GB2453314A - Fully variable LED brightness using a digital control method - Google Patents

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GB2453314A
GB2453314A GB0715492A GB0715492A GB2453314A GB 2453314 A GB2453314 A GB 2453314A GB 0715492 A GB0715492 A GB 0715492A GB 0715492 A GB0715492 A GB 0715492A GB 2453314 A GB2453314 A GB 2453314A
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Kenneth John Jewell
Noel Alain Vinck
Gullwig Ltd
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B45/00—Circuit arrangements for operating light-emitting diodes [LED]
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An LED controller receives a variable Pulse Width Modulated signal, which is then inverted. The inverted signal is level shifted to a current limited voltage level. This signal is then filtered and the output is used to drive a FET, IGBT, Transistor or other current amplifying device to switch the LED load. The LED brightness level is controlled by the width of the pulse being generated by the micro-controller, other IC or other source. This application can also be fabricated into a specifically designed (IC) Integrated Circuit therefore reducing the need for external hardware and no micro-controller would be required. This application can be integrated into any product or application that requires fully variable (LED) Light Emitting Diode brightness using a digital control method. This application will allow any LED's to be fully dimmed from completely off to fully on (0 to 100%) without any noticeable stepping.

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Fully variable LED brightness using a digital control method
Description:
A written description of how the application works is detailed on this page.
There are essentially 2 parts of the application: i) A firmware application layer which is programmed into a micro-controller, other IC or other source which essentially outputs a variable (PWM) Pulse Width Modulated signal. The firmware uses a logarithmic lookup table to vaiy the width of the pulse output.
The defined resolution of the dimming depends on how many values are in
the lookup table.
ii) The hardware application: Current is monitored through a simple shunt and the voltage drop across the shunt is compared to a preset reference voltage which keeps the output of an operation amplifier at a steady voltage. This provides a constant current source for the LED's to prevent them being over-driven.
The PWM signal from the micro-controller, other IC or other source is inverted through a single transistor, the voltage level of the inverted PWM signal is level-shifted to a voltage that depends on the output of the current limit circuit.
The PWM signal is filtered with a low pass filter producing a stable proportionate DC voltage before being fed to a FET, IGBT, Transistor or other current amplifying device whose output switches the LED load.
See figure 1 on the Drawing page.
This application can also be fabricated into a specifically designed (IC) Integrated Circuit therefore reducing the need for external hardware and no micro-controller

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  1. Fully variable LED brightness using a digital control method Claims: The application claims that: 1) The application described can be integrated into any product or application that requires fully variable (LED) Light Emitting Diode brightness using a digital control method.
  2. 2) This application will allow any LED's to be fully dimmed from completely off to fully on (0 to 100%) without any noticeable stepping.
  3. 3) This application can also be fabricated into a specifically designed (IC) Integrated Circuit therefore reducing the need for external hardware and no micro-controller would be required.
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EP2826339A1 (en) * 2012-03-12 2015-01-21 Osram Sylvania Inc. Current control system
CN107000636A (en) * 2014-12-15 2017-08-01 Fca美国有限责任公司 By the two level indicator light adjusting circuits and backlight control of PWM backlight feedback controls
EP3519879A4 (en) * 2016-09-30 2020-05-06 Edward B. Stoneham Apparatus and methods for controlling led light flux

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WO2007055519A1 (en) * 2005-11-09 2007-05-18 Yuyang Telecom Co., Ltd Constant current pulse width modulation driving circuit for light emitting diode
EP2016801A2 (en) * 2006-05-05 2009-01-21 Linear Technology Corporation Circuit and methodology for supplying pulsed current to a load, such as a light emitting diode

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US20040251854A1 (en) * 2003-06-13 2004-12-16 Tomoaki Matsuda Power supply for lighting
WO2007055519A1 (en) * 2005-11-09 2007-05-18 Yuyang Telecom Co., Ltd Constant current pulse width modulation driving circuit for light emitting diode
EP2016801A2 (en) * 2006-05-05 2009-01-21 Linear Technology Corporation Circuit and methodology for supplying pulsed current to a load, such as a light emitting diode

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EP2826339A1 (en) * 2012-03-12 2015-01-21 Osram Sylvania Inc. Current control system
EP2826339B1 (en) * 2012-03-12 2021-07-28 Osram Sylvania Inc. Current control system
CN107000636A (en) * 2014-12-15 2017-08-01 Fca美国有限责任公司 By the two level indicator light adjusting circuits and backlight control of PWM backlight feedback controls
CN107000636B (en) * 2014-12-15 2019-11-19 Fca美国有限责任公司 By the two level indicator light adjusting circuits and backlight control circuit of PWM backlight feedback control
EP3519879A4 (en) * 2016-09-30 2020-05-06 Edward B. Stoneham Apparatus and methods for controlling led light flux

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