Abstract: The disclosure provides a lighting device and a voltage reduction method thereof, wherein the lighting device comprises: an AC power supply generator for generating an AC power source to supply power to other accessories and circuits in the lighting device; m load components, every two adjacent load components forming one head common connection point and one end common connection point respectively for each load component from head to end alternatively; and (m?1) current balancing cells each respectively connected between one head common connection point or one end common connection point and one of two output terminals of the AC power supply generator; wherein the m load components comprise (m?n) low impedance load components therein. The present application can reduce the output voltage of the AC power supply generator with lower cost.

Abstract: The present application discloses an open circuit protecting circuit, an open circuit protecting method and an illuminating apparatus. The open circuit protecting circuit is configured in an apparatus with a LED load being supplied with power by a current source, and comprises: a switch circuit, a timer circuit and a detecting circuit. When the LED load malfunctions, the open circuit protecting circuit carries out the following operations: the detecting circuit sends an enabling signal to the timer circuit, the timer circuit sends a driving signal with a set time to the switch circuit and the switch circuit is in the on-state during the set time, so as to make the LED load be short circuited to protect the circuit from being damaged. The open circuit protecting circuit can also resume to normal work automatically after the open circuited malfunction is cleared, and thus a hot-plugging function can be realized.

Abstract: In various embodiments, a method for determining whether a signal includes a wanted signal may be provided. The method may include determining a frequency at which the signal has a signal energy above a first pre-defined signal energy threshold and determining whether the signal includes a wanted signal, based on whether the signal has a signal energy above a second pre-defined signal energy threshold in a pre-defined frequency range in a frequency neighborhood of the determined frequency.

Abstract: The present invention provides an illumination device, an illumination system, and a lamp. The illumination system includes the illumination device and a light modulation module. The illumination device includes a light emitting diode (LED) array, an alternating current (AC) current source, and an output power control module. The AC current source is electrically coupled to the LED array. The output power control module is electrically coupled to the LED array and the AC current source. The LED array, the AC current source, and the output power control module together form a closed-loop control loop. The light modulation module is electrically coupled to the closed-loop control loop for modulating illumination brightness of the LED.

Abstract: An electronic ballast for driving a light-emitting device, includes a square wave generator having a plurality of switch elements for converting a DC input voltage into a square-wave AC voltage. A transformer has a driving winding and a plurality of inductive windings mutually connected with each other, in which at least a portion of the inductive windings are respectively connected to a control terminal of the switch element. A resonant circuit connects the driving winding and a light-emitting device and converts the square-wave voltage into an AC output voltage to drive the light-emitting device. An auxiliary control unit connected to the transformer regulates a voltage waveform of the driving winding or a voltage waveform of the inductive winding according to a control signal, thereby changing the voltage waveform of the inductive winding connected to the switch element to adjust the switching frequencies of the switch elements.

Abstract: The present application discloses a light emitting diode lighting device and a light emitting diode lamp, the light emitting diode lighting device includes: a fluorescent lamp ballast outputting an alternating current; and at least one first light emitting diode lamp coupled with the fluorescent lamp ballast, and comprising a rectifying and filtering circuit and at least one light emitting diode string coupled with the rectifying and filtering circuit. The present application directly replaces a conventional fluorescent lamp tube with a properly designed LED lamp without any other modifications when reinstallation a conventional fluorescent lamp lighting device into a light emitting diode lighting device, which may reduce the cost of reinstallation, and greatly facilitate the user.

Abstract: A method and circuit for improving the crest factor of the gas discharge lamp. The method includes: the signal of the gas discharge lamp can be sampled to get a status signal; whether the present stage of the gas discharge lamp is at warm up stage or constant power stage can be judged based on the result of comparison between the status signal and a preset value; preset parameters can be selected based on the stage of the gas discharge lamp, the first parameter can be selected when the gas discharge lamp is at a warm up stage, and the second parameter can be selected when the gas discharge lamp is at a constant power stage; a control signal can be outputted during the lamp current commutation based on the selected first or second parameter to improve the crest factor of the gas discharge lamp.

Abstract: A ballast which controls the open-circuit voltage of the ballast. The ballast includes a power factor corrector (PFC) for receiving an AC input voltage and converting the AC input voltage into a power factor corrected DC voltage; a DC/DC converter connected to the PFC and having a switch placed at a low-voltage side of the DC/DC converter for converting the DC voltage of the PFC into a DC output voltage according to the switching operation of the switch; a controller connected to a control terminal of the switch of the DC/DC converter for sending a switching control signal to control the switch; and an open-circuit voltage controller for detecting a voltage associated with the open-circuit voltage of the ballast and regulating the duty ratio or pulse density or switching frequency of the switching control signal in response to the results of the detection, thereby controlling the open-circuit voltage.

Abstract: The electronic ballast includes: a square wave generator that includes a plurality of switching elements to convert a DC input voltage to an AC square wave output voltage; a transformer that includes a driving winding, a plurality of control windings, at least one inductive winding and at least one control driving circuit. The control windings controls the plurality of switching elements to turn on alternately; a resonant circuit that constitutes a resonant loop together with the driving winding is electrically connected with an output terminal of the square wave generator to drive the light emitting element. The control driving circuit is connected with two terminals of the inductive winding in parallel and receives a control signal to control a voltage across the inductive winding so as to control conducting time of at least one of the switching elements.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a lighting device and a voltage reduction method thereof, wherein the lighting device comprises: an AC power supply generator for generating an AC power source to supply power to other accessories and circuits in the lighting device; m load components, every two adjacent load components forming one head common connection point and one end common connection point respectively for each load component from head to end alternatively; and (m?1) current balancing cells each respectively connected between one head common connection point or one end common connection point and one of two output terminals of the AC power supply generator; wherein the m load components comprise (m?n) low impedance load components therein. The present application can reduce the output voltage of the AC power supply generator with lower cost.

