EP3294041A1 - Dispositif d'attaque et procédé de commande d'un convertisseur de puissance dans un dispositif de commande - Google Patents

Dispositif d'attaque et procédé de commande d'un convertisseur de puissance dans un dispositif de commande Download PDF

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EP3294041A1
EP3294041A1 EP16188309.5A EP16188309A EP3294041A1 EP 3294041 A1 EP3294041 A1 EP 3294041A1 EP 16188309 A EP16188309 A EP 16188309A EP 3294041 A1 EP3294041 A1 EP 3294041A1
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    • H05B45/30—Driver circuits
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  • the invention relates to a control of operation of a driver device for providing electric current to a light source.
  • the invention relates to a driver device and a method of controlling a power converter in a driver device.
  • Driving current to a light source is typically provided by a driver device, which converts AC power provided by a mains power network into DC current suitable for the light source.
  • Some light sources have highly nonlinear voltage-current characteristics. For example, light emitting diodes (LEDs) have a threshold voltage, below which the LED is essentially non-conducting and above which a small increase in voltage may result in significant increase in current.
  • LEDs light emitting diodes
  • a light source consists of a string of LEDs.
  • the voltage over the LED string starts increasing but practically no current flows through the individual LEDs.
  • the threshold voltage is exceeded, the current through the light source increases rapidly if voltage is further increased.
  • the driver device comprises at least one power converter stage and typically at least one of the power converter stages of the driver device is controlled by a feedback signal related to the current passing through the light source.
  • the threshold-behavior of current through the light source is problematic. As long as the voltage is below the threshold voltage, the feedback control requests the power converter to increase the output power as much as possible. Once the threshold voltage is exceeded and significant current suddenly starts passing through the light source, the feedback control does not react fast enough to reduce the power provided by the power converter and thus the current passing through the light source may become even high enough to cause some damage.
  • a driver device for providing electric current to a light source connectable to a driver output of the driver device.
  • the driver device comprises a power converter arranged to provide an output voltage at a converter output, which converter output is coupled to the driver output via an output circuit.
  • the driver device further comprises a control circuit arranged to control the operation of the power converter and a feedback circuit arranged to provide to the control circuit a feedback signal based on at least one measured value in the output circuit.
  • the control circuit is arranged to control the operation of the power converter based on the value of the feedback signal.
  • the driver device further comprises a limiting circuit coupled to the converter output and configured to provide a measured value to the feedback circuit. The measured value is indicative of the rate of change of the output voltage of the power converter
  • a method of controlling a power converter in a driver device for a light source comprises creating a voltage feedback signal proportional to a rate of change of an output voltage of the power converter, providing the voltage feedback signal as a feedback signal to a control circuit which controls operation of the power converter, and issuing, based on the feedback signal provided to the control circuit, control commands to the power converter.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary driver device 10 according to the state of the art.
  • the driver device 10 is arranged to receive operating power from an external power source via power input 11.
  • the driver device 10 is arranged to provide electric current to a light source which is connectable to a driver output 12.
  • the driver device 10 comprises a power converter 13 which is arranged to convert input power received at power input 11 into converter output voltage at a driver output 12.
  • the driver device 10 also comprises a control circuit 14 arranged to control the operation of the power converter 13 or at least one stage of the power converter 13.
  • the driver device 10 further comprises a feedback circuit 16.
  • the feedback circuit 16 is arranged to provide a feedback signal 17 to the control circuit 14.
  • the control circuit 14 is arranged to control the operation of the power converter 13 based on the value of the feedback signal 17.
  • the feedback signal 17 is based on a measured value at the driver output 12, such as on a measurement of a current passing through the light source.
  • a driver device 10 is able to provide a relatively stable current to a light source during stable operation, in other words, when the light source is emitting light.
  • light sources such as LED light sources exhibit non-linear voltage-current characteristics.
  • a small increase in the voltage provided to the light source may result in a significant increase in the current passing through the light source.
  • the response times of the feedback signal 17 and the control circuit 14 are not short enough to prevent a sizeable current overshoot.
  • the current overshoot may in turn result in excess reduction of the current, and only after several oscillations the current passing through the light source may settle into its desired value.
