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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2012
Samsung Electro-mechanics Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Youn Joong Lee, Seoul, KR;
Deuk Hee Park, Suwon, KR;
Sang Hyun Cha, Seoul, KR;
Jae Shin Lee, Anyang, KR;
Chang Seok Lee, Suwon, KR;
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Abstract
Provided is an LED driving apparatus. The LED driving apparatus includes a plurality of LED groups each comprising one or more diodes, a switch group comprising a plurality of switch units connected respectively to the LED groups to drive the connected LED group when a control signal is activated, and a switch controlling unit configured to compare an input voltage of the LED groups with an output voltage of the LED groups, calculate a comparison value, and generate the control signal according to the comparison value. Accordingly, the LED driving apparatus drives the LED groups selectively according to the difference between the input voltage of the LED group and the output voltage of the LED group, thereby overcoming the problem of heat generation by forward voltage distribution.