JP6125791B2 - LED light source device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an LED light source device including LEDs that emit light of different colors.

  In recent years, LED lighting has been adopted for the purpose of power saving and the like, and an LED light source device used in such an illuminating device has a light emitting unit including an LED (light emitting diode) and a drive circuit for driving the LED. Yes. Also, two or three types of LEDs that emit light of different colors are used as LEDs, and the color of the light emitted from the light emitting unit (color temperature) is controlled by PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) control of these types of LEDs. ) Has also been proposed (see Patent Document 1).

JP2011-258517A

  However, in the LED light source device described in Patent Document 1, the detailed configuration of the control circuit that controls the ratio of the periods during which a plurality of types of LEDs that emit light of different colors are lit is not illustrated, and paragraph [0037] “The FET or the FET may be controlled to be always on”, or paragraph “0055”, “Connecting three LED arrays in parallel and one switch element for each LED array. According to the description “connected in series”, the control circuit can be considered to individually generate control signals that define the duty ratio of each LED array. In such a configuration, the circuit configuration Will be complicated.

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide an LED light source device that can control the duty ratio of two types of LEDs with a simple circuit configuration and perform color matching of light emitted from the light emitting unit. There is to do.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention includes a first LED, a light emitting unit including a second LED that emits light of a color different from the first LED, a drive circuit that drives the first LED and the second LED, An LED light source device, wherein the drive circuit is for toning that specifies a duty ratio for turning on and off the first LED based on a toning command that specifies a color of light emitted from the light emitting unit A toning PWM signal generating unit for generating a first PWM signal, a toning first switching unit for supplying and disconnecting a drive current to the first LED based on the toning first PWM signal, and the toning first Based on the inversion circuit that generates the second PWM signal for toning that inverts the 1PWM signal and causes the second LED to be turned on and off in a phase opposite to that of the first LED, and the second PWM signal for toning A second switching unit for serial supply and cutoff for toning the drive current to the first 2LED, characterized by having a.

  In the present invention, when a toning command is issued, the toning PWM signal generation unit generates a first toning PWM signal that defines a duty ratio for turning on and off the first LED, and the inversion circuit The first PWM signal for inversion is inverted to generate a second PWM signal for toning that causes the second LED to be turned on and off in reverse phase to the first LED. Therefore, the first toning switching unit cuts off the drive current to the first LED based on the first toning PWM signal, and the second toning switching unit uses the second LED based on the toning second PWM signal. Therefore, the color of the light emitted from the light emitting unit is defined by the ratio of the drive current supplied to the first LED and the drive current supplied to the second LED. Here, the generation of the second PWM signal for toning is performed by inversion of the first PWM signal for toning in the inverting circuit. Therefore, the toning of the light emitted from the light emitting unit can be performed by controlling the duty ratio of the two types of LEDs with a simple circuit configuration.

  In the present invention, the drive circuit outputs a dimming PWM signal that defines a current value supplied to the first LED and the second LED based on a dimming command that specifies an amount of light emitted from the light emitting unit. It is preferable to have a dimming PWM signal generation unit to be generated, and a dimming switching unit that supplies and stops driving current to the first LED and the second LED based on the dimming PWM signal. According to this configuration, the amount of light emitted from the light emitting unit can be controlled with a simple circuit configuration.

  In the present invention, when a toning command is issued, the toning PWM signal generation unit generates a first toning PWM signal that defines a duty ratio for turning on and off the first LED, and the inversion circuit The first PWM signal for inversion is inverted to generate a second PWM signal for toning that causes the second LED to be turned on and off in reverse phase to the first LED. Therefore, the first toning switching unit cuts off the drive current to the first LED based on the first toning PWM signal, and the second toning switching unit uses the second LED based on the toning second PWM signal. Therefore, the color of the light emitted from the light emitting unit is defined by the ratio of the drive current supplied to the first LED and the drive current supplied to the second LED. Here, the generation of the second PWM signal for toning is performed by inversion of the first PWM signal for toning in the inverting circuit. Therefore, the toning of the light emitted from the light emitting unit can be performed by controlling the duty ratio of the two types of LEDs with a simple circuit configuration. That is, in the present invention, since two types of LEDs (first LED 21 and second LED 22) are controlled as a set, the second PWM signal for toning obtained by inverting the first PWM signal for toning for controlling the first LED. Thus, the second LED can be controlled, and the circuit configuration can be simplified.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the LED light source device to which this invention is applied. It is explanatory drawing which shows the operation | movement used with the LED light source device to which this invention is applied. It is explanatory drawing which shows the specific structural example of the drive circuit of the LED light source device to which this invention is applied.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the duty ratio of each signal means a ratio at the H (high) level in one cycle.

