WO2024256323A1 - Circuit d'attaque de del à limitation de courant d'appel - Google Patents

Circuit d'attaque de del à limitation de courant d'appel Download PDF

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WO2024256323A1
WO2024256323A1 PCT/EP2024/065905 EP2024065905W WO2024256323A1 WO 2024256323 A1 WO2024256323 A1 WO 2024256323A1 EP 2024065905 W EP2024065905 W EP 2024065905W WO 2024256323 A1 WO2024256323 A1 WO 2024256323A1
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Guy Louis Paul De Bondt
Dalibor Cvoric
Henricus Marius Joseph Maria Kahlman
Hermanus Johannes Maria Vos
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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]
    • H05B45/30—Driver circuits
    • H05B45/31—Phase-control circuits
    • H05B45/315—Reverse phase-control circuits
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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]
    • H05B45/30—Driver circuits
    • H05B45/31—Phase-control circuits
    • 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]
    • H05B45/50—Circuit arrangements for operating light-emitting diodes [LED] responsive to malfunctions or undesirable behaviour of LEDs; responsive to LED life; Protective circuits
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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]
    • H05B45/30—Driver circuits
    • H05B45/37—Converter circuits
    • H05B45/3725—Switched mode power supply [SMPS]
    • H05B45/38—Switched mode power supply [SMPS] using boost topology

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  • This invention relates to circuits for limiting inrush currents to a load.
  • the invention is of interest for LED driver circuits which are able to be driven by a phase cut dimmer.
  • High efficiency LED lamps which must work with different dimmers require additional circuitry to enable the lamps to be driven by the signal generated by a dimmer.
  • a LED lamp driver for example comprises an AC input, a rectifier, and a switch mode converter, such as a boost converter, driven by the rectified voltage.
  • phase-cut dimmer One approach to enable compatibility with a phase-cut dimmer is to provide a RC latch network at the AC input or at the DC bus (after rectification).
  • the latch circuit enables better compatibility with phase-cut dimmers by drawing sufficient current at the moment of the mains edge (when dimmer goes ON). It also damps oscillations in the mains current which could lead to undesired switching OFF of a dimmer.
  • inrush current is also important to limit the inrush current to the LED lamp. This is usually achieved with a rather high ohmic resistor in series with the lamp to prevent high inrush currents, especially when the lamp driver comprises a power factor correction (PFC) boost converter. Limiting the inrush current is important in order to limit the switching current of the light switch, so that more lamps can be added.
  • PFC power factor correction
  • the series resistor is shorted by a field effect transistor (FET) once the circuit has reached a stable state, so that it provides an increased resistance only during the time when an inrush current is present.
  • FET field effect transistor
  • the rectified mains voltage is for example sensed with a high ohmic voltage divider, and the FET is switched on once there is a sufficient voltage.
  • the input current does not pass through the input resistor and in that way losses are eliminated.
  • a limiting Zener diode is added to protect the gate voltage of the FET.
  • a problem with this circuit is that if the FET is not fully turned off, because the FET gate is not fully discharged, a high inrush current may still flow. This can arise when a phase-cut dimmer input is present.
  • a LED driver circuit comprising: an input for receiving an AC input signal; a rectifier for rectifying the AC input signal; a LED driver supplied by the rectified AC input signal, wherein the output of the LED driver is for driving a load; a current limiting resistor for connection in series with the LED driver; a transistor in parallel with the current limiting resistor for shorting the current limiting resistor when the transistor is actuated; and an inrush current control circuit coupled to the AC input signal, which is configured to control the transistor so that in the AC input signal, the transistor is turned on and off, for the AC input signal comprising a phase-cut AC dimming input signal.
  • the current limiting resistor is not only used at start up, but may also be employed at the start of each AC cycle. This will arise in particular if a phase cut diming input signal is received.
  • the inrush current control circuit is configured to discharge the control voltage applied to the transistor below the threshold voltage for the transistor in the case of dimming, so that the transistor is open circuit when the next rising edge of a rectified phase cut dimming signal is applied to the LED driver circuit.
  • the current limiting resistor then limits the rising edge of the input voltage for each AC cycle.
  • the inrush current control circuit is coupled to the AC input signal directly.
  • the inrush current control circuit is coupled to the AC input signal such that it receives the AC input signal and not a rectified version of the AC input signal i.e., the AC input signal before rectification.
  • the LED driver circuit is for receiving the AC input signal, which comprises a phase-cut AC dimming input signal.
  • the LED driver circuit thereby provides effective limitation of the initial inrush current when the circuit is initially powered on, and also provides effective limitation of a repetitive inrush current when a dimmer is connected.
  • the inrush current control circuit for example comprises: a transistor control circuit for actuating the transistor when a threshold voltage is reached at an input to the control circuit; and a voltage divider across the AC input signal, wherein the output of the voltage divider is provided to the input to the transistor control circuit.
  • the current limiting resistor is not only used at start up, but may also be employed at the start of each AC cycle.
