Driver circuit of light sources and vehicle light provided with said driver circuit of light sources
AssigneeAutomotive Lighting Italia S.p.A.
InventorsStefano Marchesin, Andrea Englaro, Matteo Iellina
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AssigneeAutomotive Lighting Italia S.p.A.
InventorsStefano Marchesin, Andrea Englaro, Matteo Iellina
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Driver circuit of light sources, particularly of the LED type, comprising a first and at least a second group of light sources, each connected to a common power supply terminal, a first and at least a second regulation circuit, each suitable for regulating the current absorbed by a respective group of light sources, at least one actuation circuit operatively connected to a respective second regulation circuit, and a serial connection circuit, suitable for connecting in series at least a first and a second group of light sources, when the voltage downstream of the first group of light sources is greater than or equal to the voltage upstream of the second group of light sources.
Driver circuit of light sources, particularly of the LED type, comprising a first and at least a second group of light sources, each connected to a common power supply terminal, a first and at least a second regulation circuit, each suitable for regulating the current absorbed by a respective group of light sources, at least one actuation circuit operatively connected to a respective second regulation circuit, and serial connection circuit, suitable for connecting in series at least a first and a second group of light sources, when the voltage downstream of the first group of light sources is greater than or equal to the voltage upstream of the second group of light sources,
Driver method of light sources, in particular LEDs, where said light sources are divided into a first and at least a second group of light sources, each connected to a common power supply terminal, where each group of light sources is regulated in such a way as to absorb a driving current according to a predefined electric magnitude, comprising the step of switching from a parallel driving configuration, wherein said groups of light sources are powered independently by respective driving currents, to a serial driving configuration, wherein at least two groups of light sources are powered by the same driving current, wherein said switchover takes place when the voltage downstream of the first group of light sources is greater or equal to the voltage upstream of the second group of light sources.
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