Plural Load Devices Patents (Class 315/161)
  • Patent number: 8866393
    Abstract: Low voltage systems and methods, as well as a light assembly and LED driver are provided. In one aspect, a low voltage system is provided that is capable of drawing power from a power source having a first voltage, the system having at least one low voltage power supply connectable to the power source and having an output providing a second voltage that is lower than the first voltage. The system further has at least one low voltage load and circuit means connecting the output of the power supply to the at least one low voltage load. The at least one load can be a light assembly, and the light assembly can comprise one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs). Also provided is an LED driver that provides for one or more improved dimming characteristics. A light assembly employing the LED driver is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Rimikon, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard St. Jacques
  • Publication number: 20140300281
    Abstract: A system for controlling a display in which each pixel circuit comprises a light-emitting device, a drive transistor, a storage capacitor, a reference voltage source, and a programming voltage source. The storage capacitor stores a voltage equal to the difference between the reference voltage and the programming voltage, and a controller supplies a programming voltage that is a calibrated voltage for a known target current, reads the actual current passing through the drive transistor to a monitor line, turns off the light emitting device while modifying the calibrated voltage to make the current supplied through the drive transistor substantially the same as the target current, modifies the calibrated voltage to make the current supplied through the drive transistor substantially the same as the target current, and determines a current corresponding to the modified calibrated voltage based on predetermined current-voltage characteristics of the drive transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventor: Gholamreza Chaji
  • Publication number: 20140292211
    Abstract: A power system for a group of LED modules each of which includes a plurality of LEDs or series-connected LEDs, utilizes a plurality of polarized direct current power supplies with one electrical polarity separated, and the other electrical polarity commonly connected. Each individual LED, or each set of series-connected individual LEDs, in each of the LED modules, are connected in series to each of the direct power supplies and then to an opposite polarity to complete an electrical circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventor: Michelle Kun Huang
  • Publication number: 20140265845
    Abstract: In one embodiment of lighting devices and lighting systems, the lighting device has a connection for connecting to a primary power supply and has a secondary power supply, such as a battery. A measuring circuit is operable to measure an impedance of the primary power supply connection and to determine from the measurement if a main power supply has failed, and if so whether to power light sources using power from the secondary power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: LITONICS LIMITED
    Inventor: Nicolas Williams
  • Publication number: 20140252964
    Abstract: A voltage generator includes a latch and a first voltage adjustment circuit. The latch includes a latch input terminal, a trigger terminal, a positive latch output terminal and a negative latch output terminal. The latch is configured to have the latch input terminal thereof for receiving an input signal, the trigger terminal thereof for receiving a trigger signal, the positive latch output terminal thereof for outputting a first latch output signal having a phase same as that of the input signal, and the negative latch output terminal thereof for outputting a second latch output signal having a phase opposite to that of the input signal. The first voltage adjustment circuit is electrically coupled to the latch and configured to output a first common voltage signal. A display device using the aforementioned voltage generator is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Ming-Hung WU, Cheng-Chiu PAI
  • Publication number: 20140239823
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes a substrate including a display area on which a plurality of pixels are formed and a non-display area surrounding the display area; a first power line positioned on a lower non-display area; an auxiliary power line positioned on an upper non-display area; a first power supply supplying a first voltage to the first power line; and an auxiliary power supply supplying an auxiliary voltage to the auxiliary power line. Accordingly, it is possible to provide an organic light emitting display device capable of equalizing luminance by minimizing a variation in power supplied to each pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jeong-Keun AHN
  • Publication number: 20140232275
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display that includes a display panel, a power supply and a coupling member. The display panel includes scan lines, data lines, first power lines and a plurality of pixels. The power supply is positioned at the outside of the display panel, and supplies first power to the display panel through a coupling member. The coupling member includes first and second coupling portions respectively coupled to the power lines, first and second coupling lines transmitting the first power supplied from the power supply to the respective first and second coupling portions, and a feedback line transmitting the voltage of the second coupling portion to the power supply. Accordingly, it is possible to provide an organic light emitting display capable of precisely controlling the voltage of output power and preventing the deterioration of the luminance of a display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Inventors: Soon-Gi KWON, Sung-Cheon PARK
  • Patent number: 8779672
    Abstract: Driving circuit comprises a first input, at which a first supply voltage is present, a second input, at which a second supply voltage is present, a first current supply unit selectively coupled to first or second input as function of at least one first control signal, at least one second current supply unit selectively coupled to first or second input as function of at least one second control signal, a control unit connected to first current supply unit and to at least one second current supply unit for respective control thereof and designed to provide at least one first and second control signal, and a first output coupled to first current supply unit to provide a first current for at least one first light-emitting diode, at least one second output coupled to at least one second current supply unit to provide second current for at least one second light-emitting diode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: ams AG