  • Such a behavior is expected when the output voltage of the power converter 13 is increased, for example during a start-up phase when the output voltage is increased from essentially zero to around the threshold voltage of the light source.
  • Figure 2 illustrates an exemplary driver device 210 according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • the driver device 210 is arranged to receive operating power from an external power source via a power input 211.
  • the external power source may be an AC power source such as, for example, a mains power network.
  • the external power source may be a DC power source such as a battery.
  • the driver device 210 is arranged to provide electric current to a light source which may be connected to a driver output 212.
  • the light source may be an LED light source comprising one or more LEDs.
  • the light source may be any light source exhibiting non-linear voltage-current relationship, such as a threshold voltage for conducting current.
  • the driver device 210 comprises a power converter 213 which is arranged to convert input power received at power input 211 into converter output voltage at a converter output 213b.
  • the power converter 213 is a switched mode power converter.
  • the power converter 213 may be a regulator, a rectifier, or a transformer, wherein in addition to the regulator, rectifier or transformer the power converter 213 also comprises a separate, controllable switch. Suitable switched mode power converters are, for example, a buck converter or a boost converter.
  • the power converter 213 may also be an isolated converter, such as a flyback converter or a resonant converter, such as an LLC converter.
  • the power converter 213 may also comprise more than one power conversion stage.
  • the power converter 213 may be a multi-stage power converter. If the power converter 213 comprises more than one power conversion stage, a first power converter stage may be a rectifier stage for rectifying input AC power. A power converter 213 may also comprise a power factor correction (PFC) stage, formed by, for example, a boost converter. A multi-stage power converter 213 may also comprise a transformer stage followed by or preceded by a non-isolated switched mode converter stage, such as a buck converter stage or a boost converter stage.
  • PFC power factor correction
  • a multi-stage power converter 213 may also comprise a transformer stage followed by or preceded by a non-isolated switched mode converter stage, such as a buck converter stage or a boost converter stage.
  • the power converter 213 comprises at least one controllable switch, wherein the output of the power converter 213 is arranged to be controlled by controlling the operation of the at least one controllable switch, or by controlling the operation of at least one of the controllable switches.
  • the converter output 213b is coupled to the driver output 212 via an output circuit 223.
  • the output circuit 223 may comprise components that may modify the output of the power converter 213, and thus the voltage, current and/or power at the driver output 212 may be different from the voltage, current and/or power at the converter output 213b.
  • the output circuit 223 may comprise a capacitor for reducing ripple in the voltage provided to the driver output 212.
  • such a capacitor may also be considered to be part of the power converter 213.
  • the output circuit 223 may comprise a controllable switch to be used to control the intensity of light provided by a light source connected to the driver output 212 using, for example, pulse width modulation (PWM) to limit the relative duration of the time when operating power is provided to the light source.
  • PWM pulse width modulation
  • the output circuit 223 may comprise an additional power converter which converts a voltage at the converter output 213b into a voltage or current at the driver output 212.
  • the output circuit 223 may comprise components for monitoring the output of the power converter 213 or for monitoring the output provided at the driver output 212.
  • the output circuit 223 may comprise filtering components for filtering the output provided at the driver output 212.
  • the output circuit 223 may further comprise protection components for protecting either a light source connected to the driver output 212 from sudden changes in the output provided to it, or for protecting components in the driver device 210.
  • the driver device 210 also comprises a control circuit 214 arranged to control the operation of the power converter 213 or at least one stage of the power converter 213.
  • the control circuit 214 is arranged to control the operation of the at least one controllable switch of the power converter 213.
  • the control circuit 214 controls the operation of the power converter 213 by issuing control commands 218 to the power converter 213.
  • the control commands 218 may, for example, control the state of the at least one controllable switch of the power converter 213.
  • the driver device 210 also comprises a feedback circuit 216.
  • the feedback circuit 216 is arranged to provide a feedback signal 217 to the control circuit 214.
  • the control circuit 214 is arranged to control the operation of the power converter 213 based on the value of the feedback signal 217.
  • the control commands 218 or the timing of the control commands 218 depend at least in part on the value of the feedback signal.
