Disclosure of Invention
The application provides an LED driving circuit, a driving method thereof and electronic equipment, which are used for solving the technical problem that the power consumption is high when the dimming contrast ratio is high in the driving circuit design in the prior art.
In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an LED driving circuit, including a plurality of LED strings, a power conversion circuit, a brightness control module, and a current source;
Each path of LED lamp string comprises a first end and a second end;
the brightness control module is used for outputting brightness data to the power supply conversion circuit and the current source;
The power supply conversion circuit is used for outputting reference voltage according to the brightness data, receiving the voltage of the second end in real time, and providing stable working voltage for each first end if the minimum voltage in the voltages of the second ends is equal to the reference voltage;
The current sources comprise a plurality of single-path current sources, one path of the single-path current sources is connected with the second ends of one path of the LED lamp strings in a one-to-one correspondence mode, and each path of the single-path current sources is used for outputting driving currents with different magnitudes according to the brightness data.
Optionally, the power conversion circuit comprises a feedback receiving circuit and a power module;
the feedback receiving circuit is respectively connected with the brightness control module and the second end of each LED lamp string, and is used for receiving the voltage of the second end in real time, selecting a minimum voltage from the voltages of a plurality of second ends, outputting a reference voltage according to brightness data output by the brightness control module, comparing the minimum voltage with the reference voltage, and outputting a comparison result to the power supply module;
The power module is respectively connected with the voltage input end, the feedback receiving circuit and the first ends of each LED lamp string, and is used for providing stable working voltage for each first end when the comparison result is that the minimum voltage is equal to the reference voltage, and forming a feedback loop when the comparison result is that the minimum voltage is unequal to the reference voltage.
Optionally, the feedback receiving circuit comprises an output feedback network, a first digital-to-analog conversion circuit and an error amplifier;
the input end of the output feedback network is respectively connected with each second end, the output end of the output feedback network is connected with the inverting input end of the error amplifier, and the output end of the output feedback network is used for selecting a minimum voltage from the voltages of a plurality of second ends and inputting the minimum voltage into the inverting input end;
the input end of the first digital-to-analog conversion circuit is connected with the brightness control module, the output end of the first digital-to-analog conversion circuit is connected with the non-inverting input end of the error amplifier, and the first digital-to-analog conversion circuit is used for receiving the brightness data output by the brightness control module, converting the brightness data into corresponding brightness and outputting a reference voltage according to the brightness;
the output end of the error amplifier is connected with the power supply module and is used for receiving the reference voltage and the minimum voltage, comparing the minimum voltage with the reference voltage and outputting a comparison result to the power supply module.
Optionally, the power module comprises a switch tube, an inductor and a freewheeling diode;
the control end of the switching tube is connected with the output end of the error amplifier, the first pole is connected with the first end of the inductor, and the second pole is grounded;
the second end of the inductor is connected with the voltage input end;
The positive pole of the freewheel diode is connected with the first end of inductance, and the negative pole is connected with the first end.
Optionally, the current source includes a second digital-to-analog conversion circuit, and each single-path current source includes an operational amplifier and a multi-stage driving module;
the second digital-to-analog conversion circuit is respectively connected with the brightness control module, the non-inverting input end of each operational amplifier and the driving modules of other stages except the first-stage driving module in each single-circuit current source, and is used for receiving the brightness data output by the brightness control module, converting the brightness data into corresponding brightness and inputting the corresponding brightness into the non-inverting input end of the operational amplifier, controlling whether the driving module connected with the second digital-to-analog conversion circuit is conducted with the inverting input end of the operational amplifier or not according to the brightness data, and controlling whether the driving module connected with the second digital-to-analog conversion circuit is conducted with the output end of the operational amplifier or not;
The control end of a first-stage driving module in each single-path current source is connected with the output end of the operational amplifier, the first end of the first-stage driving module is connected with the second end of the LED lamp string, the second end of the first-stage driving module is connected with the inverting input end of the operational amplifier, and the third end of the first-stage driving module is grounded;
The control end of the rest stage driving modules in each single-path current source is connected with the output end of the operational amplifier through a first switch unit, the first end is connected with the second end of the LED lamp string, the second end is connected with the inverting input end of the operational amplifier through a second switch unit, and the third end is grounded, wherein:
The first and second switching units are configured to be turned on or off according to the luminance data.
