Lighting circuit and vehicle lamp
US-2018054870-A1 · Feb 22, 2018 · US
LED lighting device
US9137872B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9137872-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113823686-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jan 11, 2011 |
| Priority date | Jan 11, 2011 |
| Publication date | Sep 15, 2015 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 2015 |
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When an output current is shut off by disconnection, a control unit 7 causes a DC/DC converter 3 to immediately stop temporarily for suppression of an over-current at the time of restoration, and further causes the DC/DC converter 3 to repeat an temporary stop and an temporary operation by a predetermined number of times or for a predetermined period of time, in order to check whether the shut-off of the output current is transient or continuous, and causes the DC/DC converter 3 to stop continuously if the shut off is continuous, and extinguish an LED light source 4.
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The invention claimed is: 1. An LED lighting device comprising: a power converter to convert a voltage supplied from a power source to a voltage for lighting an LED; a current detector to detect an output current supplied from the power converter to the LED; a voltage detector to detect an output voltage applied from the power converter to the LED; and a controller to cause the power converter to repeat a temporary stop and a temporary operation alternately when the output current detected by the current detector is decreased and/or when the output voltage detected by the voltage detector is increased during a normal operation of the power converter, to check the detected current and/or the detected voltage each time the temporary operation is performed, to cause the power converter to normally operate if the decreased output current and/or the increased output voltage is no longer detected before a predetermined number of times of the repetition or a predetermined period of time is reached, and to cause the power converter to stop continuously if the decreased output current and/or the increased output voltage is detected when the predetermined number of times of the repetition or the predetermined period of time is reached. 2. The LED lighting device according to claim 1 , further comprising a memory for memorizing the output voltage during a normal operation of the power converter, wherein at the time of the temporary operation the controller causes the power converter to output a summed voltage of a predetermined voltage and the output voltage stored in the memory. 3. The LED lighting device according to claim 1 , wherein the continuous stop of the power converter is maintained until the supplied voltage from the power source is stopped. 4. The LED lighting device according to claim 1 , further comprising an output interface to output the continuous stop of the power converter.
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Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection · CPC title
- H05B33/0878Primary
Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
Circuit arrangements for protecting against overcurrent · CPC title
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- What does patent US9137872B2 cover?
- When an output current is shut off by disconnection, a control unit 7 causes a DC/DC converter 3 to immediately stop temporarily for suppression of an over-current at the time of restoration, and further causes the DC/DC converter 3 to repeat an temporary stop and an temporary operation by a predetermined number of times or for a predetermined period of time, in order to check whether the…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Ootsuka Yasunori, Ohsawa Takashi, Mitsubishi Electric Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H05B33/0878. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Sep 15 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 4 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).