Control device for light emitting element, control method for light emitting element, lighting apparatus

Abstract

To improve the accuracy of the outgoing light intensity of the light emitting element by performing pulse width modulation. A control device for controlling a light emitting element by performing pulse width modulation includes a DC-DC converter for supplying voltage to the light emitting element, a setting unit that sets a control value for the pulse width modulation in the DC-DC converter, a detection unit that detects an actual value of an ON time period which is a period during which the current flowing through the light emitting element is relatively high, and a correction unit for correcting the control value set by the setting unit so as to reduce the difference between an expected value of the ON time period corresponding to the control value and the actual value of the ON time period detected by the detection unit.

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