IP Library Granted Patent US 12,354,523
Granted Patent B2
US 12,354,523 · App. 18/292,669 · Granted Jul 8, 2025

Display device and operating method therefor

Inventor: Seunghun Baek (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
G09G3/2096H02M3/33571G09G2330/024G09G2330/026G09G2330/027G09G2354/00
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Patent No.
US 12,354,523
App. No.
18/292,669
Granted
Jul 8, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a display device for alleviating an efficiency reduction problem at a light load, and an operating method therefor, the display device comprising: a display; a power supply unit including a direct current (DC)/DC converter, which converts the level of DC power to supply same to a load; and a control unit for controlling the operating frequency of the DC/DC converter, wherein the control unit can change the resonance frequency of the DC/DC converter according to the load.

Claims (28)

1. A display device comprising:

a display;

a power supply unit comprising a DC/DC converter configured to convert a level of DC power so as to supply the converted DC power to a load; and

a control circuit configured to:

control an operating frequency of the DC/DC converter;

change a resonance frequency of the DC/DC converter according to the load;

acquire set brightness of the display on a basis of information about the load; and

change the resonance frequency according to the set brightness.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the control circuit is configured to:

acquire power consumption of the display device on the basis of information about the load; and

change the resonance frequency according to the power consumption.

3. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the control circuit is configured to:

acquire a screen mode of the display on the basis of information about the load; and

change the resonance frequency according to the screen mode.

4. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the control circuit is configured to:

change the resonance frequency to a first resonance frequency when the load is a heavy load; and

change the resonance frequency to a second resonance frequency less than the first resonance frequency when the load is a light load.

5. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the DC/DC converter comprises:

a half bridge circuit;

an LLC resonance circuit comprising a first resonance inductance and a first resonance capacitance; and

a rectifier.

6. The display device according to claim 5 , wherein the DC/DC converter further comprises a sub-resonance inductance and a sub-resonance capacitance, which are selectively connected to the LLC resonance circuit.

7. The display device according to claim 6 , wherein the sub-resonance inductance comprises a first switch and a second resonance inductance, and

the sub-resonance capacitance comprises a second switch and a second resonance capacitance.

8. The display device according to claim 7 , wherein, when the first switch is turned on, the first resonance inductance and the second resonance inductance are connected to each other, and

when the second switch is turned on, the first resonance capacitance and the second resonance capacitance are connected to each other.

9. The display device according to claim 8 , wherein the first resonance inductance and the second resonance inductance are connected in series, and

the first resonance capacitance and the second resonance capacitance are connected in parallel.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 26, 2024
From: BAEK, SEUNGHUN
To: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Reel/Frame 066266/0636 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240371311A1 · Nov 7, 2024
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