(Configuration of LED light source device)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an LED light source device to which the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation used in the LED light source device to which the present invention is applied, and FIGS. 2A and 2B are an explanatory diagram showing a dimming operation in the LED light source device, and an LED light source. It is explanatory drawing which shows the toning operation | movement in an apparatus. 2 (a), FIG. 2 (a-1) shows the waveform of the dimming PWM signal SPWM0 and the ON / OFF of the first LED 21 and the second LED 22 when the amount of light is decreased. -2) shows the waveform of the dimming PWM signal SPWM0 when the amount of light is increased, and ON / OFF of the first LED 21 and the second LED 22. Further, in FIG. 2B, FIG. 2B-1 shows the waveform of the first PWM signal SPWM1 for toning when the light of the bulb color main light is emitted, ON-OFF of the first LED 21, and the toning. The waveform of the second PWM signal SPWM2 for use and the ON-OFF of the second LED 22 are shown, and FIG. 2B-2 shows the waveform of the first PWM signal SPWM1 for toning when the main white light is emitted. In addition, ON-OFF of the first LED 21, the waveform of the second PWM signal SPWM2 for toning, and the ON-OFF of the second LED 22 are shown.

  In FIG. 1, an LED light source device 1 of the present embodiment includes a light emitting unit 2 including two types of LEDs (first LED 21 and second LED 22) that emit light of different colors, and a drive circuit 9 that drives the first LED 21 and the second LED 22. And have. The drive circuit 9 has a power supply unit 10 that generates a drive voltage for driving the first LED 21 and the second LED 22, and in this embodiment, the power supply unit 10 generates a DC voltage of 24v. For example, the first LED 21 emits white light with a color temperature of 5000 K (Kelvin), and the second LED 22 emits light with a light bulb color with a color temperature of 3000 K (Kelvin), for example. In FIG. 1 and the like, a configuration example using one each of the first LED 21 and the second LED 22 is shown, but a plurality of LEDs are connected in series or in parallel as the first LED 21, and a plurality of LEDs are connected in series as the second LED 22. Alternatively, the light emitting unit 2 may be configured by connecting in parallel.

  In this embodiment, the drive circuit 9 is a first PWM signal for toning that defines a duty ratio for turning on and off the first LED 21 based on the toning command Sa input by the toning command input unit 11 including a variable resistor. A toning PWM signal generating unit 3 for generating SPWM1 (see FIG. 2B), a toning first switching unit 4 for supplying and disconnecting a drive current to the first LED 21 based on the toning first PWM signal, and have. Further, the drive circuit 9 inverts the first PWM signal for toning and generates a second toning PWM signal SPWM2 (see FIG. 2B) that causes the second LED 22 to be turned on and off in reverse phase to the first LED 21. The inversion circuit 5 and the second toning switching unit 6 that cuts off the drive current to the second LED 22 based on the second toning WM signal.

  The toning command Sa is a command for adjusting the color of the light emitted from the light emitting unit 2, and the first toning PWM signal SPWM1 and the second toning PWM signal SPWM2 are supplied to the first LED 21 and the second LED 22, respectively. It is a signal that defines the ratio of supplied drive current. At that time, since the first PWM signal SPWM1 for toning and the second PWM signal SPWM2 for toning are in a complementary relationship, the sum of the drive current supplied to the first LED 21 and the drive current supplied to the second LED 22 is It is constant. For this reason, the first toning switching unit 4 is configured as a constant current circuit with a PWM function, and the second toning switching unit 6 is configured as a constant current circuit with a PWM function.

  In addition, the drive circuit 9 controls the dimming PWM signal SPWM0 (which regulates the current value supplied to the first LED 21 and the second LED 22 based on the dimming command Sb input by the dimming command input unit 12 including a variable resistor. A dimming PWM signal generating unit 7 for generating the dimming PWM signal generating unit 7 and a dimming switching unit 8 for supplying and disconnecting the drive current to the first LED 21 and the second LED 22 based on the dimming PWM signal SPWM0. Have. The dimming switching unit 8 is based on the first switch 81 that cuts off the drive current to the first LED 21, the second switch 82 that cuts off the drive current to the second LED 22, and the dimming PWM signal SPWM0. And a switch drive circuit 83 for opening and closing the first switch 81 and the second LED 22 at the same timing.

