LED driving circuit
US8324816B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 17, 2007 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B45/345
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An LED driving circuit is provided for making it possible to economically drive a serially connected LED circuit by means of a switching device with a relatively low withstanding voltage even if the number of serially connected LED devices increases. In an LED driving circuit provided with a serially connected LED circuit (11) in which many LED devices are serially connected and a switching device (13) serially connected with the serially connected LED circuit (11) to control that an electrical current flowing through the serially connected LED circuit (11) is turned on or off, wherein a circuit device (15), which comprises a resistor, a constant voltage diode, a constant current diode, or the like, is connected in parallel with the switching device to make a minute current flow through the serially connected LED circuit (11) to the extent that the LED devices are not turned on when the switching device is turned off.
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