发明名称 |
LED driver circuit and method of driving LED |
摘要 |
A light emitting diode (LED) driver circuit is provided. The LED driver circuit includes an LED the LED; a power unit which provides a current to the LED through an inductor; a dimming switch which is connected to the LED and bypasses the current provided to the LED; an input unit which receives brightness information of the LED; a logic unit which calculates reference currents for each driving mode according to the received brightness information; a current control unit which controls the power unit to provide the current based on the driving mode and the calculated reference currents to the inductor; and a switch control unit which switches the dimming switch on if the driving mode of the LED driver circuit is switched to the dimming mode. |
申请公布号 |
US8749160(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.06.10 |
申请号 |
US201113313161 |
申请日期 |
2011.12.07 |
申请人 |
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
发明人 |
Lee Sang-hoon;Choi Sung-jin;Lee Myoung-jun |
分类号 |
H05B37/00 |
主分类号 |
H05B37/00 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A light emitting diode (LED) driver circuit having a driving mode including a normal mode maintaining a brightness of an LED and a dimming mode changing the brightness of the LED, the LED driver circuit comprising:
the LED; a power unit which provides a current to the LED through an inductor; a dimming switch which is connected to the LED and bypasses the current provided to the LED; an input unit which receives brightness information of the LED; a logic unit which calculates reference currents for each driving mode according to the received brightness information; a current control unit which controls the power unit to provide the current based on the driving mode and the calculated reference currents to the inductor; and a switch control unit which switches the dimming switch on if the driving mode of the LED driver circuit is switched to the dimming mode, wherein the logic unit further calculates a reference current of the normal mode according to the received brightness information and calculates a reference current of the dimming mode less than the calculated reference current of the normal mode.
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地址 |
Suwon-si KR |