Optionally, the first stage driving module in each one-way current source comprises a first driving transistor and a first resistor;
The control end of the first driving transistor is connected with the output end of the operational amplifier, the first pole is connected with the second end of the LED lamp string, and the second pole is connected with the inverting input end of the operational amplifier;
The first end of the first resistor is connected with the second pole of the first driving transistor, and the second end of the first resistor is grounded;
In the rest stage driving modules in each single-path current source, each stage driving module comprises a second driving transistor and a second resistor;
The control end of the second driving transistor is connected with the output end of the operational amplifier through the first switching unit, the first pole is connected with the second end of the LED lamp string, and the second pole is connected with the inverting input end of the operational amplifier through the second switching unit;
the first end of the second resistor is connected with the second pole of the second driving transistor, and the second end is grounded.
Optionally, the first stage driving module in each one-way current source further comprises a first high-voltage driving tube and a first driver;
the control end of the first high-voltage driving tube is connected with a power supply, the first pole is connected with the second end of the LED lamp string, and the second pole is connected with the first pole of the first driving transistor;
the first end of the first driver is connected with the output end of the operational amplifier, and the second end of the first driver is connected with the control end of the first driving transistor;
in the rest stage driving modules in each single-path current source, each stage driving module further comprises a second high-voltage driving tube and a second driver;
The control end of the second high-voltage driving tube is connected with a power supply, the first pole is connected with the second end of the LED lamp string, and the second pole is connected with the first pole of the second driving transistor;
The first end of the second driver is connected with the output end of the operational amplifier through the first switch unit, and the second end of the second driver is connected with the control end of the second driving transistor.
Optionally, each of the single-path current sources further includes a third switching unit;
the first end of the third switch unit is respectively connected with the control end of the first driving transistor and the control end of the second driving transistor, the second end of the third switch unit is grounded, and the control end of the third switch unit is connected with the output end of the pulse adjusting signal and used for being conducted or disconnected under the control of the pulse adjusting signal.
Optionally, the LED driving circuit further includes a filter capacitor, where a first end of the filter capacitor is connected to an output end of the power conversion circuit, and a second end of the filter capacitor is grounded and used for performing filtering processing on a voltage output by the power conversion circuit.
In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, where the electronic device includes the LED driving circuit provided by the embodiment of the present application.
In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides a driving method of the above LED driving circuit, including:
the power supply conversion circuit receives the brightness data output by the brightness control module and provides working voltage for each first end according to the brightness data;
And the current source receives the brightness data output by the brightness control module and outputs driving currents with different magnitudes to the LED lamp string according to the brightness data.
The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the application at least has the following beneficial effects:
In the LED driving circuit provided by the embodiment of the application, when the minimum voltage in the voltages of the second ends is equal to the reference voltage, the power supply conversion circuit provides the working voltage for each first end, namely the LED lamp string, and the value of the reference voltage is output according to the brightness data, so that the power consumption of the power supply conversion circuit can be reduced and the power consumption of the LED driving circuit can be further reduced because the value of the reference voltage can be smaller when the brightness is lower.
Additional aspects and advantages of the application will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the application.
Detailed Description
The present application is described in detail below, examples of embodiments of the application are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals refer to the same or similar components or components having the same or similar functions throughout. Further, if detailed description of the known technology is not necessary for the illustrated features of the present application, it will be omitted. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are illustrative only and are not to be construed as limiting the application.
It will be understood by those skilled in the art that all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this application belongs unless defined otherwise. It will be further understood that terms, such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the prior art and will not be interpreted in an idealized or overly formal sense unless expressly so defined herein.
As used herein, the singular forms "a", "an", "the" and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless expressly stated otherwise, as understood by those skilled in the art. It will be further understood that the terms "comprises" and/or "comprising," when used in this specification, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and/or groups thereof. It will be understood that when an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or intervening elements may also be present. Further, "connected" as used herein may include wireless connections. The term "and/or" as used herein includes all or any element and all combination of one or more of the associated listed items.
