# US 2014/0191659 A1 · Led lamp control circuit > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0191659 A1 - Document ID: US20140191659A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/233,697 - Filed: 2012-05-08 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2011-05-17 - Assignees: Nanker (Guang Zhou) Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. - Inventors: Chun-wei Wu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140191659A1 ## CPC - H05B 45/395: Linear regulators - H05B 45/3725: Switched mode power supply [SMPS] - H05B 45/46: having LEDs disposed in parallel lines - H05B 45/54: in a series array of LEDs - H05B 45/56: involving measures to prevent abnormal temperature of the LEDs - Y02B 20/30: Semiconductor lamps, e.g. solid state lamps [SSL] light emitting diodes [LED] or organic LED [OLED] - H05B: ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL - Y02B: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS ## Abstract An LED lamp control circuit comprises a rectifier circuit, an LED light source load, a constant current circuit, and a first temperature detect switch circuit. The LED light source load comprises at least one group of LEDs. The constant current circuit comprises at least one group of constant current source components, each of which is connected to at least one group of LEDs in the LED light source load and comprises a depletion mode field effect transistor. The first temperature detect switch circuit is connected to an input end of a power source, and comprises a first normally closed temperature detect switch mounted on a radiator. When the temperature of the radiator exceeds the disconnection temperature of the first normally closed temperature detect switch, the first normally closed temperature detect switch is disconnected, so as to cut off the power supply of the LED light source load. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An LED lamp and LED lamp control circuit, comprising: a heat sink that cools an LED light source; a rectifier circuit that changes an alternating current into a direct current; an LED light source load; a constant current circuit that regulates voltage and current for the LED light source load; and a first temperature control switch circuit, wherein the LED light source load comprises at least one group of plural LEDs connected in series, the constant current circuit comprises at least one group of constant current source devices with each group being connected in series to at least one group of the LEDs in the LED light source load and comprises at least one depletion mode field effect transistor of which a drain serves as a contact and a source is short circuited with a grid to serve as the other contact, the first temperature control switch circuit is connected to an input of a power supply and comprises a first normally closed temperature control switch, and the first normally closed temperature control switch is mounted on the heat sink or at a specific position in the lamp and is disconnected when the temperature of the heat sink or the temperature at the specific position in the lamp exceeds the disconnection temperature of the first normally closed temperature control switch, which is a specific temperature between 60 and 100° C., to cut off the power supply to the LED light source load. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The LED lamp and LED lamp control circuit according to claim 1, wherein each group of the constant current source devices is connected in parallel to a first Zener diode with an operating point being a specific voltage between 20 and 80V DC. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The LED lamp and LED lamp control circuit according to claim 1, further comprising a filter circuit connected after the rectifier circuit. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The LED lamp and LED lamp control circuit according to claim 1, further comprising an overcurrent protection circuit that is connected to the input of the power supply and comprises an overcurrent protection fuse, and further comprising a power lightning protection circuit connected after the overcurrent protection circuit and the first temperature control switch circuit. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The LED lamp and LED lamp control circuit according to claim 1, further comprising a power supply EMC circuit that is connected before the rectifier circuit and adopts bridge rectification. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The LED lamp and LED lamp control circuit according to claim 1, further comprising a light source EMC circuit connected before the LED light source load. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The LED lamp and LED lamp control circuit according to claim 1, further comprising a voltage regulation and PFC circuit connected after the rectifier circuit but before the LED light source load. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The LED lamp and LED lamp control circuit according to claim 1, further comprising a cooling fan motor and a fan protection circuit connected in parallel to the cooling fan motor, which comprises at least one fan shunt resistor and a second Zener diode connected in parallel to the fan shunt resistor with an operating point being a specific voltage between 5 and 24V DC. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The LED lamp and LED lamp control circuit according to claim 1, wherein the LED lamp further comprises a power board for supplying power to the LED light source, and the LED lamp control circuit further comprises a second temperature control switch circuit comprising a second normally closed temperature control switch and a voltage dividing resistor connected in parallel with the second normally closed temperature control switch, the second normally closed temperature control switch being mounted on the power board and being disconnected when the circuit ambient temperature exceeds the disconnection temperature of the second normally closed temperature control switch, which is a specific temperature between 30 and 100° C., so that the current passes through the voltage dividing resistor to reduce the power supply current of the LED light source load. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The LED lamp and LED lamp control circuit according to claim 8, wherein the second temperature control switch circuit is connected in series with the LED light source load. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The LED lamp and LED lamp control circuit according to claim 8, wherein the LED lamp control circuit comprises the voltage regulation and PFC circuit connected after the rectifier circuit but before the LED light source load, the second temperature control switch circuit is connected to a sampling voltage end of a voltage output of the voltage regulation and PFC circuit, and the second normally closed temperature control switch is disconnected when the circuit ambient temperature exceeds the disconnection temperature of the second normally closed temperature control switch so that the current passes through the voltage dividing resistor to reduce the output voltage of the voltage output of the voltage regulation and PFC circuit and the input voltage of a voltage input of the LED light source load. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The LED lamp and LED lamp control circuit according to claim 1 with a key component overvoltage protection function, further comprising: a cooling fan motor; a fan protection circuit; and a third temperature control switch circuit connected in series to the lamp fan motor and then connected in parallel with the fan protection circuit, wherein the fan protection circuit comprises at least one fan shunt resistor and the second Zener diode (Dfan) connected in parallel with the fan shunt resistor with an operating point being a specific voltage between 6 and 24V DC, and the third temperature control switch circuit comprises a normally open temperature control switch that is closed when the temperature exceeds the close temperature of the normally open temperature control switch, which is a specific temperature between 30 and 50° C., to supply power to the lamp fan motor.