Global Patent Index - EP 2422583 A1

EP 2422583 A1 20120229 - DRIVER FOR AN LED LAMP

Title (en)

DRIVER FOR AN LED LAMP

Title (de)

TREIBER FÜR EINE LED-LAMPE

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIF DE PILOTAGE POUR UNE LAMPE À DIODE ÉLECTROLUMINESCENTE (DEL)

Publication

EP 2422583 A1 20120229 (EN)

Application

EP 10717797 A 20100416

Priority

  • IB 2010051662 W 20100416
  • EP 09158610 A 20090423
  • EP 10717797 A 20100416

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2010122463A1] An illumination device (100), comprises: a current source (1) having output lines (5; 6); a main string (101) of LEDs (LED1,i) arranged in series between the current source output lines; at least one secondary string (102) of LEDs (LED2,i) arranged in series between the current source output lines; and a controllable current limiter (120) arranged in series with the LEDs (LED2,i) of the secondary string (102). In a preferred embodiment, the controllable current limiter comprises: - a transistor (T2) having its collector-emitter path in series with the LEDs (LED2,i) of the secondary string (102); a current sense resistor (R2x) arranged in series with said collector-emitter path; an opamp (121) having an output connected to the transistor's base, having its inverting input connected to said current sense resistor (R2x), and having its non-inverting input connected to a reference voltage level.

IPC 8 full level

H05B 44/00 (2022.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

H05B 45/12 (2020.01 - EP); H05B 45/14 (2020.01 - EP US); H05B 45/18 (2020.01 - EP); H05B 45/24 (2020.01 - EP); H05B 45/395 (2020.01 - EP US); H05B 45/46 (2020.01 - EP); Y02B 20/30 (2013.01 - EP KR)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2010122463A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2010122463 A1 20101028; CA 2759448 A1 20101028; CN 102415213 A 20120411; EP 2422583 A1 20120229; JP 2012524961 A 20121018; KR 20120018773 A 20120305; RU 2011147477 A 20130527

DOCDB simple family (application)

IB 2010051662 W 20100416; CA 2759448 A 20100416; CN 201080018026 A 20100416; EP 10717797 A 20100416; JP 2012506616 A 20100416; KR 20117027915 A 20100416; RU 2011147477 A 20100416