    Inventors: Peter Bosmuller, Gilbert Promitzer, Andreas Hartberger
  • Patent number: 8766555
    Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes: first, second and third groups of solid state light emitters; a first group of lumiphors; at least first, second and third power lines, the first, second and third group of solid state light emitters each being electrically coupled to at least one of the first, second and third power lines. A current controller controls the relative flux ratios of the first, second and third groups, the controller being programmed to, in response to receipt of a command, retrieve a set of data from a look-up table that contains information of the required flux output of each group of LEDs and generate pulse width modulation (PWM) signals to control current supplied to each group to alter the flux output of each group in order to achieve a desired CCT and total flux output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Huizhou Light Engine Ltd
    Inventors: Qifei Tu, Wa-Hing Leung
  • Publication number: 20140167627
    Abstract: A display where lights may be programmed to randomly flash is described. The randomness may be changed by changing the mode of flashing. The lights may extend along strings that are powered by a power supply that may itself be plugged into a socket that had previously served as a light socket. The display may be added to existing displays to enhance existing visual effects. The display may be submerged and the lights may remain upright because of their buoyancy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Inventors: Mark Fuller, Jim Doyle, Don Lariviere, Antonio Layon, Scott Winslow, Boris Karpichev
  • Publication number: 20140167626
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode, an organic light-emitting display device including the same, and a method of controlling dual emission of the organic light-emitting diode. The organic light-emitting diode includes: a first electrode and a second electrode facing each other; a common electrode interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode; a first organic layer interposed between the first electrode and the common electrode; and a second organic layer that is interposed between the second electrode and the common electrode and is reverse-symmetric to the first organic layer with respect to the common electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang-Yeol Kim, Ki-Nyeng Kang
  • Publication number: 20140132162
    Abstract: A light emitting driving apparatus includes light emitting driving blocks respectively having a first node applied with a second light emitting power source voltage, a second node applied with the first light emitting power source voltage, the second node being coupled to a relay signal output terminal outputting a relay signal, a third node applied with the first light emitting power source voltage, and applied with a third light emitting power source voltage, the third node being coupled to a reverse light emitting signal output terminal outputting a reverse light emitting signal, a first transistor turned on by a voltage of the first node to transmit the second light emitting power source voltage to a light emitting signal output terminal, and a second transistor turned on by a voltage of the second node to transmit the first light emitting power source voltage to the light emitting signal output terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Inventors: Yun-Ho KIM, Young-Wook YOO
  • Publication number: 20140132161
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for using a constant current driving chip to generate different currents to drive light bars and a driving circuit thereof. The method includes (1) providing LED light bars, a constant current driving chip, resistors having different resistances, and first and second power sources, wherein the driving chip has light bar connection terminals, resistor connection terminals, a power connection terminal, and a power grounding line connection terminal; (2) connecting positive and negative terminals of each LED light bar to the first power source and the light bar connection terminals; (3) connecting ends of each resistor to the resistor connection terminals and the grounding line; and (4) connecting the power connection terminal and the power grounding line connection terminal of the driving chip to the second power source and activating the power sources to drive the LED light bars to give off lights of different illuminations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Hua Zhang, Fei Li
  • Patent number: 8710747
    Abstract: A voltage detecting device applied to a driving device of a light-emitting diode device is provided. The detecting device includes a voltage inspecting device, an isolating/connecting control device and a comparing device. The voltage inspecting device is coupled to an output terminal of the driving device to inspect a status of an output voltage of the driving device and outputs an inspecting signal. The isolating/connecting control device, coupled between the voltage inspecting device and the driving device, isolates or connects the output terminal of the driving device according to the inspecting signal. The comparing device, composed of low voltage elements, is coupled to the isolating/connecting control device, and compares the output voltage of the driving device with a reference voltage and generates a detecting signal according to the comparing result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Princeton Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Chi-Lin Hsu
  • Patent number: 8710748
    Abstract: Disclosed is an illumination apparatus, which is constituted by a plurality of OLED devices and makes it possible to improve an accuracy of a dimming control operation. The apparatus is provided with a driving electric power source including: a pulse generating section; an OLED driving section; a first voltage source; a second voltage source; a current source; a switchover section that conducts a switchover operation between the first voltage source and the current source during the time when the duty ratio of the driving pulses is increasing, and also conducts another switchover operation between the first voltage source and the current source during the time when the duty ratio of the driving pulses is decreasing; and an OLED illumination disabling section that makes the second voltage source supply the second electric power to the OLED unit, only during the time when each of the pulses is the OFF state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuichi Iketsu, Tsukasa Yagi, Kouichi Ishida
