TWI683595B - System and method for LED backlight driving dual controller cascade - Google Patents
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本發明涉及LED背光驅動雙控制器級聯的系統和方法。提供了一種用於LED驅動系統,包括:功率級,用於將輸入電壓轉化為經調整的電壓提供至多個LED燈珠串;電壓選擇器,用於選擇多個LED燈珠串第一回饋點處的最低電壓輸入,控制器,被配置為:如果第一最低電壓首先變得大於第一參考電壓,則取第二參考電壓作為第一回饋信號並且第二最低電壓作為第二回饋信號,第二最低電壓最終穩定在第一參考電壓的兩倍與第二參考電壓的差處;脈衝寬度調變器,用於基於第一最低電壓和第二最低電壓來調節驅動信號的工作因數;以及驅動器,用於根據驅動信號來驅動LED系統。 The invention relates to a system and method for cascading LED backlight driving dual controllers. Provided is a LED driving system, including: a power stage for converting an input voltage into a regulated voltage and supplying to a plurality of LED lamp bead strings; a voltage selector for selecting a plurality of LED lamp bead string first feedback points The lowest voltage input at the controller is configured to: if the first lowest voltage first becomes greater than the first reference voltage, then take the second reference voltage as the first feedback signal and the second lowest voltage as the second feedback signal, the first The second lowest voltage is finally stabilized at the difference between twice the first reference voltage and the second reference voltage; the pulse width modulator is used to adjust the operating factor of the driving signal based on the first lowest voltage and the second lowest voltage; and the driver , Used to drive the LED system according to the drive signal.
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本發明的某些實施例涉及積體電路。更具體地,本發明的一些實施例提供了應用於發光二極體(Light Emitting Diode,LED)背光系統雙控制器的級聯控制的方法。 Some embodiments of the invention relate to integrated circuits. More specifically, some embodiments of the present invention provide a method of cascade control applied to a dual controller of a light emitting diode (LED) backlight system.
LED作為一種節能環保的新型光源,由於具有高亮度、低功耗而且壽命長的優點而被廣泛用於各個領域。在液晶顯示器(Liquid-crystal Display)LCD TV等大尺寸液晶顯示裝置的LED背光應用中,為了讓整個螢幕的亮度均勻,常採取多路LED燈珠串產生均勻背光亮度的方式提供背光照明,這種多路背光系統架構往往會隨著液晶顯示裝置的尺寸增大而需要更多的LED背光燈珠串。 As a new energy-saving and environmentally friendly light source, LED is widely used in various fields due to its advantages of high brightness, low power consumption and long life. In LED backlight applications for large-size liquid crystal display devices such as Liquid-crystal Display (LCD) LCD TV, in order to make the brightness of the entire screen uniform, it is often used to provide backlight illumination by means of multi-channel LED lamp beads to produce uniform backlight brightness. A multi-channel backlight system architecture often requires more LED backlight lamp bead strings as the size of the liquid crystal display device increases.
第1圖是示出了傳統多路LED燈珠串驅動電路典型應用圖的圖式。傳統多路LED燈珠串驅動電路主要包括一個功率轉換單元功率級110、控制器單元控制器108、最小控制器LEDx電壓選擇器106、以及N個電流平衡器(N2)。功率轉換單元功率級110採用DC-DC或AC-DC的開關電源控制架構用於為LED燈珠串提供穩定的輸出電壓VOUT。控制器單元控制器108通過偵測輸出電壓的變化進行誤差放大並產生脈寬調變(Pulse Width Modulation,PWM)或脈衝頻率調變(Pulse Frequency Modulation,PFM)信號。輸出控制功率級110功率開關的驅動信號閘極GATE。最小LEDx電壓選擇器106用於判斷選擇燈珠串的回饋點LED1至LEDN的最低電壓LEDx_min並將其作為控制器108的輸入信號。N個
電流平衡器,用於為N串LED燈珠串提供穩定的LED輸出電流。
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a typical application diagram of a conventional multi-channel LED lamp bead string driving circuit. The traditional multi-channel LED lamp string driving circuit mainly includes a power conversion
第2圖為電流平衡器的電路框圖。包括放大器201、調整電晶體Q1,電阻器RSEN。其中放大器201同相輸入接收參考信號VREF,反相輸入連接電阻器RSEN以接收回饋電壓VS,輸出連接到調整電晶體Q1的基極。電阻器RSEN一端接放大器201的反相輸入,一端接地。調整電晶體Q1的基極連接放大器201的輸出,發射極連接電阻器RSEN,集極連接LED燈珠。所組成負反饋電路使回饋端電壓VS等於參考信號VREF,則流過調整電晶體Q1的電流為設置的LED電流,如等式1所示:ILED=VREF/RSEN (等式1)
Figure 2 is the circuit block diagram of the current balancer. Including
為使負反饋電路正常工作,LED電流調整電晶體Q1需工作在飽和區,因此控制器LEDx電壓需要大於一定值。故設計控制器LEDx參考電壓VREF_EA,通過第1圖系統使N串LED燈珠串的最低電壓為LEDx_min等於參考電壓VREF_EA,即可以保證所有的電流平衡器均可達到設計的LED電流值。 In order to make the negative feedback circuit work normally, the LED current adjustment transistor Q1 needs to work in the saturation region, so the controller LEDx voltage needs to be greater than a certain value. Therefore, the design controller LEDx reference voltage VREF_EA, through the system in Figure 1, the minimum voltage of the N string LED lamp string is LEDx_min equal to the reference voltage VREF_EA, which can ensure that all current balancers can reach the designed LED current value.
