Control circuit for driving different color temperature LED lights with AC input voltage
View Patent ↗A control circuit for driving different color temperatures LED lights with AC input voltage comprises a LED light set A with one color temperature; and a LED light set B with another color temperature; two AC input voltages L 1 and L 2 ; wherein the LED light sets A and B are arranged in parallel. Two different color temperatures LED light sets are used to generate three different color temperatures LED lights sources, which meets the requirement for using different LED color temperature light sources in different scenarios to reduce the inventory of different LED lights.
1 . A control circuit for driving different color temperatures LED lights with AC input voltage, comprising:
a first LED light set (A) with one color temperature; and
a second LED light set (B) with another color temperature;
two AC input voltages (L 1 and L 2 );
wherein the LED light sets (A and B) are arranged in parallel;
the positive pole of the LED light sets (A and B) relate to the output of a step-down and constant current source circuit;
the negative pole of the first LED light set (A) is connected with the anodes of first switch (Q 1 ), the negative pole of the second LED light set (B) is connected with the anodes of second switch (Q 2 ), the cathodes of the switches (Q 1 and Q 2 ) are connected with the output of a step-down and constant current source circuit;
the two switches (Q 1 and Q 2 ) are arranged in parallel and controlled by a control circuit; wherein the control circuit drives either or both of the LED light sets (A and B) by the two switches (Q 1 and Q 2 ), thus to generate three different color temperatures, wherein the control circuit is comprising:
two half-wave rectifier circuits;
two optical couplers (OT 1 and OT 2 );
wherein the first half-wave rectifier circuit and first optical coupler (OT 1 are arranged between the AC input voltage (L 1 ) and the switch (Q 1 ) to control the first switch (Q 1 ); and the second half-wave rectifier circuit and second optical coupler (OT 2 ) are arranged between the AC input voltage (L 2 ) and the switch (Q 2 ) to control the second switch (Q 2 ).
2 . The control circuit for driving different color temperatures LED lights with AC input voltage according to claim 1 , wherein when the AC input voltage (L 1 ) is connected to the first half-wave rectifier circuit, the control circuit turn on the first switch (Q 1 ) to drive the first LED light set (A); when the AC input voltage (L 2 ) is connected to the second half-wave rectifier circuit, the control circuit turn on the second switch (Q 2 ) to drive the second LED light set (B); and when both AC input voltages (L 1 and L 2 ) are connected to the first and second half-wave rectifier circuit, the control circuit turn on both switches (Q 1 and Q 2 ) to drive both LED light sets (A and B).
3 . The control circuit for driving different color temperatures LED lights with AC input voltage according to claim 1 , wherein when the AC input voltage (L 1 ) is connected to the control circuit, the control circuit turn on the first LED light set (A) to generate the first color temperature; when the AC input voltage (L 2 ) is connected to the control circuit, the control circuit turn on the second LED light set (B) to generate the second color temperature; and when both AC input voltages (L 1 and L 2 ) are connected to the control circuit, the control circuit turn on both LED light sets (A and B) to generate the mixed third color temperature.
4 . The control circuit for driving different color temperatures LED lights with AC input voltage according to claim 1 , wherein the first LED light set (A) is composed of a set of LED beads with one color temperature; and the LED second light set (B) is composed of a another set of LED beads with another color temperature.
5 . The control circuit for driving different color temperatures LED lights with AC input voltage according to claim 1 , wherein
the control circuit drives two or more LED light sets with the same number of AC input voltages to generate three or more different color temperature.