  • the control commands 218 may be, for example, be selected or timed such that the value of the feedback signal 217 remains below a preset limit, or such that the value of the feedback signal 217 is as close as possible to a predetermined target value.
  • the driver device 210 further comprises a limiting circuit 221.
  • the limiting circuit 221 can be considered to be a part of the output circuit 223 or it can be considered to be independent of the output circuit 223. Some components of the limiting circuit 221 may be considered to be also components of the output circuit 223.
  • the limiting circuit 221 is coupled to the converter output 213b and it is configured to provide a measured value 224 to the feedback circuit 216.
  • the measured value 224 is indicative of the rate of change of the output voltage of the power converter 213.
  • the feedback circuit 216 is arranged to provide the feedback signal 217 based on the measured value 224 indicative of the rate of change of the output voltage of the power converter 213.
  • the feedback signal 217 is derived from the measured value 224 indicative of the rate of change of the output voltage of the power converter 213 such that the feedback signal 217 has a constant, fixed value when the rate of change of the output voltage of the power converter 213 remains constant.
  • the control circuit 214 is arranged to control the power converter 213 such that the rate of change of the output voltage remains constant until the output voltage reaches its target value.
  • the target value of the output voltage of the power converter 213 is effectively the output voltage that provides at the driver output 212 a voltage corresponding to the threshold voltage of a light source connected to the driver output 212.
  • the target voltage depends on the light source connected to the driver output 212.
  • the driver device 210 is preferably arranged to accommodate a range of target voltages so that also a range of light sources are connectable to the driver output 212.
  • the feedback circuit 216 may have a fixed reference value to which the measured value 224 indicative of the rate of change of the output voltage of the power converter 213 is compared. The result of the comparison is provided as the feedback signal 217 to the control circuit 214.
  • the fixed reference value may be provided to the feedback circuit 216 from an external source, or the fixed reference value may be an internal value of the feedback circuit 216.
  • the reference value may be a voltage or it may be some other reference quantity.
  • Feedback to the control circuit 214 may also be based on two measured values 224, 225 in the output circuit 223.
  • the first measured value 224 is indicative of the rate of change of the output voltage of the power converter 213.
  • the second measured value 225 may be, for example, related to a current provided to a light source connected to the driver output 212.
  • provision of a second measured value 225 related to a current provided to a light source, in addition to the measured value 224 indicative of the rate of change of the output voltage of the power converter 213, is optional.
  • the driver device 310 in Figure 3 is an exemplary embodiment of a driver device wherein two feedback signals 317a, 317b are provided to control circuit 314.
  • the power input 311, driver output 312, output circuit 323, limiting circuit 321 and measured value 324 correspond to the power input 211, driver output 212, output circuit 223, limiting circuit 221 and measured value 224 of Figure 2 .
  • Feedback signal 317a corresponds to feedback signal 217 of Figure 2 .
  • a measured value 324 indicative of the rate of change of the output voltage of the power converter 313 is provided to feedback circuit 316a by a limiting circuit 321.
  • the feedback signal 317a is obtained, for example, by comparing the measured value 324 with a reference value.
  • the feedback signal 317a is provided to the control circuit 314, and the control circuit 314 is arranged to control the operation of the power converter 313, and in particular the rate of change of the output voltage of the power converter 313, based on the value of the feedback signal 317a.
  • the second feedback signal 317b in Figure 3 is similar to a feedback signal of prior art, such as feedback signal 17 in Figure 1 .
  • the feedback signal 317b is based on a measurement of a current provided to a light source connected to the driver output 312.
  • the measurement can be a measurement of a current passing through the light source, or a measurement proportional to or related to a current passing through the light source.
  • a signal 325 indicative of the measured current is provided to a feedback circuit 316b.
  • the value of the signal 325 related to a current provided to a light source is compared to a reference value, which may be provided either externally to the feedback circuit 316b or which may internal to the feedback circuit 316b.
  • the feedback circuit 316b is arranged to provide a feedback signal 317b to the control circuit 314 based on the comparison of the value of the signal 325 and the reference value.
  • the control circuit 314 is arranged to control the operation of the power converter 313 based on the value of the feedback signal 317b.
