Plural Load Devices Patents (Class 315/161)
  • Patent number: 8193713
    Abstract: One aspect relates to combining an at least one primary general illumination lighting with an at least one LED-based secondary general illumination lighting. The aspect further comprises sensing an at least one sensed electric characteristics used to produce the at least one primary general illumination lighting. The aspect further comprises controlling an optical characteristic of the at least one LED-based secondary general illumination lighting at least partially responsive to the sensing the at least one sensed electric characteristics used to produce the at least one primary general illumination lighting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Inventors: Edward K. Y. Jung, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin T. Kare, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Clarence T. Tegreene, Charles Whitmer, Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Victoria Y. H. Wood
  • Publication number: 20120112641
    Abstract: An LED fixture is disclosed. The fixture includes an LED array having at least one LED, a first LED driver which is a lower intensity driver and a second LED driver which is a higher intensity driver. The LED drivers and the LED array are electrically connected in parallel to each other and the LED drivers are capable of simultaneously and continuously supplying power to each LED in the LED array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2011
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: AMERLUX, LLC
    Inventor: Itai Leshniak
  • Publication number: 20120112642
    Abstract: In a display apparatus, at least three light emitting elements included in each pixel are classified into a light emitting element(s) of which anode(s) is the common electrode and a light emitting element(s) of which cathode(s) is the common electrode. The combination of classification of at least three light emitting elements is a combination that minimizes a difference between the total value of current flowing, during an emission in the maximum luminance, in the light emitting element(s) of which anode(s) is the common electrode and the total value of current flowing, during an emission in the maximum luminance, in the light emitting element(s) of which cathode(s) is the common electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kouji Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20120098441
    Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) driving system drives a plurality of LED strings. A plurality of current sources are respectively connected to the plurality of LED strings. A multi-phase control signal generator generates a plurality of multi-phase control signals that respectively maintain turn on or turn off states of the current sources so as to selectively conduct the corresponding LED strings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: MStar Semiconductor, Inc.
    Inventors: Song-Yi Lin, Hsuan-I Pan, Hung I Wang
  • Publication number: 20120049749
    Abstract: An intelligent dimmer (12) for managing a lighting load (172) coupled to an AC voltage source (174) is disclosed. In particular embodiments, the intelligent dimmer (12) may be incorporated into a system (10) and method (220-228) for managing lighting power density. In one embodiment of the intelligent dimmer (12), a control circuit (170) is coupled between the lighting load (172) and the AC voltage source (174). A threshold load current value is established for the lighting load (172). A line voltage sensor (178) reads the line voltage across the lighting load (172) and a load sensor (178) samples the load current being provided to the lighting load (172). The control circuit (170) compares the sampled load current to the threshold load current to determine the presence of a cutoff condition and, in response thereto, selectively adjusts the line voltage applied to the lighting load (172).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Gordon Wayne Pearlman, Peter Robert Rogers, Donald Louis Klusmann
  • Publication number: 20120038283
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting diode (LED) driving system and a circuit thereof. The LED driving circuit is configured to control a direct voltage converter configured to generate a regulated output voltage to an input terminal of an LED array. The LED array has a plurality of LED sets. The LED driving circuit includes a plurality of current sources, a comparison circuit and a current setup circuit. The plurality of current sources are connected to a plurality of output terminals of the LED array, and are configured to provide a current flowing through the plurality of LED sets. The comparison circuit is connected to a plurality of output terminals of the LED array, and is configured to generate an analog or digital feedback signal representing a status of the supply voltage for the LED array. The current setup circuit is configured to set up the initial current value of the current sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: STARCHIPS TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: HSIANG LIN HSU, EN LIANG SHEN, CHIH CHE SHEN
  • Patent number: 8115400
    Abstract: Backlight module is disclosed. The backlight module includes a first lamp, a first voltage source, a second lamp, a second voltage source, a first external electrode, and a second external electrode. Both the first and the second voltage sources have a first terminal and a second terminal. The first voltage source is used to output a first voltage signal and electrically couples to the first terminal of the first lamp. The second voltage source is used to output a second voltage signal and electrically couples to the first terminal of the second lamp. Both the first external electrode and the second external electrode have a first terminal and a second terminal. The first terminal of the first external electrode electrically couples to the second voltage source and the first terminal of the second external electrode electrically couples to the first voltage source, wherein the first voltage signal and the second voltage signal are inverted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Szu-Han Li, Yuan-Pin Cho, Kuang-Chou Lai, Chia-Hung Sun
  • Publication number: 20120019150
