In the field of LED lighting, to reflect the characteristics of energy efficiency and long life LED lights, the correct choice of LED driver IC is essential. No good driver IC match the advantages of LED lighting can not be reflected. In use LED driver IC, should pay attention to what the performance indicators and use it?
LED lighting in recent leap in the development of LED as a light source of green cleaning is widely recognized. LED light source, long life, energy saving, easy application, the use of low-cost lighting in the family will get a flood of applications, OSRAM optical semiconductor companies. Survey in 2008, the global annual home lighting lampholders shipped about 500 one hundred million.
LED light source technology matures, lumens per watt LED rapid growth, prompting its diminishing price cuts. 1W LED light source, for example, in the spring of 2008, the price is one-third of the price in the spring of 2006, will be reduced to a quarter in 2006, in the spring of 2009.
Mass market demand and steady growth of the green LED lamps will be super tsunami in the consumer electronics market in the integrated circuit industry Following VCD, DVD, mobile phones, MP3!
LED lamps of high energy saving, long life, and the superiority of the environmental protection can be obtained generally recognized.
LED high energy-saving: DC drive, ultra-low power consumption (0.03 ~~ 1W single tube) electro-optical power conversion close to 100%, the same lighting effects than traditional energy sources more than 80%.
The long-life LED: LED light source is known as the longevity lights. Solid cold light source, epoxy encapsulated, light body and no loose parts, there is no filament light easy to burn, heat deposition, the light fades fast shortcomings, the service life of up to 50000-100000 hours, longer life than traditional light source 10 times.
LED environmental protection: LED is a green light, better environmental benefits. No ultraviolet and infrared spectra, low in calories and no flicker, no radiation, and recyclable waste, no pollution, no mercury elements, cold light source, safe touch, typical of green lighting.
Characteristics of the LED light source
Lighting the LED light source VF voltages are very low, under normal circumstances, 2.75 ~ 3.8V, IF is generally 15 to 1,400 mA. Therefore, the output voltage of the LED driver IC VFxN or VFx1, IF maintain constant current 15 to 1,400 mA. LED lamps use LED light source has a small power (IF 15 ~ 20mA) and high power (IF> 200mA) two kinds. Of small power LED used for the production of LED fluorescent lamp, decorative lights, grid lamps. High power LED is used for home lighting, spotlights, underwater lights, wall lights, street lights, tunnel lights, automotive work lamps, etc.. Power LED light source is a low-voltage, high-current-driven devices, the luminous intensity by flow through the LED current is determined by the size. Excessive current can cause the LED light attenuation, the current is too small to affect the luminous intensity of the LED. LED driver provides constant current power supply, in order to ensure the safety of use of high-power LED, and at the same time to achieve the desired luminous intensity. In the field of LED lighting, to reflect the characteristics of energy efficiency and long life LED lights, the correct choice of LED driver IC is essential. No good driver IC match the advantages of LED lighting can not be reflected.
LED lamps on the requirements of low-voltage driver chip
1. The driver chips nominal input voltage range should meet DC of 8 ~~ 40 V, to cover a wider application needs. Best pressure capability greater than 45V. When the input AC 12V or 24 V, a simple bridge rectifier output voltage with the grid voltage fluctuations, especially when the high voltage output DC voltage will be high. If the driver IC does not have a wide input voltage range, often in the grid voltage rises will be breakdown, thereby burn LED light source.
2 driver chips nominal output current requirements is greater than 1.2 ~ 1.5A. As lighting, LED light source, 1W power LED light source, the nominal operating current of 350mA 3W power LED light source, the nominal operating current of 700mA. Power the LED light source requires higher currents, so the driver IC of the LED lighting selected must have enough current output, also must make driver IC design products in the best working area of the full-load output of 70 to 90%. Full load output current driver IC poor heat dissipation in the narrow space of the lamps, easily lead to the lamps fatigue and early failure.
Driver chip output current must remain constant, so that the LED can be steadily lit and not flashing. The same number of driver chips for use under the same conditions, the size of the output current to be as consistent as possible, discreteness is small, so that the high volume automated production line in order to ensure effective and orderly. Certain discrete driver chips for the output current, required in the factory or production line before the selection of sub-file, adjust the size of the the PCB board current setting resistor, so that the production of LED lamps constant current driver board similar LED The emission luminance of the light source of the same, in order to maintain the consistency of the final product.
Driver chip package should be conducive to the rapid cooling of the tube core of the driver chip, such as the die bound directly on the copper, and has a pin that extends directly to the outside of the package, in order to be soldered directly on the copper foil of the PCB rapid thermal conductivity (Figure). Similar 4X4mm the chip by 300 ~ 1,000 mA current for a long period of time, is bound to produce the power consumption and heat, so the physical cooling structure of the chip itself is also very important.
Drive chip anti-EMI, noise and high voltage capacity is also related to the entire LED lighting products success through the certification of CE, UL, and therefore should be used and the design of the driver chips advanced topology and high-pressure production process.
Drive chip power consumption requires less than 0.5W, switching frequency requirements greater than 120Hz, in order to avoid frequency interference produce visible flicker.
In short, LED green lighting prompted the driver chip to the development of innovative design. LED lighting can not be separated from the driver chip, and therefore need a multi-function LED light source driver IC. If the selection below 36V AC power LED lamps, can be considered a non-isolated power supply; the optional 220V and 100V AC power supply, isolated power supply should be considered. Direct use AC 100 ~ 220V driver IC for applications demanding requirements of the volume, technically there are higher demands, the greater the difficulty, the countries are working to develop. Mass market demand of LED lighting to all the chances of success of the integrated circuit design company again, if rapid transformation, as early as the product, you win a lot of opportunities.