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LED Lighting Dimming Options
LED Lighting Dimming Options
Brian Johnson
Abstract: Fairchild Semiconductors LED solutions for low-,
mid-, and high-power designs reduce external components to save
space, provide high reliability, and enhance overall system
efficiency. Featuring integrated components in a single IC,
Fairchild utilizes proven, highly efficient, and effective
technologies to power voltage ranges that are 1 W and higher. With
multiple topology offerings that provide energy-efficient solutions,
this paper provides guidelines to help designers select the best
Fairchild LED controller for dimming applications.
I.
Isolation
Is isolation required? If the answer is yes, consider
the flyback topology solution, which many of the
controllers shown in Table 1 support. The buck-boost
or buck topologies become options when isolation is
not required in the LED driver.
When isolation is required, the FL7730 controller is
a primary-side regulated controller and the dimming
input to the controller is also on the primary side. If the
dimming signal is on the secondary side, the dimming
signal requires an isolation circuit. TRIAC dimming is
already configured on the primary side. Using other
controllers in Table 1 require an isolation circuit if the
dimming signal is on the secondary side of the driver.
INTRODUCTION
II.
DESIGN DECISIONS
Topology
PN
FLS0116
FLS3217
FLS3247
FL7701
FL103
FL7730
FL7732
FL6300
FL6961
FL7930
Buck
PSR Flyback or
Buck-Boost
PSR Flyback or
Buck-Boost
Buck
PSR Flyback or
Buck-Boost
PSR Flyback or
Buck-Boost
PSR Flyback or
Buck-Boost
QR Flyback
Flyback or Boost
Flyback or Boost
Reference
Designs
Features
Isolation
Integrated
MOSFET
PFC
TRIAC
Dimming
Analog Dimming
(0-10 V)
PWM
Dimming
RD#
L032
Y/N
L040/41
Y/N
L042
L030/31
Y/N
L015
Y/N
L020/21
Y/N
L025/26/28
Y/N
Y/N
Y/N
N
N
N
Y
Y
Y
External
External
External
External
External
External
External
External
External
L016
L008
L011/12/13
START
YES
Dimming
Required?
(PFC Included)
YES
TRIAC
Dimming?
NO
NO
Dimmer
Compatibility
Count ~10 or
less?
YES
YES
Passive Bleeder
PFC Required?
NO
NO
Active Bleeder
Recommend
FL103
YES
Integrated
MOSFET
Required?
NO
YES
YES
Integrated
MOSFET
Required?
YES
NO
Recommend
FL7730 Buckboost
NO
Recommend FLS3217,
FLS3247
Both in Buck-boost OR PSR
Flyback topologies
depending on isolation
requirement
Isolation
Required in the
LED Driver?
Isolation
Required in the
LED Driver?
Recommend
FL7730 PSR
Flyback
Recommend
FLS0116 (nonisolated buck)
Isolation
Required in the
LED Driver?
NO
YES
NO
Recommend
FL7732 Buckboost
Recommend
FL7732 PSR
Flyback
Recommend
FL7730 Buckboost
Recommend
FL7730 PSR
Flyback
III.
TYPES OF DIMMING
TRIAC or phase-cut where the rms voltage
input to the LED driver is proportionally
controlled for the amount of dimming desired.
Analog dimming uses a 0 10 V signal or 1
10 V signal input where the voltage is
proportional to the amount of dimming.
A PWM signal with the duty cycle proportional
to the amount of dimming output. This can be the
output from a MCU, Digital Adressable Lighting
Interface (DALI), or ZigBee signal.
TRIAC Dimming
Non-TRIAC Dimming
IV.
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
[1] AN-9745 Design Guide for TRIAC Dimmable LED Driver Using FL7730.
[2] FLS0116 MOSFET Integrated Smart LED Lamp Driver IC with PFC Function
[3] FL7730 Dimmable Single-Stage PFC PSR Offline LED Driver
[4] FL6300A Quasi-Resonant Current Mode PWM Controller for Lighting
[5] FL6961 Single-Stage Flyback and Boundary Mode PFC Controller for Lighting
[6] FL7930 Single-Stage Flyback and Boundary Mode PFC Controller for Lighting
[7] FLS3217 Single-Stage PFC Primary-Side-Regulation Offline LED Driver with Integrated Power MOSFET
[8] FLS3247 Single-Stage PFC Primary-Side-Regulation Offline LED Driver with Integrated Power MOSFET
[9] FL7701 Smart Non-Isolated PFC Buck LED Driver
[10] FL103 Primary-Side-Regulation PWM Controller for LED Illumination
[11] FL7732 Single-Stage PFC Primary-Side-Regulation Offline LED Driver
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