《LED驱动器的设计考虑(英文资料)》.pdf

Power Management Texas Instruments Incorporated LED-driver considerations By Michael Day (Email: m-day@) Applications Manager, Portable Power Products Many of today’s portable electronics require backlight Figure 1. Voltage source with ballast resistor LED-driver solutions with the following features: direct control of current, high efficiency, PWM dimming, over- voltage protection, load disconnect, small size, and ease of use. This article discusses each of these features and how they are achieved, and concludes with a typical circuit that implements each of these features. RB1 RBX Direct control of current LEDs are current-driven devices whose brightness is pro- portional to their forward current. Forward current can be VIN controlled in two ways. The first method is to use the LED V-I curve to determine what voltage needs to be applied to LED1 LEDX the LED to generate the desired forward current. This is typically accomplished by applying a voltage source and using a ballast resistor as shown in Figure 1. However, this method has several drawbacks. Any change in LED forward voltage creates a change in LED current. With a nominal V – V IN F I = forward voltage of 3.6 V, the LED in Figure 1 has 20 mA of LED RBallast current. If