  • Publication number: 20140111100
    Abstract: A circuit includes a number of LEDs connected in series, and first and second electronic switches. An anode of a first one of the LEDs is connected to a first power supply. A control terminal of the first electronic switch receives a control signal. A first terminal of the first electronic switch is connected to a second power supply. A second terminal of the first electronic switch is grounded through a first resistor. A control terminal of the second electronic switch is connected to the second terminal of the first electronic switch. A first terminal of the second electronic switch is connected to a cathode of a last one of the LEDs. A second terminal of the second electronic switch is grounded through a second resistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Inventors: GUANG-DONG YUAN, JIN-BO WANG, CHUNG-CHI HUANG
  • Publication number: 20140097750
    Abstract: Disclosed are LED backlight subassemblies and LCD displays making use thereof. The backlight subassembly includes at least one string of serially connected LEDs in which single LED failures do not lead to a partial or complete loss of image content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: AYDIN DISPLAYS, INC.
    Inventor: Joseph G. Gangi
  • Publication number: 20140097757
    Abstract: An LED lighting device includes at least one LED light source emitting light, at least one rechargeable battery for supplying power when external power is not available, at least one electrical connector for connecting the rechargeable battery to external power source for recharging, and at least one control mechanism for switching the operation mode of the device. By setting the operation mode via the control mechanism, the LED light device can be used for more than one intended purposes such as regular lighting, emergency lighting, and flashlight.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: LIGHTEL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: CHIA-YIU MAA, CHING-FENG LIN, PAI-SHENG SHEN
  • Patent number: 8692480
    Abstract: A power supply unit is provided which comprises an AC/DC conversion unit with an input to which an input voltage is coupled and an output to which a DC bus voltage is coupled. The power supply unit furthermore comprises a DC bus capacitor which is coupled to the output of the AC/DC conversion unit. The power supply unit furthermore comprises at least one sub-power supply unit receiving the DC bus voltage as input for providing at least one power supply. The power supply of the at least one sub-power supply unit or part of the load is at least reduced or switched off if the input voltage falls below a predetermined threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Markus Schmid, Thomas Antonius Duerbaum, Gian Hoogzaad, Peter Laro, Johann Baptist Daniel Kuebrich
  • Publication number: 20140091717
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for driving a light emitting diode (LED), capable of distributing current stress applied to the LED. The apparatus includes an LED part including a plurality of LED units respectively including at least one LED, the plurality of LED units being connected in parallel to a power input terminal to which rectified power in sine wave form is supplied, and, among the plurality of LED units connected in parallel, a termination end of the LED unit in a front end being connected to a middle of an adjacent LED unit; and a current source unit including a plurality of current sources respectively connected to termination ends of the plurality of LED units and allowing corresponding current to flow through the plurality of LED units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Tae HWANG, Deuk Hee PARK, Jae Shin LEE, Yun Joong LEE, Sang Hyun CHA
  • Patent number: 8665184
    Abstract: A driving circuit is adapted to drive a current-driven device. The driving circuit includes a first power supply circuit and a second power supply circuit. The first power supply circuit is for supplying a first positive voltage to a first terminal of the current-driven device. The second power supply circuit is for enabling a current flowing along a first current flow direction in a first time period and thereby a second terminal of the current-driven device is given a second positive voltage. The second power supply circuit further is for enabling a current from the current-driven device flowing out of the second power supply circuit along a second current flow direction. The first current flow direction and the second current flow direction are different directions in the second power supply circuit. Moreover, a light emitting device using the above-mentioned driving circuit also is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chia-Yu Lee, Tze-Chien Tsai
  • Publication number: 20140049168
    Abstract: A dual-output power adapter for a lighted artificial tree having a plurality of tree portions with light strings having lighting elements. The dual-output power adapter includes a power cord including a first power conductor and a second power conductor, the power cord configured to transmit an input electrical power; a housing configured to receive the first power conductor and a second power conductor; power-converting circuitry in electrical connection with the first power conductor and the second power conductor, the power-converting circuitry configured to convert the input electrical power to a first output electrical power; a first pair of conductors for transmitting the first output electrical power; and a second pair of conductors for transmitting a second output electrical power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventor: Johnny Chen
  • Publication number: 20140035469
    Abstract: A light emitting device is electrically connected to a three-phase AC power source and comprises three light emitting modules. The light emitting modules respectively receives three phase power sources of the three-phase AC power source. Each of the light emitting modules includes a light emitting unit and a control circuit electrically connected to the light emitting unit. Each of the control circuits controls the light output power of the corresponding light emitting unit according to the voltage variation or phase variation of the received phase power source, and the three light emitting modules are collectively kept a stable gross light output power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: GIO Optoelectronics Corp.
