LED Lamp Tube Rectifier Compatibility Circuit

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional LED lamp tubes require separate purchasing based on different launching specifications for electronic and inductor rectifiers, leading to a lack of compatibility and unified standards, making it impossible for a single tube to function with both types of rectifiers.

Innovation Solution

The LED lamp tube incorporates conductive pin assemblies, a polarity conversion module, a suppressor, and a voltage buck-booster module, including capacitors and bridge rectifiers, to stabilize and convert voltages, allowing compatibility with both electronic and inductor rectifiers and preventing damage from surge voltages.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If conventional LED lamp tubes are designed for specific rectifier types (electronic or inductor), then they can function reliably with that rectifier type, but they cannot be compatible with both rectifier types and require separate purchasing

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecompatibility with rectifier typesVSAvoidcircuit configuration complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The LED lamp tube incorporates a dual rectifier circuit design that includes both electronic rectifier components (bridge rectifier, capacitors) and inductor rectifier components (inductor, starter), enabling a single lamp tube to function with both electronic and inductor-based rectifiers, thereby achieving universal compatibility across different rectifier types

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The circuit is divided into separate functional modules: electronic rectifier module (bridge rectifier, capacitors), inductor rectifier module (inductor, starter), and LED driving module. This segmentation allows each module to be independently activated based on the rectifier type, reducing overall complexity while maintaining versatility

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Reliability

If voltage stabilization components are added to the LED lamp tube, then voltage stability is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevoltage stabilityVSAvoidcircuit component quantity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The voltage stabilization function is merged with the existing rectifier circuitry by integrating capacitors into the bridge rectifier circuit and using the inductor as both a rectifier component and a voltage stabilization element. This combination approach provides voltage stabilization without adding completely separate stabilization circuits, thereby limiting the increase in device complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

The solution enables a single LED lamp tube to be compatible with both electronic and inductor rectifiers, stabilizes input voltage, and prevents damage from surge voltages, ensuring reliable operation with alternating-current power sources.

Implementation Method 1

a capacitor is electrically connected between each of the voltage conversion devices, wherein a set of capacitors is connected between the input ends of each of the voltage conversion devices to operate a circuit in an electronic rectifier to compensate and stabilize an input voltage

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectCapacitance: Capacitance

Implementation Method 2

the suppressor is electrically connected to the polarity conversion module to absorb a generated surge voltage

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectEnergy absorption: Absorption (physical)

Implementation Method 3

the voltage buck-booster module is electrically connected to the suppressor to convert alternating current into direct current

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectRectification: Diode

Implementation Method 4

the polarity conversion module comprises two voltage conversion devices, the voltage conversion devices are respectively connected to the conductive pin assemblies, wherein... the rectifier is a bridge rectifier

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectRectification: Diode

Data Source

PatentUS10349474B2Lamp tube capable of rectifying and stabilizing voltages
Publication Date: 2019.07.09 XIAMEN PVTECH CO LTD
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AI summary

An LED lamp tube capable of rectifying and stabilizing voltages includes an LED component. Two ends of the LED lamp tube respectively include two conductive pin assemblies, a polarity conversion module, a suppressor, and a voltage buck-booster module. The polarity conversion module includes two voltage conversion devices connected to the conductive pin assemblies. A set of capacitors is electrically connected between each of the voltage conversion devices to operate a circuit in an electronic rectifier to compensate and stabilize an input voltage.