Micro LED Display PWM Control for Luminosity and Power

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Solution Overview

Problem

Micro LED displays face challenges in achieving high luminosity with lower power consumption due to varying light emission efficiency across micro LEDs, which is dependent on current density.

Innovation Solution

The display device employs a PWM control method to modulate current to micro LEDs, dividing the display area into blocks for independent gradation control, using common luminance time for each block based on average gradation values and individual current values for each pixel to optimize luminance efficiency.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Use of energy by moving object

If conventional current driving method is used for micro LEDs, then simple circuit structure is maintained, but light emission efficiency varies and high luminosity with low power consumption cannot be achieved

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepower consumptionVSAvoidluminosity
Core Design Contradiction:
Use of energy by moving objectVSIllumination intensity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) to dynamically control the current supplied to micro LEDs. By varying the duty cycle of the current pulse while maintaining optimal current density during the active period, the system achieves high luminosity efficiency while allowing gradation control, thereby reducing overall power consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the timing parameters of current supply to micro LEDs by introducing a timing controller that regulates the start and end times of current flow. This temporal parameter control enables the system to maintain high current density for short durations to achieve high luminosity while minimizing total energy consumption through precise timing control.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Illumination intensity

If individual current control is implemented for each micro LED to optimize light emission efficiency, then luminance efficiency improves, but circuit complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveluminance efficiencyVSAvoidcircuit complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the display into multiple blocks, with each block containing multiple micro LEDs that share common control signals. This segmentation allows independent optimization of current timing for each block while sharing control infrastructure, thereby improving luminance efficiency without proportionally increasing overall circuit complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements a universal timing controller that manages current supply timing for all micro LEDs across multiple blocks. This single controller performs multiple functions including generating PWM signals, controlling current timing, and coordinating block operations, thereby achieving individual current optimization without requiring separate control circuits for each LED.

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

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

This approach allows for high luminosity with low power consumption by finely tuning gradation values across pixels, avoiding complex pixel circuits and ensuring maximum luminance efficiency per RGB pixel.

Implementation Method 1

LED displays using a light emitting diode (LED) which is a self-luminous element

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectroluminescence: Electroluminescence

Implementation Method 2

Each of the pixels includes a light emitting element and a drive transistor... The driver controls a common luminance time of the pixels... and controls a current value to be supplied to the luminance element

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLight Emitting Diode effect: Light Emitting Diode

Data Source

PatentUS11410595B2Display device and driving method for display device
Publication Date: 2022.08.09 MAGNOLIA WHITE CORP
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AI summary

According to one embodiment, a display device includes a display area and a driver. Each of pixels includes a light emitting element and a drive transistor connected in series. An image signal includes a first luminance data and a second luminance data. The first luminance data is based on an average value of a gradation value of pixels, and is common among the pixels included in said one area. The second luminance data is, based on a difference between the gradation value and the average value, an independent luminance data of each of the pixels. The driver controls a common luminance time of the pixels based on the first luminance data, and controls a current value to be supplied to the luminance element of each of the pixels based on the second luminance data.