第3圖為控制器108的內部電路。包括誤差放大器301和輸出電容Ccmp,用於將參考電壓VREF_EA與最低電壓LEDx_min的差進行放大和積分;斜坡產生電路304,輸出斜坡信號Vslope;PWM比較器單元302,用於比較誤差放大器輸出CMP與Vslope,產生PWM信號;信號驅動單元驅動器303,輸出用於功率級控制開關驅動的閘極GATE信號。LED驅動電路系統穩定工作時,各路燈珠串中最小的LEDx電壓LEDx_min等於參考電壓VREF_EA。
FIG. 3 shows the internal circuit of the
在大尺寸液晶顯示裝置的LED背光應用中,常採取多路LED燈珠串產生均勻背光亮度的方式提供背光照明,而控制器LEDx電流通路數目受封裝、成本和散熱等限制相對比較固定。傳統的控制方法是將多個控制器分別控制的系統進行並聯產生多路LED燈珠串,這種方案由於需要用到多套功率器件(例如電感器、功率開關等),其成本高、體積 大。 In LED backlight applications for large-size liquid crystal display devices, multi-channel LED lamp strings are often used to provide uniform backlight brightness to provide backlight illumination, and the number of LEDx current paths of the controller is relatively fixed due to limitations such as packaging, cost, and heat dissipation. The traditional control method is to connect multiple systems controlled by multiple controllers in parallel to generate multiple LED lamp beads. This solution requires multiple sets of power devices (such as inductors, power switches, etc.), which has high cost and volume. Big.
因此,非常需要改進的LED背光驅動雙控制器級聯的系統和方法。 Therefore, there is a great need for an improved LED backlight driving dual controller cascade system and method.
本發明的某些實施例涉及積體電路。更具體地,本發明的一些實施例提供了LED背光驅動雙控制器級聯的系統和方法。僅作為示例,本發明的一些實施例被應用到LED背光顯示。但是,將認識到,本發明有更廣泛的適用範圍。 Some embodiments of the invention relate to integrated circuits. More specifically, some embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for LED backlight driving a dual controller cascade. Merely by way of example, some embodiments of the invention are applied to LED-backlit displays. However, it will be recognized that the present invention has a broader scope of application.
本發明介紹了一種LED背光驅動雙控制器級聯的系統和方法。控制方法在大功率的背光系統應用中,通過兩個控制器共用一套DC-DC或AC-DC LED背光電源控制系統並且擴展LED背光燈珠串數目,節約了系統成本,進一步的還可以根據LED燈珠串的差異自我調整的調節主從控制器,優化系統效率。 The present invention introduces a system and method for LED backlight driving dual controller cascade. Control method In the application of high-power backlight systems, two controllers share a set of DC-DC or AC-DC LED backlight power supply control system and expand the number of LED backlight lamp beads, saving system costs, further can also be based on The difference of LED lamp bead string adjusts the master-slave controller to optimize the system efficiency.
