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Design of a Two-Stage Driver for LED MR16 Retrofit Lamps Compatible with Electronic Transformers

  • Yim, Sungwon;Lee, Hyongmin;Lee, Bongjin;Kang, Kyucheol;Kim, Suhwan
    • JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.1-10
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    • 2016
  • Drivers for LED MR16 retrofit lamps need to be compatible with the dimmers and electronic transformers which originally operated with the halogen lamps to be replaced. We present a two-stage MR16 LED driver consisting of a boost converter in the first stage and a buck converter in the second stage. Our design has been analyzed in the frequency domain using simulations to demonstrate that it effectively suppresses the high-frequency components of the AC output of the electronic transformer. Experiment results with a driver prototype verify the simulation results as well as dimmability.

Primary Side Constant Power Control Scheme for LED Drivers Compatible with TRIAC Dimmers

  • Zhang, Junming;Jiang, Ting;Xu, Lianghui;Wu, Xinke
    • Journal of Power Electronics
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    • v.13 no.4
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    • pp.609-618
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    • 2013
  • This paper proposes a primary side constant power control scheme for TRIAC dimmer compatible LED drivers. The LED driver is a Flyback converter operated in boundary conduction mode (BCM) to minimize the switching loss. With the proposed control scheme, the input power of the Flyback converter can be controlled by the TRIAC dimming angle, which is not affected by AC input voltage variations. Since the output voltage is almost constant for LED loads, the output current can be changed by controlling the input power with a given conversion efficiency. The isolated feedback circuit is eliminated with the proposed primary side control scheme, which dramatically simplifies the whole circuit. In addition, the input current automatically follows the input voltage due to the BCM operation, and the resistive input characteristic can be achieved which is attractive for TRIAC dimming applications. Experimental results from a 15W prototype verify the theoretical analysis.

Energy and Safety Efficient LED Street-light Control System Based on Ubiquitous Sensor Network (USN 기반의 에너지 및 안전성 효율적인 LED 가로등 제어 시스템)

  • Cho, Myeon-gyun;Kim, Shik;Yang, Woo Suk
    • IEMEK Journal of Embedded Systems and Applications
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.25-31
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    • 2011
  • LEDs are becoming the most suitable candidate replacing traditional fluorescent street-light lamps because of its energy efficiency and high brightness. Furthermore, most countries are urging to pursue energy savings in conjunction with IT and sensor network. In order to conserve energy of LED lamp and ensure the safety of pedestrian, we propose a new smart control method for LED light system based on USN using compound sensors, such as illuminance, motion, temperature and humidity sensor. An elaborate simulation shows that the proposed system with a smart control based switching can reduce the energy by 40%, compared to the previous street-light system with a fixed time based switching.

Design of LED Dimming Lighting System using Ultrasonic Sensor (초음파 센서를 이용한 LED 디밍 시스템조명 설계)

  • Yang, Woo Seok;Kim, Hye myeong;Cho, Young seek;Park, Dae Hee
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Illuminating and Electrical Installation Engineers
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    • v.29 no.1
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    • pp.31-36
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    • 2015
  • In this paper, an LED lighting system that is capable of automatic or maunal dimming control using a ultrasonic sensor and Bluetooth wireless communication technology is presented. The LED lighting system consists of a ultrasonic sensor, microcontroller unit, Bluetooth wireless communication, LED driver, and LED light source. By using the implemented LED lighting system sample, it is shown that the automatic and manual dimming control is realized. By using the ultrasonic sensor, the LED lighting is automatically brighter or dimmer depending on the distance between the sensor and an object. When using a smartphone that includes Bluetooth wireless communication function, one can not only manually control the brightness of the LED lighting from level 1 to 10, but also monitor the distance between the sensor and object on the smartphone.

A Study on Flicker Free LED Driver for Dimming MR16 Electronic Transformer (조광기용 MR16 안정기 호환 Flicker Free LED 구동회로 연구)

  • Kim, Taek-Woo;Hong, Sung-Soo;Yeom, Bong-Ho
    • The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Power Electronics
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.327-331
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    • 2014
  • LED(Light Emitting Diode) is a semiconductor device utilizing electroluminescent effect is a phenomenon in which a type of P-N junction diode, the light of short wavelength which a voltage is applied in the forward direction is released. LED is advantageous in reducing the energy as environmentally materials that can greatly reduce the carbon emissions, recent it has attracted attention IT(Information Technology) and GT(Green Technology) industry. In addition, there are advantages long life, high efficiency, and excellent response speed, LED have come into the spotlight as the illumination means to replace the existing fluorescent light and incandescent light bulb. When connecting to MR16 electronic transformer for existing LED driver circuit, due to malfunction of the dimmer and the electronic transformer, flicker occurs and linear dimming is not possible. Therefore, in this paper, we suggest an LED drive circuit there is no flicker with the corresponding dimming MR16 electronic transformer. Further, we explain the principles of the LED current control technique and the principle of the drive circuit of the LED, in order to validate the proposed circuit through prototyping and simulation.