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a power supply device and a lighting system having the same. The lighting system includes a power supply device including at least two converters that receive AC power and convert it into DC power and selectively outputting any one DC power thereof; and a plurality of LED lighting units each receiving the DC power from the power supply device and operating. The lighting system can stably supply power and facilitate maintenance thereof due to the use of the integrated power supply device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2011
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chang Soo YANG, Paul JUNG
  • Publication number: 20120001555
    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: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventors: Qifei Tu, Wa-Hing Leung
  • Publication number: 20110316430
    Abstract: In a first aspect, an LLC resonant converter is provided for driving a plurality of output circuits from a DC input signal. The LLC resonant converter includes: (a) an inverter circuit for converting the DC input signal to a square-wave signal; (b) an inductor network coupled to the inverter circuit; and (c) a plurality of transformers, each transformer including a primary winding and a secondary winding. The primary windings of the transformers are coupled in series, and the series-coupled primary windings are coupled in parallel with the inductor network. The secondary winding of each transformer is coupled to and provides a current to a corresponding one of the output circuits. The secondary winding currents are substantially equal, and power is processed by a single transformer between the DC input signal and each output circuit. Numerous other aspects are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: Isaac Cohen, Bing Lu
  • Publication number: 20110254454
    Abstract: A first power supply voltage Vin1 of a first input section and a second power supply voltage Vin2 of the second input section satisfy an expression Vf(min)?Vin2<Vf(typ)<Vin1?Vf(max). A switching controller alternately electrically connects the first input section or the second input section to LEDs, and based on the difference between an average forward current detected by a detector and a target value of the average forward current, controls the ratio of a period of time for which the first input section is connected to the LEDs to a period of time for which the second input section is connected to the LEDs so that the value of the average forward current approaches the target value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Applicant: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha 22-22, Nagaike-cho, Abeno-ku
    Inventors: Naoto Inoue, Akira Tomiyoshi
  • Publication number: 20110204798
    Abstract: At least some embodiments include a LED driver system. The system includes multiple branches of series-coupled LEDs, multiple current sources, and control logic. Each of the current sources is coupled to a separate branch of series-coupled LEDs. The control logic is coupled to the current sources, and is configured to regulate current through each branch based at least in part on a feedback voltage measured at a node in one of the branches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Paolo Cusinato, Frederic Ballin, Lorenzo Indiani, Philippe Perney, Gwenaelle Merrien, Francois Bauduin
  • Publication number: 20110204797
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an LED array control circuit with voltage adjustment function and a driver circuit and a method for the same. The LED array includes multiple LED strings each of which has multiple LED devices connected in series. The LED array control circuit includes: a power supply circuit for providing a supply voltage to the LED array; and an LED driver circuit for controlling current through each LED string, the LED driver circuit including: multiple current sources corresponding to the multiple LED strings respectively, each current source having a first end which is coupled to a corresponding LED string, and a second end; and a voltage adjustment circuit for adjusting a voltage of the second end of a corresponding current source according to a signal indicating a voltage drop across the corresponding LED string.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Shui-Mu Lin, Ti-Ti Liu
  • Publication number: 20110169415
    Abstract: An LED lamp driven by alternating current includes at least a first constant-current supplying device, at least a second constant-current supplying device and at least an LED load. A terminal of the first constant-current supplying device is connected to the first connecting terminal of the AC power source. A terminal of the second constant-current supplying device is connected to the second connecting terminal of the AC power source. The LED load is connected between the first constant-current supplying device and the second constant-current supplying device in series. Through the current limiting function of the first constant-current supplying device and the second constant-current supplying device, the LED lamp may be protected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Ying-Chia Chen, Hui-Hua Lien
  • Publication number: 20110133644
    Abstract: The invention relates to an elongated power distributor (100) adapted to provide electrical power to an OLED device (104), the power distributor (100) comprising—a set of power cells (102), wherein the power cells (102) are arranged along the power distributor (100), each of the power cells (102) being adapted to provide substantially identical operating currents or voltages to the OLED device (104), and—means for mechanically fixing the power distributor (100) to the OLED device (104).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2008
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Dirk HENTE, Joseph Hendrik Anna Maria JACOBS
  • Patent number: 7956544
