Method and system for controlling fan rotating speed of LED lamp, and LED lamp thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10225949-B2
Application number	US-201715833568-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 6, 2017
Priority date	Dec 6, 2016
Publication date	Mar 5, 2019
Grant date	Mar 5, 2019

Abstract

A method for controlling the rotational speed of a fan of an LED lamp, comprising: presetting a corresponding relationship between a voltage, a current and a temperature for an LED chip in the LED lamp in the controller, as well as presetting a corresponding relationship between the temperature of LED chip and the speed of the fan in the controller, measuring the voltage and current of the LED chip, obtaining the current calculated temperature of the LED chip through the measured voltage and current, and further determining the current desired fan speed through the obtained current calculated temperature, using the controller to control the fan to rotate at the current desired speed, thereby cooling the LED chip. Additionally a corresponding system for controlling the rotational speed of the fan of an LED lamp and an LED lamp including the system.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for controlling a rotate speed of a fan for a LED lamp, comprising:
presetting in a controller a corresponding relationship among voltage, current and temperature of a LED chip of the LED lamp;
presetting in the controller a corresponding relationship between temperature of the LED chip and rotate speed of the fan;
measuring a voltage value of the LED chip;
measuring a current value of the LED chip;
determining a calculated temperature value of the LED chip based on the measured voltage value, the measured current value and the corresponding relationship among voltage, current and temperature of the LED chip, by the controller;
determining a needed rotate speed value of the fan based on the calculated temperature value and the corresponding relationship between temperature of the LED chip and rotate speed of the fan, by the controller; and
controlling the fan to rotate at the needed rotate speed value, by the controller.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the fan is controlled by the controller to rotate at the needed rotate speed value in a continuous control mode.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the fan is controlled by the controller to rotate at the needed rotate speed value in a step-by-step control mode.

4. The method according to claim 3 , further comprising:
presetting in the controller a minimum preset value of the calculated temperature, a maximum preset value of the calculated temperature, a minimum temperature range comprising temperature values smaller than the minimum preset value, a maximum temperature range comprising temperature values greater than the maximum preset value, and one or more speed control temperature ranges between the minimum preset value and the maximum preset value;
presetting corresponding fan rotate speeds corresponding to the minimum temperature range, the maximum temperature range and the one or more speed control temperature ranges respectively, in the controller;
determining the temperature range which the calculated temperature value is in, at set intervals, by the controller;
shutting down the fan by the controller, when the calculated temperature value is in the minimum temperature range;
controlling the fan to rotate at the highest rotate speed by the controller, when the calculated temperature value is in the maximum temperature range; and
controlling the fan to rotate at the rotate speed corresponding to the temperature range which the calculated temperature value is in, by the controller, when the calculated temperature value is in one of the one or more speed control temperature ranges.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the set interval is in a range from 0.01 second to 10 seconds.

6. A system for controlling a rotate speed of a fan for cooling a LED chip of a LED lamp, comprising:
a voltage measurement unit for measuring a voltage value of the LED chip;
a current measurement unit for measuring a current value of the LED chip;
a controller coupled with the voltage measurement unit and the current measurement unit, for controlling the rotate speed of the fan, wherein:
the controller is preset with a corresponding relationship among voltage, current and temperature of the LED chip, and a corresponding relationship between temperature of the LED chip and rotate speed of the fan, and
the controller is configured to determine a calculated temperature value of the LED chip based on the voltage value measured by the voltage measurement unit, the current value measured by the current measurement unit and the corresponding relationship among voltage, current and temperature of the LED chip, to determine a needed rotate speed value of the fan based on the calculated temperature value and the corresponding relationship between temperature of the LED chip and rotate speed of the fan, and to control the fan to rotate at the needed rotate speed value.

7. The system according to claim 6 , wherein the controller is configured to control the fan to rotate at the needed rotate speed value in a continuous control mode.

8. The system according to claim 6 , wherein the controller is configured to control the fan to rotate at the needed rotate speed value in a step-by-step control mode.

9. The system according to claim 8 , wherein
the controller is preset with a minimum preset value of the calculated temperature, a maximum preset value of the calculated temperature, a minimum temperature range comprising temperature values smaller than the minimum preset value, a maximum temperature range comprising temperature values greater than the maximum preset value, and one or more speed control temperature ranges between the minimum preset value and the maximum preset value;
the controller is preset with corresponding fan rotate speeds corresponding to the minimum temperature range, the maximum temperature range and the one or more speed control temperature ranges respectively;
the controller is configured to:
determine which temperature range of the calculated temperature value is in at set intervals;
shut down the fan, when the current calculated temperature value is in the minimum temperature range;
control the fan to rotate at the highest rotate speed, when the current calculated temperature value is in the maximum temperature range; and
control the fan to rotate at the rotate speed corresponding to the temperature range which the calculated temperature value is in, when the current calculated temperature value is in one of the one or more speed control temperature ranges.

10. The system according to claim 9 , wherein the set interval is in a range from 0.01 second to 10 seconds.

11. A LED lamp, comprising:
a LED chip;
a fan for cooling the LED chip of the LED lamp; and
a system for controlling a rotate speed of the fan, the system comprising:
a voltage measurement unit for measuring a voltage value of the LED chip;
a current measurement unit for measuring a current value of the LED chip;
a controller coupled with the voltage measurement unit and the current measurement unit, for controlling the rotate speed of the fan, wherein:
the controller is preset with a corresponding relationship among voltage, current and temperature of the LED chip, and a corresponding relationship between temperature of the LED chip and rotate speed of the fan, and
the controller is configured to determine a calculated temperature value of the LED chip based on the voltage value measured by the voltage measurement unit, the current value measured by the current measurement unit and the corresponding relationship among voltage, current and temperature of the LED chip, to determine a needed rotate speed value of the fan based on the calculated temperature value and the corresponding relationship between temperature of the LED chip and rotate speed of the fan, and to control the fan to rotate at the needed rotate speed value.

Assignees

• Ge Lighting Solutions Llc

Inventors

• Fang Min
• Long Qi
• Shan Liang
• Qin Shuyi
• Li Yong

Classifications

• F21V17/101

  permanently, e.g. welding, gluing or riveting · CPC title

• F21V17/12

  by screwing · CPC title

• F21V19/0015

  Fastening arrangements intended to retain light sources · CPC title

• F21V29/61 Primary

  characterised by control arrangements · CPC title

• F21V29/70

  characterised by passive heat-dissipating elements, e.g. heat-sinks · CPC title