    Inventor: WU-CHANG YANG
  • Publication number: 20140021870
    Abstract: There is provided an organic light emitting display capable of displaying an image of uniform brightness. The organic light emitting display includes a panel including pixels, the pixels including driving transistors, the gate electrodes of the driving transistors being configured to be initialized by voltages supplied from an initializing power supply, and an initializing power supply generator for supplying the initializing power supply. The initializing power supply generator is configured to set a voltage value of the initializing power supply to vary to correspond to a position of the panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Bo AN, Chang-Wook KANG, Dong-Hwan LEE
  • Publication number: 20140015423
    Abstract: A lighting device has one or more light sources; a primary input power connection; and electronic circuitry for controlling delivery of power from the primary input power connection to the one or more light sources. The electronic circuitry determines an indication of an external electrical loading on a primary power supply network coupled, in use, with the primary input power connection the circuitry varies the power drawn from the primary input power connection in dependence upon the determined indication of the external electrical loading on the primary power supply network. In this way, during times of high demand on the primary supply network, the lighting device can reduce the amount of power drawn from the primary supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: LITONICS LIMITED
    Inventor: Nicolas Williams
  • Publication number: 20140015421
    Abstract: An LED module includes a light-emitting unit composed of a plurality of LEDs connected in series to one another, a sensor unit, a power interrupt circuit inserted into a power supply path through which the light-emitting unit is supplied with power from an external power source, and a control circuit that controls the power interrupt circuit according to output of the sensor unit. The LED module further includes a secondary battery and a voltage supply circuit. The voltage supply circuit supplies the control circuit with voltage equivalent to voltage drop between the ends of a group of LEDs included in the plurality of LEDs that constitute the light-emitting unit while the external power source is supplying power to the light-emitting unit, and supplies the control circuit with voltage output from the secondary battery while power interrupt circuit is interrupting the power from the external power source to the light-emitting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Kei MITUYASU, Katunobu HAMAMOTO, Koji SAEKI
  • Publication number: 20140001966
    Abstract: A display panel, a manufacturing method of the display panel, and a display device including the display panel are provided. The display panel includes: a substrate; a display unit on the substrate and including a plurality of pixels for displaying an image according to a video signal; a power supply wire on the substrate, coupled to the plurality of pixels, and configured to transmit a driving voltage for driving the plurality of pixels; and a dummy wire on the substrate, separated from the display unit and the power supply wire, and coupled to a ground electrode or a power supply unit for supplying the driving voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: YEON-JE CHO
  • Patent number: 8614549
    Abstract: The present invention is providing an emergency illumination system based on combined LED lamps, comprising: combined LED lamps, a power driver of the lamps, an electromagnetic sensors, an emergency controller, a storage battery and an emergency charger; said external power supply, electromagnetic sensors, power driver of the lamps and conventional illumination LED lamps are in turn connected to form a conventional illumination load circuit; said external power supply, electromagnetic sensors, emergency charger, storage battery are in turn connected to form an emergency illumination charging circuit; magnetic catheter in said electromagnetic sensors serving as a start switch connects with said emergency controller; said emergency controller connects to the storage battery and emergency illumination LED lamps respectively thereby forming an emergency illumination load circuit; It is an uninterrupted illumination system, which comprise a dual-use lamp consisting of conventional illumination, and emergency illum
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Inventors: Baoyan Chang, Zijun Chen, Kari Zhuang, Zhenqiu Li, Lei Dong
  • Patent number: 8610357