根據一個實施例,提供了一種用於LED驅動系統,包括:功率級,用於將輸入電壓轉化為經調整的電壓提供至多個LED燈珠串;第一電壓選擇器和第二電壓選擇器,用於選擇多個LED燈珠串第一回饋點處的第一最低電壓輸入和第二回饋點處的第二最低電壓輸入,第一最低電壓和第二最低電壓隨經調整的電壓增長而增長;控制器,被配置為:如果第一最低電壓首先變得大於第一參考電壓,則取第二參考電壓作為第一回饋信號並且第二最低電壓作為第二回饋信號,第二最低電壓最終穩定在第一參考電壓的兩倍與第二參考電壓的差處,否則如果第二最低電壓首先變得大於第一參考電壓,則取第一最低電壓作為第一回饋信號並且第二參考電壓作為第二回饋信號,第一最低電壓最終穩定在第一參考電壓的兩倍與第二參考電壓的差處;脈衝寬度調變器,用於基於第一最低電壓和第二最低電壓來調節驅動信號的工作因數;以及驅動器,用於根據驅動信號來驅動LED系統。 According to an embodiment, there is provided a driving system for an LED, including: a power stage for converting an input voltage into a regulated voltage to provide to a plurality of LED lamp bead strings; a first voltage selector and a second voltage selector, Used to select the first lowest voltage input at the first feedback point and the second lowest voltage input at the second feedback point of multiple LED lamp bead strings, the first lowest voltage and the second lowest voltage increase as the adjusted voltage increases The controller is configured to: if the first lowest voltage first becomes greater than the first reference voltage, then take the second reference voltage as the first feedback signal and the second lowest voltage as the second feedback signal, the second lowest voltage finally stabilizes At the difference between twice the first reference voltage and the second reference voltage, otherwise if the second lowest voltage first becomes greater than the first reference voltage, the first lowest voltage is taken as the first feedback signal and the second reference voltage as the first Two feedback signals, the first lowest voltage is finally stabilized at the difference between twice the first reference voltage and the second reference voltage; the pulse width modulator is used to adjust the driving signal based on the first lowest voltage and the second lowest voltage Working factor; and driver, used to drive the LED system according to the driving signal.
根據另一實施例,提供了一種用於LED系統的驅動方 法,包括:將輸入電壓轉化為經調整的電壓提供至多個LED燈珠串;選擇多個LED燈珠串第一回饋點處的第一最低電壓輸入和第二回饋點處的第二最低電壓輸入,第一最低電壓和第二最低電壓隨經調整的電壓增長而增長;如果第一最低電壓首先變得大於第一參考電壓,則取第二參考電壓作為第一回饋信號並且第二最低電壓作為第二回饋信號,第二最低電壓最終穩定在第一參考電壓的兩倍與第二參考電壓的差處,否則如果第二最低電壓首先變得大於第一參考電壓,則取第一最低電壓作為第一回饋信號並且第二參考電壓作為第二回饋信號,第二最低電壓最終穩定在第一參考電壓的兩倍與第二參考電壓的差處;基於第一最低電壓和第二最低電壓來調節驅動信號的工作因數;並且根據驅動信號來驅動LED系統。 According to another embodiment, a driving method for an LED system is provided The method includes: converting the input voltage into an adjusted voltage and providing it to a plurality of LED lamp bead strings; selecting the first lowest voltage input at the first feedback point and the second lowest voltage at the second feedback point of the plurality of LED lamp bead strings Input, the first lowest voltage and the second lowest voltage increase as the adjusted voltage increases; if the first lowest voltage first becomes greater than the first reference voltage, the second reference voltage is taken as the first feedback signal and the second lowest voltage As the second feedback signal, the second lowest voltage finally stabilizes at the difference between twice the first reference voltage and the second reference voltage, otherwise if the second lowest voltage first becomes greater than the first reference voltage, the first lowest voltage is taken As the first feedback signal and the second reference voltage as the second feedback signal, the second lowest voltage finally stabilizes at the difference between twice the first reference voltage and the second reference voltage; based on the first lowest voltage and the second lowest voltage Adjust the working factor of the driving signal; and drive the LED system according to the driving signal.
根據實施例,可以獲得一項或多項益處。參考隨後的詳細的說明和圖式,這些好處和本發明的各種附加的目的、特徵和優勢可得以透徹地理解。 According to an embodiment, one or more benefits may be obtained. With reference to the detailed description and drawings that follow, these benefits and various additional objects, features, and advantages of the present invention can be thoroughly understood.
