Method and device for regulating a voltage supply
阅读说明：本技术 用于调整电压供给装置的方法以及器件 (Method and device for regulating a voltage supply ) 是由 D·耐特菲尔德 于 2019-07-12 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明涉及一种用于调整用于多通道LED控制和电流供给装置(1)的电压供给装置(2)的方法,所述方法包括：查明如下LED(10)的数量,所述LED连接到多通道LED控制和电流供给装置(1)上或者是所述装置的部分,所述LED被多通道LED控制和电流供给装置(10)在一时刻接通且供应电流,以及根据被接通且供应电流的LED(10)的所查明的数量来调整对多通道LED控制和电流供给装置(1)供应的电压。(The invention relates to a method for adjusting a voltage supply (2) for a multi-channel LED control and current supply (1), comprising: ascertaining a number of LEDs (10) which are connected to or are part of the multi-channel LED control and current supply device (1), which LEDs are switched on and supply current at a time by the multi-channel LED control and current supply device (10), and adjusting a voltage supplied to the multi-channel LED control and current supply device (1) as a function of the ascertained number of LEDs (10) which are switched on and supply current.)
1. Method for adjusting a voltage supply (2) for a multi-channel LED control and current supply (1), the method comprising:
-ascertaining a number of LEDs (10) connected to or being part of a multi-channel LED control and current supply device (1), which LEDs are switched on and supply current at one instant by the multi-channel LED control and current supply device (1), and
-adjusting the voltage supplied to the multi-channel LED control and current supply device (1) in dependence on the ascertained number of LEDs (10) that are switched on and supply current.
2. A method as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that a counter (14) is provided which is incremented when an LED (10) is switched on and is decremented when an LED (10) is switched off, or which is incremented only from an initial value when an LED (10) is switched on, or which is decremented only from an initial value when an LED (10) is switched off.
3. A method as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that it is specified in the register (13): which LEDs (10) should be switched on in the next time window and, if a register value is entered which causes one LED (10) to be switched on in the next time window, a counter (14) which is initially initialized to an initial value is incremented when the register (13) is filled.
4. Method according to claim 2, characterized in that at the beginning of the next time window the voltage for powering the multi-channel LED control and current supply device (1) is adjusted on the basis of the value of said counter (14).
5. Method according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the voltage V provided at the output of the voltage supply device (2) for supplying the multichannel LED control and current supply device (1) is determined by A：
V A＝V Fmax+V Q+n*I*R L
Wherein the content of the first and second substances,
V A: at a voltage ofGiven the voltage at the output of the device,
V Fmax: the maximum forward voltage of all LEDs connected to the multi-channel LED control and current supply means,
V Q: in order to adjust the voltage necessary for the output current of the LEDs by means of a multi-channel LED control and current supply device,
n: the number of LEDs that are switched on is,
i: current of a single LED, and
R L: an ohmic resistance between the output of the voltage supply and the input of the multi-channel LED control and current supply.
6. Device for adjusting a voltage supply for a multichannel LED control and current supply (1), characterized in that the device has a counter input, a counter output and a counter, wherein the device is arranged such that a signal can be applied to the counter input, which signal provides a pulse when an LED is switched on or off, wherein the counter is incremented when an on pulse is present and decremented when an off pulse is present, and wherein the value of the counter can be read via the counter output.
7. Device for adjusting a voltage supply for a multichannel LED control and current supply, characterized in that the device has a counter input, a counter output, a counter and a received signal input, wherein the device is designed such that a signal can be applied to the counter input, which signal provides a pulse for an LED to be switched on, wherein the counter is incremented if a pulse is present at the counter input as long as the received signal is present at the received input, and the value of the counter can be read via the counter output.
8. The device of claim 7, wherein said counter is resettable to an initial value after reading said value along with said received signal.
9. Device for an LED headlight with a multi-channel LED control and current supply, with a voltage supply for the multi-channel LED control and current supply, and with a controller, characterized in that the device has a device according to one of claims 6 to 8.
Technical Field
The invention relates to a method for regulating a voltage supply device for a multichannel LED control and current supply device.
Background
A large number of LEDs are connected to the multi-channel LED control and current supply device, which LEDs can be supplied with current individually by the multi-channel LED control and current supply device and can in particular also be switched on and off individually. Devices for powering 1024 LEDs are currently known. However, means for supplying up to 100000 LEDs provided in an integrated circuit have been proposed.
The concept "multichannel" relates to: a plurality of (at least two) channels/branches each having at least one LED are operated, wherein the LED branches are connected in parallel to each other. Preferably, the multi-channel LED control and current supply device according to the invention relates to an LED arrangement in which only exactly one LED is provided in each of the parallel-connected branches.
In a typical case, the forward voltage of the LED is, for example, 3.2V.
The current source of the multichannel LED control and current supply device requires, for example, a voltage of 0.5 volts for regulating the current. Since deviations from one LED to another are possible, for example, the voltage is set at 0.6V.
The voltage drop between the output of the voltage supply and the input of the multi-channel LED control and current supply device may be, for example, 1.54V. The voltage drop is derived from the current between the output and the input and the wire and contact resistance. The current is related to the current consumption of the LED.
