WO2010046813A1 - Light emitting diode driving apparatus - Google Patents
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
- H05B45/00—Circuit arrangements for operating light-emitting diodes [LED]
- H05B45/60—Circuit arrangements for operating LEDs comprising organic material, e.g. for operating organic light-emitting diodes [OLED] or polymer light-emitting diodes [PLED]
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- H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
- H05B45/00—Circuit arrangements for operating light-emitting diodes [LED]
- H05B45/10—Controlling the intensity of the light
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- H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- H05B45/00—Circuit arrangements for operating light-emitting diodes [LED]
- H05B45/20—Controlling the colour of the light
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- Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
- Y02B20/00—Energy efficient lighting technologies, e.g. halogen lamps or gas discharge lamps
- Y02B20/30—Semiconductor lamps, e.g. solid state lamps [SSL] light emitting diodes [LED] or organic LED [OLED]
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- the invention relates to a light emitting diode driving apparatus comprising an arrangement for supplying a signal to a group of first and second light emitting diodes, and also relates to a device comprising such an apparatus, and to a light emitting diode driving method.
- Examples of such an apparatus are lamps comprising light emitting diodes, and examples of such a device are consumer products and non-consumer products.
- the document US 2008 / 0116818 discloses a time division modulation with an average current regulation for an independent control of arrays of light emitting diodes.
- a time division multiplexer a current sensor multiplexer, a voltage sensor multiplexer, an analog-to- digital converter, a comparator, some control logic and drivers are required.
- a light emitting diode driving apparatus comprising an arrangement for supplying a signal to a group of first and second light emitting diodes, wherein - the first light emitting diode comprises a first internal impedance for in response to a parameter of the signal having a first value producing a first light output and for in response to the parameter having a second value different from the first value producing a second light output, - the second light emitting diode comprises a second internal impedance different from the first internal impedance for in response to the parameter having the first value producing a third light output and for in response to the parameter having the second value producing a fourth light output, and
- a first ratio is defined by the first light output divided by the second light output
- a second ratio is defined by the third light output divided by the fourth light output, the first ratio being different from the second ratio.
- the first light emitting diode can respond differently to a first change in the value of the parameter of the signal than the second light emitting diode
- the second light emitting diode can respond differently to a second change in the value of the parameter of the signal than the first light emitting diode.
- these light emitting diodes can be driven relatively independently from each other.
- the fact that the first (second) light emitting diode comprises the first (second) internal impedance for in response to the parameter having the first / second value producing the first / second (third / fourth) light output may be considered to be equivalent to the first (second) light emitting diode comprising the first (second) internal impedance for in response to the parameter having the first / second value requiring a first / second (third / fourth) amount of power and/or energy, whereby a third ratio may be defined by the first amount of power and/or energy divided by the second amount of power and/or energy, whereby a fourth ratio may be defined by the third amount of power and/or energy divided by the fourth amount of power and/or energy, the third ratio being different from the fourth ratio.
- the apparatus is defined by each light output having an intensity and/or a color. Different light outputs will have different intensities and/or different colors.
- the apparatus is defined by the first ratio being different from the second ratio owing to the fact that a difference between intensities of the first and second light outputs differs from a difference between intensities of the third and fourth light outputs and/or that a difference between colors of the first and second light outputs differs from a difference between colors of the third and fourth light outputs.
- the differences between the intensities correspond to dimming one of the light emitting diodes more or less than the other one, in other words to dimming the light emitting diodes relatively individually.
- the apparatus is defined by the arrangement being arranged for in response to a selection of at least one of the values of the parameter controlling the driving of at least one of the first and second light emitting diodes.
- the selection allows the driving of the light emitting diodes to be controlled in a relatively individual way.
- the apparatus is defined by said controlling comprising an intensity adaptation and/or a color adaptation.
- the intensity of one of the light emitting diodes may be adapted relatively independently from the intensity of the other one of the light emitting diodes.
- the color of one of the light emitting diodes may be adapted relatively independently from the color of the other one of the light emitting diodes.
- the apparatus is defined by the parameter comprising a frequency parameter and/or a timing parameter.
- the frequency parameter may be a frequency of the signal or of a component of the signal, such as a pulse
- the timing parameter may be a duration or a duty cycle of the signal or of a component of the signal, such as a pulse.
- the apparatus is defined by the first and second light emitting diodes forming parts of a serial branch.
- the apparatus is defined by the first and second light emitting diodes being stacked organic light emitting diodes.
- the apparatus is defined by the stacked organic light emitting diodes being separated by a transparent electrode that is electrically coupled to the arrangement via at least one of the organic light emitting diodes.
- the electrodes between stacked organic light emitting diodes are more difficult to be reached than the electrodes at the top and bottom of the stacked organic light emitting diodes. So, especially for stacked organic light emitting diodes it may be interesting to drive a group of light emitting diodes relatively individually while only supplying one adaptable signal to the group.
- the apparatus is defined by the respective first and second light emitting diodes forming parts of respective first and second parallel branches.
- the apparatus is defined by the first internal impedance comprising a first capacity and a first resistivity, the second internal impedance comprising a second capacity and a second resistivity, the first and second capacities having different values and/or the first and second resistivities having different values.
- Such a combination of a capacity and a resistivity may be a parallel combination having a more blocking / less passing character below a cut-off frequency and having a more passing / less blocking character above this cut-off frequency.
- the apparatus is defined by comprising
- Such a first (second) external impedance may improve a performance of the first (second) internal impedance and/or add an additional performance to the first
- a device comprising the apparatus and a power supply for supplying power to the apparatus.
