An improved single‐stage Flyback PFC converter for high‐luminance lighting LED lamps

This paper presents a high‐performance LED lamp driver with an improved single‐stage Flyback configuration. A constant current control method is used to regulate the lamp current and brightness. A laboratory prototype has been built and tested. With the prototype, high efficiency, high power factor, and constant lamp current can be achieved under different pieces of LED series connection. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A universal‐input high‐power‐factor power supply without electrolytic capacitor for multiple lighting LED lamps

The AC–DC power supply for LED lighting application requires a long lifetime while maintaining high‐efficiency, high power factor and low cost. However, a typical design uses electrolytic capacitor as storage capacitor, which is not only bulky but also with short life span, thus hampering performance improvement of the entire LED lighting system. In this article, a SEPIC‐derived power factor correction topology is proposed as the first stage for driving multiple lighting LED lamps. Along with a relatively large voltage ripple allowable in a two‐stage design, the proposal of LED lamp driver is able to eliminate the electrolytic capacitor while maintaining high power factor and high efficiency. To further increase the efficiency of LED driver, we introduced and used the twin‐bus buck converter as the second‐stage current regulator with Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) dimming function. The basic operating principle and the deign consideration are discussed in detail. A 50‐W prototype has been built and tested to verify the proposal. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A single‐stage high power‐factor bridgeless AC‐LED driver for lighting applications

An alternating‐current light‐emitting diode (AC‐LED) driver is implemented between the grid and lamp to eliminate the disadvantages of a directly grid‐tied AC‐LED lamp. In order to highlight the benefits of AC‐LED technology, a single‐stage converter with few components is adopted. A high power‐factor single‐stage bridgeless AC/AC converter is proposed with higher efficiency, greater power factor, less harmonics to pass IEC 61000‐3‐2 class C, and better regulation of output current. The brightness and flicker frequency issues caused by a low‐frequency sinusoidal input are surpassed by the implementation of a high‐frequency square‐wave output current. In addition, the characteristics of the proposed circuit are discussed and analyzed in order to design the AC‐LED driver. Finally, some simulation and experimental results are shown to verify this proposed scheme. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A single‐stage LED streetlight driver with PFC and digital PWM dimming capability

This paper proposes a single‐stage light‐emitting diode (LED) driver that offers power‐factor correction and digital pulse–width modulation (PWM) dimming capability for streetlight applications. The presented LED streetlight driver integrates an alternating current–direct current (AC–DC) converter with coupled inductors and a half‐bridge‐type LLC DC–DC resonant converter into a single‐stage circuit topology. The sub‐circuit of the AC–DC converter with coupled inductors is designed to be operated in discontinuous‐conduction mode for achieving input‐current shaping. Zero‐voltage switching of two active power switches and zero‐current switching of two output‐rectifier diodes in the presented LED driver decrease the switching losses; thus, the circuit efficiency is increased. A prototype driver for powering a 144‐W‐rated LED streetlight module with input utility‐line voltages ranging from 100 to 120 V is implemented and tested. The proposed streetlight driver features cost‐effectiveness, high circuit efficiency, high power factor, low levels of input‐current harmonics, and a digital PWM dimming capability ranging from 20% to 100% output rated LED power, which is fulfilled by a micro‐controller. Satisfying experimental results, including dimming tests, verify the feasibility of the proposed LED streetlight driver. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Dimmable MR16 LED drivers with low output ripple and wide duty ratio operating range

In this paper, a novel single‐switch DC–DC converter is proposed for dimmable MR16 light‐emitting diode (LED) drivers. The proposed driver can achieve very low output voltage ripple without using MHz switching frequency; therefore, small non‐electrolytic capacitors can be used to achieve longer lifetime and higher efficiency. Also, because of special merit of the proposed converter, it can be designed so that much wider duty ratio operating range can be achieved for LEDs. Hence, better digital dimming level resolution can be attained. Finally, a prototype driver for MR16 LED lamps is constructed to demonstrate the effectiveness of the converter. Experimental results show that a maximum efficiency of 92% can be achieved. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A cost‐effective PWM dimming method for LED lighting applications

This paper presents a novel cost‐effective pulse‐width‐modulation (PWM) dimming method for light‐emitting diode (LED) lighting applications. High efficiency, high power factor, circuit simplicity, and low cost can be achieved by a Flyback power factor correction converter with the studied adaptive PWM dimming method. The operation principles and design considerations of the proposed LED dimming method are analyzed and discussed. A 45 W laboratory prototype has been built and tested to verify the feasibility of the proposed scheme. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

