Patent Publication Number: US-8988904-B2

Title: Power supply with integrator for controlling current

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2011-0023287 filed on Mar. 16, 2011, and to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2011-0054313 filed on Jun. 6, 2011, the entireties of which are hereby incorporated by reference. 
     FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to a power supply, and more particularly to a drive device which includes a transformer (a flyback converter) having a flyback structure and controls the current of a load line unit by controlling the output current of a switching power converter. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     With the reason of receiving power from an alternating current (AC) power source, electrical loads such as commonly used electrical and electronic devices require electrical insulation for an output connected to the load. For this reason, a first side of a driving circuit, which is connected to the AC power source, is insulated from a second side of the driving circuit, which is connected to the load, by using a transformer of a power supply for controlling current. Then, the power supply for controlling current performs feedback control by transferring information on a current flowing through the load connected to the second side to the first side. In the past, it was not possible to directly feedback electrical signals due to the electrical insulation through the transformer. Therefore, an opto-coupler and a separate comparator have been used. 
     The prior power supply for controlling current shown in  FIG. 1  rectifies an input AC voltage into a direct current (DC) voltage, and then transfers the rectified input DC voltage of the first side to the second side by using a flyback converter. The current flowing through a load line unit is converted into a voltage which is determined by a sense resistor, and then an output voltage of the comparator is obtained by integrating the voltage through a comparison of the voltage with a reference voltage of the comparator. The output voltage is reduced with the increase of the current flowing through the load line unit. As a result, a current flowing through the opto-coupler increases in proportion to the current flowing through the load line unit, so that a feedback voltage is increased. When the feedback voltage is increased, a switching controller reduces a time during which a current flows through the first coil. Contrarily, when the current flowing through the load line unit is reduced, the time during which the current flows through the first coil is increased, so that the current flowing through the load line unit is controlled to have a magnitude corresponding to that of the reference voltage. 
     The prior power supply for controlling current uses the opto-coupler and the additional comparator, so that it has a cost disadvantage. Particularly, in substitution for an incandescent lamp, it has a spatial limitation. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     One embodiment is a power supply for controlling current includes: a transformer which converts a first current into a second current and supplies the second current to a load line unit; a sampler which samples a peak value of the first current; an integrator which uses a signal proportional to the peak value of the first current and outputs a signal proportional to an average value of a current flowing through the load line unit; and a switching controller which controls a time during which the first current flows by means of the output signal of the integrator. 
     In the power supply for controlling current, with respect to a time during which energy stored in a first side of the transformer is completely transferred to a second side of the transformer, the integrator integrates the signal proportional to the peak value of the first current. 
     In the power supply for controlling current, with respect to a time during which energy stored in the first side of the transformer is completely transferred to the second side of the transformer, the integrator calculates the energy transfer time by sensing a voltage applied to both ends of a first coil, and integrates the signal proportional to the peak value of the first current for the energy transfer time. 
     In the power supply for controlling current, with respect to a time during which energy stored in the first side of the transformer is completely transferred to the second side of the transformer, the integrator obtains a voltage having the same waveform as that of a voltage applied to the first coil by adding an auxiliary coil to the transformer, calculates the energy transfer time by detecting a voltage variation of the auxiliary coil, and integrates the signal proportional to the peak value of the first current for the energy transfer time. 
     In the power supply for controlling current, with respect to a time during which energy stored in the first side of the transformer is completely transferred to the second side of the transformer, the integrator calculates the energy transfer time by detecting a voltage variation of a connection portion between the first coil and a switch, and integrates the signal proportional to the peak value of the first current for the energy transfer time. 
     In the power supply for controlling current, with respect to a time during which energy stored in the first side of the transformer is completely transferred to the second side of the transformer, the integrator integrates the signal proportional to the peak value of the first current from a time when the voltage of the connection portion of the switch becomes higher than the voltage applied to the first side to a time when both the voltages become equal to each other. 
     The power supply for controlling current further includes a switch switching the first current on/off. The sampler samples the first current during the on-state of the switch and holds the first current of the moment when the switch becomes in an off-state as the peak value of the first current. The switching controller controls a turn-on time of the switch through the output signal of the integrator. 
     The power supply for controlling current further includes a level detector transferring a reset signal to the integrator. 
     In the power supply for controlling current, with respect to a time during which energy stored in the first side of the transformer is completely transferred to the second side of the transformer, the integrator integrates a difference between the signal proportional to the peak value of the first current and a first predetermined reference value V ref1 , and integrates a negative value of the first predetermined reference value V ref1  while the energy is not transferred by the transformer. 
