EP2362711B1 - Détection de défaillances de DEL - Google Patents

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EP2362711B1
EP2362711B1 EP10154657A EP10154657A EP2362711B1 EP 2362711 B1 EP2362711 B1 EP 2362711B1 EP 10154657 A EP10154657 A EP 10154657A EP 10154657 A EP10154657 A EP 10154657A EP 2362711 B1 EP2362711 B1 EP 2362711B1
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    • H05B45/00—Circuit arrangements for operating light-emitting diodes [LED]
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  • the invention relates to an electrical circuit for powering a plurality of LEDs, with a function for indicating an LED failure, wherein the electrical circuit comprises N legs connected in parallel, with N ⁇ 2, and with each leg comprising several LEDs and a leg resistor connected in series with the LEDs, wherein the leg resistors of the legs have basically the same resistance, and wherein the resistance of each leg is basically the same during normal operation.
  • Such an electrical circuit is known from FR 2 845 559 A .
  • LEDs Light emitting diodes
  • SVS Light emitting diodes
  • LEDs are widely used in railway signalling and traffic signalling. LEDs are appreciated for their high efficiency and high reliability here. However, long term use may lead a failure of an LED. A corrupted LED should be replaced quickly, in order to avoid an impairment of the railway or traffic signalling device in which it is used.
  • the known electrical circuits are dedicated to a particular arrangement of LEDs, namely a single LED array, what limits - at a given operating voltage - the number of LEDs which can be monitored. Further, the known electrical circuits are relatively complex.
  • a method for supervising an electrical contact is also known from EP 1 453 072 B1 .
  • FR 2 845 559 A describes an electrical circuit for powering a vehicle lamp comprising several LED units, each comprising some LEDs connected in series, and each connected in series with a resistor. The voltages at the resistors are fed into a detector. If the detector recognizes an abnormal condition, a regulator cuts down the voltage at the LED units.
  • DE 199 29 430 A1 describes an LED rear light, with two LED groups connected in series with a resistor each. The voltages across the resistors are fed into a common operational amplifier connected to a threshold switch, which in turn powers a diagnosis LED and is connected to a potential free contact for external diagnosis.
  • an electrical circuit as introduced in the beginning, characterized in that that the legs are connected to a common shunt resistor, that the electrical circuit comprises an amplifier unit amplifying a voltage at the shunt resistor with an amplification factor AF into an amplified voltage, that the electrical circuit comprises a comparator unit for each leg, wherein the comparator units each comprise a comparator which compares the voltage at the respective leg resistor with the amplified voltage, that the amplification factor AF is chosen such that during normal operation, the voltage at the leg resistors and the amplified voltage deviate slightly, and that the outputs of the comparator units are connected at a common signal output unit.
  • the LEDs are distributed over a plurality of N legs, allowing a larger number of monitored (and powered) LEDs at a given operating voltage.
  • the legs may also be referred to as strings.
  • the current through each leg is indicated as a leg voltage.
  • Each leg voltage is compared with an internal reference voltage, namely an amplified voltage originating from an amplifier unit connected to a common shunt resistor of the legs, by means of a comparator unit.
  • the invention makes use of the shift of (relative) currents between the legs connected in parallel upon an LED failure. Such a shift will occur no matter what the failure type is (short-circuit or highly resistive connection).
  • the uniform legs are monitored by the uniform leg resistors and uniform comparator units, what leads to uniform comparator unit output signals during normal operation. In case of an LED failure, then the shift of the relative currents leads to dissenting comparator unit output signals, which is used as a failure indication at the common signal output unit.
  • the amplification factor AF is chosen such that during normal operation, the voltage at the leg resistors and the amplified voltage deviate slightly.
  • the deviation of the voltages establishes a failure detection threshold.
  • the deviation is chosen small enough such that the voltage shifts at the leg resistors and the shunt resistor in case of the failure of a single LED results in a voltage shift larger than the threshold at at least one of the comparators.
  • the deviation is chosen high enough such that small differences in the resistance of the leg resistors or (more generally) the normally functioning legs (e.g. due to fabrication tolerances), and thus small differences in the voltages at the leg resistors, do not result in a switched comparator.
  • the signal output unit typically provides a binary signal, with one state indicating no LED failure, and one state indicating that at least one LED is corrupted. If necessary, the signal output unit may include a logic device. The signal output unit may be operated with a separate voltage source as compared to the voltage source powering the LEDs in order to have a potential-free signal output.