110、505‧‧‧功率級 110, 505‧‧‧ power level
304‧‧‧斜坡產生電路 304‧‧‧slope generating circuit
VIN‧‧‧輸入電壓 VIN‧‧‧Input voltage
Vslope‧‧‧輸出斜坡信號 Vslope‧‧‧output ramp signal
VOUT‧‧‧輸出電壓 VOUT‧‧‧Output voltage
302‧‧‧PWM比較器單元 302‧‧‧PWM comparator unit
LED1_1~LEDN_1‧‧‧燈珠串的回饋點 LED1_1~LEDN_1‧‧‧‧Feedback point of lamp string
303‧‧‧信號驅動單元驅動器 303‧‧‧Signal drive unit driver
201‧‧‧放大器 201‧‧‧Amplifier
CMP‧‧‧誤差放大器輸出 CMP‧‧‧Error amplifier output
Q1‧‧‧調整電晶體 Q1‧‧‧Adjust transistor
VCS‧‧‧CS取樣電阻電壓 V CS ‧‧‧CS sampling resistor voltage
RSEN‧‧‧電阻器 RSEN‧‧‧Resistor
Vramp‧‧‧斜坡補償電壓 V ramp ‧‧‧slope compensation voltage
VREF‧‧‧參考信號 VREF‧‧‧Reference signal
5041_1~504N_1‧‧‧燈珠串 5041_1~504N_1‧‧‧LED string
VS‧‧‧回饋電壓 VS‧‧‧Feedback voltage
601‧‧‧驅動器 601‧‧‧Drive
VREF_EA、VREF_EA’‧‧‧參考電壓 VREF_EA, VREF_EA’‧‧‧reference voltage
S1 607、S2 608‧‧‧控制器開關
104_i‧‧‧電流平衡器的電路框 104_i‧‧‧circuit frame of current balancer
604‧‧‧比較器 604‧‧‧Comparator
VFB‧‧‧誤差放大器反饋端輸入 VFB‧‧‧Error amplifier feedback input
606‧‧‧加法器 606‧‧‧Adder
301、603‧‧‧誤差放大器 301, 603‧‧‧ error amplifier
602‧‧‧PWM 602‧‧‧PWM
Ccmp‧‧‧輸出電容 Ccmp‧‧‧ Output capacitance
702~716‧‧‧框 702~716‧‧‧frame
GATE、GATE_1、GATE_2‧‧‧閘極 GATE, GATE_1, GATE_2 ‧‧‧ gate
100‧‧‧傳統多路LED燈珠串驅動電路 100‧‧‧Traditional multi-channel LED lamp string drive circuit
500‧‧‧雙控制器級聯的LED驅動電路應用 500‧‧‧Double controller cascaded LED drive circuit application
503_i‧‧‧控制器的示意性簡化框 503_i‧‧‧Schematic simplified box of the controller
108、LEDx、503_1、503_2‧‧‧控制器 108、LEDx、503_1、503_2‧‧‧‧controller
106、502_1、502_2‧‧‧最小控制器LEDx電壓選擇器 106、502_1、502_2‧‧‧Minimal controller LEDx voltage selector
700‧‧‧LED背光驅動雙控制器級聯的方法 700‧‧‧LED backlight drive dual controller cascade method
104_1~104_N、5011_1~501N_N‧‧‧電流平衡器 104_1~104_N, 5011_1~501N_N‧‧‧‧ current balancer
LEDx_min、LEDx_min_1~LEDx_min_N‧‧‧最低電壓 LEDx_min, LEDx_min_1~LEDx_min_N‧‧‧Minimum voltage
OUT‧‧‧最低電壓LED_min與參考電壓VREF_EA判斷比較器輸出 OUT‧‧‧Minimum voltage LED_min and reference voltage VREF_EA determine the comparator output
OUT_b‧‧‧最低電壓LED_min與參考電壓VREF_EA判斷比較器輸出的反向 OUT_b‧‧‧Minimum voltage LED_min and reference voltage VREF_EA determine the reverse of the output of the comparator
第1圖是示出了傳統單控制器多路LED燈珠串驅動電路典型應用圖的圖式。 Fig. 1 is a diagram showing a typical application diagram of a conventional single-controller multi-channel LED lamp string drive circuit.
第2圖是電流平衡器的示意性簡化框圖。 Figure 2 is a schematic simplified block diagram of the current balancer.
第3圖是控制器的示意性簡化框圖。 Figure 3 is a schematic simplified block diagram of the controller.
第4圖是根據本發明的實施例的雙控制器級聯的LED驅動電路應用圖式。 FIG. 4 is an application diagram of a dual-controller cascaded LED driving circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
第5圖是根據本發明的實施例的控制器的示意性簡化框圖。 Fig. 5 is a schematic simplified block diagram of a controller according to an embodiment of the present invention.
第6圖是根據本發明的實施例的兩片IC(Integrated Circuit)級聯控制器內部工作的流程圖。 FIG. 6 is a flowchart of internal operations of a two-chip IC (Integrated Circuit) cascade controller according to an embodiment of the present invention.
下面將詳細描述本發明的各個方面的特徵和示例性實施例。在下面的詳細描述中提出了許多具體細節,以便提供對本發明的全面 理解。但是,對於本領域技術人員來說很明顯的是,本發明可以在不需要這些具體細節中的一些細節的情況下實施。下面對實施例的描述僅僅是為了通過示出本發明的示例來提供對本發明的更好的理解。本發明決不限於下面所提出的任何具體配置和演算法,而是在不脫離本發明的精神的前提下覆蓋了元素、部件和演算法的任何修改、替換和改進。在圖式和下面的描述中,沒有示出公知的結構和技術,以便避免對本發明造成不必要的模糊。 The features and exemplary embodiments of the various aspects of the invention will be described in detail below. In the following detailed description, many specific details are proposed in order to provide a comprehensive view of the present invention understanding. However, it is obvious to those skilled in the art that the present invention can be implemented without some of these specific details. The following description of the embodiments is merely to provide a better understanding of the present invention by showing examples of the present invention. The present invention is by no means limited to any specific configurations and algorithms proposed below, but covers any modification, replacement, and improvement of elements, components, and algorithms without departing from the spirit of the present invention. In the drawings and the following description, well-known structures and techniques are not shown in order to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the present invention.