    Abstract: A light source module includes a driving substrate, a plurality of light source blocks and a currents control element. The light source blocks are disposed on the driving substrate, and each of the light source blocks includes at least one light source. The currents control element is disposed on the driving substrate, and has channel terminals for individually controlling driving currents passed through at least two light source blocks. The channel terminals are electrically connected to the at least two light source blocks, respectively. The currents control element is disposed on the driving substrate and individually controls the driving currents applied to the light source blocks, so that a number of wires of a connection cable connected to a light source driving connector is less than the number of light source drive currents being individually controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eui-Jeong Kang, Gi-Cherl Kim, Se-Ki Park
  • Publication number: 20110127917
    Abstract: A lighting panel 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: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Inventors: John K. Roberts, Keith J. Vadas, Muhinthan Murugesu
  • Publication number: 20110069094
    Abstract: Illumination devices and related systems and methods are closed that can be used for LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) backlights, LED lamps, or other applications. The illumination devices can include a photo detector, such as a photodiode or an LED or other light detecting device, and one or more LEDs of different colors. A related method can be implemented using these illumination devices to maintain precise color produced by the blended emissions from such LEDs. One application for the illumination devices is backlighting for FSC (Field Sequential Color) LCDs (Liquid Crystal Displays). FSC LCDs temporally mix the colors in an image by sequentially loading the red, green, and blue pixel data of an image in the panel and flashing the different colors of an RGB backlight. Precise and uniform color temperature across such a display can be advantageously maintained by continually monitoring ratios of photodiode currents induced by the different colored LEDs in each illumination device as each color is flashed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Inventor: David J. Knapp
  • Publication number: 20110043117
    Abstract: In a power saving LED (Light Emitting Diode) display board system, each pixel is formed by combining at least one red LED, at least one blue LED and at least one green LED. The power saving LED display board system includes a power converter; a red LED power supply; a green LED power supply; a blue LED power supply; and a DSP (Digital Signal Processor) for controlling the red LED power supply to convert an electric power supplied from the power converter into a red LED operation power, controlling the green LED power supply to convert the electric power supplied from the power converter into a green LED operation power and controlling the blue LED power supply to convert the electric power supplied from the power converter into a blue LED operation power.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: DAECHEONG MASTERS
    Inventors: Sung Sil KIM, Byung Hee KIM
  • Patent number: 7880391
    Abstract: A backup ballast used with a primary ballast for providing power to one or more lamps. The backup ballast includes an output switch and a delay circuit. The output switch has a first operating mode for connecting a primary power source via the primary ballast to a first set of the lamps and second operating mode for connecting a backup power source with a second set of the lamps. The output switch operates in the first operating mode when it is energized and in the second operating mode when said it is not energized. The delay circuit is adapted for connecting to the primary power source for receiving power therefrom. The delay circuit is connected to the output switch for energizing it while the power is being received and for a delay period thereafter. The delay circuit includes an energy-storage component for storing energy while the power is being received and discharging the stored energy when the power is not being received in order to energize the output switch for the delay period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Osram Sylvania, Inc.
    Inventors: Shashank Bakre, Arindam Chakraborty
  • Patent number: 7880694
    Abstract: An emission driver may include a first signal processor adapted to receive a clock signal, an input signal and an inverse input signal, and generate a first output signal, a second signal processor adapted to receive the first output signal, an inverse clock signal and negative feedback signals, and generate a second output signal, a third signal processor adapted to receive the second output signal and the input signal, and generate a third output signal that is an inverse of the second output signal based on the input signal, a fourth signal processor adapted to receive the second output signal, and generate a fourth output signal based on the second output signal, the fourth output signal being an inverse signal of the third output signal, and a fifth signal processor adapted to receive the fourth output signal and output a fifth output signal based on a stored predetermined voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Bo-yong Chung
  • Patent number: 7876054
    Abstract: A plasma display apparatus is disclosed. The plasma display apparatus includes a plasma display panel and a driver. The plasma display apparatus includes a scan electrode, a sustain electrode, an address electrode, a lower dielectric layer on the address electrode, and a phosphor layer on the lower dielectric layer. The phosphor layer includes a phosphor material and an additive material. The driver does not supply a sustain signal to at least one of the scan electrode and the sustain electrode during a sustain period of a first subfield of a plurality of subfields of a frame. A sustain period of at least one subfield of the plurality of subfields of the frame is omitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Byunghyun Kim, Yoonseok Kwak, Heekwon Kim, Jongjin Jeong
  • Patent number: 7855702
    Abstract: This invention is a new LED back lighting architecture that each individual LED is controlled by its associated LED drive cell. The LEDs are sequentially connected one after another. A host controller transmits image displaying signals by signal scanning-flows. The current flow for controlling each LED's color lighting is by either binary current flow control or two-steps progressive current flow control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Ascend Visual System, Inc.