In the related art, in order to reduce power consumption, an LED driving circuit of an integrated power conversion circuit may reduce power consumption by some low-power design methods, for example, reducing power consumption during light load and standby of a notebook computer, a tablet computer. The number of LED channels in these hardware systems increases with the increase of the screen size, and the current magnitude variation range is very large with the increase of the screen contrast, which puts higher demands on the LED driving efficiency. For LED driving, the driving capability of a corresponding driving circuit can be adjusted in real time according to the current or brightness, so that the system efficiency can be remarkably improved.
The application provides a novel LED driving circuit and a driving method thereof, which can improve the contrast ratio of PWM dimming driven by LEDs and reduce power consumption.
As shown in fig. 1, the embodiment of the application provides an LED driving circuit, which comprises multiple paths of LED strings 1 (a first path of LED string, a second path of LED string and an nth path of LED string in the N paths of LED strings 1 are shown in the figure), a power conversion circuit 2, a brightness control module 3 and a current source 4, wherein each path of LED string 1 comprises a first end (one end connected with VOUT in the figure) and a second end (one end corresponding to VLED1, VLED2 and VLEDN in the figure), the brightness control module 3 is used for outputting brightness data to the power conversion circuit 2 and the current source 4, the power conversion circuit 2 is used for outputting a reference voltage Vref according to the brightness data and receiving the voltage of the second end in real time, and providing a stable working voltage VOUT to each first end if the minimum voltage in the voltages of the second ends is equal to the reference voltage Vref, otherwise, the feedback circuit is used for forming a feedback loop so that the minimum voltage is equal to the reference voltage Vref, the current source 4 comprises a plurality of single current sources 41, and each single current source 41 is correspondingly connected with the second ends of the LED string 1, and each single current source 41 is used for driving different brightness data according to the brightness data.
In the embodiment of the application, when the minimum voltage in the voltages of the second ends is equal to the reference voltage Vref, the power conversion circuit 2 provides the working voltage VOUT for each first end, namely the LED lamp string 1, and because the value of the reference voltage Vref is output according to the brightness data, when the brightness is lower, the value of the reference voltage Vref can also be output smaller, so that the power consumption of the power conversion circuit 2 can be reduced, and the power consumption of the LED driving circuit can be further reduced.
In the embodiment of the present application, the luminance control module 3 is a digital part, that is, the luminance data output by the luminance control module 3 is a digital signal, and the power conversion circuit 2 and the current source 4 are analog parts, that is, the power conversion circuit 2 and the current source 4 need to process the analog signal. Thus, the power conversion circuit 2 and the current source 4 each include a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) to convert received luminance data into luminance values.
It should be noted that, because the performances of the LEDs are not completely the same, the voltage at the second end of each LED light string 1 is not completely the same, but the voltage at the first end of each LED light string 1 is the same, so that in order to ensure that each LED light string 1 can work normally, it is necessary to ensure that one LED light string 1 with the minimum voltage at the second end can work normally, so that in the embodiment of the present application, when the minimum voltage in the voltages at the second ends is equal to the reference voltage Vref, the power conversion circuit 2 provides the working voltage VOUT for each first end.