第4圖是根據本發明的實施例的雙控制器級聯的LED驅動電路應用圖式。LED驅動電路包括功率級505,兩個控制器503_1和503_2,兩個控制器對應的最小LEDx電壓選擇器502_1和502_2,2N串LED燈珠串,以及2N個電流平衡器(例如,N為大於1的整數)。第4圖僅是示例,其不應不適當地限制申請專利的範圍。本領域普通技術人員將認識到許多變化、替換和修改。
FIG. 4 is an application diagram of a dual-controller cascaded LED driving circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention. The LED driving circuit includes a
根據一個實施例,系統上電以後,例如AC輸入電壓被接收,並進行全波整流處理以生成經整流的電壓,功率級505將經整流的電壓輸出作為系統的輸入電壓。例如,功率級505用於為LED燈珠串提供穩定的輸出電壓。儘管給出了AC電路作為示例,但本發明的系統可以應用於DC-DC或AC-DC場景。
According to one embodiment, after the system is powered on, for example, an AC input voltage is received and subjected to full-wave rectification to generate a rectified voltage, and the
兩個控制器503_1和503_2的誤差放大器輸出端CMP是連接在一起的,並通過外部電容Ccmp與地連接,控制器503_1的輸出端閘極GATE_1用於給功率級的功率開關輸出閘極GATE控制信號,控制器503_2的輸出端閘極GATE_2懸空。 The output terminals CMP of the error amplifiers of the two controllers 503_1 and 503_2 are connected together and connected to the ground through an external capacitor Ccmp. The output gate GATE_1 of the controller 503_1 is used to control the output gate GATE of the power switch of the power stage Signal, the gate GATE_2 of the output terminal of the controller 503_2 is suspended.
兩個控制器對應的最小LEDx電壓選擇器502_1和502_2,最小LEDx電壓選擇器502_1用於選擇燈珠串的回饋點LED1_1至LEDN_1的最低電壓輸入給控制器503_1,最小LEDx電壓選擇器502_2用於選擇燈珠串的回饋點LED1_2至LEDN_2的最低電壓輸入給控制器503_2。2N串LED燈珠串中,5041_1至504N_1 N串燈珠串的回饋端輸入 給最小LEDx電壓選擇器502_1,5041_2至504N_2 N串燈珠串的回饋端輸入給最小LEDx電壓選擇器502_2。 The minimum LEDx voltage selectors 502_1 and 502_2 corresponding to the two controllers. The minimum LEDx voltage selector 502_1 is used to select the lowest voltage input of the LED lamp string feedback points LED1_1 to LEDN_1 to the controller 503_1, and the minimum LEDx voltage selector 502_2 is used to Select the lowest voltage of LED1_2 to LEDN_2 as the feedback point of the lamp bead string to the controller 503_2. In the 2N string of LED lamp bead strings, the feedback terminal of the 5041_1 to 504N_1 N string of lamp bead strings is input The minimum LEDx voltage selectors 502_1 and 5041_2 to 504N_2 are connected to the feedback terminals of the N string lamp string to the minimum LEDx voltage selector 502_2.
2N個電流平衡器,用於為2N串LED燈珠串提供穩定的LED輸出電流。根據一個實施例,示例性電流平衡器可以包括放大器、調整電晶體,電阻器RSEN。其中放大器同相輸入接收參考信號VREF,反相輸入連接電阻器RSEN以接收回饋電壓VS,輸出連接到調整電晶體的基極。電阻器RSEN一端接放大器201的反相輸入,一端接地。調整電晶體的基極連接放大器201的輸出,發射極連接電阻器RSEN,集極連接LED燈珠。
2N current balancers are used to provide stable LED output current for the 2N string of LED lamp beads. According to one embodiment, an exemplary current balancer may include an amplifier, a tuning transistor, and a resistor RSEN. The amplifier non-inverting input receives the reference signal VREF, the inverting input is connected to the resistor RSEN to receive the feedback voltage VS, and the output is connected to the base of the adjustment transistor. One end of the resistor RSEN is connected to the inverting input of the
在一個示例中,調整電晶體是場效應電晶體(例如,金屬氧化物半導體場效應電晶體(Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor,MOSFET))。在另一示例中,功率調整電晶體是絕緣閘雙極性接面電晶體(Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor,IGBT)。在另一示例中,功率調整電晶體是雙極性接面結型電晶體。在各種示例中,系統300可以包括更多或更少的元件,其中參考電壓VREF的值可以由本領域技術人員根據需要設置。 In one example, the adjustment transistor is a field-effect transistor (for example, a metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor, MOSFET)). In another example, the power adjustment transistor is an insulated gate bipolar junction transistor (IGBT). In another example, the power adjustment transistor is a bipolar junction junction transistor. In various examples, the system 300 may include more or fewer elements, where the value of the reference voltage VREF may be set by those skilled in the art as needed.
