choke Converter (RCC), a driving circuit of the RCC, and a first adjustment module. The main circuit of the RCC comprises: an energy input terminal, an energy output terminal, and a control terminal. The energy input terminal is configured to receive an input voltage. The energy output terminal is coupled to the LED and configured to provide an output current to the LED. The control terminal is configured to receive a driving signal. The driving circuit comprises a driving signal output terminal coupled to the control terminal, and is configured to provide the driving signal to the main circuit via the driving signal output terminal. The first adjustment module is coupled between the energy input terminal and the driving signal output terminal, and is configured to adjust the driving signal according to the input voltage.
1. A driver of a Light Emitting Diode (LED), comprising:
a main circuit of a Ringing Choke Converter (RCC), comprising:
an energy input terminal, configured to receive an input voltage;
an energy output terminal, coupled to the LED and configured to provide an output current to the LED; and
a control terminal, configured to receive a driving signal;
a driving circuit of the RCC, comprising a driving signal output terminal coupled to the control terminal, and being configured to provide the driving signal to the main circuit via the driving signal output terminal;
a first adjustment module, coupled between the energy input terminal and the driving signal output terminal, and configured to adjust the driving signal according to the input voltage; and
a second adjustment module, coupled between the energy output terminal and the driving signal output terminal, and configured to adjust the driving signal according to the output current,
wherein the driving signal comprises a driving current, and the first adjustment module is configured to adjust the driving current by absorbing a first part of the driving current; and
wherein the first adjustment module comprises a first triode, a collector of the first triode is coupled to the driving signal output terminal, and the first adjustment module is configured to absorb the first part of the driving current via the first triode.
2. The driver according to claim 1 , wherein the first adjustment module further comprises a resistor and a capacitor coupled in series with each other, and the resistor and the capacitor are coupled to a base of the first triode.
3. The driver according to claim 2 , wherein the first adjustment module further comprises a first zener diode coupled in series with the resistor and the capacitor.
4. The driver according to claim 2 , wherein the main circuit comprises a first coil, the driving circuit comprises a second coil magnetically coupled to the first coil, and the resistor and the capacitor are coupled between the second coil and the base of the first triode.
5. The driver according to claim 2 , wherein the main circuit comprises a first coil, the first adjustment module comprises a third coil magnetically coupled to the first coil, and the resistor and the capacitor are coupled between the third coil and the base of the first triode.
6. The driver according to claim 1 , wherein the second adjustment module adjusts the driving current by absorbing a second part of the driving current.
7. The driver according to claim 6 , wherein the second adjustment module comprises a second triode, a collector of the second triode is coupled to the driving signal output terminal, and the second adjustment module is configured to absorb the second part of the driving current via the second triode.
8. The driver according to claim 6 , wherein the second adjustment module is coupled to the first triode and configured to absorb the second part of the driving current via the first triode.
9. The driver according to claim 1 , further comprising a filter, coupled between the main circuit and the LED, and configured to reduce or eliminate ripples in the output current.
10. The driver according to claim 1 , further comprising a rectifier, coupled to the energy input terminal of the main circuit, and configured to convert an AC voltage from a power source to the input voltage provided to the main circuit.
11. The driver according to claim 10 , further comprising a shielding module, coupled between the rectifier and the main circuit, and configured to reduce or eliminate electromagnetic interference of the driver to an external component.
12. A Light Emitting Diode (LED) system, comprising:
an LED;
a main circuit of a Ringing Choke Converter (RCC), comprising:
an energy input terminal, configured to receive an input voltage;
an energy output terminal, coupled to the LED and configured to provide an output current to the LED; and
a control terminal, configured to receive a driving signal;
a driving circuit of the RCC, comprising a driving signal output terminal coupled to the control terminal, and being configured to provide the driving signal to the main circuit via the driving signal output terminal;
a first adjustment module, coupled between the energy input terminal and the driving signal output terminal, and configured to adjust the driving signal according to the input voltage; and
a second adjustment module, coupled between the energy output terminal and the driving signal output terminal, and configured to adjust the driving signal according to the output current,
wherein the driving signal comprises a driving current, and the first adjustment module is configured to adjust the driving current by absorbing a first part of the driving current, and
wherein the first adjustment module comprises a first triode, a collector of the first triode is coupled to the driving signal output terminal, and the first adjustment module is configured to absorb the first part of the driving current via the first triode.
13. The LED system of claim 12 , wherein the first adjustment module further comprises a resistor and a capacitor coupled in series with each other, and the resistor and the capacitor are coupled to a base of the first triode.
14. The LED system of claim 13 , wherein the first adjustment module further comprises a first zener diode coupled in series with the resistor and the capacitor.
15. The LED system of claim 13 , wherein the main circuit comprises a first coil, the driving circuit comprises a second coil magnetically coupled to the first coil, and the resistor and the capacitor are coupled between the second coil and the base of the first triode.
16. The LED system of claim 13 , wherein the main circuit comprises a first coil, the first adjustment module comprises a third coil magnetically coupled to the first coil, and the resistor and the capacitor are coupled between the third coil and the base of the first triode.
17. The LED system of claim 12 , wherein the second adjustment module adjusts the driving current by absorbing a second part of the driving current.
18. The LED system of claim 17 , wherein the second adjustment module comprises a second triode, a collector of the second triode is coupled to the driving signal output terminal, and the second adjustment module is configured to absorb the second part of the driving current via the second triode.
19. The LED system of claim 17 , wherein the second adjustment module is coupled to the first triode and configured to absorb the second part of the driving current via the first triode.
20. The LED system of claim 12 , further comprising at least one of:
a filter, coupled between the main circuit and the LED, and configured to reduce or eliminate ripples in the output current;
a rectifier, coupled to the energy input terminal of the main circuit, and configured to convert an AC voltage from a power source to the input voltage provided to the main circuit; and
a shielding module, coupled between the rectifier and the main circuit, and configured to reduce or eliminate electromagnetic interference of the driver to an external component.