- a light emitting diode driving method comprising a step of supplying a signal to a group of first and second light emitting diodes, wherein - the first light emitting diode comprises a first internal impedance for in response to a parameter of the signal having a first value producing a first light output and for in response to the parameter having a second value different from the first value producing a second light output,
- the second light emitting diode comprises a second internal impedance different from the first internal impedance for in response to the parameter having the first value producing a third light output and for in response to the parameter having the second value producing a fourth light output, and
- a first ratio is defined by the first light output divided by the second light output
- a second ratio is defined by the third light output divided by the fourth light output, the first ratio being different from the second ratio.
- An insight may be that a value of an impedance may depend on a value of a parameter of a signal supplied to the impedance.
- a basic idea may be that different light emitting diodes should have different internal impedances to react differently to different values of a parameter of a signal supplied to the light emitting diodes.
- a further advantage may be that a number of connections in the apparatus may be reduced.
- Fig. 1 shows a device comprising a light emitting diode driving apparatus
- Fig. 2 shows internal impedances of light emitting diodes
- Fig. 3 shows a current versus frequency graph for each internal impedance.
- a device 3 comprising a light emitting diode driving apparatus 1 coupled to a power supply 2 such as a battery or a converter.
- the apparatus 1 comprises an arrangement 10 for supplying a signal such as a current signal (or a voltage signal) to a group of first and second light emitting diodes 11 and 12 here connected serially. Alternatively, these light emitting diodes may be connected in parallel. More than two light emitting diodes are not to be excluded.
- the first and second light emitting diodes 11 and 12 may be stacked organic light emitting diodes, separated by a transparent electrode that is electrically coupled to the arrangement 10 via at least one of the organic light emitting diodes.
- the electrodes between stacked organic light emitting diodes are more difficult to be reached than the electrodes at the end of the stacked organic light emitting diodes, in which case it may be interesting to drive a group of light emitting diodes relatively individually while only supplying one adaptable signal to the group.
- the first internal impedance 41 comprises a first capacity 21 and a first resistivity 31 (resistance or resistor) connected in parallel.
- the second internal impedance 42 comprises a second capacity 22 and a second resistivity 32 (resistance or resistor) connected in parallel.
- the first and second capacities 21 and 22 have different values and/or the first and second resistivities 31 and 32 have different values.
- a current (in rnA) versus frequency (in kHz) graph is shown for each internal impedance 41 and 42.
- a current flowing through the capacity 21 is indicated 21'
- a current flowing through the capacity 22 is indicated 22'
- a current flowing through the resistivity 31 is indicated 31 '
- a current flowing through the resistivity 32 is indicated 32'.
- the first light emitting diode 11 comprises the first internal impedance 41 for in response to a parameter of the signal having a first value producing a first light output and for in response to the parameter having a second value different from the first value producing a second light output.
- the second light emitting diode 12 comprises a second internal impedance 42 for in response to the parameter having the first value producing a third light output and for in response to the parameter having the second value producing a fourth light output.
- a first ratio is defined by the first light output divided by the second light output
- a second ratio is defined by the third light output divided by the fourth light output.
- the first and second internal impedances 41 and 42 are different from each other in such a way that the first ratio is different from the second ratio, and/or the first and second internal impedances 41 and 42 respond differently to different values of and/or changes in the parameter of the signal in such a way that the first ratio is different from the second ratio.
- the first and second light emitting diodes 11 and 12 can be addressed relatively individually.
- Each light output may have an intensity and/or a color.
- the first ratio may be different from the second ratio owing to the fact that a difference between intensities of the first and second light outputs differs from a difference between intensities of the third and fourth light outputs and/or that a difference between colors of the first and second light outputs differs from a difference between colors of the third and fourth light outputs.
- the arrangement 10 may be arranged for in response to a selection of at least one of the values of the parameter controlling the driving of at least one of the first and second light emitting diodes 11, 12.
- the selection allows the driving / addressing of the light emitting diodes to be controlled in a relatively individual way.
- Said controlling may comprise an intensity adaptation and/or a color adaptation.
- the parameter may comprise a frequency parameter and/or a timing parameter. So, the arrangement 10 for example converts a primary DC voltage or a primary AC voltage into a secondary signal such as a current or a voltage.
- This secondary signal has an adaptable parameter such as an adaptable frequency of the secondary signal or such as an adaptable frequency of a pulse of the secondary signal or such as an adaptable duration of the secondary signal or such as an adaptable duration of a pulse of the secondary signal or such as an adaptable duty cycle of the secondary signal or such as an adaptable duty cycle of a pulse of the secondary signal etc.
- the secondary signal is an AC current at different frequencies.
- the arrangement 10 produces a secondary signal with an adaptable parameter and the arrangement 10 can change this adaptable parameter.
- the arrangement 10 can control the driving of at least one of the first and second light emitting diodes 11, 12 in response to an instruction in the form of a selection of a value of the parameter from a person or another unit not shown.
- a light emitting diode driving apparatus 1 comprises an arrangement 10 for supplying a signal to light emitting diodes 11, 12.
- the light emitting diodes 11, 12 comprise different internal impedances 41, 42 for producing different light outputs in response to a parameter of the signal having different values.
- the light emitting diodes 11, 12 can be driven relatively independently from each other.
- Each light output may have an intensity and/or a color. Different light outputs may have different intensities for dimming purposes and/or different colors for color tuning purposes.
- the parameter may comprise a frequency parameter and/or a timing parameter.
- the light emitting diodes 11, 12 may form parts of a serial branch, for example when being stacked organic light emitting diodes, or may form part of parallel branches.
- the internal impedances 41, 42 may comprise capacities 21, 22 and resistivities 31, 32.
- a computer program may be stored / distributed on a suitable medium, such as an optical storage medium or a solid-state medium supplied together with or as part of other hardware, but may also be distributed in other forms, such as via the Internet or other wired or wireless telecommunication systems. Any reference signs in the claims should not be construed as limiting the scope.
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