Summary of the invention
Given this, be necessary to provide a kind of drive unit that suitable sufficient driving voltage is provided to the LED string.
Also be necessary to provide a kind of driving voltage control method that suitable sufficient driving voltage is provided to the LED string.
A kind of drive unit is used to drive a plurality of loaded work pieces.This drive unit comprises voltage-regulation unit and a plurality of load, this voltage-regulation unit is used to receive direct voltage and works on power, give a plurality of loads with outputting drive voltage, these a plurality of detecting units are used for detecting respectively total forward voltage of corresponding a plurality of loads to produce corresponding a plurality of detecting voltages, these a plurality of detecting units respectively should a plurality of detecting voltages and a preset first reference voltage compare, its corresponding detecting unit produced first feedback signal when detecting voltage was less than first reference voltage therein, and this voltage-regulation unit makes driving voltage increase based on first feedback signal.
A kind of driving voltage control method, it may further comprise the steps:
A plurality of detecting units are detected total forward voltage of corresponding a plurality of loads respectively to produce corresponding a plurality of detecting voltages;
A plurality of detecting units compare a plurality of detecting voltages and a preset first reference voltage respectively, to judge that whether one of them detecting voltage is less than first reference voltage;
Its corresponding detecting unit produced first feedback signal when detecting voltage was less than first reference voltage therein;
The voltage-regulation unit receives first feedback signal, and makes driving voltage increase based on first feedback signal.
Above-mentioned drive unit and driving voltage control method, by a plurality of detecting units are set, these a plurality of detecting units are used for detecting respectively the voltage forward always of a plurality of loads, to produce a plurality of detecting voltages respectively, its corresponding detecting unit produced first feedback signal when detecting voltage was less than first reference voltage therein, thereby the voltage-regulation unit makes driving voltage increase based on first feedback signal, with the total forward load of voltage maximum of enough drivings, in the present embodiment, this load is the LED string, thereby can export the suitableeest sufficient driving voltage to drive a plurality of LED strings.
Embodiment
See also Fig. 1, the drive unit 100 of a better embodiment comprise AC/DC converter unit 10, voltage-regulation unit 20, load Ld1, Ld2 ... Ldn, pull-up resistor R1, R2 ... Rn and detecting unit IC1, IC2 ... ICn.Detecting unit IC1, IC2 ... ICn have respectively sense terminal Dt1, Dt2 ... Dtn and feedback output end F1, F2 ... Fn.In the present embodiment, this load Ld1, Ld2 ... Ldn is that example describes with the LED string with a plurality of LED that are connected in series respectively.
AC/DC converter unit 10 is used for alternating voltage is converted to direct voltage.
Voltage-regulation unit 20 is used to receive from the direct voltage of AC/DC converter unit 10 inputs and works on power, with outputting drive voltage to LED go here and there Ld1, Ld2 ... Ldn.
LED string Ld1, Ld2 ... the anode of Ldn all links to each other with voltage-regulation unit 20, LED string Ld1, Ld2 ... the negative electrode of Ldn respectively with detecting unit IC1, IC2 ... sense terminal Dt1, the Dt2 of ICn ... Dtn is continuous.
Pull-up resistor R1, R2 ... the end of Rn all links to each other with voltage-regulation unit 20, pull-up resistor R1, R2 ... the other end of Rn respectively with detecting unit IC1, IC2 ... feedback output end F1, the F2 of ICn ... Fn links to each other.In other embodiments, pull-up resistor R1, R2 ... Rn can be integrated in respectively detecting unit IC1, IC2 ... ICn inside.
Detecting unit IC1, IC2 ... ICn all links to each other with voltage-regulation unit 20.Detecting unit IC1, IC2 ... ICn be respectively applied for detecting LED string Ld1, Ld2 ... Ldn always forward voltage with produce detecting voltage VD1, VD2 ... VDn, this detecting voltage VD1, VD2 ... VDn be respectively driving voltage and LED go here and there Ld1, Ld2 ... voltage poor forward always of Ldn.Wherein, LED string Ld1, Ld2 ... Ldn always forward voltage be respectively LED string Ld1, Ld2 ... Ldn is the forward voltage sum on its a plurality of LED when driving.
