Light emitting device control circuit with dimming function and control method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9247601-B2
Application number	US-201414559927-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 4, 2014
Priority date	Dec 16, 2013
Publication date	Jan 26, 2016
Grant date	Jan 26, 2016

Abstract

The present invention discloses a light emitting device control circuit with dimming function and a control method thereof. The light emitting device control circuit includes: a dimmer circuit, a rectifier and filter circuit, a power converter circuit, and a headroom voltage regulation circuit. The dimmer circuit generates an AC dimming voltage according to an AC voltage. The rectifier and filter circuit generates an input voltage according to the AC dimming voltage. The power converter circuit operates according to a control signal to convert the input voltage to an output voltage which is supplied to a light emitting device circuit. The headroom voltage regulation circuit generates the control signal according to a reference value and a difference between the input voltage and the output voltage, and regulates the difference at a level corresponding to the reference value by a feedback control loop.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A light emitting device control circuit with dimming function, comprising:
a dimmer circuit configured to operably generate an AC dimming voltage according to an AC voltage;
a rectifier and filter circuit, which is coupled to the dimmer circuit, and configured to operably generate an input voltage according to the AC dimming voltage;
a power converter circuit, which is coupled to the rectifier and filter circuit, and configured to operably operate at least one power switch therein according to a control signal to convert the input voltage to an output voltage, wherein the output voltage is supplied to a light emitting device circuit; and
a headroom voltage regulation circuit, which is coupled to the power converter circuit, and configured to operably generate the control signal according to a reference value and a difference between the input voltage and the output voltage, and regulate the difference at a level corresponding to the reference value by a feedback control loop;
wherein the headroom voltage regulation circuit includes:
a difference sampling circuit, configured to operably generate a headroom voltage according to the difference; and
a comparison circuit, which is coupled to the difference sampling circuit, and configured to operably generate the control signal according to the headroom voltage and a reference voltage, wherein the reference voltage corresponds to the reference value.

2. The light emitting device control circuit with dimming function of claim 1 , wherein the difference sampling circuit includes a voltage divider circuit, which has a voltage divider node configured to operably generate the headroom voltage.

3. The light emitting device control circuit with dimming function of claim 2 , wherein the difference sampling circuit further includes a capacitor, which is coupled to the voltage divider node of the divider circuit.

4. The light emitting device control circuit with dimming function of claim 2 , wherein the reference voltage is adjustable.

5. A light emitting device control circuit with dimming function, comprising:
a dimmer circuit configured to operably generate an AC dimming voltage according to an AC voltage;
a rectifier and filter circuit, which is coupled to the dimmer circuit, and configured to operably generate an input voltage according to the AC dimming voltage;
a power converter circuit, which is coupled to the rectifier and filter circuit, and configured to operably operate at least one power switch therein according to a control signal to convert the input voltage to an output voltage, wherein the output voltage is supplied to a light emitting device circuit; and
a headroom voltage regulation circuit, which is coupled to the power converter circuit, and configured to operably generate the control signal according to a reference value and a difference between the input voltage and the output voltage, and regulate the difference at a level corresponding to the reference value by a feedback control loop;
wherein the headroom voltage regulation circuit includes:
an adder circuit or a subtractor circuit, configured to operably add to or subtract a reference voltage from a voltage corresponding and related to one of the input voltage and the output voltage, wherein the reference voltage corresponds to the reference value; and
a comparison circuit, which is coupled to the adder circuit or the subtractor circuit, and configured to operably generate the control signal according to a voltage corresponding and related to the other one of the input voltage and the output voltage and an operation result of the adder or the subtractor circuit.

6. The light emitting device control circuit with dimming function of claim 5 , wherein the reference voltage is adjustable.

7. A light emitting device control circuit with dimming function, comprising:
a dimmer circuit configured to operably generate an AC dimming voltage according to an AC voltage;
a rectifier and filter circuit, which is coupled to the dimmer circuit, and configured to operably generate an input voltage according to the AC dimming voltage;
a power converter circuit, which is coupled to the rectifier and filter circuit, and configured to operably operate at least one power switch therein according to a control signal to convert the input voltage to an output voltage, wherein the output voltage is supplied to a light emitting device circuit; and
a headroom voltage regulation circuit, which is coupled to the power converter circuit, and configured to operably generate the control signal according to a reference value and a difference between the input voltage and the output voltage, and regulate the difference at a level corresponding to the reference value by a feedback control loop;
an electronic transformer, which is coupled to the dimmer circuit, and configured to operably receive the AC dimming voltage to generate a high frequency AC dimming voltage for being inputted to the rectifier and filter circuit.

8. A control method of a light emitting device control circuit with dimming function, comprising:
receiving an input voltage, wherein the input voltage has an average value which is controllably changeable;
operating at least one power switch in a power converter circuit according to a control signal to convert the input voltage to an output voltage for being supplied to a light emitting device circuit; and
generating the control signal according to a reference value and a difference between the input voltage and the output voltage, and regulating the difference at a level corresponding to the reference value by a feedback control loop;
wherein the step of regulating the difference at a level corresponding to the reference value includes:
generating a headroom voltage according to the difference; and
generating the control signal according to the headroom voltage and a reference voltage, wherein the reference voltage corresponds to the reference value.

9. The control method of claim 8 , wherein the reference voltage is adjustable.

10. A control method of a light emitting device control circuit with dimming function, comprising:
receiving an input voltage, wherein the input voltage has an average value which is controllably changeable;
operating at least one power switch in a power converter circuit according to a control signal to convert the input voltage to an output voltage for being supplied to a light emitting device circuit; and
generating the control signal according to a reference value and a difference between the input voltage and the output voltage, and regulating the difference at a level corresponding to the reference value by a feedback control loop;
wherein the step of regulating the difference at a level corresponding to the reference value includes:
adding to or subtracting a reference voltage from a voltage corresponding and related to one of the input voltage and the output voltage, wherein the reference voltage corresponds to the reference value; and
generating the control signal according to a voltage corresponding and related to the other one of the input voltage and the output voltage and an operation result of the addition or the subtraction.

11. The control method of claim 10 , wherein the reference voltage is adjustable.

Assignees

• Hsiu Leng-Nien
• Chen Pei-Yuan
• Chen Chien-Yang
• Richtek Technology Corp

Inventors

• Hsiu Leng-Nien
• Chen Pei-Yuan
• Chen Chien-Yang

Classifications

• H05B45/10 Primary

  Controlling the intensity of the light · CPC title

• H05B33/0815

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H05B33/0845 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H05B45/3725

  Switched mode power supply [SMPS] · CPC title