    Inventors: Hsin Chiang Huang, Chang Kuang Chung
  • Patent number: 7839083
    Abstract: A light emitting device includes a substrate, a light emitting elements that have a first electrode, a second electrode and a light emitting layer, an element layer, an auxiliary electrode that is electrically connected to the second electrode, and an insulating layer. The second electrode is commonly provided for the light emitting elements. The insulating layer has a portion arranged in a lower layer under the second electrode and the auxiliary electrode. The auxiliary electrode is formed partly in a peripheral region of the light emitting device. In the peripheral region, an end portion of the second electrode is located on an inner side along a plane of the substrate than an end portion of the auxiliary electrode and located on an outer side than an end portion of the insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Takehiko Kubota
  • Publication number: 20100231132
    Abstract: A circuit arrangement includes a first light emitting diode and a second light emitting diode emitting light of different colors arranged adjacent to each other for additive color mixing. A first and second controllable current sources are connected to the first and second light emitting diode, respectively, such that the load currents of the light emitting diodes depend on respective control signals received by the current sources. First and second sigma-delta modulators are connected to the first and second light emitting diodes, respectively, and provide bit-streams as control signals to the current sources. The mean value of each bit-stream corresponds to the value of an input signal of the respective sigma-delta modulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventors: Andrea Logiudice, Giorgio Chiozzi
  • Publication number: 20100225237
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a current-matching method comprising steps of: providing a plurality of current channels; grouping the plurality of current channels into W sets, each of which has Q channels; and matching the channels of the same set in current, where both W and Q are integers greater than or equal to 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventor: Jing-Meng Liu
  • Publication number: 20100194294
    Abstract: Multiple LED terminals are provided to multiple LEDs, respectively. Each of these LED terminals is connected to the anode of the corresponding LED. A booster circuit boosts an input voltage. Multiple constant current sources are provided to the multiple LEDs, respectively. One terminal of each of the constant current sources is connected to the corresponding one of the LEDs via the corresponding one of the LED terminals. Multiple switches are provided to the multiple constant current sources, respectively, each of which selectively outputs a voltage selected from the input voltage and the output voltage of the booster circuit to the corresponding constant current source. A control circuit monitors each of the voltages at the multiple LED terminals, and controls the connection state of each of the switches based upon the corresponding voltage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: ROHM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Atsushi Kitagawa, Kunihiro Komiya
  • Patent number: 7737926
    Abstract: This invention is a new LED back lighting architecture that each individual LED is controlled by its associated LED drive cell. The LEDs are sequentially connected one after another. A host controller transmits image displaying signals by signal scanning-flows. The current flow for controlling each LED's color lighting is by either binary current flow control or two-steps progressive current flow control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Ascend Visual System, Inc.
    Inventors: Hsin Chiang Huang, Chang Kuang Chung
  • Patent number: 7737640
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an emergency lighting system comprising one or more first lighting elements and a power supply/charging unit that is incorporated in a host lighting fixture having one or more second lighting elements such as an HID, incandescent or fluorescent lamp. Optionally, a heating element can be provided that allows operation of the system in temperatures too low for operation of conventional emergency lighting systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: ABL IP Holding LLC
    Inventors: Antonio Marques, Richard Perry Abernethy, Jason Edward Duckworth
  • Publication number: 20100102732
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a driver for a string (STi) of series arranged light emitting diodes (D1i, D2i, D3i) of which at least two emit light having different spectra. The driver comprises a main power supply (PAi) which has outputs coupled across the string (STi) to supply a main current (IAi) to the string (STi). A secondary power supply (PBi) is coupled to at least one of junctions (J1i) between successive light emitting diodes (D1i, D2i) in the string (STi) to supply or withdraw a delta current (IBi) from the junction (J1i). The delta current (IBi) is at least a factor 5 smaller than the main current (IAi). A controller (CO) controls the secondary power supply (PBi) to generate the delta current (IBi) to obtain a desired spectral composition of the mixed light emitted by the string (STi).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Henricus Marie Peeters, Roel Van Woudenberg, Petrus Johannes Bremer
  • Publication number: 20100090606
    Abstract: Lighting packages are described for light emitting diode (LED) lighting solutions having a wide variety of applications which seek to balance criteria such as heat dissipation, brightness, and color uniformity. The present approach includes a backing of thermally conductive material and two or more arrays of LEDs attached to a printed circuit board (PCB). The PCB is attached to the top surface of the backing and the two or more arrays of LEDs are separated by a selected distance to balance heat dissipation and color uniformity of the LEDs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Applicant: Cree, Inc.
