Mini LED Drive Circuit With Feedback Voltage Stabilization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing display devices face challenges in providing stable voltage or current to mini LEDs, leading to uneven brightness due to fluctuations in backlight voltage or current.

Innovation Solution

A drive circuit is designed with a switch power supply circuit, feedback circuit, pulse circuit, and switch circuit to regulate and stabilize the voltage supplied to mini LEDs, ensuring it remains within a preset range.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If a simple power supply circuit is used, then the device complexity is reduced, but the voltage or current stability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecircuit complexityVSAvoidvoltage stability
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the drive circuit monitors the actual voltage or current supplied to the mini LED and adjusts its output accordingly. The controller compares the measured voltage/current with a reference value and dynamically adjusts the power supply output to maintain stability, directly resolving the contradiction between simple circuit design and voltage stability requirements.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent employs dynamic adjustment capabilities where the drive circuit can change its operating parameters in real-time based on load conditions. The circuit transitions from a static power supply design to a dynamic one that adapts to varying mini LED requirements, maintaining voltage stability without requiring an overly complex fixed circuit design.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Illumination intensity

If voltage or current is increased to improve brightness, then illumination intensity is improved, but uniformity of light emission deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovebrightnessVSAvoidbrightness uniformity
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSStability of the object's composition

Solution Approach 1:

The drive circuit incorporates feedback monitoring that detects variations in voltage or current across different mini LED regions. When non-uniformity is detected, the controller adjusts the power distribution to compensate, ensuring uniform brightness while maintaining high illumination intensity. This feedback mechanism allows the system to achieve both high brightness and uniformity simultaneously.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

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 drive circuit effectively stabilizes the voltage or current provided to mini LEDs, resulting in uniform light emission and improved display performance.

Implementation Method 1

a switch power supply circuit for boosting or reducing a first voltage to obtain a second voltage

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectromagnetic induction: Electromagnetic Induction

Data Source

PatentUS12349252B2Drive circuit, light-emitting circuit and display device
Publication Date: 2025.07.01 HKC CORP LTD
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  • US12349252B2 patent drawing
  • US12349252B2 patent drawing

AI summary

Disclosed are a drive circuit, a light-emitting circuit and a display device. The drive circuit is connected to a load element. The drive circuit includes a switch power supply circuit for boosting or reducing a first voltage; a feedback circuit for receiving a feedback voltage of the load element, and generating a control signal in response that the feedback voltage is not within a preset voltage range; a pulse circuit for generating a switch signal with a first preset frequency; and a switch circuit. The switch circuit is for transmitting the control signal to the control end of the switch tube in response to receiving the control signal, and the switch circuit is for transmitting the switch signal to the control end of the switch tube in response to not receiving the control signal.