  The dimming command Sb is a command for adjusting the amount of light emitted from the light emitting unit 2, and the dimming PWM signal SPWM0 is a ratio between the lighting period and the non-lighting period in both the first LED 21 and the second LED 22. Is a signal that prescribes

  Here, the dimming PWM signal SPWM0, the toning first PWM signal SPWM1, and the toning second PWM signal SPWM2 are all pulse signals of a frequency or higher (for example, 200 Hz or higher) that human eyes cannot recognize as flicker. is there. For example, in the present embodiment, the dimming PWM signal SPWM0 is, for example, a signal having a cycle of 200 Hz to 1 kHz, and the toning first PWM signal SPWM1 and the toning second PWM signal SPWM2 are, for example, signals having a 1 kHz cycle. .

  In this embodiment, the power supply unit 10 is electrically connected to the anodes of the first LED 21 and the second LED 22 via the dimming switching unit 8. The toning PWM signal generation unit 3 is electrically connected to the cathode of the first LED 21 via the toning first switching unit 4, and the inversion circuit 5 is connected to the toning second switching unit 6. The second LED 22 is electrically connected to the cathode.

(Dimming operation and toning operation)
1 and 2, when the dimming PWM signal SPWM0 is at the L level, the first switch 81 and the second switch 82 are turned OFF, and when the dimming PWM signal SPWM0 is at the H level, the first switch 81 is turned on. The second switch 82 is turned on. When the first toning PWM signal SPWM1 is at the L level, the first toning switching unit 4 is turned OFF, and when the first toning PWM signal SPWM1 is at the H level, the first toning switching unit 4 is used. Becomes ON. When the toning second PWM signal SPWM2 is at the L level, the toning second switching unit 6 is OFF, and when the toning second PWM signal SPWM2 is at the H level, the toning second switching unit 6 is ON. It becomes.

  Therefore, when the toning PWM signal SPWM0 is at the H level and the toning first PWM signal SPWM1 is at the H level, the first LED 21 is powered and turned on, and during the other periods, the first LED 21 is turned on. Power supply is suspended and the light is turned off (OFF). Further, when the toning second PWM signal SPWM2 is at the H level during the period in which the dimming PWM signal SPWM0 is at the H level, the second LED 22 is supplied with power and turned on, and during the other periods, the second LED 22 is turned on. Power supply is suspended and the light is turned off (OFF).

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2 (a-1), if the duty ratio of the dimming PWM signal SPWM0 is small, the lighting period of the first LED 21 and the second LED 22 is shortened, so that the light is emitted from the light emitting unit 2. The amount of light is reduced. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2 (a-2), if the duty ratio of the dimming PWM signal SPWM0 is large, the lighting period of the first LED 21 and the second LED 22 becomes long. The amount of light that is increased.

  As shown in FIG. 2B-1, if the duty ratio of the first PWM signal SPWM1 for toning is small, the lighting period of the first LED 21 is shortened, while the second PWM signal SPWM2 for toning is correspondingly reduced. Since the duty ratio becomes larger, the lighting period of the second LED 22 becomes longer. Accordingly, the light emitted from the light emitting unit 2 is mainly light bulb-colored light emitted from the second LED 22. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 2 (b-2), if the duty ratio of the first PWM signal SPWM1 for toning is large, the lighting period of the first LED 21 becomes long, while the toning number for the toning is correspondingly increased. Since the duty ratio of the 2PWM signal SPWM2 is small, the lighting period of the second LED 22 is shortened. Therefore, the light emitted from the light emitting unit 2 is mainly daylight white light emitted from the first LED 21. At the time of such toning, the duty ratio of the dimming PWM signal SPWM0 is constant, so that the amount of light emitted from the light emitting unit 2 itself does not change greatly.

(Specific configuration example of the drive circuit 9)
FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a specific configuration example of the drive circuit 9 of the LED light source device 1 to which the present invention is applied.