     In the power supply for controlling current, the integrator has a second predetermined reference value V ref2  as a reference value. The power supply for controlling current further includes: a first comparator which compares a value received from the integrator with a third predetermined reference value V ref2 +ΔV; a second comparator which compares a value received from the integrator with a fourth predetermined reference value V ref2 −ΔV; and a compensator which compensates and changes the values transferred from the two comparators into a signal corresponding to an on-time of the switch, and transfers the compensated values to the switching controller. 
     The power supply for controlling current further includes a second sampler which samples and holds the output signal of the integrator, and transfers the signal to the switching controller. 
     In the power supply for controlling current, with respect to a time during which energy stored in the first side of the transformer is completely transferred to the second side of the transformer, the integrator integrates a difference between the signal proportional to the peak value of the first current and a first predetermined reference value V ref1 , and integrates a negative value of the first predetermined reference value V ref1  while the energy is not transferred by the transformer. 
     In the power supply for controlling current, the integrator has a second predetermined reference value V ref2  as a reference value. The power supply for controlling current further includes: a comparator which compares a value received from the second sampler with the second reference value V ref2 ; and a compensator which compensates and changes the value transferred from the comparator into a signal corresponding to an on-time of the switch, and transfers the compensated value to the switching controller. 
     In the power supply for controlling current, the load line unit includes at least one light emitting device. 
     Another embodiment is a power supply for controlling current includes: a transformer which converts a first current into a second current and supplies the second current to a load line unit; a first sampler which samples a peak value of the first current; an integrator which uses a signal proportional to the peak value of the first current and outputs a signal proportional to an average value of a current flowing through the load line unit; a second sampler which samples the output signal of the integrator, a level detector which transfers a reset signal to the integrator and the second sampler; and a switching controller which controls a time during which the first current flows by means of the output signal of the second sampler. 
     In the power supply for controlling current, the level detector updates an integration cycle of the integrator and a sampling cycle of the second sampler in accordance with a cycle of an input voltage. 
     In the power supply for controlling current, the level detector updates a switch-on time every half cycle of an input power. 
     In the power supply for controlling current, with respect to a time during which energy stored in a first side of the transformer is completely transferred to a second side of the transformer, the integrator integrates the signal proportional to the peak value of the first current. 
     In the power supply for controlling current, the integrator calculates the energy transfer time by sensing a voltage applied to both ends of a first coil, and integrates the signal proportional to the peak value of the first current for the energy transfer time. 
     In the power supply for controlling current, the integrator obtains a voltage having the same waveform as that of a voltage applied to the first coil by adding an auxiliary coil to the transformer, calculates the energy transfer time by detecting a voltage variation of the first coil, and integrates the signal proportional to the peak value of the first current for the energy transfer time. 
     In the power supply for controlling current, the integrator calculates the energy transfer time by detecting a voltage variation of a connection portion between the first coil and a switch, and integrates the signal proportional to the peak value of the first current for the energy transfer time. 
     In the power supply for controlling current, the integrator integrates the signal proportional to the peak value of the first current from a time when the voltage of the connection portion between the first side and the switch becomes higher than the voltage applied to the first side to a time when both the voltages become equal to each other. 
     The power supply for controlling current further includes a switch switching the first current on/off. The first sampler samples the first current during the on-state of the switch and holds the first current of the moment when the switch becomes in an off-state as the peak value of the first current. The level detector transfers the reset signal to the integrator in accordance with a cycle of an input voltage. The second sampler samples the output signal of the integrator while the reset signal of the level detector is in a low-state, and holds the output signal of the integrator while the reset signal of the level detector is in a high-state, and then transfers the output signal of the integrator to the switching controller. The switching controller controls a turn-on time of the switch through the output signal of the integrator from the second sampler. 
     In the power supply for controlling current, with respect to a time during which energy stored in the first side of the transformer is completely transferred to the second side of the transformer, the integrator integrates a difference between the signal proportional to the peak value of the first current and a first predetermined reference value V ref1 , and integrates a negative value of the first predetermined reference value V ref1  while the energy is not transferred by the transformer. 
     In the power supply for controlling current, the integrator has a second predetermined reference value V rer2  as a reference value. The power supply for controlling current further includes: a comparator which compares a value received from the second sampler with the second reference value V ref2 ; and a compensator which compensates and changes the value transferred from the comparator into a signal corresponding to an on-time of the switch, and transfers the compensated value to the switching controller. 
     In the power supply for controlling current, with respect to a time during which energy stored in the first side of the transformer is completely transferred to the second side of the transformer, the integrator integrates a difference between the signal proportional to the peak value of the first current and a first predetermined reference value V ref1 , and integrates a negative value of the first predetermined reference value V ref1  while the energy is not transferred by the transformer. 