    Abstract: An LED light source assembly for signage illumination includes one or more planar LED arrays located with respect to a light spreading system for uniformly distributing light onto a viewing surface. The light spreading system includes a plurality of reflectors in combination with a transverse deflector disposed directly above and in the light emanating path of a planar LED array. The transverse deflector is oriented angularly and projects at least a portion of light onto a lateral reflector of the light spreading system. In one embodiment, a heat dissipation fixture is supported external to a housing assembly for improved heat management. The LED arrays and the plurality of reflectors and transverse deflectors are affixed directly to the heat dissipation fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: ZON LED, LLC
    Inventors: Arnold Stoll, Paul Von Zittwitz
  • Publication number: 20130328489
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a light emitting diode (LED) lighting system. In one embodiment, the LED lighting system includes an LED light source deployed in a first location and a power supply for powering the LED light source, wherein the power supply is remotely located from the LED light source in a second location and designed to power the LED light source to minimize a power loss along a length of an electrical connection coupled between the LED light source and the power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: RICHARD H. FETTERLY, Kevin A. Hebborn, Rizwan Ahmad
  • Publication number: 20130313980
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the trajectory of one or more electrons is controlled in a field emission device. In another embodiment, the field emission device is configured analogously to a klystron. In another embodiment, the field emission device is configured with electrical circuitry selected to control the input and output of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Inventor: Elwha LLC
  • Publication number: 20130285562
    Abstract: A method of operating a color-temperature-tunable device is described. The method drives a first light emitting diode (LED) chip with a first driving current from a first power source. The first LED chip is configured to emit a first light having a first peak wavelength. The method also drives a second LED chip with a second driving current from a second power source. The second LED chip is configured to emit a second light having a second peak wavelength. The method further maintains a total driving current, which includes the first driving current and the second driving current, approximately constant. The second peak wavelength is different from the first peak wavelength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventors: Yen Wen Chen, Shih Chen Shi, Hsi-Chuan Hsu
  • Patent number: 8569957
    Abstract: An organic EL display unit applying a bottom-emission structure which takes light emitted from organic EL devices from the reverse side of a substrate on which pixel circuits are formed, includes: a color filter formed on the pixel circuit; and a metal wiring formed so as to surround the periphery of the color filter, wherein the metal wiring is set to an anode potential of the organic EL device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Keisuke Omoto
  • Patent number: 8564215
    Abstract: A light emitting module device includes: a power line through which power is supplied to light emitting modules; and a signal generation circuit which generates a control signal. The power line is shared by a plurality of the light emitting modules, and has switches and switches which turn on or off current conduction to the light emitting modules, through open/close operations. The signal generation circuit individually controls the switches and the switches. The open/close operations include a light-emission period in which the light emitting module emits light; and an extinction period in which the light emitting module is extinguished, and if there is a control signal to be transmitted to the light emitting module, the control signal is superimposed onto supply power. Since a control signal is superimposed onto supply power to each light emitting module, the light emitting modules can be individually controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Masanao Okawa, Hirofumi Konishi, Shohei Yamamoto, Kentaro Yamauchi
  • Publication number: 20130249408
    Abstract: A lighting system includes a lighting panel having a string of solid state lighting devices and a current supply circuit having a voltage input terminal, a control input terminal, and first and second output terminals coupled to the string of solid state lighting devices. The current supply circuit is configured to supply an on-state drive current to the string of solid state lighting devices in response to a control signal. The current supply circuit includes a charging inductor coupled to the voltage input terminal and an output capacitor coupled to the first output terminal. The current supply circuit is configured to operate in continuous conduction mode in which current continuously flows through the charging inductor while the on-state drive current is supplied to the string of solid state light emitting devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Cree, Inc.
