AC LED lighting apparatus using voltage edge detector
US9480114B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 24, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B20/30
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Exemplary embodiments of the present invention disclose an alternating current (AC) light emitting diode (LED) lighting apparatus including a rectification unit configured to receive an AC voltage and output a DC rectified voltage, an LED unit connected to the rectification unit, the LED unit comprising at least two light emitting groups, each light emitting group comprising at least one LED, and an LED driving control unit connected to the rectification unit, the LED driving control unit configured to establish a series or parallel connection between the light emitting groups, by comparing a voltage level of the rectified voltage with a reference voltage. The LED driving control unit is configured to calculate a reference voltage adjustment value in order to compensate for a signal processing delay of the LED driving control unit.
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