  • the inventive electrical circuit is particularly suited for small LED currents, such as LED currents of 10 mA or less. Typically, all LEDs of a leg are connected in series.
  • the invention may be applied in railway security applications, in particular in railway signals, and in traffic signals.
  • the amplification factor AF is chosen such that during normal operation, the voltage at the leg resistors and the amplified voltage deviate about 10% or less.
  • the comparator units are designed such that
  • the comparators are of open collector output type. This is a simple way to provide an earth potential in the switched condition.
  • the comparators are of push pull output type, and the outputs of the comparators are connected to the basis or gate of a comparator unit transistor.
  • the earth potential can be provided by the comparator unit transistor in a conductive state.
  • the common signal output unit comprises an optocoupler.
  • the optocoupler allows a separation of the potentials of the LED power supply and at a signal output of the signal output unit ("potential-free" LED failure indication).
  • an LED input of the optocoupler is connected to a voltage supply and to the outputs of the comparator units, and that a signal output of the signal output unit is connected both to a voltage supply and to a transistor input of the optocoupler.
  • the outputs of the comparator unit may, in the LED failure case, ground the voltage supply at the optocoupler's LED input and thus depower the optocoupler's LED, so that the optocoupler transistor becomes resistive. Accordingly, the signal output is powered by the connected voltage supply (which is not grounded via the optocoupler's transistor). Thus, a potential-free signal at the signal output can be provided in the failure case.
  • each leg comprises the same number of LEDs, with the same type of LEDs in all legs, and with the LEDs of each leg arranged in series.
  • This design is simple results in a very similar behaviour of the legs, simplifying the identification of LED failures.
  • the number N of legs ranges from 2 to 6, and the number of LEDs in a leg ranges from 4 to 24.
  • the relative shift of currents between the legs upon an LED failure is, in general, higher for less legs and higher for less LEDs per leg.
  • the LED failures can still be well distinguished from fabrication tolerances, and thus the invention works particularly fine.
  • the resistance RS of the shunt resistor is 1/N times the resistance RL of a leg resistor, and the amplification factor AF is slightly below or slightly above 2.
  • This design can easily be adapted for an arbitrary number of legs, without significant calculation efforts.
  • the relatively low resistance of the shunt resistor as compared to the resistance of the leg resistor causes relatively high shifts in the currents of the legs in case of an LED failure.
  • the electrical circuit comprises at least two shunt subcircuits, wherein each shunt subcircuit comprises
  • Fig. 1 illustrates a first embodiment of an inventive electrical circuit 1.
  • the electrical circuit 1 comprises a main voltage supply 2 providing an operating voltage (see check mark A).
  • the voltage supply 2 powers via a series resistor RV two legs 3, 4, each comprising an array of (here) six LEDs and a leg resistor R1, R2 (see check mark B for the voltage supplied to the legs 3, 4). All LEDs are of the same type here, and the two leg resistors R1, R2 have the same resistance RL, such that the current I is divided equally between the two legs 3, 4 into currents J, K.
  • the two currents J, K are led into a common shunt resistor R3 (with resistance RS), which is connected with earth.
  • RS is 1/2*RL.
  • an amplification factor AF here slightly below 2
  • comparator units 6, 7 (here comprising only a comparator 6a, 7a, also marked with IC1 and IC2, with an open collector output each), the voltages ("leg voltages") at the leg resistors R1, R2 (see check marks C, D) are compared with the amplified voltage (see check mark E) of the amplification unit 5. Since the amplification factor AF is slightly below 2, the voltage at check marks C, D (i.e. at the non-inverting inputs of the comparators 6a, 7a) is slightly larger than at check mark E (i.e. at the inverting inputs of the comparators 6a, 7a) during normal operation. This deviation (or defined comparator offset voltage) represents a switching threshold for the failure detection in the electrical circuit 1.
  • an LED input 8 (see check mark F) of an optocoupler OK1 is powered by a voltage supply V1 via a series resistor R6.
  • the optocoupler OK1 has a bright LED then, and the transistor of the optocoupler OK1 is conductive.
  • the voltage of a voltage supply V2 supplied via a resistor R7 at a signal output 9 is grounded via the transistor input 11, and the signal output 9 (see check mark G) of the signal output unit 10 is at a "low" signal.