  • the control circuit is arranged to maintain the current provided to the light source connected to the driver output 312 at a constant level.
  • the external or internal reference value of the feedback circuit 316b is selected such that the constant level of the current corresponds to a predetermined or selected target current.
  • the control circuit 314 receives two feedback signals, a feedback signal 317a related to rate of change of the output voltage of the power converter 313 and a feedback signal 317b related to the current provided to a light source connected to the driver output 312.
  • a feedback signal 317a related to rate of change of the output voltage of the power converter 313 and a feedback signal 317b related to the current provided to a light source connected to the driver output 312.
  • the feedback signal 317b related to the current passing through the light source would indicate a need to significantly increase the output of the power converter 313 in order to reach a target value of the current.
  • feedback signal 317a related to the rate of change of the output voltage of the power converter 313 would aim to limit the rate at which the output voltage of the power converter 313 is allowed to increase, simultaneously limiting also the current provided to the light source connected to the driver output 312. Both signals, however, indicate a need to increase the output of the power converter, and the control circuit 314 needs to follow the one that is more restrictive, namely the feedback signal 317a limiting the rate at which the requested increase in output voltage of the power converter 313 is allowed to take place.
  • the feedback signal 317a related to the rate of change of the output voltage of the power converter 313 would indicate a negligible rate of change in the output voltage and hence would not cause the control circuit 314 to limit the output of the power converter 313.
  • Any small variations in the current provided to the light source connected to the driver output 312 would cause also variations in the corresponding feedback signal 317b and therefore would cause the control circuit 314 to adjust the operation of the power converter 313 in a manner that aims to return the current provided to the light source to its target value.
  • FIG. 4 Another embodiment of the invention is illustrated in Figure 4 .
  • power input 411, power converter 413, output circuit 423, limiting circuit 421, measured value 424, control signal 418 and driver output 412 are as described in connection with corresponding parts of Figures 2 and 3 .
  • the difference between the embodiment of Figure 4 compared to that of Figure 3 is that in the embodiment of Figure 4 , only one feedback signal 417 is provided to the control circuit 414, whereas in the embodiment of Figure 3 , two feedback signals 317a, 317b are provided.
  • a signal 425 related to a current provided to a light source connected to the driver output 412 is combined with the measured value 424 indicative of the rate of change of the output voltage of the power converter 413, and the combined signal is provided to the feedback circuit 416.
  • both signal 425 and the measured value 424 are provided to the feedback circuit 416, and the combining of the two is performed within the feedback circuit 416.
  • the feedback circuit 416 provides one feedback signal 417 to the control circuit 414, wherein the value of the feedback signal 417 is based both on signal 425 related to a current provided to a light source connected to the driver output 412 and on the measured value 424 indicative of the rate of change of the output voltage of the power converter 414.
  • the combining of the signal 425 related to a current provided to a light source and the measured value 424 indicative of the rate of change of the output voltage of the power converter 413 is performed such that the feedback signal 417 is dominated by the signal which is more restrictive.
  • the signal which is more restrictive may determine the value of the feedback signal or it may limit the value of the feedback signal.
  • the measured value 424 indicative of the rate of change of the output voltage of the power converter 413 will dominate the feedback signal.
  • the signal 425 related to a current provided to the light source will dominate the feedback signal.
  • control circuit 414 can control the power converter 413 such that the rate of change of the output voltage of the power converter 413 does not exceed a maximum allowed rate of change, and, during steady state operation, the current provided to a light source connected to the driver output 412 remains essentially constant.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates an exemplary limiting circuit 521 and feedback circuit 516 in a driver device, such as driver devices 210, 310, or 410 described earlier with reference to Figures 2 , 3 and 4 , respectively.
  • the limiting circuit 521 is connected to the converter output 513b.
  • V CONV represents the output voltage of a power converter comprised in the driver device.
  • the converter output 513b is typically formed of two nodes having a potential difference which corresponds to voltage V CONV . Thus, one of the nodes has a higher potential than the other one, and therefore the nodes may be named a high potential node and a low potential node.
  • the potential at the low potential node is typically the circuit ground on the output side of the converter.
