Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.7305/automatika.53-2.154
An Overview of the AC-DC and DC-DC Converters for LED Lighting Applications
Manuel Arias
; Electronic Power Supply Systems Group, Electronic Technology Division, University of Oviedo, Edificio 3, Campus de Viesques s/n, 33204, Gijon, Spain
Aitor Vázquez
; Electronic Power Supply Systems Group, Electronic Technology Division, University of Oviedo, Edificio 3, Campus de Viesques s/n, 33204, Gijon, Spain
Javier Sebastián
orcid.org/0000-0002-9717-866X
; Electronic Power Supply Systems Group, Electronic Technology Division, University of Oviedo, Edificio 3, Campus de Viesques s/n, 33204, Gijon, Spain
Abstract
High-Brightness Light Emitting Diodes (HB-LEDs) are considered the future trend in lighting not only due to their high efficiency and high reliability, but also due to their other outstanding characteristics: chromatic variety, shock and vibration resistance, etc. Nevertheless, they need the development of new power supplies especially designed for boosting and taking advantage of their aforementioned characteristics. Besides, their behaviour is completely different from the rest of lighting devices and, consequently, it should be also taken into account in the design of the converters used to drive them. As a result, many well-known topologies have been optimized or redesigned in order to be used in LED–lighting applications and many new topologies have come up in the recent years with the same purpose. In this paper, the main HB-LED characteristics will be explained, highlighting how they influence the design of their power supplies. After, the main topologies will be presented from the simplest to the most complex ones, analysing their advantages and disadvantages.
Keywords
AC-DC converters; DC-DC converters, LED; Lighting
Hrčak ID:
84020
URI
Publication date:
1.6.2012.
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