兩控制器系統級聯工作時,功率級輸入電壓VIN及控制器503_1和503_2其中任意一個的輸出閘極GATE用於產生穩定的輸出電壓VOUT。最小控制器LEDx電壓選擇器502_1用於選擇燈珠串的回饋點LED1_1至LEDN_1的最低電壓輸入LEDx_min_1,最小控制器LEDx電壓選擇器502_2用於選擇燈珠串的回饋點LED1_2至LEDN_2的最低電壓LEDx_min_2;VREF_EA及VREF_EA’為控制器內部固定的參考電壓。在該例中假設最低電壓LEDx_min_1首先變得大於參考電壓VREF_EA,控制器503_1則不以最低電壓LEDx_min_1作為回饋輸入,而以參考電壓VREF_EA’作為回饋輸入,參考電壓VREF_EA’等於參考電壓VREF_EA加上固定的偏移。而此時最低電壓LEDx_min_2沒有達到參考電壓VREF_EA,則控制器503_2仍然以最低電壓LEDx_min_2作為回饋輸入, 不以參考電壓VREF_EA’作為回饋輸入。經過環路的作用,最低電壓LEDx_min_2始終不能達到參考電壓VREF_EA,控制器503_2始終以最小電壓LEDx_min_2作為回饋輸入。最小電壓LEDx_min_1首先變得大於參考電壓VREF_EA,代表燈珠串的回饋點LED1_1至LEDN_1中的最小值大於燈珠串的回饋點LED2_1至LED2_N中的最小值,即該2N串LED中最大LED壓降出現在於燈珠串的回饋點LED2_1至LED2_N中。因此電路保證將所有LED回饋點的最低值作為回饋點。 When the two controller systems work in cascade, the power stage input voltage VIN and the output gate GATE of any one of the controllers 503_1 and 503_2 are used to generate a stable output voltage VOUT. The minimum controller LEDx voltage selector 502_1 is used to select the lowest voltage input LEDx_min_1 of the lamp bead feedback point LED1_1 to LEDN_1, and the minimum controller LEDx voltage selector 502_2 is used to select the lowest voltage LEDx_min_2 of the lamp bead feedback point LED1_2 to LEDN_2 ; VREF_EA and VREF_EA' are fixed reference voltages inside the controller. In this example, it is assumed that the lowest voltage LEDx_min_1 first becomes greater than the reference voltage VREF_EA, and the controller 503_1 does not use the lowest voltage LEDx_min_1 as the feedback input, but uses the reference voltage VREF_EA' as the feedback input. The reference voltage VREF_EA' is equal to the reference voltage VREF_EA plus a fixed 'S offset. At this time, the minimum voltage LEDx_min_2 does not reach the reference voltage VREF_EA, the controller 503_2 still uses the minimum voltage LEDx_min_2 as the feedback input, The reference voltage VREF_EA' is not used as the feedback input. After the action of the loop, the minimum voltage LEDx_min_2 cannot always reach the reference voltage VREF_EA, and the controller 503_2 always uses the minimum voltage LEDx_min_2 as the feedback input. The minimum voltage LEDx_min_1 first becomes greater than the reference voltage VREF_EA, which represents that the minimum value of the feedback point LED1_1 to LEDN_1 of the lamp bead string is greater than the minimum value of the feedback point LED2_1 to LED2_N of the lamp bead string, that is, the maximum LED voltage drop of the 2N string LED Appears in the feedback points LED2_1 to LED2_N of the lamp bead string. Therefore, the circuit ensures that the lowest value of all LED feedback points is used as the feedback point.
