Buck-boost power LED driver using PIC microcontroller

One traditional low-cost way of driving LED in electrical applications uses a resistor in series with the LED device. Although this driving scheme is simple and inexpensive, it suffers several disadvantages. The LED current can vary substantially over the battery voltage range even in normal operati...

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Main Author: Mohd Taufik, Ab Rahman
Format: Undergraduates Project Papers
Language:English
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/363/
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description One traditional low-cost way of driving LED in electrical applications uses a resistor in series with the LED device. Although this driving scheme is simple and inexpensive, it suffers several disadvantages. The LED current can vary substantially over the battery voltage range even in normal operation of the device, thus affecting the brightness and reducing the service life of the lighting device. Additionally, protection is needed from automotive voltage transients and reverse polarity. These disadvantages are typically resolved by using constant-current linear regulators. Besides driving the LED at a programmed current, these regulators can inherently protect from a reverse-polarity application and block voltage transients up to tens of volts. Linear current regulators do not require input EMI filters and can yield inexpensive LED driver solutions. However, both the resistor ballasts and the linear regulators exhibit low efficiency. They may become impractical for driving high-brightness LED loads due to the excessive heat dissipation. Therefore, switching power converters are needed for driving many signal and lighting LED devices.
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spelling ump-3632023-06-27T01:58:34Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/363/ Buck-boost power LED driver using PIC microcontroller Mohd Taufik, Ab Rahman TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering One traditional low-cost way of driving LED in electrical applications uses a resistor in series with the LED device. Although this driving scheme is simple and inexpensive, it suffers several disadvantages. The LED current can vary substantially over the battery voltage range even in normal operation of the device, thus affecting the brightness and reducing the service life of the lighting device. Additionally, protection is needed from automotive voltage transients and reverse polarity. These disadvantages are typically resolved by using constant-current linear regulators. Besides driving the LED at a programmed current, these regulators can inherently protect from a reverse-polarity application and block voltage transients up to tens of volts. Linear current regulators do not require input EMI filters and can yield inexpensive LED driver solutions. However, both the resistor ballasts and the linear regulators exhibit low efficiency. They may become impractical for driving high-brightness LED loads due to the excessive heat dissipation. Therefore, switching power converters are needed for driving many signal and lighting LED devices. 2008-11 Undergraduates Project Papers NonPeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/363/1/22.Buck-boost%20power%20LED%20driver%20using%20PIC%20microcontroller.pdf Mohd Taufik, Ab Rahman (2008) Buck-boost power LED driver using PIC microcontroller. Faculty of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang.
spellingShingle TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Mohd Taufik, Ab Rahman
Buck-boost power LED driver using PIC microcontroller
title Buck-boost power LED driver using PIC microcontroller
title_full Buck-boost power LED driver using PIC microcontroller
title_fullStr Buck-boost power LED driver using PIC microcontroller
title_full_unstemmed Buck-boost power LED driver using PIC microcontroller
title_short Buck-boost power LED driver using PIC microcontroller
title_sort buck-boost power led driver using pic microcontroller
topic TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/363/
http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/363/1/22.Buck-boost%20power%20LED%20driver%20using%20PIC%20microcontroller.pdf