In a specific embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the power conversion circuit 2 in the embodiment of the present application includes a feedback receiving circuit 21 and a power module 22, where the feedback receiving circuit 21 is respectively connected to the brightness control module 3 and the second end of each LED string 1, and is configured to receive the voltage of the second end of each LED string 1 in real time, select a minimum voltage among the voltages of the second ends, output a reference voltage Vref according to brightness data output by the brightness control module 3, and compare the minimum voltage of the voltages of the second ends with the reference voltage Vref, and output the comparison result to the power module 22, and the power module 22 is respectively connected to the voltage input end (the port of the input voltage VIN in the figure), the feedback receiving circuit 21, and the first end of each LED string 1, and is configured to provide a stable operating voltage to each first end when the comparison result is that the minimum voltage is equal to the reference voltage Vref, and form a feedback loop when the comparison result is that the minimum voltage is unequal to the reference voltage Vref.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 2, in the embodiment of the present application, the feedback receiving circuit 21 includes an output feedback network 211, a first digital-to-analog conversion circuit 212 and an error amplifier 213, wherein an input end of the output feedback network 211 is respectively connected to the second ends of the LED strings 1, an output end of the output feedback network 211 is connected to an inverting input end of the error amplifier 213, and is used for selecting a minimum voltage from the voltages of the second ends of the LED strings 1, inputting the minimum voltage to the inverting input end of the error amplifier 213, an input end of the first digital-to-analog conversion circuit 212 is connected to the luminance control module 3, an output end of the first digital-to-analog conversion circuit 212 is connected to an non-inverting input end of the error amplifier 213, and is used for receiving luminance data outputted from the luminance control module 3, converting luminance data into corresponding luminance, and outputting a reference voltage Vref according to luminance, an output end of the error amplifier 213 is connected to the power module 22, and is used for receiving the reference voltage Vref and the voltage outputted from the output feedback network 211 (i.e. receiving the minimum voltage from the voltages of the second ends of the LED strings 1), and comparing the minimum voltage with the reference voltage Vref, and outputting the comparison result to the power module 22.
In the embodiment of the present application, the power module 22 may be a voltage boosting circuit or a voltage dropping circuit, and the embodiment of the present application does not limit the type of the power module 22. In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, the power module 22 includes a switching tube 221, an inductor 222 and a freewheeling diode 223, where a control terminal of the switching tube 22 is connected to an output terminal of the error amplifier 213, a first terminal of the switching tube is connected to a first terminal of the inductor 222, a second terminal of the switching tube is grounded, a second terminal of the switching tube 222 is connected to a voltage input terminal (a port of the input voltage VIN in the drawing), and an anode of the freewheeling diode 223 is connected to the first terminal of the switching tube and a cathode of the freewheeling diode 223 is connected to the first terminal.
It should be noted that, as shown in fig. 2, the control end of the switch tube 22 and the output end of the error amplifier 213 may not be directly connected, but a logic control circuit is disposed between the control end of the switch tube 22 and the output end of the error amplifier 213, and the switch tube 22 is controlled by the logic control circuit, so that a specific implementation manner of the logic control circuit is similar to that of the prior art, and since the part does not relate to the application point of the present application, the description is omitted here.
It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present application, the switching transistor 221 may be a transistor, specifically, a thin film transistor, or a Metal-Oxide-semiconductor field effect transistor (MOSFET), the first electrode of the transistor may be a source electrode, the second electrode may be a drain electrode, the first electrode may be a drain electrode, and the second electrode may be a source electrode, and the transistor may be an N-type transistor, or a P-type transistor.
It should be noted that, the specific method for selecting a minimum voltage in the voltages of the second ends of the LED strings 1 by the output feedback network 211 is similar to the prior art, and will not be repeated here. In addition, the specific manner in which the first digital-to-analog conversion circuit 212 outputs the reference voltage Vref according to the brightness in the embodiment of the present application will be described below, which is not described here.
Further, as shown in fig. 3, the LED driving circuit in the embodiment of the present application further includes a filter capacitor 5, where a first end of the filter capacitor 5 is connected to an output end of the power conversion circuit 2, and a second end of the filter capacitor is grounded and is used for performing filtering processing on a voltage output by the power conversion circuit 2, and the setting of the filter capacitor 5 can remove noise interference, so that the voltage input to the first end of the LED string 1 is more stable, and the filter capacitor 5 can specifically select a filter capacitor commonly used in the prior art, which is not described herein again.
It should be noted that, as shown in fig. 3, since the current source 4 is an analog part and the luminance control module 3 is a digital part, the current source 4 also includes a digital-to-analog converter (DAC), and specifically, in order to save circuit wiring and reduce circuit power consumption, each of the single-path current sources 41 shares one digital-to-analog converter. Switches S1, S2 and SN in fig. 3 are all controlled by PWM square wave signals, and at high levels of the PWM square wave signals, switches S1, S2 and SN are closed, and at low levels of the PWM square wave signals, switches S1, S2 and SN are open. In addition, the DRV in fig. 3 includes an operational amplifier and other devices, and the arrangement of the single-path current sources 41 in the embodiment of the present application is the same, and the specific arrangement of one single-path current source 41 will be described in detail below.
