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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2012
Applicant:
Microsemi Corporarion, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Inventors:
Xiaoping Jin, Orange, CA (US);
Ting-Hui Lin, Taipei, TW;
Assignee:
Microsemi Corporation, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/00 (2006.01); H05B 39/00 (2006.01); H05B 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An arrangement wherein a plurality of LED strings are driven with a balanced drive signal, i.e. a drive signal wherein the positive side and negative side are of equal energy over time, is provided. In a preferred embodiment, the drive signal is balanced responsive to a capacitor provided between a switching network and a driving transformer. Balance of current between various LED strings is provided by a balancing transformer.