  • the circuit may be used with or without a dimmer circuit.
  • a dimmer circuit When a dimmer circuit is not connected, the circuit limits the initial start-up inrush current. After start-up, the transistor is then continuously turned ON, so that the current limiting resistor is shorted and does not affect converter efficiency. With a dimmer in the circuit, the LED driver circuit again limits the initial/start-up inrush current but it also limits inrush current every time the dimmer is turned on. This happens in each half-cycle of the mains, because a repetitive inrush current is generated.
  • This invention thus performs a cycle-by-cycle current inrush current limiting function when a dimmer is added.
  • the inrush current limiting components (of the inrush current control circuit) may also be used to perform the function of an RC latch so avoiding the need for additional components for the RC latch.
  • the control circuit may comprise an RC filter comprising a capacitor and resistor in parallel with each other, and a Zener diode in parallel with the RC filter, connected between a control terminal of the transistor and a ground terminal.
  • the RC filter functions as a latch.
  • a capacitor is for example provided at the input to the LED driver. This functions as an EMI filter.
  • the voltage divider for example comprises a first resistor between a first terminal of the input and the input to the control circuit and a second resistor between a second terminal of the input and the input to the control circuit.
  • the first and second resistors for example have equal value.
  • the voltage divider for example comprises a first unidirectional device between a first terminal of the input and the input to the transistor control circuit and a second unidirectional device between a second terminal of the input and the input to the transistor control circuit.
  • the LED driver typically comprises a boost converter.
  • the invention also provides a lighting circuit comprising: the LED driver circuit as defined above; and an LED arrangement driven by the LED driver circuit.
  • Fig. 1 shows a known LED driver circuit with an inrush current limiter to provide higher efficiency
  • Fig. 2 shows waveforms which arise during the operation of the circuit of
  • Fig. 3 shows a first example of a LED driver circuit in accordance with the invention
  • Fig. 4 shows a second example of a LED driver circuit in accordance with the invention
  • Fig. 5 shows first waveforms which arise during the operation of the circuit of Fig. 4 with a non-dimming input
  • Fig. 6 shows second waveforms which arise during the operation of the circuit of Fig. 4 with a phase-cut dimming input
  • Fig. 7 shows a third example of a LED driver circuit in accordance with the invention.
  • the invention provides a LED driver circuit which uses a current limiting resistor in series with the LED driver.
  • a transistor in parallel with the current limiting resistor is used for shorting the current limiting resistor when the transistor is actuated, and is actuated by control circuit when a threshold voltage is reached at an input to the control circuit.
  • the current limiting resistor is not only used at start up, but may also be employed at the start of each AC cycle, in particular if a phase cut diming input signal is received.
  • Figure 1 shows a known LED driver circuit.
  • the AC input is represented by voltage source VI. This may be a mains signal, or it may be a mains signal that has been cut by a phase-cut dimmer.
  • the AC signal is rectified by rectifier REC.
  • the rectified voltage is provided as input to a LED driver DRV, which for example comprises a switch mode power converter.
  • a capacitor Cl at the input to the LED driver provides an EMI filter function.
  • the LED driver DRV is for example a boost converter, such as a power factor correction boost converter.
  • the output of the LED driver DRV is connected to the load, which is a LED arrangement, shown schematically as a single LED, LED1.
  • the LED driver is in series with a current limiting resistor Rinrush. Since the LED arrangement is connected across the output of the LED driver, it may also be considered to be in series with the current limiting resistor. Thus, the LED drive current generated by the LED driver flows from the positive rectified input voltage terminal, through the LED arrangement, through the current limiting resistor, and to ground.
  • the current limiting resistor can be shorted by transistor Minrush so that the series current instead flows through the transistor. This will give rise to lower losses but will not provide a current limiting function.
  • the current limiting resistor When the current limiting resistor is not shorted, it provides the current limiting function, in particular to limit inrush currents which arise at the start up of the circuit. This function consumes power, so it is disabled after start-up, by actuating the transistor Minrush to provide a parallel short.
  • the transistor is controlled by a transistor control circuit comprising a parallel RC filter formed of a parallel capacitor CIO and resistor R11, both in parallel with a Zener diode DIO. The output of the transistor control circuit connects to the gate of the transistor.
  • the transistor control circuit is supplied with the rectified input voltage to the LED driver through resistor RIO.
  • the resistor RIO has high ohmic resistance (e.g. 6 MO) so it forms a high- ohmic voltage divider with the Zener diode DIO.
  • the Zener diode DIO protects the gate voltage of the FET.
  • FIG. 1 shows waveforms which arise during the operation of the circuit of Figure 1.
  • the top pane shows a sinusoidal AC mains input signal 10 as well as a phasecut dimming signal 12.
  • the second pane shows the gate voltage applied to the transistor.
  • Plot 20 is for the full AC mains signal and plot 22 is for the phase-cut mains signal.
  • the third pane shows the current flowing 30 through the transistor.