无电解电容的改进型SEPIC LED照明驱动

高功率白光LED因其高光效、长寿命、环保及小体积等优点,已经引起学术界和工业界的广泛关注,有望成为第四代照明光源。通常LED照明的供电电源除了要求高效率、高功率因数、低成本外,还必须具有高功率密度。然而作为储能的电解电容不但体积较大,而且寿命短,不但影响了电源功率密度的提高而且降低了LED驱动的使用寿命。因此本文在研究分析了现有LED照明驱动的基础上,提出了一种改进型SEPIC变换器,并以此为基础,提出了一种新的LED照明驱动。该LED照明驱动以Twin-Bus Buck变换器作为LED电流调节器,改进型SEPIC PFC作为预处理级。该驱动在满足输入功率因数不低于0.96时,消除了电解电容。一台50W的SEPIC PFC的实验样机的测试结果表明了设计的合理性和可行性。     

Boost型无频闪谐振降压式LED驱动电源分析与设计

传统的二次型Boost功率因数校正变换器只能实现升压输出,在一定程度上限制了其在LED驱动电源中的应用。本文基于二次型Boost变换器提出了一种Boost型无频闪谐振降压式LED驱动电源,并分析了其工作原理及特性。该LED驱动电源利用一个有源开关管将二次型Boost变换器与一个谐振网络进行整合。与传统的二次型Boost变换器相类似,该LED驱动电源可以实现高效率和高功率因数。此外,该LED驱动电源可实现低电流纹波和降压变换输出。最后,搭建了一台84W的实验样机,最高效率可达到92.88%,验证了理论分析的正确性及可行性。     

整合式单开关两路恒流输出LED驱动电源

提出了一种整合式单开关两路恒流输出LED驱动电源.该LED驱动电源由非隔离Buck-Boost和Buck变换器通过一个有源开关整合而成,简化了控制环路.采用恒导通时间COT(constant on-time)控制,消除了Buck功率因数校正PFC(power factor correction)变换器输入电流的死区.因...     

A three-leg resonant converter for two output LED lighting application with independent control

A three-leg resonant converter is proposed to drive two light emitting diode (LED) lamps of different power ratings. This may be required when both main and local lighting are essential. The proposed converter is operated simultaneously at two different frequencies. Two series resonant circuits are used to allow two different frequency currents. Each lamp is powered through a series resonant circuit and is controlled independently. LED lamp currents are regulated at the desired operating current by using phase-modulation control and asymmetrical duty ratio control. In addition, pulse-width modulation (PWM) dimming control is implemented for two LED lamps independently. The proposed topology has advantages of zero-voltage switching (ZVS), regulation of lamp currents, independent illumination control, and high efficiency. A 126-W prototype has been developed experimentally to confirm its working principle, performance, and validity.     

Current‐fed isolated PFC pre‐regulator for multiple LED lamps with extended lifetime

To emit high‐quality LED light, one or a bin of LED lamp(s) is normally driven by a PWM‐controlled constant current source to minimize device variation and achieve accurate brightness control. Powered from offline AC mains, the front‐end power converters should provide a relatively low DC voltage bus for the inputs of post‐end LED current regulators. To match the long lifetime of LEDs, the whole LED driver (ballast) should work as durably as the LEDs. However, the lifetime of the driver is usually limited by the high‐voltage electrolytic charge storage capacitors used in conventional PFC pre‐regulators. In this paper, our previously proposed resonant current‐fed isolated PFC pre‐regulator is extended to operate in discontinuous conduction mode (DCM). It allows the use of the low‐voltage storage capacitors on the transformer secondary, and therefore extends the overall lifetime of the LED lighting system. A detailed procedure for finding the expected lifetime of the low‐voltage electrolytic capacitor is given. As before, the high‐voltage stress on the main switches, which is typical in current‐fed isolated converters, is reduced substantially by taking advantage of the transformer leakage inductance necessary for resonance. Additionally, high efficiency is ensured by the use of dual non‐cascading structures. Steady‐state state‐space averaging analysis is performed for designing the converter in DCM operation. A prototype converter is built to verify performance of the proposed PFC LED pre‐regulator. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A long lifetime passive LED driver with power factor correction

In this paper, a novel single stage passive ac to dc converter is first proposed for LED drivers. No controlled active switch, electrolytic capacitors and auxiliary power supply are required in the proposed LED driver. The advantages of the proposed driver include long lifetime, high efficiency and recyclability. In addition, application of the proposed quasi‐resonant circuit enables one to use much smaller capacitance and inductance for the capacitors and inductor to achieve high power factor and compact size. Theoretical analysis of the proposed LED driver is made, and some design guidelines are provided. Finally, a prototype system of 50‐W rating is constructed. Experimental results confirm the validity of the proposed LED driver. It can be seen that the proposed driver is robust to variations of input voltage, frequency and output load. The features of low cost, long lifetime, robustness and without EMI problem render the proposed driver a very attractive alternative for outdoor applications. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

新型小功率HID灯用的低频方波电子镇流器

提出了一种适用于小功率高强度气体放电灯的电子镇流器。它由一个单级功率因数变流器和一个低频逆变器结合而成,采用了恒功率控制,使得灯功率基本保持恒定,通过采用低频方波点灯的方法有效地克服了声谐振的发生,并通过对一个70W 金卤灯的实验证明了该方案的可行性。     

