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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2018
Applicant:
Dialog Semiconductor Inc., Campbell, CA (US);
Assignee:
DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR INC., Campbell, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 33/08 (2006.01); H02M 1/12 (2006.01); H02M 1/42 (2007.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 33/0815 (2013.01); H02M 1/12 (2013.01); H02M 1/4208 (2013.01);
Abstract
A direct AC LED lighting device is provided with a variable current source and a controller. The controller controls the variable current source to conduct a THD compensation current while an LED string in the direct AC lighting device is not conducting to improve power factor and reduce the THD.