Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130162144 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DRIVING APPARATUS - Provided is an LED driving apparatus. The LED driving apparatus includes a plurality of LED groups each comprising one or more diodes, a switch group comprising a plurality of switch units connected respectively to the LED groups to drive the connected LED group when a control signal is activated, and a switch controlling unit configured to compare an input voltage of the LED groups with an output voltage of the LED groups, calculate a comparison value, and generate the control signal according to the comparison value. Accordingly, the LED driving apparatus drives the LED groups selectively according to the difference between the input voltage of the LED group and the output voltage of the LED group, thereby overcoming the problem of heat generation by forward voltage distribution. | 06-27-2013 |
20130162154 | DRIVING APPARATUS FOR LIGHT EMITTING DIODE - There is provided a driving apparatus for a light emitting diode (LED) comparing a rectified power voltage level with an LED current to limit current applied to an LED, thereby reducing the amount of heat generated therein. The driving apparatus for an LED includes a detecting unit detecting a voltage level of rectified power; and a driving unit comparing a level of current flowing in an LED unit having at least one LED with detection results from the detecting unit, and limiting current applied to the LED unit to drive the LED unit according to comparison results. | 06-27-2013 |
20130257305 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DRIVING APPARATUS - There is provided a light emitting diode driving apparatus satisfying regulations for current transferred to a light emitting diode. The light emitting diode driving apparatus includes: a power supplying unit receiving input power to convert the input power into a preset driving power and supplying the driving power to a light emitting diode unit including at least one light emitting diode; a detecting unit receiving the driving power supplied to the light emitting diode unit to detect voltage flowing in the light emitting diode unit; a controlling unit comparing detection voltage detected by the detecting unit with a preset reference voltage to control a power conversion operation of the power supplying unit; and a driving unit driving the power conversion operation according to controlling by the controlling unit. | 10-03-2013 |
20140001973 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DRIVING APPARATUS | 01-02-2014 |
20140035473 | ILLUMINATION DRIVING APPARATUS FOR LIGHT EMITTING DIODE AND METHOD THEREOF - There is provided an illumination driving apparatus for a light emitting diode, the apparatus including: a light emitting unit including M number of light emitting diodes (LEDs) connected in series and driven by an output voltage rectified in a rectifying unit; an LED switch unit including N number of LED switches connected in parallel with at least N number of the M LEDs, respectively, and connected in series; an LED switch control signal generating unit comparing the output voltage of the rectifying unit with each of the first to Nth preset reference voltages to generate N number of LED switch control signals controlling the LED switch unit; and an LED switch controlling unit transferring the N number of LED switch control signals to the LED switch unit. | 02-06-2014 |
20140035476 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DRIVING APPARATUS - There is provided a light emitting diode driving apparatus capable of supplying a constant average current to a light emitting diode by generating a reference voltage used for driving the light emitting diode according to input power and a switching signal switching a path of a current supplied to the light emitting diode. The light emitting diode driving apparatus includes: a reference voltage generating unit generating a reference voltage set based on input power and a switching signal for supplying driving power to a light emitting diode; and a driving unit supplying the driving power to the light emitting diode according to the reference voltage. | 02-06-2014 |
20140184077 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DRIVING APPARATUS - There is provided a light emitting diode (LED) driving apparatus configured such that a waveform of current input to an LED follows a sine wave, the LED driving apparatus including, a switching unit switching an LED unit having a plurality of LEDs receiving rectified power and emitting light, a driving control unit controlling the switching of the switching unit according to a voltage level of the rectified power, a current limiting unit limiting current flowing in the LED unit, and an adjusting unit adjusting current limitation of the current limiting unit according to the voltage level of the rectified power. | 07-03-2014 |
20140368119 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE LIGHTING APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF - There is provide a light emitting diode lighting apparatus capable of being generally used in various kinds of dimmer, the apparatus including: a dimmer varying waveforms of input power according to a dimming signal; a bleeder adjusting a bleeding current under control; a controller comparing a latching current of the dimmer with the bleeding current of the bleeder to control the amount of the bleeding current; and an LED driver receiving a current other than the bleeding current flowing through the bleeder from among the currents from the dimmer to driver a light emitting diode (LED). | 12-18-2014 |