Arbitrary-ratio analog current division circuit
AssigneeLumileds LLC
InventorYifeng Qiu
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AssigneeLumileds LLC
InventorYifeng Qiu
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In various embodiments, a device and method of dividing current among LED arrays is described. Each array has a sense resistor to sense a voltage of a current channel associated with the array. An analog or digital computational circuit with an op-amp and parallel RC circuit or microprocessor compares the voltages of the sense resistors and controls switches of the arrays accordingly. The analog circuit charges or discharges the capacitor to alter the output voltage used to control the switches. The microprocessor determines a ratio of the sensed voltages to generate the output voltage, maps a control signal to the ratio, directs input current to one or the other channel dependent on the control signal voltage and otherwise scales the input current between the channels. Other apparatuses, devices, and methods are described as well.
A device comprising:
A device comprising:
A method of driving light emitting diode (LED) arrays, the method comprising:
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