  As shown in FIG. 3, in the drive circuit 9 of the LED light source device 1 of the present embodiment, the toning PWM signal generation unit 3 includes a PWM control IC, and the PWM control IC is μPC494 manufactured by Renesas Electronics Corporation. Etc. can be used. A PWM frequency setting capacitor C6, a resistor R8, and a variable resistor VR4 are connected to the PWM control IC. Further, a toning command input unit 11 composed of a variable resistor VR2 is connected. A capacitor C7 is connected between the toning command input unit 11 and the toning PWM signal generation unit 3 (PWM control IC).

  The signal output from the toning PWM signal generation unit 3 (PWM control IC) is inverted by the inversion buffer 31 to generate the first toning PWM signal SPWM1. The first toning PWM signal SPWM1 is inverted by the inversion circuit 5 including an inversion buffer to become the second toning PWM signal SPWM2.

  The first toning PWM signal SPWM1 is input to a constant current driving IC with a PWM function as the first toning switching unit 4, and the second toning PWM signal SPWM2 is used as the second toning switching unit 6 for toning. To the constant current driving IC with PWM function. As such a constant current driving IC with a PWM function, NJW4615 manufactured by New Japan Radio Co., Ltd. or the like can be used. With the PWM function as the first switching unit 4 for toning and the second switching unit 6 for toning. The constant current driving ICs are electrically connected to the cathodes of the first LED 21 and the second LED 22, respectively. The constant current driving IC with a PWM function used as the first toning switching unit 4 and the second toning switching unit 6 is a filter in which a DC voltage of 5 V generated by the power supply IC 91 is composed of a capacitor C8. Is supplied through. Also, constant current setting resistors R1 and R2 are connected to the constant current driving IC with PWM function used as the first toning switching unit 4 and the second toning switching unit 6.

  The dimming PWM signal generation unit 7 includes a PWM control IC, similar to the toning PWM signal generation unit 3, and the PWM control IC may be a μPC494 manufactured by Renesas Electronics Corporation. A PWM frequency setting capacitor C3, a resistor R5, and a variable resistor VR3 are connected to the PWM control IC. In addition, a dimming command input unit 12 including a variable resistor VR1 is connected. A capacitor C4 is connected between the dimming command input unit 12 and the dimming PWM signal generation unit 4 (PWM control IC).

  The signal output from the dimming PWM signal generation unit 7 (PWM control IC) is input to the dimming switching unit 8 as the dimming PWM signal SPWM0 via the non-inverting buffers 71 and 72. . Here, the dimming switching unit 8 includes a first switch 81 including the transistor TR1, a second switch 82 including the transistor TR2, and a switch driving circuit 83 to which the dimming PWM signal SPWM0 is input. . In this embodiment, the switch drive circuit 83 includes a transistor circuit connected to the base of the transistor TR1 (first switch 81) and a transistor circuit connected to the base of the transistor TR2 (second switch 82). The transistor circuit connected to the base of the transistor TR1 (first switch 81) includes a resistor R3 and a transistor TR3 connected in series between the base of the transistor TR1 and the collector of TR3, and the base of the transistor TR3. The dimming PWM signal SPWM0 is applied via the input resistor 831. The transistor circuit connected to the base of the transistor TR2 (second switch 82) includes a resistor R4 and a transistor TR4 connected in series between the base of the transistor TR2 and the collector of TR4, and the transistor TR4. The dimming PWM signal SPWM0 is applied to the base of the first through the input resistor 832.

  In this embodiment, the DC voltage of 24V generated by the power supply unit 10 is supplied to the toning PWM signal generation unit 3 (PWM control IC) and the dimming PWM signal generation unit 7 (PWM control IC). And is supplied to the anodes of the first LED 21 and the second LED 22 via the dimming switching unit 8.

  Therefore, if the first switch 81 and the second switch 82 of the dimming switching unit 8 are turned on and off under the control of the dimming PWM signal SPWM0, the power supply to the first LED 21 and the second LED 22 is PWM controlled. The amount of light emitted from the light emitting unit 2 is adjusted. At that time, the ratio of the current supplied to the first LED 21 and the second LED 22 is determined by the first toning switching unit 4 and the second toning switching unit 6 based on the first toning PWM signal SPWM1 and the second toning PWM signal SPWM2. PWM control is also performed by the ON-OFF operation at. Therefore, the color of the light emitted from the light emitting unit 2 is adjusted.