The LEDs are supplied with a current of, for example, 15mA by a multichannel LED control and current supply device. Thus, in the case of, for example, 1024 LEDs or current sources, the value of the voltage drop between the output of the voltage supply and the input of the multi-channel LED control and current supply is given by 1.54V 1024 mA 0.1Ohm, wherein the overall line and contact resistance between the voltage supply and the input of the multi-channel LED control and current supply is assumed to be 0.1 Ohm.
Therefore, the voltage supply device in the example has to provide a voltage of 3.2V +0.6V +1.54V at the output in order to be able to supply sufficient current to all 1024 LEDs.
If fewer LEDs are switched on, the current requirements for the multi-channel LED control and current supply device for supplying the LEDs are reduced. This results in that in a multi-channel LED control and current supply arrangement and in particular in the current source to which the LEDs are connected which are switched off, the power not consumed by the LEDs which are switched off will be converted into power losses, i.e. heat.
This heat accumulates in the multi-channel LED control and current supply device and must be dissipated in order to avoid damage to the multi-channel LED control and current supply device due to temperature increases.
Disclosure of Invention
The aim of the invention is to avoid a temperature rise of the multi-channel LED control and current supply device when not all LEDs to be supplied by the multi-channel LED control and current supply device are switched on.
According to the invention, this object is achieved by a method for regulating a voltage supply for a multichannel LED control and current supply arrangement, comprising:
-ascertaining the number of LEDs which are connected to or part of a multi-channel LED control and current supply device, which LEDs are switched on and supply current at one instant by the multi-channel LED control and current supply device, and
-adjusting the voltage supplied to the multi-channel LED control and current supply device in dependence on the ascertained number of LEDs.
According to the invention, a counter can be provided which is incremented when an LED is switched on and is decremented when an LED is switched off, or which is only incremented or only decremented, wherein the counter is reset to an initial value, for example to the value zero, before each cycle.
It can be specified in this register which LEDs should be switched on in the next time window, if the register value which causes the LEDs to be switched on in the next time window is entered, a counter which is initially initialized to an initial value can be incremented when the register is filled (F ü llen), said initial value preferably being zero.
If the number of LEDs switched on is known, the voltage V provided at the output of the voltage supply for supplying the multichannel LED control and current supply device can be determined as follows A：
V A＝V Fmax+V Q+n*I*R L
Wherein the content of the first and second substances,
V A: the voltage at the output of the voltage supply means,
V Fmax: the maximum forward voltage of the LEDs connected to the multi-channel LED control and current supply means,
V Q: multi-channel LED controlAnd a current supply means for adjusting the voltage necessary for the output current of the LED,
n: the number of LEDs that are switched on is,
i: current of a single LED, and
R L: an ohmic resistance between the output of the voltage supply and the input of the multi-channel LED control and current supply.
The object of the invention is also achieved by a device for regulating a voltage supply for a multichannel LED control and current supply arrangement. The device has a counter input, a counter output and a counter, wherein the device is configured such that a signal is applied to the counter input, which signal provides a pulse when an LED is switched on or off, wherein the counter is incremented in the presence of an on pulse and decremented in the presence of an off pulse, and wherein the value of the counter can be read via the counter output.
The device according to the invention for adjusting the voltage supply device may have a receive signal input in addition to the counter input, the counter output and the counter. The device can then be configured such that a signal is applied to the counter input, which signal supplies a pulse for an LED to be switched on, wherein the counter is incremented if a pulse is present at the counter input as long as a received signal is present at the receiving input, and wherein the value of the counter can be read via the counter output. The counter is reset to an initial value together with the received signal after the value is read.
A register may be provided between the counter and the counter output, into which register the counter reading is transmitted in the presence of a received signal. A counter reading may then be recalled from the counter register through the counter output of the device.
The controller according to the invention for an LED headlight with a multi-channel LED control and current supply device and a voltage supply device for the multi-channel LED control and current supply device may have a device according to the invention for adjusting the voltage supply device. The device according to the invention may be integrated into a multi-channel LED control and current supply arrangement or may be a separate part of the apparatus according to the invention. The device according to the invention may also be part of a microcontroller. The microcontroller cooperates with a multi-channel LED control and current supply device.
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The invention is explained in more detail below with the aid of the figures. In the figure:
fig. 1 shows a strongly simplified block diagram of an apparatus comprising a multi-channel LED control and current supply device, a voltage supply device for the multi-channel LED control and current supply device, and a controller for the voltage supply device.
Detailed Description
The device according to the invention has:
a multi-channel LED control and
a
a
The
The secondary dc voltage supplies the multi-channel LED control and
The switching state of the
The value in the
The voltage supplied by the voltage supply means 2 for supplying the multi-channel LED control and current supply means 1 is adapted to the power requirement of the current source at the same time as the register contents are received into the first register. For this purpose, the
The counter 14 counts, at initialization of the shift register 13: how
List of reference numerals
1 multichannel LED control and current supply device
10 LED
11 Current Source
12 first register
13 Shift register
14 counter
UPD input terminal for receiving signal
SI input for theoretical switch states
2 Voltage supply device
3 controller
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