    Inventor: Russell G. Villard
  • Patent number: 7696704
    Abstract: A driving device for driving plural discharge lamps. A controller circuit converts a received signal to a first high voltage signal and a second high voltage signal. A first balancing circuit is mounted on a first connecting board and connected to one ends of the discharge lamps. A second balancing circuit is mounted on a second connecting board and connected to the other ends of the discharge lamps. A first set of high voltage lines connects the controller board and the first connecting board, and the first high voltage signal is outputted from the control circuit to the first balancing circuit via the first set of high voltage lines. A second set of high voltage lines connects the controller board and the second connecting board, and the second high voltage signal is outputted from the control circuit to the second balancing circuit via the second set of high voltage lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Chan Ger, Chun-Ying Chen
  • Publication number: 20100072902
    Abstract: A light element array (100) including first (LEE1), second (LEE2) and third light emitting elements (LEE3), and first (140) and second (150) current sources. The first light emitting is characterized by a first operating voltage VOpi at or above which it is substantially operable to emit light. The second light emitting element includes a first terminal (120a), and a second terminal (120b) coupled to the second terminal of the first light emitting element, the second light emitting element characterized by a second operating voltage Vop2. The third light emitting element includes a first terminal (130a) coupled to the first terminal (110a) of the first light emitting element, and a second terminal (130b), the third light emitting element characterized by a third operating voltage Vo?3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Matthias Wendt, Harald Josef Gunther Radermacher
  • Publication number: 20100072901
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for determining drive values for driving a lighting device at a desired brightness and color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2007
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
    Inventors: Alexander Christiaan De Rijck, Roel Van Woudenberg, Henricus Marie Peeters, Peter Hubertus Franciscus Deurenberg
  • Publication number: 20100066257
    Abstract: A LED display system includes multiple LEDs, a power converter to produce a supply voltage for the LEDs, and multiple drivers to drive the LEDs. According to the maximum one of the forward voltages of the LEDs, the drivers provides a feedback signal for the supply voltage control, and the feedback signal is amplified or digitized to reduce the voltage drop in the global power line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2009
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Shui-Mu Lin, Ti-Ti Liu, Huan-Chien Yang
  • Patent number: 7663306
    Abstract: An electrooptic device includes a first substrate and a second substrate. The first substrate includes an electrooptic element in which an electrooptic substance is interposed between a first electrode and a second electrode, the electrooptic element being disposed on a surface of the first substrate that opposes the second substrate; an electronic element for driving the electrooptic element; and a power supply wire for supplying power to at least one of the electrooptic element and the electronic element. The second substrate includes a second auxiliary wire for supplying auxiliary power to at least one of the electrooptic element and the electronic element, the second auxiliary wire being disposed on a surface of the second substrate that opposes the first substrate, the second auxiliary wire having a planar shape that corresponds with a non-opening region of the electrooptic element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Yoichi Imamura
  • Publication number: 20090211888
    Abstract: A keyboard apparatus includes a housing which includes a plurality of key pads spatially disposed within the housing, each of the key pads being depressible upon touch by a user, the plurality of key pads being distributed in a plurality of non-overlapping keyboard regions. Each of the non-overlapping regions includes fewer than all of the plurality of keypads. An optically transparent circuit board is coupled to a backside of each of the key pads. In a specific embodiment, a plurality of electroluminescent segments are arranged in a non-planar configuration. Each of the plurality of electroluminescent segments includes one of a corresponding plurality of power supply devices. Each of the plurality of electroluminescent segments provides electromagnetic radiation to a respective non-overlapping keyboard region for lighting key pads in the respective non-overlapping keyboard region. Each of the non-overlapping regions includes fewer than all of the plurality of keypads.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2008
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: MINEBEA CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshisada Takeda, Wataru Kudo
  • Publication number: 20090189531