Detecting unit IC1, IC2 ... ICn all is preset with first reference voltage.Detecting unit IC1, IC2 ... ICn also be used for will detecting respectively voltage VD1, VD2 ... the VDn and first reference voltage compare.Therein detecting voltage VD1, a VD2 ... VDn during less than first reference voltage its corresponding detecting unit produce first feedback signal.Voltage-regulation unit 20 also is used to receive first feedback signal, and makes driving voltage increase based on first feedback signal.
Under the situation that driving voltage increases, detecting unit IC1, IC2 ... detecting voltage VD1, the VD2 that ICn produced ... VDn also can increase.Detecting unit IC1, IC2 ... detecting voltage VD1, the VD2 that ICn also is used for respectively magnitude of voltage is increased ... the VDn and first reference voltage compare.Therein detecting voltage VD1, a VD2 ... VDn during greater than first reference voltage its corresponding detecting unit produce second feedback signal.Voltage-regulation unit 20 also is used to receive second feedback signal, and makes driving voltage reduce based on second feedback signal.
Particularly, voltage-regulation unit 20 comprises pwm unit 22, the first metal-oxide-semiconductor M1, inductance L 1, the first diode D1, filter capacitor C1.Pwm unit 22 has supply power voltage end 220, Pulse Electric pressure side 240 and feedback end 250.The supply power voltage end 220 of pwm unit 22 links to each other with AC/DC converter unit 10, and it is used to receive the direct voltage of AC/DC converter unit 10 outputs and works on power, and by the adjustable pulse voltage of Pulse Electric pressure side 240 output duty cycles.The feedback end 250 of pwm unit 22 respectively with detecting unit IC1, IC2 ... feedback output end F1, the F2 of ICn ... Fn links to each other.
One end of inductance L 1 connects AC/DC converter unit 10, and the other end connects the anode of the first diode D1.The grid of the first metal-oxide-semiconductor M1 connects the Pulse Electric pressure side 240 of pwm unit 22, source ground, and drain electrode is connected between the anode of the inductance L 1 and the first diode D1.The negative electrode of the first diode D1 is by filter capacitor C1 ground connection.The negative electrode of the first diode D1 also respectively with LED string Ld1, Ld2 ... the anode of Ldn links to each other.In the present embodiment, first metal-oxide-semiconductor is the N-channel MOS pipe.
Below describe with regard to the physical circuit of detecting unit IC1:
Detecting unit IC1 comprises reference voltage module 32, control module 34, pull down resistor Rd, the second metal-oxide-semiconductor M2, the first operational amplifier U1, the second operational amplifier U2 and the second diode D2.In other embodiments, the second diode D2 can not be integrated in detecting unit IC1 inside, and promptly the second diode D2 is arranged at detecting unit IC1 outside.Reference voltage module 32 is used to provide the inverting input of first reference voltage to the first operational amplifier U1, and this reference voltage module 32 also is used to provide the in-phase input end of second reference voltage to the second operational amplifier U2.The inverting input of the second operational amplifier U2 is by pull down resistor Rd ground connection, and the output of the second operational amplifier U2 links to each other with the grid of the second metal-oxide-semiconductor M2.The source electrode of the second metal-oxide-semiconductor M2 connects inverting input and the pull down resistor Rd of the second operational amplifier U2 respectively, and the drain electrode of the second metal-oxide-semiconductor M2 connects the negative electrode of LED string Ld1.The in-phase input end of the first operational amplifier U1 is connected between the drain electrode of the negative electrode of LED string Ld1 and the second metal-oxide-semiconductor M2, and the output of the first operational amplifier U1 connects the negative electrode of the second diode D2.The anode of the second diode D2 connects the negative electrode of the first diode D1 by pull-up resistor R1.In the present embodiment, second metal-oxide-semiconductor is the N-channel MOS pipe.