Abstract: The invention provides a current balancing circuit, which includes a plurality of light-emitting diode assemblies; an AC power generator for providing currents required by the light-emitting diode assemblies; and a plurality of current-equaling elements connected to the AC power generator, each of which is connected to a common mode connecting two light-emitting diode assemblies for balancing currents of the light-emitting diode assemblies.

Abstract: The present application discloses an open circuit protecting circuit, an open circuit protecting method and an illuminating apparatus. The open circuit protecting circuit is configured in an apparatus with a LED load being supplied with power by a current source, and comprises: a switch circuit, a timer circuit and a detecting circuit. When the LED load malfunctions, the open circuit protecting circuit carries out the following operations: the detecting circuit sends an enabling signal to the timer circuit, the timer circuit sends a driving signal with a set time to the switch circuit and the switch circuit is in the on-state during the set time, so as to make the LED load be short circuited to protect the circuit from being damaged. The open circuit protecting circuit can also resume to normal work automatically after the open circuited malfunction is cleared, and thus a hot-plugging function can be realized.

Abstract: The present application discloses a light emitting diode lighting device and a light emitting diode lamp, the light emitting diode lighting device includes: a fluorescent lamp ballast outputting an alternating current; and at least one first light emitting diode lamp coupled with the fluorescent lamp ballast, and comprising a rectifying and filtering circuit and at least one light emitting diode string coupled with the rectifying and filtering circuit. The present application directly replaces a conventional fluorescent lamp tube with a properly designed LED lamp without any other modifications when reinstallation a conventional fluorescent lamp lighting device into a light emitting diode lighting device, which may reduce the cost of reinstallation, and greatly facilitate the user.

Abstract: A driving circuit system for a gas discharge lamp includes a power circuit having a switch for converting an input voltage into a lamp voltage for driving the gas discharge lamp, a lamp current detecting circuit connected to the power circuit or the gas discharge lamp for detecting a lamp current, a feedback circuit connected to the lamp current detecting circuit for generating a lamp current feedback signal, a constant power control circuit for generating a corrected current reference signal, and a power control circuit connected to the feedback circuit, the constant power control circuit, and the switch of the power circuit for generating a first modulating signal in accordance with the lamp current feedback signal and the corrected current reference signal for driving the switch to turn on or off, thereby substantially maintaining a lamp power of the gas discharge lamp at a constant value.

Abstract: The present invention provides an illumination device, an illumination system, and a lamp. The illumination system includes the illumination device and a light modulation module. The illumination device includes a light emitting diode (LED) array, an alternating current (AC) current source, and an output power control module. The AC current source is electrically coupled to the LED array. The output power control module is electrically coupled to the LED array and the AC current source. The LED array, the AC current source, and the output power control module together form a closed-loop control loop. The light modulation module is electrically coupled to the closed-loop control loop for modulating illumination brightness of the LED.

Abstract: The electronic ballast includes: a square wave generator that includes a plurality of switching elements to convert a DC input voltage to an AC square wave output voltage; a transformer that includes a driving winding, a plurality of control windings, at least one inductive winding and at least one control driving circuit. The control windings controls the plurality of switching elements to turn on alternately; a resonant circuit that constitutes a resonant loop together with the driving winding is electrically connected with an output terminal of the square wave generator to drive the light emitting element. The control driving circuit is connected with two terminals of the inductive winding in parallel and receives a control signal to control a voltage across the inductive winding so as to control conducting time of at least one of the switching elements.

Abstract: Provided is a multi-channel LED driver circuit, including a power supply device for providing an independent voltage source; a plurality of regulating circuits connected to the power supply device and the light light-emitting diode arrays for receiving a voltage from the voltage source and providing a plurality of output currents to the light-emitting diode arrays, and thereby generating a plurality of error signals.

Abstract: The invention proposes a ballast control circuit and ballast control method for gas discharge lamp. The ballast control circuit and control method of the invention is advantageous by allowing the OFF time of the main switch of the ballast circuit to be fixed in order to prevent the transformer of the ballast circuit from being saturated when the gas discharge lamp is ignited and has a very low impedance, and allowing the OFF time of the main switch to be flexibly adapted when the gas discharge lamp is warmed up and its impedance has risen up to a certain value. The inventive ballast control circuit is configured to proceed with the switching of the main switch according to a lamp status signal indicative of the status of the lamp.

Abstract: An electronic ballast for driving a light-emitting device, includes a square wave generator having a plurality of switch elements for converting a DC input voltage into a square-wave AC voltage. A transformer has a driving winding and a plurality of inductive windings mutually connected with each other, in which at least a portion of the inductive windings are respectively connected to a control terminal of the switch element. A resonant circuit connects the driving winding and a light-emitting device and converts the square-wave voltage into an AC output voltage to drive the light-emitting device. An auxiliary control unit connected to the transformer regulates a voltage waveform of the driving winding or a voltage waveform of the inductive winding according to a control signal, thereby changing the voltage waveform of the inductive winding connected to the switch element to adjust the switching frequencies of the switch elements.

Abstract: Provided is a multi-channel LED driver circuit, including a power supply device for providing an independent voltage source; a plurality of regulating circuits connected to the power supply device and the light light-emitting diode arrays for receiving a voltage from the voltage source and providing a plurality of output currents to the light-emitting diode arrays, and thereby generating a plurality of error signals