  • the exemplary limiting circuit 521 of Figure 5 comprises a capacitance C L and a resistance R L connected in series between the high potential node and the low potential node of the converter output 513b.
  • the capacitance C L and the resistance R L are arranged in series such that the capacitance C L is connected to the high potential node of the converter output 513b and the resistance R L is connected to the low potential node of the converter output 513b.
  • a first terminal of capacitance C L is coupled or connected to the high potential node of the converter output 513b
  • a second terminal of capacitance C L is coupled or connected to a first terminal of resistance R L
  • a second terminal of resistance R L is coupled or connected to the low potential node of the converter output 513b.
  • the limiting circuit 521 is connected across the converter output 513b, and in the example of Figure 5 , there are no components of an output circuit other than those considered to be comprised in the limiting circuit 521.
  • the limiting circuit 521 when a light source is connected to the driver output 512, the limiting circuit 521 is connected in parallel with the light source.
  • the limiting circuit 521 is located in a circuit branch that is parallel to a circuit branch comprising the driver output 512, and, therefore, also a light source connected to the driver output 512 when a light source is connected to the driver output 512.
  • the voltage over the limiting circuit 521 increases correspondingly.
  • the capacitance C L limits the charging current which passes through the limiting circuit 521 and charges the capacitance C L .
  • the current passing through the limiting circuit 521 is equal to the product of the capacitance C L and the rate of change of the output voltage V CONV of the power converter.
  • the measured value 524 indicative of the rate of change of the output voltage V CONV of the power converter is extracted from a node between the capacitance C L and the resistance R L .
  • the series connection of the capacitance C L and the resistance R L thus forms an RC differentiator, wherein the rate of change of the input voltage to the RC differentiator is known to correspond to the voltage over the resistance R L at frequencies significantly lower than 1/(R L ⁇ C L ).
  • the measured value 524 indicative of the rate of change of output voltage V CONV of the power converter is obtained as the voltage over the resistance R L .
  • the exemplary feedback circuit 516 of Figure 5 corresponds to the feedback circuit 216, 316a and 416 of Figures 2 , 3 and 4 .
  • the feedback circuit 516 comprises a comparator, wherein the measured value 524 indicative of the rate of change of the output voltage V CONV of a power converter is compared to a fixed reference value V REF .
  • the result of the comparison is provided as a feedback signal 517 to a control circuit controlling the operation of the power converter.
  • the control circuit will control the power converter such that the rate of change of the output voltage of the power converter will not exceed the maximum allowed rate defined by the reference value V REF together with the capacitance C L and resistance R L .
  • the reference value V REF is selected to correspond to a maximum allowed rate of change of the output voltage V CONV of the power converter.
  • the feedback circuit 516 may comprise further components, such as a feedback loop from the output of the comparator to an input of the comparator, as is known in the art.
  • a feedback loop may comprise, for example, a series connection of a resistance and a capacitance.
  • Figure 6 illustrates a second exemplary limiting circuit 621 and feedback circuit 616 in a driver device according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • the feedback circuit 616 is similar to the feedback circuit 516 of Figure 5 .
  • the limiting circuit 621 comprises, in addition to the capacitance C L and resistance R L also present in the limiting circuit 521 of Figure 5 , a second resistance R Z .
  • the second resistance R Z is connected in series with the capacitance C L and resistance R L .
  • the resistance R Z is connected between the high potential node of the converter output 613b and the capacitance C L .
  • a first terminal of resistance R Z is connected to the high potential node of the converter output 613b and a second terminal of resistance R Z is connected to a first terminal of capacitance C L .
  • the second terminal of capacitance C L is connected to a first terminal of resistance R L and a second terminal of resistance R L is connected to the low potential node of the converter output 613b.
  • a measured signal 624 indicative of the rate of change of the output voltage V CONV of the power converter is obtained from a node between the second terminal of the capacitance C L and the first terminal of the resistance R L .
  • the operating principle of the limiting circuit 621 is similar to that of limiting circuit 521 of Figure 5 .
  • the contribution of the additional resistance R Z is twofold.
  • V REF may be easier to obtain than other values thus making it a preferred value of V REF
  • the feedback circuit 616 may have a fixed value for V REF .
