AN ADAPTIVE OUTPUT CURRENT ESTIMATION CIRCUIT FOR A PRIMARY-SIDE CONTROLLED LED DRIVER

ABSTRACT:
A primary-side controlled method is commonly used in flyback LED driver to regulate output current by employing an auxiliary winding. However owing to intrinsic propagation delay in real-world circuits a primary-side controlled flyback converter experiences a worse line regulation. !his paper proposes a smart output current estimation scheme to improve line regulation for constant on-time control and it can be compatible with the current flyback topology. A ".#-$ prototype of the proposed flyback LED driver has been fabricated in %uvoton !echnology &orporation '.(-)m #-*+,'-* &-./ process. !he maximum switching fre0uency is set to around 1'' kH2 with universal-line input single-stage power factor correction for LED lighting applications. Experimental results prove that the proposed scheme can improve the line regulation within 1.#3 and the power efficiency can be up to 4".53.