  • any one of the comparator units 6, 7 may switch the failure indication signal at signal output 9 to "low” by connecting its output 6b, 7b to earth, thus realizing inherently an “or” logic.
  • Figs. 2a , 2b and 2c illustrate simulated measurement protocols of currents I, J, K and voltages at check marks A, B, C, D, E, F G of the electrical circuit 1 of Fig. 1 for the three situations described above, i.e. normal operation, a short circuited LED in leg 3, and a highly resistive LED (1 MOhm) in leg 3.
  • the operating voltage at voltage supply 2 was ramped over in total 400 ms (see right hand axis).
  • the scale/division-factor of the different channels A - G (along the upward axis) in the figures are A: 40V, B: 30V, I: 200mA, J: 200mA, K: 200mA, C: 5V; D: 5V, E: 5V, F: 5V, G: 20V.
  • the current and voltage values at the 250ms-point are also included in the figures.
  • the voltage at check point F stays basically at earth potential, and the failure indication signal at G stays high. This is because the voltage at D (1.67V at the 250ms-point) has dropped below the voltage at E (2.15V at the 250ms-point), and the corresponding comparator unit 7 grounds the voltage at F.
  • the voltage at check point F stays basically at earth potential, and the failure indication signal at G stays high also in case of an LED becoming highly resistive in leg 3 ( Fig. 2c ). In this case, however, the voltage at C (0.84V at the 250ms-point) drops below the voltage at E (1.60V at the 250ms-point), and the corresponding comparator unit 6 grounds the voltage at F.
  • Fig. 3 illustrates a second embodiment of an inventive electrical circuit 1, similar to the one shown in Fig. 1 . Therefore, only the differences are explained.
  • the comparator unit 6 (and analogue comparator unit 7, not explained in detail) comprises a comparator 6a of push-pull output type with a supply voltage +VC/-VC of +15V/-15V.
  • the comparator output is connected to the base of a comparator unit transistor 13 of npn type, the emitter of which is connected to earth.
  • the connection includes a diode 14 and a current limiting resistor R7, limiting the base-emitter voltage (here) to about -0.6V.
  • Fig. 4 illustrates a third embodiment of an inventive electrical circuit 1 (only the differences of which as compared to Fig. 1 are explained) which grants the possibility to monitor an in principle unlimited number of LEDs.
  • each shunt subcircuit 15, 16 is connected to the same signal output unit 10.
  • the failure detection is realized as described in Fig. 1 .
  • currents within each of (here) two legs are compared to a current across a shunt resistor after an amplification, and comparator units 6, 7, 17, 18 switch their outputs 6b, 7b, 17b, 18b to earth potential in case of a detected failure.
  • the comparator units 6, 7, 17, 18 have a comparator 6a, 7a, 17a, 18a of push pull output type, and are connected to a comparator unit transistor 13 each, here of N-MOSFET type.

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  1. Circuit électrique (1) pour alimenter plusieurs DEL, comportant une fonction d'indication d'une défaillance des DEL ;
    le circuit électrique (1) comprenant N branches (3, 4) connectées en parallèle, N≥2, chaque branche (3, 4) comprenant plusieurs DEL et une résistance de branche (R1, R2) connectée en série aux DEL ;
    les résistances de branche (R1, R2) des branches (3, 4) présentant fondamentalement la même résistance, la résistance de chaque branche (3, 4) étant fondamentalement la même au cours du fonctionnement normal ;
    caractérisé
    en ce que les branches (3, 4) sont connectées à une résistance de dérivation commune (R3),
    en ce que le circuit électrique (1) comprend une unité d'amplificateur (5), amplifiant une tension au niveau de la résistance de dérivation (R3), avec un facteur d'amplification AF, en une tension amplifiée ;
    en ce que le circuit électrique (1) comprend une unité de comparateur (6, 7, 17, 18) pour chaque branche (3, 4), les unités de comparateur (6, 7, 17, 18) comprenant chacune un comparateur (6a, 7a, 17a, 18a), comparant la tension au niveau de la résistance de branche respective (R1, R2) avec la tension amplifiée ;
    en ce que le facteur d'amplification AF est choisi de sorte qu'au cours du fonctionnement normal, la tension au niveau des résistances de branche (R1, R2) et la tension amplifiée dévient légèrement ;
    et en ce que les sorties (6b, 7b, 17b, 18b) des unités de comparateur (6, 7, 17, 18) sont connectées au niveau d'une unité de sortie de signaux commune (10).
