On Supplying LEDs from Very Low dc Voltages with High Frequency AC-LED Drivers

This paper studies the driving of white Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) from very low voltages in the 1.2 to 2 V range. The proposed idea is based on replacing the standard Schottky diode used in conventional converter topologies (i.e., buck, buck-boost and boost) with an LED while shortcutting the out...

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Autores: Castro Álvarez, Ignacio|||0000-0002-1151-4205, Vázquez Ardura, Aitor|||0000-0003-3343-4772, García Aller, Daniel|||0000-0002-7470-3601, Arias Pérez de Azpeitia, Manuel|||0000-0002-0897-8594, González Lamar, Diego|||0000-0002-1208-0250, Sebastián Zúñiga, Francisco Javier|||0000-0002-9717-866X
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Oviedo (UNIOVI)
Repositorio:RUO. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Oviedo
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:digibuo.uniovi.es:10651/48550
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10651/48550
https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TPEL.2018.2869795
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:AC-LED driving
LED driver
Low input voltages and single-cell battery
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Sumario:This paper studies the driving of white Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) from very low voltages in the 1.2 to 2 V range. The proposed idea is based on replacing the standard Schottky diode used in conventional converter topologies (i.e., buck, buck-boost and boost) with an LED while shortcutting the output of the converter. In this configuration, the LED works both as the load and the rectifier diode of the converter, hence switching the LED at high frequencies (> 100 kHz). Moreover, a thorough analytical study is carried out for the two topologies proposed in this paper, emphasizing in particular their static analysis and the obtaining of the boundaries between the different conduction modes. Finally, the idea is experimentally validated by means of the boost converter variation (i.e., the DL//S AC-LED driver). The DL//S AC-LED driver was also compared with a dc-dc boost converter, showing a better luminous efficacy while disposing of the Schottky diode and the output capacitor. The analysis was carried out when connected to a Li-Ion battery using a simple control and integrated circuit for its development