Patent ID: 9241378
Filing Date: 2016-01-19
CPC Classification: H05B

Claim Text:
1. A hybrid constant current LED lamp, comprising: a rectifier unit for receiving an alternating current power via its input terminal and converting the alternating current power into a direct current power and outputting the direct current power from its output terminal; a switching mode power supply comprising a primary-side circuit and a secondary-side circuit, wherein the primary-side circuit comprises an input port and a reference voltage port, and wherein the secondary-side circuit comprises a first output port and a second output port; at least one linearly driven main light-emitting diode electrically connected in series to the output terminal of the rectifier unit and the input port of the primary-side circuit; and a subsidiary light-emitting diode comprising a positive electrode (P) connected to the first output port of the secondary-side circuit and a negative electrode (N) connected to the second output port of the secondary-side circuit, so that the subsidiary light-emitting diode is connected in parallel to the secondary-side circuit, wherein output current of the switching mode power supply sets input current for a given input voltage, and wherein the output current supplied to the subsidiary LED is made constant and the input current flows through the linearly driven main LED is constant, such that the constant current LED lamp having a hybrid driver circuit is capable of providing a constant current.