    Inventors: John K. Roberts, Keith J. Vadas
  • Publication number: 20130187553
    Abstract: A system and method for optically setting a pace for an athlete is presented. The method sequentially places a first group of lights and a second group along a path travelled by the athlete. The first group of lights are sequentially lit one after another one at a time with a first predetermined delay between the lighting of each of the lights. After all the first group of lights have been lit, the second group of lights are similarly sequentially lit in sequence with a second predetermined delay between each of the lights. The first and second predetermined delays can be the same if the athlete desires to run several consistent laps of the same speed. However, the athlete may desire to run one part of the laps fast and the another part slower by setting one predetermined delay longer than the other predetermined delay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Inventor: Joel R. Cessna
  • Publication number: 20130113385
    Abstract: Driving circuit comprises a first input, at which a first supply voltage is present, a second input, at which a second supply voltage is present, a first current supply unit selectively coupled to first or second input as function of at least one first control signal, at least one second current supply unit selectively coupled to first or second input as function of at least one second control signal, a control unit connected to first current supply unit and to at least one second current supply unit for respective control thereof and designed to provide at least one first and second control signal, and a first output coupled to first current supply unit to provide a first current for at least one first light-emitting diode, at least one second output coupled to at least one second current supply unit to provide second current for at least one second light-emitting diode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: ams AG
    Inventors: Peter Bosmuller, Gilbert Promitzer, Andreas Hartberger
  • Publication number: 20130113384
    Abstract: A lighting system includes a first lighting unit for generating output light according to a first current, a second lighting unit for generating output light according to a second current, a third lighting unit for generating output light according to a third current, a fourth lighting unit for generating output light according to a fourth current, a first power driving unit electrically connected to the first and third lighting units, and a second power driving unit electrically connected to the second and fourth lighting units. The second lighting unit is disposed between the first and third lighting units. The third lighting unit is disposed between the second and fourth lighting units. The first power driving unit is employed to drive the first and third currents. The second power driving unit is employed to drive the second and fourth currents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventor: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
  • Publication number: 20130106294
    Abstract: One or more embodiments include a light module having a reflective light source having one or more organic light emitting diode (OLED) elements. The reflective light source reflects light from other light sources and/or emits light when powered. The reflective light source includes control circuitry which senses the amount of light reflected or emitted and powers the light source based on an intensity of the sensed reflected or emitted light. In one embodiment, the reflective light source is used with a primary light source in the light module which may be in the form of a fluorescent light, direct sunlight, or diffuse daylight. The reflective light source reflects portions of light from the primary light source while the control circuitry senses an interruption or decrease in the power supplied to the primary light source and powers the secondary light source from an uninterruptible power source such as a battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Stefan Rakuff, Joseph John Shiang
  • Publication number: 20130106296
    Abstract: The present invention introduces a device and a method for driving an LED with an improved power factor without using a voltage detector having a large amount of area and power consumption. The device for driving an LED includes a power supply unit, an LED array, and a current path select circuit. The LED array 320 is connected with the power supply unit in parallel and includes at least one LED string including LED channels LED1 to LEDn that are configured of a plurality of LEDs connected in series. The current path select circuit selects a path of current flowing from output terminals of the plurality of LED channels according to voltage levels of each of the output terminals of the plurality of LED channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Applicant: SILICON WORKS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: SILICON WORKS CO., LTD.
  • Publication number: 20130093336
    Abstract: Low voltage systems and methods, as well as a light assembly and LED driver are provided. In one aspect, a low voltage system is provided that is capable of drawing power from a power source having a first voltage, the system having at least one low voltage power supply connectable to the power source and having an output providing a second voltage that is lower than the first voltage. The system further has at least one low voltage load and circuit means connecting the output of the power supply to the at least one low voltage load. The at least one load can be a light assembly, and the light assembly can comprise one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs). Also provided is an LED driver that provides for one or more improved dimming characteristics. A light assembly employing the LED driver is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: Rimikon, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard St. Jacques
  • Publication number: 20130076250
    Abstract: A circuit arrangement includes a number of light emitting diodes emitting light of different colors arranged adjacent to each other for additive color mixing to provide a desired color. A temperature sensing circuit is configured to provide a temperature signal representing temperature(s) of the light emitting diodes. Current sources are configured to provide the light emitting diodes with respective load currents in accordance with corresponding control signals received by the current sources. First and second modulator units are configured to generate the control signals which are modulated such that a time average value of each control signal corresponds to the value of a corresponding input signal of the respective sigma-delta modulator. A calibration circuit is configured to provide the input signals dependent on a color signal defining the desired color and dependent on the temperature signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventor: Infineon Technologies AG