Phase-Controlled Dimmer Based on MOSFET for AC LED Lamp (AC 직구동 LED를 위한 MOSFET 기반의 위상 제어 조광기)

  • Yun, Hyeok-Jin;Kim, Jong-Hyun;Ryu, Myung-Hyo;Baek, Ju-Won;Kim, Hee-Je
    • Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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    • 2014.07a
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    • pp.468-469
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    • 2014
  • 본 논문은 AC 직구동 LED를 위한 MOSFET 기반의 위상 제어 조광기에 관한 것이다. 기존의 트라이악을 기반으로 하는 조광기는 트라이악 소자 특성에 많은 영향을 받는다. 트라이악은 래칭 전류와 유지 전류의 특성을 가지고 있다. 특히 래칭 전류는 조광기의 최소 조광 범위를 제한하는 요소로 작용한다. 또한 최대 조광 범위는 트라이악을 구동하기 위한 에너지에 의해 제한된다. 이러한 단점들을 극복하기 위해 본 논문에서는 트라이악이 아닌 MOSFET을 기반으로 하는 조광기를 제안한다. MOSFET은 래칭 전류, 유지 전류의 특성이 없으며 전압 구동 소자이기 때문에 기존의 조광기에 비해서 훨씬 넓은 조광 범위를 가진다. 또한, 제안하는 모델은 기존의 트라이악 기반의 조광기와 핀투핀 호환이 가능하다. 마지막으로 실제 실험을 통해 제안하는 조광기의 성능을 검증하였다.

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A Study on the Single-Stage PSR(Primary Side Regulation) PWM Controller for LED Drive in TRIAC Phase Controlled Dimmer (TRIAC위상제어 조광기에서의 LED구동을 위한 Single-Stage PSR(Primary Side Regulation) PWM 컨버터에 관한 연구)

  • Han, Jae-Hyun;Jung, Young-Gook;Lim, Young-Cheol
    • Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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    • 2012.07a
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    • pp.564-565
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    • 2012
  • 본 논문에서는 이미 설치되어 있는 TRIAC 위상제어 조광기에 LED조명장치를 적용할 경우 발생되는 낮은 위상 각에서의 LED플리커 현상, 입력 필터단 캐패시터의 피크 전압 상승으로 인한 부품 손상 및 소음 발생, TRIAC 유지전류 부족으로 인한 오동작 그리고 LC공진에 의한 비정상 오실레이션 등의 원인을 해결하기 위한 방안을 제시하였다. 그리고 이를 개선할 수 있는 Single Stage PSR PWM 컨버터를 설계하였으며 구현에 의하여 타당성을 입증하였다.

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A Study on LED Driver Compatible with Triac-dimmer Employing Active Bleeder (능동 블리더 회로를 적용한 조광기 호환용 LED 구동회로에 관한 연구)

  • Yeom, Bong-Ho;Kim, Teak-Woo;Kim, Ju-Rae;Hong, Sung-Soo
    • Proceedings of the KIPE Conference
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    • 2013.07a
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    • pp.159-160
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    • 2013
  • 본 논문에서는 백열등 조도 조절용 조광기에 호환 가능한 LED 구동회로를 제안한다. 조광기와 일반적인 LED 구동회로를 연결할 경우 트라이악(Triac)의 오동작에 의해 플리커(Flicker) 현상이 발생하는 문제점을 지니고 있다. 트라이악의 오동작을 방지하기 위해서는 트라이악에 일정 크기 이상의 전류가 인가되어야 하며 이를 만족하기 위한 조광기 호환회로가 필수적이다. 이러한 호환회로로써 수동 블리더(Passive Bleeder)는 전 동작 구간에서 전력소모가 발생하는 단점을 지니고 있다. 본 논문의 제안회로는 역률 만족을 위 해 Valley-fill 회로를 적용하였으며 트라이악의 오동작 시점을 정확히 검출하여 새로운 방식의 능동 블리더(Active Bleeder)를 적용함으로써 조광기의 오동작을 방지하면서 수동 블리더에 비해 효율이 개선되는 장점을 지닌다. 또한, Valley-fill과 인덕터를 적용한 1단 구성으로 효율개선 및 역률 개선의 장점과 입력 전류 리플의 감소로 인한 EMI 노이즈 저감 효과를 나타낸다. 본 논문에서는 제안된 회로의 타당성을 검증하기 위하여 13W급 조명용 LED 구동회로의 시작품 제작을 통해 그 우수성을 확인한다.

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