     In the power supply for controlling current, the integrator has a second predetermined reference value V ref2  as a reference value. The power supply for controlling current further includes: a first comparator which compares a value received from the second sampler with a third predetermined reference value V ref2 +ΔV; a second comparator which compares a value received from the second sampler with a fourth predetermined reference value V ref2 −ΔV; and a compensator which compensates and changes the values transferred from the two comparators into a signal corresponding to an on-time of the switch, and transfers the compensated values to the switching controller. 
     In the power supply for controlling current, the load line unit includes at least one light emitting device. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a view showing a circuit for a prior power supply for controlling current; 
         FIG. 2  is a view showing a circuit for a power supply for controlling current in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 3  is a view showing time-based waveforms which represent main signals of the circuit shown in  FIG. 2 ; 
         FIG. 4  is a view showing a circuit for the power supply for controlling current, which has a power factor correction in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 5  is a view showing waveforms which approximately represent main signals of the circuit shown in  FIG. 4  in accordance with time; 
         FIG. 6  is a view showing a circuit for a controller of the circuit shown in  FIG. 4 ; 
         FIG. 7  is a view showing a circuit for a controller of the power supply for controlling current in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention for the purpose of reducing production costs; 
         FIG. 8  is a view showing a circuit for a controller of another power supply for controlling current in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention for the purpose of reducing production costs; 
         FIG. 9  shows variations of V trans  and I cap  of  FIGS. 7 and 8  in accordance with time; and 
         FIG. 10  is a view showing waveforms which approximately represent main signals of the circuits shown in  FIGS. 7 and 8  in accordance with time. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the components of the present invention, detailed descriptions of what can be clearly understood and easily carried into practice through a prior art by those skilled in the art will be omitted to avoid making the subject matter of the present invention unclear. Furthermore, a power supply for controlling current in accordance with the embodiment of the present invention is intended to deal with all kinds of loads that can be controlled by a current control method. Hereafter, a case where a load line unit is implemented as a light emitting device will be taken as an example for convenience of description. 
       FIG. 2  is a view showing an embodiment of the power supply for controlling current in accordance with the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIG. 2 , the power supply for controlling current in accordance with the present invention includes a rectifier  201 , a transformer  202  and a controller  210 . The rectifier  201  rectifies an input alternating current (AC) voltage into a direct current (DC) voltage. The transformer  202  receives the DC voltage rectified by the rectifier  201 . The controller  210  is connected to one end of a first coil of the transformer  202  and controls a current flowing through the first coil. The controller  210  includes a first sampler  211 , an integrator  212 , a second sampler  213 , a switching controller  214  and a switch (SW). The first sampler  211  receives a current I SW  flowing through the first coil of the transformer  202 , and then samples and holds the current I SW . The integrator  212  receives and integrates a signal proportional to a peak value I PK  hold by the first sampler  211 . The second sampler  213  receives an output of the integrator  212 , i.e., a feedback voltage V fb  and samples and holds, and then transfers the held value to the switching controller  214 . The switching controller  214  receives the output of the second sampler  213  and controls a switching operation. The switch (SW) controls an electrical connection of the current flowing through the first coil of the transformer  202  in accordance with a control signal of the switching controller  214 . The switch (SW) may be implemented with a normal switch which is controlled by a predetermined control signal. For example, the switch (SW) may be implemented with a predetermined transistor including a drain terminal, a source terminal and a gate terminal receiving the control signal. According to the embodiment of the present invention, the second sampler  213  may be omitted for the sake of convenience of a system structure and a circuit configuration. The output of the integrator  212  may be immediately transferred to the switching controller  214 . 
     Hereafter, a principle of operation of the power supply for controlling current shown in  FIG. 2  will be described in detail. 
     First, an AC voltage is generally used as a power source for driving a light emitting device  204 . The rectifier  201  comprised of a bridge diode and a capacitor rectifies the AC voltage into the DC voltage. 
     The DC voltage rectified by the rectifier  201  is applied to the first coil of the transformer  202 . While the switch (SW) is in an on-state, energy is stored in the first coil by the output signal of the rectifier  201 . Here, the current I SW  flowing through the switch increases with the lapse of time. This is computed by the following equation (1). 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
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     Referring to equation (1), since the voltage which is applied to the first coil is constant, it can be seen that the I SW  uniformly increases in proportion to the time. That is, I SW  increases with a constant slope with respect to the time. 
     The first sampler  211  samples the current I SW  flowing through the switch while the switch is in an on-state, and holds the I SW  of the moment when the switch becomes in an off-state, and then transfers the value of the I SW  to the integrator  212 . Since the I SW  increases continuously while the switch is in an on-state, the value of the I SW  of the moment when the switch becomes in an off-state corresponds to the peak value I PK  of the I SW . A signal proportional to the peak value I PK  is transferred to the integrator  212 . 