    Abstract: Backlight module is disclosed. The backlight module includes a first lamp, a first voltage source, a second lamp, a second voltage source, a first external electrode, and a second external electrode. Both the first and the second voltage sources have a first terminal and a second terminal. The first voltage source is used to output a first voltage signal and electrically couples to the first terminal of the first lamp. The second voltage source is used to output a second voltage signal and electrically couples to the first terminal of the second lamp. Both the first external electrode and the second external electrode have a first terminal and a second terminal. The first terminal of the first external electrode electrically couples to the second voltage source and the first terminal of the second external electrode electrically couples to the first voltage source, wherein the first voltage signal and the second voltage signal are inverted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Applicant: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Szu-Han Li, Yuan-Pin Cho, Kuang-Chou Lai, Chia-Hung Sun
  • Publication number: 20090026968
    Abstract: A plasma supply device generates an output power greater than 500 W at an essentially constant basic frequency greater than 3 MHz and powers a plasma process to which is supplied the generated output power, and from which reflected power is returned to the plasma supply device. The plasma supply device includes at least one inverter connected to a DC power supply, which inverter has at least one switching element, and an output network. The output network is arranged on a printed circuit board. The output network can therefore be designed low priced and accurately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: HUETTINGER Elektronik GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Kirchmeier, Hans-Juergen Windisch, Hanns-Joachim Knaus, Michael Glueck, Gerd Hintz
  • Publication number: 20090015167
    Abstract: A decorative light display includes a plurality of light source assemblies, each respective light source assembly of the plurality of light source assemblies having a known power requirement and at least one power supply operably coupled to each respective light source assembly of the plurality of light source assemblies for supplying power from an external power source to each respective light source assembly of the plurality of light source assemblies, the at least one power supply providing power to each respective light source assembly, which power satisfies the known power requirement thereof. A method of displaying decorative lighting is further included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Steven J. Altamura, George Tsai
  • Publication number: 20080252222
    Abstract: At least some embodiments include a LED driver system. The system includes multiple branches of series-coupled LEDs, multiple current sources, and control logic. Each of the current sources is coupled to a separate branch of series-coupled LEDs. The control logic is coupled to the current sources, and is configured to regulate current through each branch based at least in part on a feedback voltage measured at a node in one of the branches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Applicant: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Paolo CUSINATO, Frederic BALLIN, Lorenzo INDIANI, Philippe PERNEY, Gwenaelle MERRIEN, Francois BAUDUIN
  • Publication number: 20080024068
    Abstract: A lamp socket includes a socket housing and a plurality of power supply members. The socket housing has a plurality of connecting holes extended in a vertical direction. The power supply members are disposed in the connecting holes, respectively, and each of the power supply members includes a plurality of lamp connecting parts and an inverter connecting part The lamp connecting parts are protruded from an upper surface of the socket housing and include first and second portions facing each other. The inverter connecting part is integrally formed with the lamp connecting parts, and is protruded from a lower surface of the socket housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: Joo-Woan Cho, Seong-Sik Choi, Hyeong-Yong Jang, Tae-Seok Jang, Jin-Sung Choi, Du-Hwan Chung, Dong-Hoon Kim, Seung-Ha Shin
  • Patent number: 7307384
    Abstract: A circuit includes a converter for converting an a.c. voltage into a d.c. voltage. The converter has a diode half-bridge, a switch half-bridge, and two d.c. rails. Further, the converter has a second converter for converting the a.c. voltage into a second d.c. voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventor: Peter Lürkens
  • Patent number: 7298094
    Abstract: To provide an image display apparatus, including first to N-th electron-emitting devices; a spacer; a driving circuit for correcting each of the first to N-th driving signals for driving the first to N-th electron-emitting devices and outputting it; first to N-th light emission areas; in which the driving circuit has a correction circuit; and the correction circuit has a first circuit of calculating a correction value for correcting the driving signal; a second circuit of calculating a representative value by using a plurality of correction values for correcting the driving signal for driving each electron-emitting device of a group consisted of near M pieces of electron-emitting devices including first and second electron-emitting devices; a storage unit for storing the representative value; and a third circuit for correcting a driving signal for driving each electron-emitting device of the group by using the representative value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hideaki Yui
  • Patent number: 7095180