In a specific embodiment, as shown in fig. 4, the current source 4 in the embodiment of the present application includes a second digital-to-analog conversion circuit 411, each single-channel current source 41 (only one single-channel current source 41 is shown in the figure) includes an operational amplifier 412 and a multi-stage driving module 413, the second digital-to-analog conversion circuit 411 is respectively connected to the brightness control module 3, the non-inverting input terminal of each operational amplifier 412, and the remaining driving modules 413 except the first driving module 413 (the driving module 413 directly connected to the output terminal of the operational amplifier 412) in each single-channel current source 41, and is configured to receive the brightness data outputted by the brightness control module 3, convert the brightness data into the non-inverting input terminal of the corresponding brightness input operational amplifier 412, and control, according to the brightness data, whether the driving module 413 connected to the second digital-to-analog conversion circuit 411 is in conduction with the inverting input terminal of the operational amplifier 412, and control whether the driving module 413 connected to the second digital-to-analog conversion circuit 411 is in conduction with the output terminal of the operational amplifier 412.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 4, a control end of a first stage driving module 413 in each single-path current source 41 is connected to an output end of an operational amplifier 412, a first end is connected to a second end of the LED string 1, a second end is connected to an inverting input end of the operational amplifier 412, and a third end is grounded, a control end of the remaining stage driving modules 413 in each single-path current source 41 is connected to an output end of the operational amplifier 412 through a first switching unit 414, a first end is connected to the second end of the LED string 1, a second end is connected to an inverting input end of the operational amplifier 412 through a second switching unit 415, and a third end is grounded, wherein the first switching unit 414 and the second switching unit 415 are configured to be turned on or off according to luminance data.
It should be noted that, the voltage difference between the second end and the third end of the first stage driving module 413, that is, the voltage difference between the second end and the third end is different, and the two are not the same, and the implementation manner of the voltage difference between the second end and the third end will be described below, where, among the wires connected to the first stage driving module 413 and the ground point, the position where the wires connected to the inverting input end of the operational amplifier 412 intersect may be the second end of the first stage driving module 413, and the end connected to the ground point may be the third end of the first stage driving module 413, and similarly, the second ends and the third ends of the remaining stage driving modules 413 are arranged in the same manner as the first stage driving module 413.
In particular, the first switch unit 414 and the second switch unit 415 in the embodiment of the present application may be transistors or logic gates, and the embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific types of the first switch unit 414 and the second switch unit 415, and when the first switch unit 414 and the second switch unit 415 are transistors, the first switch unit 414 and the second switch unit 415 may select the same transistor in order to save production cost.
In particular, when the value of the luminance data is high, the first switch unit 414 and the second switch unit 415 in the embodiment of the application are all turned on, and when the value of the luminance data is low, under the control of the luminance data, part of the first switch unit 414 and the second switch unit 415 are turned off, for example, when the luminance data is 1111, the luminance is highest, and when the luminance data is 0001, all of the first switch unit 414 and the second switch unit 415 are turned on, and when the luminance data is 0001, the luminance is low, and only the first stage driving module 413 is in an operating state, and when the luminance data is 0011 or 0101, the luminance is between the highest luminance and the lowest luminance, and at this time, part of the first switch unit 414 and the second switch unit 415 can be turned off through the control of the luminance data, and part of the first switch unit 414 and the second switch unit 415 can be turned on, and the power consumption of the LED driving circuit can be reduced.
In an alternative embodiment, as shown in fig. 5, in the embodiment of the present application, the first stage driving module 413 in each single-path current source 41 includes a first driving transistor T1 and a first resistor R1, the control end of the first driving transistor T1 is connected to the output end of the operational amplifier 412, the first pole is connected to the second end of the LED string 1, the second pole is connected to the inverting input end of the operational amplifier 412, the first end of the first resistor R1 is connected to the second pole of the first driving transistor T1, the second end is grounded, the remaining stage driving modules 413 in each single-path current source 41 include a second driving transistor T2 and a second resistor R2, the control end of the second driving transistor T2 is connected to the output end of the operational amplifier 412 through the first switching unit 414, the first pole is connected to the second end of the LED string 1, the second pole is connected to the inverting input end of the operational amplifier 412 through the second switching unit 415, and the first end of the second resistor R2 is connected to the second end of the second driving transistor T2.