     Meanwhile, the light emitting device is driven by current control instead of voltage control. Electric charges transferred by a current I diode  flowing through a diode  203  are averaged during one cycle T, and then averaged value corresponds to an average current ILED AVG  flowing through the light emitting device  204 . The average current flowing through the light emitting device  204  may be computed by the following process. 
     First, the current I diode  flowing through the diode  203  may be represented by the following equation (2). 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
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     In equation (2), “N 1 ” represents the number of turns of the first side of the transformer  202 . “N 2 ” represents the number of turns of the second side of the transformer  202 . A peak value I diode     PK    of the current flowing through the diode  203  can be obtained by the aforementioned relation. 
     Accordingly, the average current ILED AVG  flowing through the light emitting device  204  may be represented by the following equation (3). 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     In equation (3), “T” represents an on/off cycle of the switch (SW) and is assumed to be fixed for convenience of description. The average current ILED AVG  flowing through the light emitting device  204  is an average value of the current I diode  flowing through the diode  203 . Therefore, the result shown in equation (3) is produced by integrating the current I diode  flowing through the diode  203  with respect to time T off1 . Here, “T off1 ” represents a time during which all of the energy stored in the first coil of the transformer  202  during the on-state of the switch (SW) is transferred to a second coil after the switch (SW) becomes in an off-state. During the above-mentioned time, a drain voltage V drain  of the switch (SW), which is applied to the integrator  202 , becomes higher than a bus voltage V BUS  applied to the first side of the transformer  202 . 
     The power supply for controlling current of the present invention expects the average current ILED AVG  flowing through the light emitting device  204  and drives the light emitting device  204 . In other words, the power supply for controlling current copies the average current ILED AVG  flowing through the first side in lieu of the second side of the transformer  202 , and controls the current for driving the light emitting device  204 . 
     To this end, the integrator  212  according to the embodiment of the present invention copies the average current ILED AVG  flowing through the light emitting device  204 . The integrator  212  receives a signal proportional to the peak value I PK  of the current I SW  flowing through the first side of the transformer  202  and integrates the signal for a time of the T off1 . Accordingly, the feedback voltage V fb , that is, the output of the integrator  212  becomes a signal proportional to a value of I PK ×T off1 . That is to say, the feedback voltage V fb  is represented by the following equation (4).
 
 V   fb   =K×I   PK   ×T   off1   Equation (4)
 
     Here, “K” is represented by the following equation (5). 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
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     When the “K” represented by the equation (5) is set to an integration constant of the integrator  212 , the feedback voltage V fb  copies the average current ILED AVG  flowing through the light emitting device  204 . 
     The feedback voltage V fb  for controlling the switch is proportional to the peak value I PK . Consequently, the feedback voltage V fb  copies the average current ILED AVG  of the light emitting device  204 . 
     Next, the following is a description of a method for obtaining an integration time T off1  during which the integrator  212  integrates the current I diode  flowing through the diode  203 . 
     Basically, the integration time T off1  of the integrator  212  can be obtained by the change of the drain voltage V drain  of the switch (SW). 
     As a first method, after the rising or falling edge of the drain voltage V drain  is detected, a time from the rising point to the falling point of the drain voltage V drain  is used as the integration time T off1 . During the integration time T off1 , energy is transferred from the first coil to the second coil of the transformer  202 . 
     In other words, a level difference of the drain voltage V drain  is detected, and then a time from a point of time when a level of the drain voltage V drain  is equal to or higher than a predetermined level to a point of time when the level of the drain voltage V drain  is equal to or less than the predetermined level is used as the integration time T off1  of the integrator  212 . 
     As a second method, the integration time T off1  is directly obtained by detecting the change of a voltage applied to the first coil of the transformer  202 . 
     As a third method, an auxiliary coil is added to the first side of the transformer  202 . Then, the integration time T off1  of the integrator  212  is also obtained by obtaining the same voltage waveform as the waveform of a voltage applied to the first side of the transformer  202 . 
     In addition to these methods, any method will be used so long as it detects a time from a point of time when the switch (SW) becomes in an off-state to a point of time when all of the energy stored in the first coil is transferred to the second coil of the transformer  202 , and uses the detected time as the integration time T off1 . 
     The average current ILED AVG  flowing through the light emitting device  204  can be indirectly obtained through the feedback voltage V fb , i.e., the output signal of the integrator  212  every on/off cycle of the switch (SW). The value of the feedback voltage V fb  is inputted to the switching controller  214 . The switching controller  214  compares the feedback voltage V fb  with a predetermined reference value and is able to control the current I SW  flowing through the first side of the transformer  202  in a manner of increasing or decreasing a duty time or an on-time of the switch (SW). As a result, a current flowing through the second side of the transformer  202 , that is to say, the current I diode  flowing through the diode  203  is controlled and the current flowing through the light emitting device  204  may be hereby controlled. 