(Main effects of this form)
As described above, in this embodiment, the toning command input unit 11 is operated when it is desired to switch the color of the illumination light depending on the situation when the LED light source device 1 is used as an illumination device or the like. As a result, when the toning command Sa is issued, the toning PWM signal generation unit 3 generates the first toning PWM signal SPWM1 that defines the duty ratio for turning on and off the first LED 21, and the inverting circuit 5 Then, the first PWM signal SPWM2 for toning is generated by inverting the first PWM signal SPWM1 for toning and causing the second LED 22 to be turned on and off in reverse phase to the first LED 21. For this reason, the first toning switching unit 4 cuts off the drive current to the first LED 21 based on the first toning PWM signal SPWM1, and the second toning switching unit 6 converts the second toning PWM signal SPWM2 to the toning. Based on this, the drive current to the second LED 22 is cut off, so the color of the light emitted from the light emitting unit 2 is defined by the ratio of the drive current supplied to the first LED 21 and the drive current supplied to the second LED 22. . Here, generation of the second PWM signal SPWM2 for toning is performed by inversion of the first PWM signal SPWM1 for toning in the inverting circuit 5. Therefore, the toning of the light emitted from the light emitting unit 2 can be performed by controlling the duty ratio of the two types of LEDs (the first LED 21 and the second LED 22) with a simple circuit configuration. That is, in this embodiment, since two types of LEDs (first LED 21 and second LED 22) are controlled as a set, the second PWM for toning obtained by inverting the first PWM signal SPWM1 for toning for controlling the first LED 21 The second LED 22 can be controlled by the signal SPWM2, and the circuit configuration can be simplified.

  Further, in this embodiment, the drive circuit 9 is a dimming PWM signal that defines the current value supplied to the first LED 21 and the second LED 22 based on the dimming command Sb that specifies the amount of light emitted from the light emitting unit 2. A dimming PWM signal generation unit 7 for generating SPWM0 and a dimming switching unit 8 for supplying and disconnecting a drive current to the first LED 21 and the second LED 22 based on the dimming PWM signal SPWM0 are provided. Therefore, when the dimming command input unit 12 is operated to switch the amount of illumination light, the current value supplied to the first LED 21 and the second LED 22 is switched. Therefore, the amount of light emitted from the light emitting unit 2 can be controlled.

(Other embodiments)
In the above embodiment, the PWM control IC is used as the toning PWM signal generation unit 3 and the dimming PWM signal generation unit 7. However, the toning PWM signal generation unit 3 and the dimming PWM signal generation unit are used. 7 may be constituted by a microcomputer.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 LED light source device 2 Light emission part 3 Toning PWM signal generation part 4 Toning first switching part 5 Inversion circuit 6 Toning second switching part 7 Dimming PWM signal generation part 8 Dimming switching part 9 Drive Circuit 10 Power supply unit 11 Toning command input unit 12 Dimming command input unit 21 First LED
22 Second LED
81 First switch 82 Second switch 83 Switch drive circuit Sa Toning command Sb Dimming command SPWM1 Toning first PWM signal SPWM2 Toning second PWM signal SPWM0 Toning PWM signal

Claims (1)

An LED light source device comprising: a light emitting unit including a first LED and a second LED that emits light of a color different from that of the first LED; and a drive circuit that drives the first LED and the second LED,
The drive circuit generates a first PWM signal for toning that defines a duty ratio for turning on and off the first LED based on a toning command that specifies the color of light emitted from the light emitting unit. A PWM signal generation unit; a first toning switching unit that cuts off a drive current to the first LED based on the first toning PWM signal; and the first LED by inverting the toning first PWM signal. An inversion circuit for generating a second PWM signal for toning that causes the second LED to turn on and off in reverse phase, and a toning for supplying and disconnecting the drive current to the second LED based on the second PWM signal for toning generating a second switching unit use, a PWM signal for dimming defining a current value supplied to the first 1LED and the second 2LED based on dimming command specifies the amount of light emitted from the light emitting portion A dimming PWM signal generating unit, a dimming switching unit for supplying and disconnecting a driving current to the first LED and the second LED based on the dimming PWM signal, and driving the first LED and the second LED A power supply unit that generates a driving voltage to be
An LED light source device, wherein a dimming switching unit, an LED, and a toning switching unit are connected in series to the power supply unit .

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