It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present application, the first driving transistor T1 and the second driving transistor T2 are the same driving transistor, and the first pole and the second pole of the first driving transistor T1 may be interchanged, specifically, in one embodiment, the first pole and the second pole of the first driving transistor T1 may be the source electrode, the second pole may be the drain electrode, and in another embodiment, the first pole and the second pole of the first driving transistor T1 may be the drain electrode, the second pole may be the source electrode, and similarly, the first pole and the second pole of the second driving transistor T2 may be interchanged.
It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present application, the first resistor R1 and the second resistor R2 may be selected to have the same resistance, specifically, the resistance values of the first resistor R1 and the second resistor R2 are equal, and the specific setting manner of the first resistor R1 and the second resistor R2 is set according to actual needs, which is not limited herein.
In another alternative embodiment, as shown in fig. 6, the first stage driving module 413 in each single-path current source 41 further includes a first high-voltage driving tube 416 and a first driver 417, the control end of the first high-voltage driving tube 416 is connected to the power supply 418, the first pole is connected to the second end of the LED string 1, the second pole is connected to the first pole of the first driving transistor T1, the first end of the first driver 417 is connected to the output end of the operational amplifier 412, the second end is connected to the control end of the first driving transistor T1, in the remaining stage driving modules 413 in each single-path current source 41, each stage driving module 413 further includes a second high-voltage driving tube 419 and a second driver 420, the control end of the second high-voltage driving tube 419 is connected to the power supply 418, the first pole is connected to the second end of the LED string 1, the second pole is connected to the first pole of the second driving transistor T2, and the first end of the second driver 420 is connected to the output end of the operational amplifier 412 through the first switch unit 414.
It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present application, the voltage output by the power supply 418 is a high level voltage, and the specific voltage value is set according to the actual requirement.
It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present application, the first high-voltage driving transistor 416 and the second high-voltage driving transistor 419 are the same high-voltage driving transistor, the first pole and the second pole of the first high-voltage driving transistor 416 may be interchanged, the first pole and the second pole of the second high-voltage driving transistor 419 may also be interchanged, and the first high-voltage driving transistor 416 and the second high-voltage driving transistor 419 are used to buffer the voltage output from the second end of the LED light string 1 to the first driving transistor T1 and the second driving transistor T2, so that the voltage received by the first driving transistor T1 and the second driving transistor T2 is smaller than the highest withstand voltage thereof.
It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present application, the first driver 417 and the second driver 420 may be the same driver, and the first driver 417 and the second driver 420 have no gain, which may play a role in driving enhancement.
Further, as shown in fig. 7, each one-way current source 41 in the embodiment of the present application further includes a third switch unit 421, wherein a first end of the third switch unit 421 is connected to a control end of the first driving transistor T1 and a control end of the second driving transistor T2, respectively, and a second end of the third switch unit is grounded, and the control end of the third switch unit is connected to an output end of a pulse adjustment signal (PWM) for being turned on or off under the control of the pulse adjustment signal (PWM). Specifically, the third switch unit 421 in the embodiment of the present application may be a transistor, and the embodiment of the present application does not limit the specific type of the third switch unit 421, and when the PWM square wave signal is high, the third switch unit 421 is turned off, and when the PWM square wave signal is low, the third switch unit 421 is turned on.
As shown in fig. 3 and 7, in the embodiment of the present application, the reference voltage Vref is generated by the first digital-to-analog conversion circuit 212, and finally, the minimum voltage at the second end of the LED string light 1 is equal to the reference voltage Vref through the feedback loop.
Specifically, as shown in fig. 7, the first digital-to-analog conversion circuit 212 in fig. 7 provides a way of adjusting the reference voltage Vref by means of current adjustment, and the reference voltage Vref can be adjusted by adjusting the value of the resistor in the first digital-to-analog conversion circuit 212.