     The process so far described is briefly summarized as follows. The first sampler  211  receives the current I SW  flowing through the switch (SW) and outputs the peak value I PK  of the current I SW . The operation of the first sampler  211  may be controlled by a control signal V gate  controlling the on/off of the switch (SW). For example, during the maintenance of the on-state of the switch (SW) by the control signal V gate , the first sampler  211  may hold the current I SW  of the moment when the switch (SW) becomes in an off-state by the control signal V gate  as the peak value I PK  while sampling the current I SW . The integrator  212  receives a signal proportional to the peak value I PK  of the current I SW  flowing through the switch (SW), and outputs the feedback voltage V fb . 
     The integrator  212  performs an integration process by using the integration time determined as an interval during which the drain voltage V drain  of the switch (SW) is higher than the bus voltage V BUS  applied to the first side of the transformer  202 , that is to say, a time during which the energy transfer in the transformer  202  is completed after the switch (SW) becomes in an off-state. Therefore, the feedback voltage V fb , that is, the output of the integrator  212  may be reset at the moment when the control signal V gate  of the switch (SW) becomes in an on-state. The second sampler  213  receives the feedback voltage V fb  and transfers the output signal to the switching controller  214 . Since the second sampler  213  should transfer the feedback voltage V fb  to the switching controller  214  during the maintenance of the off-state of the switch (SW), the second sampler  213  holds the feedback voltage V fb  during the maintenance of the on-state of the control signal V gate  of the switch (SW), and samples the feedback voltage V fb . The output of the integrator  212  may be directly transferred to the switching controller  214  by omitting the second sampler  213 , depending on the system structure. 
     Hereafter, the waveforms of main signals during one on/off cycle of the switch (SW) will be described with reference to  FIG. 3 . 
     Referring to  FIG. 3 , when the switch (SW) is in the on-state, the drain voltage V drain  becomes in an OV-state and the bus voltage V BUS  is applied to the first side of the transformer  202 . Subsequently, energy transfer is started from the first side to the second side of the transformer  202  at the moment when the switch (SW) becomes in the off-state. Here, a voltage is applied to both ends of each of the first and the second coils of the transformer  202  in proportion to the number of coilings. Therefore, the value of the drain voltage V drain  is increased to a value represented by the following equation (6). 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     Here, V OUT  represents a voltage which is applied to the second coil of the transformer  202 . Meanwhile, the current I SW  flowing through the switch (SW), as described above, increases with the energy storage during the on-state. The increasing slope of the current I SW  flowing through the switch (SW) is proportional to the magnitude of the voltage applied to the first coil of the transformer  202 . The current I diode  flowing through the diode  203  has a maximum value represented by the following equation (7), depending on the coiling ratio of the coil. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     The current I diode  flowing through the diode  203  decreases with a constant slope from the maximum value I diode     fK    represented by the equation (7). 
     Hereafter, a circuit having a power factor correction in accordance with the embodiment of the present invention will be described. 
       FIG. 4  is a view showing a structure of a device which drives a light emitting device  404  and has a power factor correction in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 4  shows an example of a power factor correction circuit of the present invention. The power factor correction circuit corrects the power factor in a fixed-on-time manner. Also, the power factor correction circuit of  FIG. 4  shows an example of a circuit implemented by using an indirect sensing method. 
     Referring to  FIG. 4 , the power supply for controlling current which has the power factor correction added thereto includes a rectifier  401 , a transformer  402  and a controller  410 . The rectifier  401  rectifies an input AC voltage. The transformer  402  receives the AC voltage rectified by the rectifier  401  and transfers energy from a first side to a second side. The controller  410  is connected to one end of a first coil of the transformer  402  and controls a current flowing through the first coil. The controller  410  includes a first sampler  411 , an integrator  412 , an auxiliary coil  415 , a second sampler  413 , a switching controller  414 , a level detector  416  and a switch (SW). The first sampler  411  receives a current I SW  flowing through the first coil of the transformer  402 , and then samples and holds the current I SW . The integrator  412  receives and integrates a signal proportional to a peak value I PK  hold by the first sampler  411 . The auxiliary coil  415  senses a voltage of the second side of the transformer  402 , and hereby notifies an integration time to the integrator  412 . The second sampler  413  receives an output of the integrator  412 , i.e., a feedback voltage V fb  and samples and holds, and then transfers the held value to the switching controller  414 . The switching controller  414  receives the output of the second sampler  413  and controls on/off operations of the switch (SW). The level detector  416  receives a sinusoid from the rectifier  401  and determines reset timings of the integrator  412  and the second sampler  413  in accordance with a cycle of an input voltage. The switch (SW) becomes on/off states depending on a switching signal V gate  and controls an electrical connection of the current flowing through the first coil of the transformer  402  in accordance with a control signal of the switching controller  414 . 