第5圖是根據本發明的實施例的控制器的示意性簡化框圖。控制器兩個開關S1 607和S2 608,比較器604,誤差放大器603,加法器606,脈衝寬度調變器PWM 602,以及驅動器601。
Fig. 5 is a schematic simplified block diagram of a controller according to an embodiment of the present invention. The controller has two
開關S1 607和S2 608用於選通參考電壓VREF_EA或參考電壓VRER_EA’。比較器604用於比較最低電壓LEDx_min_i和參考電壓VREF_EA,如果最低電壓LEDx_min_i大於參考電壓VREF_EA,則最低電壓LED_min與參考電壓VREF_EA判斷比較器輸出OUT為高,最低電壓LED_min與參考電壓VREF_EA判斷比較器輸出的反向OUT_b為低,控制開關S1 607導通,S2 608不導通,選通參考電壓VRER_EA’;如果最低電壓LEDx_min_i小於參考電壓VREF_EA,最低電壓LED_min與參考電壓VREF_EA判斷比較器輸出OUT為低,最低電壓LED_min與參考電壓VREF_EA判斷比較器輸出的反向OUT_b為高,控制開關S1 607不導通,S2 608導通,選通參考電壓VRER_EA。
誤差放大器603,用於將參考電壓VREF_EA與誤差放大器反饋端輸入VFB的差轉化為電流為輸出電容Ccmp充放電,參考電壓VREF_EA大於誤差放大器反饋端輸入VFB,產生拉電流(source current),為輸出電容Ccmp充電,參考電壓VREF_EA小於誤差放大器反饋端輸入VFB,產生灌電流(sink current),為輸出電容Ccmp放電。加法器606將斜坡補償電壓Vramp與CS取樣電阻電壓Vcs通過一定比例相加,用於斜坡補償,輸出斜坡信號Vslope。PWM 602用於比較誤差放大
器輸出CMP與輸出斜坡信號Vslope,產生PWM信號。驅動器601,用於將PWM 602的輸出PWM放大,輸出閘極GATE信號。
The
在本實施例中,假設最低電壓LEDx_min_1首先高於參考電壓VREF_EA,則在控制器603中,最低電壓LEDx_min_1大於參考電壓VREF_EA,最低電壓LED_min與參考電壓VREF_EA判斷比較器輸出OUT為高,最低電壓LED_min與參考電壓VREF_EA判斷比較器輸出的反向OUT_b為低,控制開關S1 607導通,S2 608不導通,選通VREF_EA’作為回饋輸入,不以最低電壓LEDx_min_1作為回饋輸入;參考電壓VREF_EA’等於參考電壓VREF_EA加上固定的偏移。
In this embodiment, assuming that the lowest voltage LEDx_min_1 is first higher than the reference voltage VREF_EA, in the
誤差放大器603的誤差放大器反饋端輸入VFB等於參考電壓VRER_EA’,大於參考電壓VREF_EA,產生灌電流,為輸出電容Ccmp放電;而此時最低電壓LEDx_min_2沒有達到參考電壓VREF_EA,則在誤差放大器603中,最低電壓LEDx_min_2小於參考電壓VREF_EA,最低電壓LED_min與參考電壓VREF_EA判斷比較器輸出OUT為低,最低電壓LED_min與參考電壓VREF_EA判斷比較器輸出的反向OUT_b為高,控制開關S1 607不導通,S2 608導通,選通最低電壓LEDx_min_2,則以最低電壓LEDx_min_2作為回饋輸入,而不以參考電壓VREF_EA’作為回饋輸入。環路平衡,輸出電容Ccmp充放電平衡,因此環路自動調節最低電壓LEDx_min_2始終小於參考電壓VREF_EA。
The error amplifier feedback terminal input VFB of the
LEDx_min_2=2*VREF_EA-VREF_EA' (等式2) LEDx _min_2=2* VREF _ EA - VREF _ EA '(Equation 2)
最低電壓LEDx_min_2為2N串LED電壓的最低值,電路設計LED電壓的最低值2*VREF_EA-VRER_EA’大於電流平衡器輸出電流所需要的電壓,即可保證所有的電流平衡器均可輸出設計電流。
The minimum voltage LEDx_min_2 is the lowest value of the 2N string LED voltage. The minimum value of the circuit
第6圖是根據本發明的實施例的兩片IC級聯控制器內部工作的流程圖。第6圖僅是示例,其不應不適當地限制申請專利的範圍。本領域普通技術人員將認識到許多變化、替換和修改。 FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the internal operation of the two-chip IC cascade controller according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 6 is only an example, which should not unduly limit the scope of patent application. Those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize many variations, replacements, and modifications.
在框702處,功率級將輸入電壓轉化為經調整的電壓。
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在框704處,最低電壓LEDx_min_1及最低電壓LEDx_min_2隨著輸出電壓增長逐漸增長。
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在框706處,判斷是否最低電壓LEDx_min_1首先變得大於參考電壓VREF_EA。
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在框708處,最低電壓LEDx_min_1首先變得大於參考電壓VREF_EA,則VFB_1=VREF_EA’,VFB_2=LEDx_min_2。
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在框710處,最低電壓LEDx_min_1首先變得大於參考電壓VREF_EA,最後最低電壓LEDx_min_2穩定在2*VREF_EA-VREF_EA’。
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在框712處,最低電壓LEDx_min_1首先變得大於參考電壓VREF_EA,則VFB_1=LEDx_min_1,VFB_2=VREF_EA’。
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在框714處,最低電壓LEDx_min_2首先變得大於參考電壓VREF_EA,最後LEDx_min_1穩定在2*VREF_EA-VREF_EA’。
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在框716處,環路根據最後選定的最低電壓LEDx_min_i來調節輸出電壓。 At block 716, the loop adjusts the output voltage according to the last selected lowest voltage LEDx_min_i.