As shown in fig. 3 and 7, the first and second driving transistors T1 and T2 generally require relatively large power consumption for driving, especially when the high-frequency small duty PWM driving adjusts the brightness, and thus the portion consumes a large amount of power consumption, in the embodiment of the application, the first switch unit 414 and the second switch unit 415 are controlled to be turned on or off by the brightness data, and under the condition of low brightness, the driving modules of all stages are not required to be in the working state, so that whether the driving modules work can be flexibly selected, and the power consumption of the LED driving circuit can be reduced.
In addition, in the LED driving circuit, the voltage value of the second end of the LED string light 1 determines the amount of the current source 4 loss in addition to the loss of the first driving transistor T1 and the second driving transistor T2, and since the minimum voltage of the second end of the LED string light 1 is equal to the reference voltage Vref, the reference voltage Vref in the embodiment of the application can be set according to the brightness, that is, when the brightness is low, the value of the reference voltage Vref can be made smaller, and correspondingly, the voltage of the second end of the LED string light 1 is made smaller, so that the power consumption of the LED driving circuit can be further reduced.
As shown in fig. 3 and fig. 7, in the embodiment of the present application, each single-path current source 41 can select drivers and driving tubes with different driving capabilities according to brightness data, and when a driving tube with smaller driving capability is selected, the duty ratio of PWM can be made lower, so that the dimming contrast of the PWM driven by the LED can be improved.
Based on the same inventive concept, the embodiment of the application also provides electronic equipment, which comprises the LED driving circuit provided by the embodiment of the application. Because the electronic device includes the LED driving circuit provided by the embodiment of the present application, the electronic device has the same beneficial effects as the LED driving circuit, and will not be described herein.
Specifically, the electronic device in the embodiment of the application can be electronic devices such as a notebook computer, a liquid crystal television, a liquid crystal display, an organic electronic display and the like.
Based on the same inventive concept, the embodiment of the application also provides a driving method of the above LED driving circuit, as shown in fig. 8, the method includes:
S101, a power supply conversion circuit receives brightness data output by a brightness control module and provides working voltages for all first ends according to the brightness data;
S102, the current source receives the brightness data output by the brightness control module, and outputs driving currents with different magnitudes to the LED lamp strings according to the brightness data.
In the embodiment of the application, when the minimum voltage in the voltages of the second ends is equal to the reference voltage Vref, the power conversion circuit 2 provides the working voltage VOUT for each first end, namely the LED lamp string 1, and because the value of the reference voltage Vref is output according to the brightness data, when the brightness is lower, the value of the reference voltage Vref can also be output smaller, so that the power consumption of the power conversion circuit 2 can be reduced, and the power consumption of the LED driving circuit can be further reduced.
The specific driving method of the LED driving circuit in the embodiment of the present application has been described above in the related manner, and will not be described here again.
In summary, by applying the embodiment of the application, at least the following beneficial effects can be achieved:
In the first embodiment of the present application, when the minimum voltage of the voltages at the plurality of second ends is equal to the reference voltage Vref, the power conversion circuit 2 provides the working voltage VOUT for each first end, that is, provides the working voltage for the LED string 1, and since the value of the reference voltage Vref is output according to the luminance data, when the luminance is lower, the value of the reference voltage Vref can also be output smaller, so that the power consumption of the power conversion circuit 2 can be reduced, and the power consumption of the LED driving circuit can be further reduced.
In the second embodiment of the present application, the first switch unit 414 and the second switch unit 415 are controlled to be turned on or off by the luminance data, so that the driving modules of all stages are not required to be in a working state under the condition of low luminance, and whether the driving modules work can be flexibly selected, thereby reducing the power consumption of the LED driving circuit.
In the third embodiment of the present application, since the minimum voltage at the second end of the LED string light 1 is equal to the reference voltage Vref, the reference voltage Vref in the embodiment of the present application can be set according to brightness, that is, when the brightness is low, the value of the reference voltage Vref can be made smaller, so that the power consumption of the LED driving circuit can be further reduced.
The terms "first," "second," and the like, are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more such feature. In the description of the present application, unless otherwise indicated, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more.
The foregoing is only a partial embodiment of the present application, and it should be noted that it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications and adaptations can be made without departing from the principles of the present application, and such modifications and adaptations are intended to be comprehended within the scope of the present application.