     Hereafter, a method for implementing the power supply for controlling current shown in  FIG. 4  will be described in detail. 
     First, the circuit shown in  FIG. 4  is basically similar to the embodiment of the power supply for controlling current shown in  FIG. 2 . Like the circuit shown in  FIG. 2 , the circuit shown in  FIG. 4  uses the AC voltage as a power source for driving the light emitting device  404 . However, unlike the  FIG. 2  circuit, the  FIG. 4  circuit has no capacitor or a capacitor of a very small capacity, so that it has a very small time constant. Accordingly, when the input voltage passes through the rectifier  401 , the input voltage has a rectified sinusoidal waveform like the bus voltage V BUS  of  FIG. 5 . 
     Besides, the level detector  416  is added for the sake of the power factor correction, and the auxiliary coil  415  is added in order to calculate the integration time T off1 . 
     Since a process in which the I SW  increases with a slope from the power source for driving the light emitting device  404  and increases is the same as that of  FIG. 2 , it can be understood with reference to the description of  FIG. 2 . 
     Next, the method for calculating the integration time Toff 1  of the integrator  412  will be described. First, a voltage having the same waveform as that of the voltage flowing through the first coil is sensed through the auxiliary coil  415 . The auxiliary coil  415  may be derived from any one of the first and second sides of the transformer. Here, the voltages applied to the first coil, the second coil and the auxiliary coil  415  have the same waveform. After the voltage having the same waveform as that of the voltage flowing through the first coil is obtained from the auxiliary coil  415 , the T off1  can be obtained through the voltage variation of the auxiliary coil  415  by the methods described in  FIG. 2 . 
     The operations of the first sampler  411  and the integrator  412  are the same as those of  FIG. 2 . Processes of sampling by the second sampler  413  through the feedback voltage V fb  and controlling the switch by the switching controller  414  can be understood with reference to the description of  FIG. 2 . 
     The power factor correction will be described as follows. For example, assuming that an AC power supply of the power supply for controlling current has a cycle of 60 Hz (home power supply), the rectifying operation of the rectifier  401  allows the bus voltage V BUS , i.e., the voltage of the first side of the transformer  402  to have a rectified sine wave sweeping at a cycle of 120 Hz which is twice as long as 60 Hz from 0 V to a peak voltage of the AC power supply. The control of  FIG. 4  is performed by updating the duty time or on-time of the switch (SW) every cycle of 120 Hz. Thus, the integrator  412  updates the feedback voltage V fb  every cycle of 120 Hz. Since the switch (SW) is switched at a cycle of several tens of KHz during the update, the integrated values are continuously accumulated whenever the switch (SW) is switched. That is, the feedback voltage V fb  of  FIG. 4  represents the magnitude of the average current flowing through the light emitting device  404  during the cycle of 120 Hz. 
     For the sake of the power factor correction, the level detector  416  is added, which senses the bus voltage V BUS  and transfers a reset signal to the integrator  412  and the second sampler  413  at a cycle of 120 Hz. The integrator  412  integrates the signal proportional to the peak value I PK , i.e., the output of the first sampler  411 , and the integrated value, i.e., the feedback voltage V fb  is continuously accumulated until the level detector  416  sends the reset signal. The second sampler  413 , which has received the accumulated feedback voltage during the cycle of 120 Hz, samples the feedback voltage V fb  while the reset signal of the level detector  416  is low, and holds a maximum value of the feedback voltage V fb  of the integrator at the time when the reset signal is high, and then transfers the maximum value to the switching controller  414 . 
     While the reset signal is low, the integrator  412  performs the integration process and the second sampler  413  performs the sampling process. While the reset signal is high, the integrator  412  initializes the feedback voltage V fb  of the integrator  412  and the second sampler  413  holds the peak value of the output of the integrator  412 . 
     Through these processes, the feedback voltage accumulated during the cycle of 120 Hz is transferred to the switching controller  414 . Since the switching controller  414  controls the switch (SW) by means of the feedback voltage accumulated during the cycle of 120 Hz, the average current ILED AVG  flowing through the light emitting device  404  has also a cycle of 120 Hz. Consequently, both the voltage and the current which are applied to the light emitting device  404  have a cycle of 120 Hz, so that the power factor correction is improved. 
