Power supply
AssigneeLG Innotek Co., Ltd.
InventorSung Eun Kim
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Abstract
A power supply is provided. The power supply includes at least one light emission unit, a power source, an openness detection circuit, and a feedback control unit. The at least one light emission unit includes a plurality of serially connected LEDs. The power source supplies a DC voltage to the light emission unit. The openness detection circuit varies a reference potential with a voltage which is detected from both ends of at least one of the LEDs in the light emission unit. The feedback control unit regulates an output current of the power source according to the reference potential of the openness detection circuit.
Claims15
A power supply comprising:
- at least one light emission unit comprising a plurality of serially connected Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs);
- a power source supplying a Direct Current (DC) voltage to the light emission unit;
- an openness detection circuit varying a reference potential with a voltage which is detected from both ends of at least one of the LEDs in the light emission unit;
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- a feedback control unit regulating an output current of the power source according to the reference potential of the openness detection circuit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.