  • Publication number: 20130038819
    Abstract: LED terminals are respectively provided to light emitting units, and are each connected to the second terminal of the corresponding one of the light emitting units. Current sources are respectively provided to the LED terminals, and are respectively configured to supply adjustable driving currents to the respective light emitting units via the respective LED terminals. A reference voltage source generates a reference voltage that corresponds to the driving current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 8358071
    Abstract: The invention relates to a lighting device (10) adapted to fit into a corresponding socket (1). The lighting device (10) has a base or housing (12) that at least partially embeds an OLED (11) and an electronic circuit (13a, 13b) which affects the flow of electrical power from an external terminal (15a, 15b) to the OLED. The electronic circuit may comprise a memory module, a communication module, a sensor etc. for allowing an intelligent control of the OLED and for making the lighting device (10) adaptable to possible changes in driving standards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventors: Conrad Wilhelmus Adriaan Verjans, Dietrich Bertram
  • Publication number: 20130002149
    Abstract: A voltage drive circuit is constructed by stacking NMOS and PMOS transistors to provide high voltage levels with an output voltage swing greater than the breakdown voltage of the individual transistors used to build the voltage drive circuit. The voltage drive circuit may include a series stack of capacitors connected between gates of the stacked PMOS and NMOS transistors. The capacitive loading causes the gate signals to change more synchronously. Errors in timing for these gate signals, which would otherwise result in damage from exceeding the breakdown voltage across a pair of terminals of one of the NMOS and PMOS transistors, are mollified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: Synaptics Incorporated
    Inventors: Brian Mott, Imre Knausz
  • Publication number: 20120306385
    Abstract: A lighting indicator system having a controller with an analog output signal and an LED array receiving the analog output signal and lighting a plurality of LEDs in response. The LED array provides a second analog output that echoes the received analog output signal from the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Buddy A. Stefanoff, Dana D. Stefanoff
  • Publication number: 20120274224
    Abstract: A voltage detecting device applied to a driving device of a light-emitting diode device is provided. The detecting device includes a voltage inspecting device, an isolating/connecting control device and a comparing device. The voltage inspecting device is coupled to an output terminal of the driving device to inspect a status of an output voltage of the driving device and outputs an inspecting signal. The isolating/connecting control device, coupled between the voltage inspecting device and the driving device, isolates or connects the output terminal of the driving device according to the inspecting signal. The comparing device, composed of low voltage elements, is coupled to the isolating/connecting control device, and compares the output voltage of the driving device with a reference voltage and generates a detecting signal according to the comparing result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventor: Chi-Lin HSU
  • Publication number: 20120242233
    Abstract: Disclosed is an illumination apparatus, which is constituted by a plurality of OLED devices and makes it possible to improve an accuracy of a dimming control operation. The apparatus is provided with a driving electric power source including: a pulse generating section; an OLED driving section; a first voltage source; a second voltage source; a current source; a switchover section that conducts a switchover operation between the first voltage source and the current source during the time when the duty ratio of the driving pulses is increasing, and also conducts another switchover operation between the first voltage source and the current source during the time when the duty ratio of the driving pulses is decreasing; and an OLED illumination disabling section that makes the second voltage source supply the second electric power to the OLED unit, only during the time when each of the pulses is the OFF state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2010
    Publication date: September 27, 2012
    Applicant: KONICA MINOLTA HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Yuichi Iketsu, Tsukasa Yagi, Kouichi Ishida
  • Publication number: 20120200228
    Abstract: In order to provide an apparatus that is capable of being driven with low power consumption by optimizing efficiency of each light emitting element regardless of which luminance mode is selected, a light source apparatus in accordance with the present invention includes a plurality of LEDs (50) (light emitting elements), said light source apparatus having a first luminance mode and a second luminance mode, the second luminance mode being a mode in which the light source apparatus is driven so that luminance is lower than luminance in the first luminance mode, the plurality of LEDs (50) being classified into (i) a first group (LEDs (50a) and LEDs (50b)) for use in the first luminance mode and (ii) a second group (LEDs (50b)) for use in the second luminance mode, and in a part of a light emitting element area (51) where the plurality of LEDs (50) are provided, LEDs (50) that belong to the second group being distributed less densely than LEDs (50) that belong to the first group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2010
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Tsukasa Fujita
  • Publication number: 20120176045
    Abstract: An organic EL display unit applying a bottom-emission structure which takes light emitted from organic EL devices from the reverse side of a substrate on which pixel circuits are formed, includes: a color filter formed on the pixel circuit; and a metal wiring formed so as to surround the periphery of the color filter, wherein the metal wiring is set to an anode potential of the organic EL device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Publication date: July 12, 2012
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Keisuke Omoto