  • the value of R L may be selected such that at maximum allowed rate of change of the output voltage V CONV of the power converter, the measured value 624 indicative of rate of change of the output voltage V CONV of the power converter corresponds to the preferred or fixed value of V REF . This is due to the fact that the measured value 624 indicative of the rate of change of the output voltage V CONV of the power converter is equal to the product of the resistance R L and the current passing through the limiting circuit 621.
  • the second resistance R Z helps reduce high-frequency noise in the measured value 624 indicative of the rate of change of the output voltage V CONV of the power converter.
  • This high-frequency noise may be due to, for example, high-frequency variations in the output voltage V CONV of the power converter due to operation of the power converter or interference in the input power to the power converter.
  • the series connection of C L and R L acts as a high pass filter.
  • the gain of the limiting circuit 621 for high frequency signals can be reduced. The contribution of the high-frequency noise is therefore reduced in the feedback signal 617 provided to the control circuit and hence it will not affect significantly the control signals issued by the control circuit to the power converter.
  • Figure 7 illustrates a third exemplary limiting circuit 721 and feedback circuit 716 in a driver device 210, 310, 410 according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • the feedback circuit 716 is similar to the feedback circuit 516 and 616 of Figures 5 and 6 , respectively.
  • the limiting circuit comprises a protection diode D.
  • the protection diode D is arranged in series with the other components of the limiting circuit 721.
  • the anode of the protection diode D may be connected to a high potential node of converter output 713b and the cathode of the protection diode D may be connected to a first terminal of either the optional resistance R Z , as shown in Figure 7 , or to a first terminal of the capacitance C L .
  • the second terminal of the optional resistance R Z is connected to a first terminal of the capacitance C L .
  • the second terminal of the capacitance C L is connected to a first terminal of the resistance R L
  • the second terminal of the resistance R L is connected to the low potential node of the converter output 713b.
  • the protection diode D serves to protect the feedback circuit 716 from excessive negative voltages, which may occur, due to, for example, the light source connected to the driver output 712 being suddenly short-circuited. In the case of a short-circuit and in the absence of the protection diode D, the charge stored in capacitance C L would be discharged via the short-circuited light source, thereby causing also high negative voltage at an input of the feedback circuit 716.
  • Figure 8 illustrates an example of an arrangement according to Figure 4 , wherein a single feedback signal 417, 817 based on two measured values in the output circuit is provided to the control circuit 414.
  • the feedback signal 817 is formed by the feedback circuit 816 based on a signal which consists of a combination of a measured value indicative of the rate of change of the output voltage V CONV of a power converter and a signal indicative of a current provided to a light source connected to the driver output 812.
  • the resistance R S is on a current path of a current flowing though the light source connected to the driver output 812. Hence, the voltage over the resistance R S is proportional to the current flowing through the light source connected to the driver output 812. In an alternate embodiment, only a part of the current passing through the light source connected to the driver output 812 may be passing through the resistance R S .
  • the driver output 812 has two terminals: a high terminal coupled to the high potential node of the output of the power converter, and a low terminal coupled to the low potential node of the output of the power converter.
  • the resistance R S is located between a low terminal of the driver output 812 and the low potential node of the converter output 813b.
  • the resistance R L is connected to a node between the low terminal of the driver output 812 and the resistance R S . Therefore, resistance R S is also in the current path of the current flowing in the limiting circuit 821.
  • the measured value 824 is obtained based on two separate measurements in the circuit: the rate of change of the output voltage V CONV of the power converter and the current passing through a light source connected to the driver output 812. However, one measurement dominates at a time.
  • the potential at the node where the measured value 824 is extracted depends on the current in the limiting circuit, which is determined by the rate of change of the output voltage V CONV of the power converter.
  • the output voltage V CONV of the power converter remains essentially constant, and hence the measured value indicative of the rate of change of the output voltage V CONV of the power converter will remain essentially zero.
  • the potential at the node where the measured value 824 is extracted depends on the voltage over the resistance R S , in other words, on the current passing through a light source connected to the driver output 812.