Control module 34 links to each other with the grid of the reference voltage module 32 and second metal-oxide-semiconductor respectively.Control module 34 is controlled the reference voltage module 32 and the second metal-oxide-semiconductor M2 respectively.Control module 34 may command reference voltage modules 32 stop to export first reference voltage and second reference voltage.Control module 34 has a control end Ctrl, and this control end Ctrl links to each other with the grid of second metal-oxide-semiconductor, and control module 34 makes the second metal-oxide-semiconductor M2 be in cut-off state by its control end Ctrl output low level voltage.
The operation principle of drive unit 100 is as follows:
When voltage-regulation unit 20 outputting drive voltage V1 to LED go here and there Ld1, Ld2 ... during Ldn, LED string Ld1 always forward voltage be V2, the detecting voltage VD1=V1-V2 of sense terminal D1.When always forward voltage V2 increase when causing detecting voltage VD1 less than first reference voltage, the first operational amplifier U1 output low level voltage, the feedback end 250 of pwm unit 22 is a low level voltage.Therefore pwm unit 22 can increase by the duty ratio of the pulse voltage of its Pulse Electric pressure side 240 outputs, and the ON time of the first metal-oxide-semiconductor M1 is elongated, stores more energy in the inductance L 1, therefore makes driving voltage V1 increase.
When driving voltage V1 increased, detecting voltage VD1 also can increase, when detecting voltage VD1 greater than first reference voltage, and the first operational amplifier U1 output high level voltage, the feedback end 250 of pwm unit 22 is a high level voltage.Therefore pwm unit 22 can reduce by the duty ratio of the pulse voltage of its Pulse Electric pressure side 240 outputs, and the ON time of the first metal-oxide-semiconductor M1 shortens, and stores less energy in the inductance L 1, therefore makes driving voltage V1 reduce.By the adjusting of the 20 couples of driving voltage V1 in voltage-regulation unit, finally make the detecting voltage VD1 of sense terminal D1 equate with the first reference voltage V ref1.Also be LED string Ld1 always forward voltage V2 be constant voltage, i.e. V2=V1-Vref1, thus realized to LED string Ld1, Ld2 ... the constant voltage of Ldn drives.
Because the second operational amplifier U2 works in empty short status, also promptly the voltage of the inverting input of the second operational amplifier U2 equals the second reference voltage V ref2 simultaneously.Because the second reference voltage V ref2 is a constant voltage, therefore flow through the electric current I of LED string Ld1
1Also be constant electric current, i.e. I
1=Vref2/Rd, thus realized to LED string Ld1, Ld2 ... the constant current driven of Ldn.
See also Fig. 2, the driving voltage control method 200 of a better embodiment may further comprise the steps:
Step 202, detecting unit IC1, IC2 ... ICn detect respectively corresponding LED string Ld1, Ld2 ... total forward voltage of Ldn with produce corresponding detecting voltage VD1, VD2 ... VDn, detecting voltage VD1, VD2 ... VDn be respectively driving voltage and LED go here and there Ld1, Ld2 ... voltage poor forward always of Ldn.
Step 204, detecting unit IC1, IC2 ... ICn will detect respectively voltage VD1, VD2 ... VDn and a preset first reference voltage compare, with judge one of them detecting voltage VD1, VD2 ... whether VDn less than first reference voltage.
Step 206, therein detecting voltage VD1, a VD2 ... VDn during less than first reference voltage its corresponding detecting unit produce first feedback signal.
Step 208, voltage-regulation unit 20 receives first feedback signal, and makes driving voltage increase based on first feedback signal, returns step 202,204 successively.
Step 210, therein detecting voltage VD1, a VD2 ... VDn during greater than first reference voltage its corresponding detecting unit produce second feedback signal.
Step 212, voltage-regulation unit 20 receives second feedback signal, and makes driving voltage reduce based on second feedback signal.
Those skilled in the art will be appreciated that; above execution mode only is to be used for illustrating the present invention; and be not to be used as limitation of the invention; as long as within connotation scope of the present invention, appropriate change and the variation that above embodiment did all dropped within the scope of protection of present invention.