       FIG. 5  is a graph showing the changes of the waveforms of main signals in order to describe the above-mentioned operation. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 4 and 5 , the bus voltage V BUS , i.e., the voltage of the first side of the transformer  402  is obtained by being rectified through the bridge diode of the rectifier  401  and has a sine wave with a cycle of 120 Hz. The current I SW  flowing through the switch (SW) has, as described above, a slope changing according to the value of the bus voltage V BUS . During the maintenance of the on-state of the switch (SW), the current I SW  stores the energy and increases with a constant slope. The increasing slope of the current I SW  is proportional to the magnitude of the voltage applied to the first coil of the transformer  402 . During the maintenance of the on-state of the switch (SW), when the energy stored in the first side of the transformer  402  is transferred to the second side of the transformer  402  by the off-state of the switch (SW), the current I diode  flowing through a diode  403  has a maximum value and decreases at a constant slope from this point of time. The maximum value of the current I diode  flowing through the diode  403  may be represented by I diode     PK   =I PK ×N 1 ÷N 2 . 
     At the moment when the switch (SW) becomes in an off-state, power supply is started from the first side to the second side of the transformer  402 . Here, a voltage is applied to both ends of each of the first and the second coils of the transformer  402  in proportion to the number of coilings. Therefore, the drain voltage V drain  of the switch (SW) is increased to V BUS +V OUT ×N 1 ÷N 2 . 
     A both-end voltage V trans  of the auxiliary coil  415  is increased or decreased depending on the on/off of the switch (SW). When the switch (SW) is in an on-state, a relation represented by the following equation is established between the voltage V trans  of the auxiliary coil  415  and the bus voltage V BUS , i.e., the voltage of the first side of the transformer  402 . 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     Meanwhile, when the switch (SW) is in an off-state, a relation represented by the following equation is established between the voltage V trans  of the auxiliary coil  415  and the voltage V OUT  of the first side of the transformer  402 . 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
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     The voltage V trans  of the auxiliary coil  415  may be calculated by equations (8) and (9). The voltage V trans  of the auxiliary coil is increased or decreased. 
     As described above, the feedback voltage V fb , i.e., the output voltage of the integrator  412  is reset in accordance with the cycle of the waveform of the bus voltage V BUS , i.e., the voltage of the first side of the transformer  402 . Therefore, the feedback voltage Vfb has, as shown in  FIG. 5 , a shape in which a value obtained by integrating the current I diode  flowing through the diode  403  is continuously accumulated and is reset in accordance with the cycle of the waveform of the bus voltage V BUS . 
     Referring back to  FIG. 5 , while the energy is transferred to the first side of the transformer  402  to the second side of the transformer  402 , the feedback voltage V fb , i.e., the output voltage of the integrator  412  is continuously increased. Here, the feedback voltage V fb  is maintained constant during the on-state of the switch (SW), and is increased during the energy transfer by the off-state of the switch (SW). The increasing feedback voltage V fb  is initialized by the reset signal of the level detector  416  in accordance with the aforementioned principle. In other words, the V BUS  and the V fb  have a cycle of 120 Hz, and the V fb  copies the ILED AVG . Consequently, the V fb , and the ILED AVG  have the same cycle of 120 Hz, so that the power factor correction is improved. 
       FIG. 6  is a view showing a detailed embodiment of the controller  610  for  FIG. 4 . 
     A method for implementing the power supply for controlling current by a controller  610  shown in  FIG. 6  will be described in detail. 
     As shown in  FIG. 6 , a switch obtains a switch voltage V sw  corresponding to a switch current I sw  by using a resistor R s . The first sampler  411  samples and holds the switch voltage V sw . The value of the switch voltage V sw  held by the first sampler  411  is converted into a current value by a voltage to current converter (hereafter, referred to as a V-I converter)  617 . The current value converted by the V-I converter  617  is integrated by the integrator  412 , and then the feedback voltage V fb  is obtained. The reset signal for the integrator  412  is inputted from the level detector  416 . The second sampler  413  samples and holds the feedback voltage V fb . The reset signal for the second sampler  413  is also applied from the level detector  416 . The sampled and held feedback voltage V fb  is compared with a reference voltage V ref  by a comparator  618 . The reference voltage V ref  may be a predetermined set voltage or a ground. A compensator  619  is used so as to compensate a phase for the result by the comparator  618 . A result through the compensator  619  is applied to the switching controller  414 , and the switch is controlled. 
     Referring to  FIG. 6 , a current applied to the integrator  412  is represented by equation (10).
 
 gm×R   s   ×I   pk   Equation (10)
 
     By using the current value by equation (10), the feedback voltage V fb  from the integrator  412  is obtained by equation (11). 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     Accordingly, the following third embodiment of the present invention provides the power supply for controlling current in order to reduce costs. 