  • Figure 9 illustrates a third exemplary limiting circuit 921 and feedback circuit 916 in a driver device 210, 310, 410 according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • the feedback circuit 916 is similar to the feedback circuit 516 and 616 of Figures 5 and 6 , respectively.
  • the limiting circuit comprises a Zener diode D Z .
  • the Zener diode Dz is arranged in series with the other components of the limiting circuit 921.
  • the cathode of the Zener diode D Z may be connected to a high potential node of converter output 913b and the anode of the Zener diode D Z may be connected either to a first terminal of the optional resistance R Z , as shown in Figure 9 , or to a first terminal of the capacitance C L .
  • the second terminal of the optional resistance R Z is connected to a first terminal of the capacitance C L .
  • the second terminal of the capacitance C L is connected to a first terminal of the resistance R L
  • the second terminal of the resistance R L is connected to the low potential node of the converter output 913b.
  • the Zener diode D Z Because of the Zener diode D Z , current will not flow in the limiting circuit 921 until the output voltage V CONV of the power converter has risen above the Zener voltage of the Zener diode D Z . Hence, the rate of change of the output voltage V CONV of the power converter is not limited until the Zener voltage of the Zener diode D Z is reached. Thus, due to the higher rate of change of the output voltage V CONV of the power converter, the output voltage V CONV of the power converter reaches the level of the Zener voltage faster than if the rate of change was limited by the limiting circuit 921.
  • the Zener voltage of the Zener diode D Z is significantly lower than the lowest threshold voltage of a light source connectable to the driver output 912 so that the limiting circuit 921 is able to prevent an overshoot of the voltage and current provided to the light source when the threshold voltage of the light source is reached.
  • the limiting circuit 921 may also comprise a protection diode D as described in connection of Figure 7 .
  • the Zener diode and the protection diode D can be connected in series with each other and the rest of the limiting circuit 921.
  • the operations, procedures and/or functions described hereinbefore in context of the driver device may also be expressed as steps of a method implementing the corresponding operation, procedure and/or function.
  • the method may be arranged to control the operation of a power converter in a driver device for a light source.
  • the method comprises creating a voltage feedback signal proportional to a rate of change of an output voltage of a power converter.
  • the voltage feedback signal is preferably based on a measured value at converter output indicative of the rate of change of the output voltage at the converter output, as described in relation to embodiments of Figures 2 to 8 .
  • the voltage feedback signal of the method corresponds to feedback signals 217, 317a, 417, 517, 617, 717, 817 illustrated in Figure 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 and 8 , respectively.
  • the method further comprises providing the voltage feedback signal as a feedback signal to a control circuit which controls the operation of the power converter.
  • the method 900 also comprises issuing control commands to the power converter based on the feedback signal provided to the control circuit.
  • the control commands correspond to control commands 218, 318, 418 illustrated in Figures 2 , 3 and 4 , respectively.
  • the second method comprises measuring a current provided to a light source connected to the driver device, wherein the current is provided by the driver device.
  • the current may be measured by a resistor arranged on a current path passing through the light source, as illustrated in Figure 8 with resistance R S .
  • the second method further comprises providing a current feedback signal based on the measured current to the control circuit which controls the operation of the power converter.
  • the second method also comprises issuing control commands to the power converter based on the current feedback signal provided to the control circuit.
  • a third method comprises combining the voltage feedback signal and the current feedback signal of the second method into a feedback signal.
  • the third method further comprises providing the feedback signal to the control circuit which controls the operation of the power converter.
  • the third method also comprises issuing control commands to the power converter based on the feedback signal provided to the control circuit.
  • the voltage feedback signal is arranged to dominate the feedback signal during a start-up phase of the driver device, and the current feedback signal is arranged to dominate the feedback signal during stable operation, in other words, when a light source connected to the driver output is providing light.
  • a method according to an embodiment of the invention may also comprise filtering high-frequency components from the voltage feedback signal.
  • An additional benefit of the invention is that it enables providing essentially two measurements from the output circuit to the control circuit with only one signal.
  • the measured value indicative of the rate of change of the output voltage of the power converter already carries also information relating to the current provided to a light source connected to the driver output of the driver device.
  • the current provided to a light source connected to a driver output is separately measured but a combined signal is provided to the control circuit.
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