根據一個實施例,LED背光驅動雙控制器級聯的方法700包括:將輸入電壓轉化為經調整的電壓提供至多LED燈珠串;選擇所述多個LED燈珠串第一回饋點處的第一最低電壓輸入和第二回饋點處的第二最低電壓輸入,所述第一最低電壓和所述第二最低電壓隨所述經調整的電壓增長而增長;如果所述第一最低電壓首先變得大於第一參考電壓,則取第二參考電壓作為第一回饋信號並且所述第二最低電壓作為第二回饋信號,所述第二最低電壓最終穩定在所述第一參考電壓的兩倍與所述第二參考電壓的差處,否則如果所述第二最低電壓首先變得大於所述第一參考電壓,則取所述第一最低電壓作為所述第一回饋信號並且所述第二參考電壓作為所述第二回饋信號,所述第一最低電壓最終穩定在所述第一參考電壓的兩倍與所述第二參考電壓的差處;基於所述第一最低電壓和所述第二最低電壓來調節驅動信號的工作因數;並且根據所述驅動信號來驅動所述系
統。
According to one embodiment, a
本發明的某些實施例涉及積體電路。更具體地,本發明的一些實施例提供了LED背光驅動雙控制器級聯的系統和方法。僅作為示例,本發明的一些實施例被應用到LED背光顯示。但是,將認識到,本發明有更廣泛的適用範圍。 Some embodiments of the invention relate to integrated circuits. More specifically, some embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for LED backlight driving a dual controller cascade. Merely by way of example, some embodiments of the invention are applied to LED-backlit displays. However, it will be recognized that the present invention has a broader scope of application.
例如,使用一個或多個軟體元件、一個或多個硬體元件、和/或軟體和硬體元件的一個或多個組合,本發明的各種實施例的一些或全部元件各自單獨地和/或以與至少另一元件結合的方式被實施。在另一示例中,本發明的各種實施例的一些或全部元件各自單獨地和/或以與至少另一元件結合的方式被實施在諸如一個或多個類比電路和/或一個或多個數位電路之類的一個或多個電路中。在另一示例中,本發明的各種實施例和/或示例可以被結合。 For example, using one or more software components, one or more hardware components, and/or one or more combinations of software and hardware components, some or all of the components of various embodiments of the present invention are individually and/or It is implemented in combination with at least another element. In another example, some or all elements of various embodiments of the present invention are each implemented individually, and/or in combination with at least another element, such as one or more analog circuits and/or one or more digital Circuits in one or more circuits. In another example, various embodiments and/or examples of the invention may be combined.
雖然已經描述了本發明的特定實施例,但本領域的技術人員應該理解,存在等同於所描述的實施例的其它實施例。因此,應該理解,本發明並不限於所示出的具體實施例,而僅由所附申請專利的範圍所限定。 Although specific embodiments of the present invention have been described, those skilled in the art should understand that there are other embodiments equivalent to the described embodiments. Therefore, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments shown, but only by the scope of the attached patent application.
505‧‧‧功率級 505‧‧‧Power stage
5041_1~504N_1‧‧‧燈珠串 5041_1~504N_1‧‧‧LED string
503_1、503_2‧‧‧控制器 503_1、503_2‧‧‧‧Controller
VREF_EA、VREF_EA’‧‧‧參考電壓 VREF_EA, VREF_EA’‧‧‧reference voltage
VIN‧‧‧輸入電壓 VIN‧‧‧Input voltage
LED1_1~LEDN_1‧‧‧燈珠串的回饋點 LED1_1~LEDN_1‧‧‧‧Feedback point of lamp string
VOUT‧‧‧輸出電壓 VOUT‧‧‧Output voltage
GATE_1、GATE_2‧‧‧閘極 GATE_1, GATE_2 ‧‧‧ gate
Ccmp‧‧‧輸出電容 Ccmp‧‧‧ Output capacitance
5011_1~501N_N‧‧‧電流平衡器 5011_1~501N_N‧‧‧ current balancer
CMP‧‧‧誤差放大器輸出 CMP‧‧‧Error amplifier output
VCS‧‧‧CS取樣電阻電壓 V CS ‧‧‧CS sampling resistor voltage
500‧‧‧雙控制器級聯的LED驅動電路應用 500‧‧‧Double controller cascaded LED drive circuit application
502_1、502_2‧‧‧最小控制器LEDx電壓選擇器 502_1、502_2‧‧‧Minimal controller LEDx voltage selector
LEDx_min、LEDx_min_1~LEDx_min_N‧‧‧最低電壓 LEDx_min, LEDx_min_1~LEDx_min_N‧‧‧Minimum voltage
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