  • the tall spikes are for the case of a phase-cut dimming input. They correspond in timing with the steep edges of the phase-cut dimming signal.
  • the bottom pane shows the current flowing 40 through the current limiting resistor. In both cases (dimming and non-dimming), the transistor remains turned on after the initial start up phase.
  • the LED driver stops operating at a certain input voltage, but a voltage remains on the capacitor CIO of the transistor control circuit so that the transistor Minrush remains turned on. A current thus continues to flow through the FET and not through the inrush resistor. As result, the input current is much higher as shown by the large current spikes.
  • the invention provides a modification to the circuit such that during each cycle, in the case of a phase-cut dimming signal, the gate of the transistor is discharged below its threshold. In this way, the transistor is open when the edge of the phase-cut dimming signal arrives, and the current limiting resistor performs a current limiting function each time there is a rising edge of the input voltage.
  • Figure 3 shows a first example of a LED driver circuit in accordance with the invention with the load, preferably an LED arrangement, omitted for clarity.
  • the circuit again comprises an AC input source VI (a mains impedance is also shown as R30) which is rectified by rectifier REC which supplies a LED driver DRV.
  • the same current limiting resistor Rinrush and transistor Minrush are shown.
  • the transistor is controlled by an inrush current control circuit IRC.
  • the inrush current control circuit IRC generates the input signal to the transistor control circuit for controlling the transistor Minrush in a different manner to the circuit of Figure 1.
  • the inrush current control circuit is connected to the AC input signal (L,N), and it controls Minrush so that in each cycle the transistor is turned on and off when a dimmer is connected. If no dimmer is connected, the transistor Minrush is always on.
  • Figure 4 shows an example of an implementation of the LED driver circuit of Figure 3 (again with the LED arrangement omitted for clarity).
  • the circuit again comprises the AC input source VI rectified by rectifier REC which supplies the LED driver DRV.
  • the inrush current control circuit includes the transistor control circuit as shown in Figure 1, comprising capacitor CIO. Resistor Rll, and Zener diode DIO.
  • the modification compared to Figure 1 is that AC resistors R20 and R21 are used to from the input signal to the transistor control circuit. These resistors form a voltage divider (R20, R21) across the AC input signal (i.e., at the input side of the rectifier), and output of the voltage divider (R20, R21) is provided to the input to the control circuit.
  • Figure 5 shows the circuit waveforms for a non-dimming input 10.
  • the gate voltage applied to the transistor is again shown as plot 20
  • the current flowing through the transistor is shown as plot 30
  • the current flowing through the current limiting resistor is shown as plot 40.
  • the current limiting resistor is only used at start up, after which the transistor remains turned on.
  • Figure 6 shows the circuit waveforms for a phase-cut dimming input 12.
  • the gate voltage applied to the transistor is again shown as plot 22, the current flowing through the transistor is shown as plot 30 and the current flowing through the current limiting resistor is shown as plot 40.
  • the gate voltage now drops periodically below the gate threshold so that the transistor turns off. Thus, there are repeated periods of no current through the transistor. Similarly, there are current spikes of current flowing through the current limiting resistor, timed with the steep edges of the phase-cut dimming signal. In this way, current flows first through the current limiting resistor then through the transistor, for each half cycle of the phase-cut dimming input.
  • Figure 4 shows an additional RC network Rdampl, Cdampl. This is a known latch circuit added to the bus voltage to damp the network to prevent false.
  • the circuit of Figure 4 uses a resistive voltage divider R20, R21 from the mains input side to the inrush current control circuit.
  • Figure 7 shows an alternative circuit design using a diode voltage divider circuit D21, D21 which connects to the inrush current control circuit through an input resistor R30.
  • the inrush current control circuit comprises a transistor control circuit for actuating the transistor when a threshold voltage is reached at an input to the transistor control circuit.
  • a first unidirectional device D20 between a first terminal of the input and the input to the transistor control circuit and a second unidirectional device D21 between a second terminal of the input and the input to the transistor control circuit.
  • the unidirectional devices are diodes. The cathodes of the diodes may be coupled to the transistor control circuit.
  • the inrush current limiting circuit described above enables a high-efficiency design of phase-cut dimmable driver with effective limitation of the initial inrush current, after power ON as well as effective limitation of repetitive inrush currents when a dimmer is connected.
  • a typical RC latch circuit is not needed so that the overall circuit size is reduced.

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La présente invention concerne un circuit d'attaque de DEL qui fait appel à une résistance à limitation de courant en série avec le pilote de DEL. Un transistor en parallèle avec la résistance à limitation de courant est utilisé pour court-circuiter la résistance à limitation de courant lorsque le transistor est actionné, et est actionné par le circuit de commande lorsqu'une tension de seuil est atteinte à une entrée du circuit de commande. La résistance à limitation de courant n'est pas seulement utilisée au démarrage, mais peut également être utilisée au début de chaque cycle de courant alternatif, en particulier si un signal d'entrée de gradation à coupure de phase est reçu.
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