Led module with isolation fault detection
AssigneeTridonic GmbH & Co KG
InventorsPatrick Marte, Oliver Wynnyczenko, David Reimondez
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AssigneeTridonic GmbH & Co KG
InventorsPatrick Marte, Oliver Wynnyczenko, David Reimondez
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The invention relates to a method for detecting an isolation fault condition of a LED module supplied with electrical power by a non-isolated switched LED converter, the switched LED converter having a control circuit for issuing a control signal for at least one switch and being supplied with at least one feedback signal from the LED in order to implement a feedback-controlled operation of the LED module. The method comprises the step of: obtaining and analysing a signal indicating the operation frequency of the switch of the switched converter in order to evaluate the contribution of a harmonic in the frequency range of a mains voltage supplying the converter in said signal, and stopping or reducing the electrical power supplied to the LED module in case the contribution of said harmonic exceeds a given threshold value during at least a preset time period or preset number of cycles.
A method (200) for detecting an isolation fault condition of a LED module (802) supplied with electrical power by a non-isolated switched LED converter (801), the switched LED converter (801) having a control circuit (701) for issuing a control signal for at least one switch (HS_FET, LS_FET) and being supplied with at least one feedback signal (803) from the LED module (802) in order to implement a feedback-controlled operation of the LED module (802),
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