A novel passive offline LED driver with long lifetime

S. Y. Ron Hui, Sinan Li, Xuehui Tao, Chen Wu, W.M. Ng

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Abstract

This paper describes a patent-pending passive offline light-emitting diode (LED) driver that has no controlled semiconductor switches, electrolytic capacitors, auxiliary power supply, and control board. It can provide a fairly smooth current from the ac mains to drive LED strings. The new circuit has the advantages of high input power factor, high energy efficiency and luminous efficacy, long lifetime, stable luminous output, and high robustness against extreme weather conditions. In addition, over 90% of the driver material is recyclable, leading to reduction of electronic waste. It is particularly suitable public LED lighting systems, such as road lighting systems. Experimental results based on a 50-W system are included in the paper to confirm the validity of the proposal. Due to the circuit simplicity, an energy efficiency exceeding 93.6% has been achieved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2665-2672
Number of pages8
JournalIEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
Volume25
Issue number10
Early online date19 Apr 2010
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 Oct 2010

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