    Abstract: A circuit board (14) on which the electronic components (2,3) providing power to a series of light sources (6) is positioned as near as possible to light sources in order to minimise parasitic energy losses which would be introduced by lengths of wiring. The light sources (5) are usually elongate tubular Cold Cathode Fluorescent Tubes arranged parallel to one another in a single plane and the circuit board (14) may be mounted directly over the light sources, towards one end of the tubes. Standard PCB board-to-board connectors (12) may be provided at an edge of the circuit board (14) and a further circuit board (10) provided with a series of conductive tracks may provide both a mechanical and electrical connection between the circuit board (14) and the light sources (5). A power distribution method is also disclosed in which both current and temperature of the light sources are monitored and regulated in order to extend the lifetime of the light sources (5) and to stabilize their brightness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Deep Video Imaging Limited
    Inventors: James Stephen Emslie, Richard William Pease
  • Patent number: 7046219
    Abstract: An image display apparatus of this invention includes a neighborhood data integration section 20 which integrates image data on respective colors corresponding to electron emitting devices proximate to an electron emitting device to be driven, and corresponding to a phosphor contributing to a halation, an adder 6 adds the integrated image data (R22, G22, and B22) on the respective colors, a coefficient operation section (7) which multiplies an addition result by a predetermined coefficient according to a luminous intensity of the halation, an adder (8) which adds outputs (R23, G23, and B23) obtained by inverting a sign of multiplication results to image data (R14, G14, and B14) corresponding to the electron emitting device to be driven, respectively, and a comparator 11 which compares an addition result with zero in magnitude, and which outputs a driving signal (R25) for the respective colors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Izumi Kanai, Hisanobu Azuma
  • Patent number: 6979955
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for deriving power for a wireless network component from the power source of a fluorescent light. Power couplings are electrically connected to the pins of a fluorescent lamp and to a power converter of the wireless network component so that a circuit is completed between the pins and the power converter. The power couplings may alternatively be electrically connected to the fluorescent lamp connectors of a fluorescent light fixture and to the power converter of the wireless network component to complete the circuit. Power supplied to fluorescent lamp is drawn by the circuit to power the wireless network component. Alternatively, the ballast of the fluorescent light power source may be modified to include an output line that outputs a voltage for powering the wireless network component to a power port. The power port may be mounted on or near the fluorescent light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2005
    Assignee: NxSteps Communications
    Inventors: Peter O. Roach, Thomas J. Mayer, Pierce J. Roberts, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6753653
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an arrangement including a plasma display screen (3). In such an arrangement having cells for the generation of pixels between a transparent front plate (10) facing the viewer and a rear wall (11) and having electrical contacts for contacting the cells in the areas (13) of opposite outer edges of the rear wall (11), which contacts are connected to electronic circuits (4, 6, 7), arranged on the outer side of the rear wall (11) remote from the cells, by way of current supply leads (2) which extend substantially parallel, in such a manner that the current supply leads (2) end, electrically isolated, in a narrow contact area (14), where electrical contact is established between the current supply leads (2), on the one hand, and the electrical circuits (4, 6, 7), on the other hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
    Inventor: Matthias Wendt
  • Patent number: 6700332
    Abstract: An electrodeless discharge lamp system includes an excitation coil placed in proximity of the electrodeless discharge lamp, a resonance circuit for supplying appropriate power to the excitation coil, and a high frequency power source driver and wherein, the combined output is achieved by operating the parallel connected power sources in synchronization or approximately in synchronization with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Ichiro Yokozeki, Hiroyuki Doi, Takashi Terai, Ioshiya Suzuki, Masaaki Kawamura
  • Patent number: 6628083
    Abstract: An integral emergency lighting system which utilizes the same branch circuit wiring as main alternating current (AC) power to selectively supply emergency power to light fixtures during an emergency condition such as during an interruption or unavailability of main power from the AC source. The system includes line detection circuitry at the lighting fixtures to enable switching from main AC operation to emergency DC power and also the energizing of the associated egress lighting regardless of the on/off switch settings connected to the branch circuitry. Upon the restoration of main power, the DC battery source automatically switches off and a built-in time delay circuit allows line detection circuitry to stabilize into AC input condition before AC power re-energizes the branch circuit (i.e., switches into the main power mode).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: Pickering Associates, Inc.
    Inventor: Charles L. Pickering