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Illumination driving apparatus

US8779682B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 7, 2011
Grant dateJul 15, 2014
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Expiry dateApr 10, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05B45/385
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A fixture-compatible, dimmable illumination driving apparatus including: a rectifying unit rectifying a phase-controlled waveform of an alternating current (AC) power; a comparing unit comparing an output waveform of the rectifying unit with a first voltage according to a preset reference clock; a reference voltage generating unit generating a reference voltage corresponding to the number of high signals higher than the first voltage among outputs of the comparing unit during one cycle of the output waveform; and a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal generating unit generating a PWM signal from the reference voltage and a feedback voltage.

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