  2. Circuit électrique (1) selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le facteur d'amplification AF est choisi de sorte qu'au cours du fonctionnement normal, la tension au niveau des résistances de branche (R1, R2) et la tension amplifiée dévient d'environ 10% ou moins.
  3. Circuit électrique (1) selon les revendications 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que les unités de comparateur (6, 7, 17, 18) sont conçues de sorte que
    - au cours du fonctionnement normal, les sorties (6b, 7b, 17b, 18b) des unités de comparateur (6, 7, 17, 18) sont toutes connectées à un potentiel non relié à la masse ; et
    - la sortie (6b, 7b, 17b, 18b) d'une unité de comparateur (6, 7, 17, 18), son comparateur (6a, 7a, 17a, 18a) se trouvant dans un état commuté par rapport à son état au cours du fonctionnement normal, est connectée à la masse.
  4. Circuit électrique (1) selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que les comparateurs (6a, 7a, 17a, 18a) sont du type à sortie à collecteur ouvert.
  5. Circuit électrique selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que les comparateurs (6a, 7a, 17a, 18a) sont du type à sortie symétrique, les sorties (6b, 7b, 17b, 18b) des comparateurs (6a, 7a, 17a, 18a) étant connectées à la base ou à la grille d'un transistor de l'unité de comparateur (13).
  6. Circuit électrique (1) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'unité de sortie de signaux commune (10) comprend un coupleur optoélectronique (OK1).
  7. Circuit électrique (1) selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce qu'une entrée à DEL (8) du coupleur optoélectronique (OK1) est connectée à une alimentation en tension (V1) et aux sorties (6b, 7b, 17b, 18b) des unités de comparateur (6, 7, 17, 18) ;
    et en ce qu'une sortie de signaux (9) de l'unité de sortie de signaux (10) est connectée à l'alimentation en tension (V2) et à une entrée du transistor (11) du coupleur optoélectronique (OK1).
  8. Circuit électrique (1) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que chaque branche (3, 4) comprend le même nombre de DEL, avec le même type de DEL dans toutes les branches (3, 4), les DEL de chaque branche (3, 4) étant agencées en série.
  9. Circuit électrique (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le nombre N de branches (3, 4) est compris entre 2 et 6, le nombre de DEL dans une branche (3, 4) étant compris entre 4 et 24.
  10. Circuit électrique (1) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la résistance RS de la résistance de dérivation (R3) représente 1/N fois la résistance RL d'une résistance de branche (R1, R2), et en ce que le facteur d'amplification AF est légèrement inférieur ou légèrement supérieur à 2.
  11. Circuit électrique (1) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il existe une unité de comparateur additionnelle par branche (3, 4), une unité d'amplificateur additionnelle pour la résistance de dérivation (R3) et une unité de sortie de signaux commune additionnelle (10) pour les unités de comparateur additionnelles, établissant ainsi une détection de défaillance des DEL à deux canaux.
  12. Circuit électrique (1) selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que
    le circuit électrique (1) comprend au moins deux sous-circuits en dérivation (15, 16), chaque sous-circuit en dérivation (15, 16) comprenant
    - M branches (3, 4), connectées en parallèle, M≥2, chaque branche (3, 4) comprenant plusieurs DEL et une résistance de branche (R1, R2) connectée en série aux DEL ;
    les résistances de branche (R1, R2) des branches (3, 4) présentant fondamentalement la même résistance, la résistance de chaque branche (3, 4) étant fondamentalement la même au cours du fonctionnement normal ;
    les branches (3, 4) étant connectées à une résistance de dérivation commune (R3) ;
    - une unité d'amplificateur (5), amplifiant une tension au niveau de la résistance de dérivation (R3), avec un facteur d'amplification AF, en une tension amplifiée ;
    - une unité de comparateur (6, 7, 17, 18) pour chaque branche (3, 4), les unités de comparateur (6, 7, 17, 18) comprenant chacune un comparateur (6a, 7a, 17a, 18a), comparant la tension au niveau de la résistance de branche respective (R1, R2) avec la tension amplifiée ;
    et en ce que les sorties (6b, 7b, 17b, 18b) des unités de comparateur (6, 7, 17, 18) des au moins deux sous-circuits en dérivation (15, 16) sont connectées à l'unité de sortie de signaux commune (10).
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