A single‐stage LED lamp driver with low DC bus voltage for general lighting applications

In this paper, we study the feasibility of a single‐stage lighting LED lamp driver with low DC bus voltage. The operating principles and design considerations for the LED lamp driver in this study are analyzed and discussed in detail. A laboratory prototype has been built and tested. Using the prototype, high efficiency, high‐power factor and LED current control were achieved using a wide AC input voltage range from 90 to 270 V. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A high‐input‐voltage backlight module driver for multi‐lamp LCD panels

A half‐bridge (HB) resonant inverter for driving a backlight module with multiple cold cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFLs) is proposed. Conventionally, a backlight module driving inverter is designed to operate with a low‐input DC voltage. Therefore, a buck converter is required to step down the high‐output DC voltage of a power factor correction (PFC) pre‐regulator. The circuit cost is high and the conversion efficiency is low. In this letter, a high‐input‐voltage HB resonant inverter with only one transformer is used to drive multiple lamps. Analysis and design considerations are discussed in detail. Simulations and experimental results are close to the theoretical prediction. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

基于SEPIC变换器的高功率因数LED照明电源设计

针对LED驱动电源功率因数低的问题,依据LED照明电源的特点,选择SEPIC电路作为主电路拓扑实现功率因数校正(PFC)和LED电流控制。传统的SEPIC电路用于功率因数校正时都工作在断续模式下,通过对SEPIC电路的分析,证明了临界连续模式下SEPIC电路也可以实现PFC,并推导出输入输出电压比和功率因数关系的公式,得出当输入输出电压比很小时,功率因数值很高。该电源用单级电路同时实现功率因数校正和LED电流控制,相对两级功率因数校正电路,所用器件少,损耗低,尺寸小,尤其适合空间狭小的照明电源电路。通过实验证明理论分析的正确性。     

Efficient bridgeless PFC converter with reduced voltage stress

An efficient bridgeless power factor correction converter with reduced voltage stress is proposed. In the proposed converter, the input full‐bridge rectifier is removed to reduce the conduction loss of rectification, and the voltage stress of switching devices is significantly reduced by utilizing the additional circuit composed of a capacitor and a diode. Therefore, low‐voltage‐rating diodes with less forward voltage drop and low‐voltage‐rating Metal‐Oxide‐Semiconductor Field‐Effect Transistor (MOSFET) with low R_DS(on) is utilized. The proposed converter is based on the single‐ended primary‐inductor converter power factor correction operation in discontinuous conduction mode to achieve a high power factor with a simple control circuit. Consequently, the proposed converter can provide a high power factor and a high power efficiency, and it is also suitable for low‐cost converter for high input/output voltage system. The operational principles, steady‐state analysis, and design equations of the proposed converter are described in detail. Experimental results are verified for a 130 W prototype at a constant switching frequency 100 kHz. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A single‐stage phase‐shifted full‐bridge AC/DC converter with variable frequency control

This letter presents a single‐stage soft‐switched full‐bridge AC/DC converter for low‐voltage/high‐current output applications. A phase‐shifted method with a variable frequency control is used to regulate the DC bus voltage and the output voltage of the single‐stage AC/DC converter. The proposed circuit topology and control scheme exhibit superior performances (i.e. high power factor, high‐efficiency, and ring‐free features). Correspondingly, a laboratory prototype, 500 W 5V/100A AC/DC converter, is implemented to verify the feasibility of the proposed design. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

A single‐stage integrated bridgeless AC/DC converter for electrolytic capacitor‐less LED lighting applications

In this paper, a single‐stage integrated bridgeless AC/DC converter is proposed. As compared to its counterpart that is composed of totem‐pole boost power factor correction (PFC) cascade fly‐back DC/DC converter, the studied circuit has less components number while overcoming the limits of the totem‐pole type. Thus, it is suitable to the low‐power LED lighting applications. Furthermore, when both PFC inductors L_b and magmatic inductance L_m of the transformer TR1 operate at discontinuous current mode, the bus voltage v_CB can be used to decouple the ac input and constant dc output power. Thus, the approach of increasing bus voltage ripple is employed to eliminate electrolytic capacitors and obtain long operation lifetime. Additionally, it is able to be compatible with our studied twin‐bus configuration for increasing the overall efficiency. A 50‐W hardware prototype has been designed, fabricated, and tested in the laboratory to verify the proposed converter validity. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

基于电力载波的可寻址 LED 路灯智能监控系统设计

目前的大功率LED 路灯大都采用恒流驱动,灯具的发光强度与环境亮度、照明时间段以及车流量等无关,容易造成浪费,且灯具维护困难。本文设计的可寻址LED 路灯智能监控系统,通过检测环境亮度及自适应动态PWM调制技术可以实现智能调光,通过使用SENS-01电力载波模块,利用可寻址技术可以实现电缆监测及灯具故障精确定位和智能监控,是一种高效、节能、环保、多功能、高可靠和智能化管理的系统。