       FIG. 7  shows the power supply for controlling current in accordance with the embodiment of the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIG. 7 , the power supply for controlling current includes the first sampler  411 , a voltage to current converter (hereafter, referred to as a V-I converter)  717 , an integrator input switching unit  720 , an integrator  712 , the second sampler  413 , the comparator  618 , the compensator  619  and the switching controller  414 . The first sampler  411  samples and holds a maximum voltage flowing through the switch. The V-I converter  717  converts the difference between the sampled peak voltage V pk  and a first reference voltage V ref1  into a current. The integrator input switching unit  720  switches the peak voltage V pk  and a ground signal, between the first sampler  411  and the V-I converter  717 , and applies them to the V-I converter  717 . The integrator  712  receives and integrates the current value converted by the V-I converter  717 . The second sampler  413  receives, samples and holds the integrated feedback voltage V fb . The comparator  618  receives the feedback voltage V fb  sampled and held by the second sampler  413 , and outputs a difference between the feedback voltage V fb  and a second reference voltage V ref2 . The compensator  619  compensates and changes the output voltage V err  from the comparator  618  into the control signal of the switching controller  414 . The switching controller  414  receives the output signal of the compensator  619  and controls the switch. 
     Hereafter, the power supply of  FIG. 7  for controlling current will be described in detail. 
     As shown in  FIG. 7 , the switch (SW) obtains the V sw  corresponding to the I sw  by using the resistor R s . The first sampler  411  samples and holds the V sw  and obtains the V pk . The integrator input switching unit  720  controls a positive input to the V-I converter  717  by using the voltage V trans  of the auxiliary coil  415 . That is to say, when the voltage V trans  of the auxiliary coil  415  is positive, the result V pk  by the first sampler  411  is transferred to the V-I converter  717 . When the voltage V trans  of the auxiliary coil  415  is negative, the ground signal is transferred to the V-I converter  717 .  FIG. 9  shows the variation of the voltage V trans  of the auxiliary coil  415 . The value of the feedback voltage V fb  obtained through the integration of the current in accordance with the variation of the voltage V trans , is represented by equation (12).
 
 V   fb   =V   ref2   +Σ[gm ·( R   s   ·I   pk   −V   ref1 )· T   off1   −gm·V   ref1 ·( T   on   +T   off2 )]/ C   ILED   Equation (12)
 
     According to equation (12), a current which is applied to a capacitor C ILED  of the integrator is shown in  FIG. 9 . The second reference voltage V ref2  is a reference value of the feedback voltage V fb . That is, when the integrator  712  is reset, the feedback voltage V fb  is reset to the second reference voltage V ref2 . The feedback voltage V fb  is applied to the second sampler  413 , and is sampled and held. 
     The sampled and held feedback voltage V fb  is compared with the second reference voltage V ref2  by the comparator  618 . Then, a difference between the feedback voltage V fb  and the second reference voltage V ref2 , i.e., the comparator output voltage V err  is outputted. The comparator output voltage V err  is represented by equation (13). 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     The comparator output voltage V err  is compensated by the compensator  619  and is transferred to the switching controller  414 . The switching controller  414  receives the compensated comparator output voltage V err  and controls the switch. 
     During such a series of the switching control process, the comparator output voltage V err  is represented by equation (13). Consequently, when the comparator output voltage V err  converges to 0, a relation of equation (14) is established. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
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     Referring to equation (14), the average current ILED AVG  may be represented by equation (15). 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     Referring to equation (15), the average current ILED AVG  flowing through the light emitting device  204  is determined by the first reference voltage V ref1  and R s . Accordingly, it is possible to precisely control the current by enhancing the accuracy of the resistance value instead of the capacitor or transconductance. The accuracy of the first reference voltage V ref1  should be enhanced, however, this can be done by calibrating a band-gap voltage. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the production cost of the power supply for controlling current. 
       FIG. 8  shows a fourth embodiment of the power supply for controlling current in accordance with the present invention. 
     The overall flow of the power supply for controlling current in  FIG. 8  is the same as that of the foregoing description. 
     The power supply for controlling current will be described in detail with reference to  FIG. 8 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 8 , according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, the fourth embodiment may include a comparing unit  818  which receives the feedback voltage V fb , i.e., the result of the integrator  712  and outputs a signal for controlling the switch (SW). The comparing unit  818  may includes a first comparator  818   a  and a second comparator  818   b . The first comparator  818   a  outputs High_ILED. The second comparator  818   b  outputs Low_ILED. The feedback voltage V fb , i.e., the result of the integrator  712  which is transferred to the compensator  619  is applied to the non-inverting input terminal of the first comparator  818   a , which receives a third reference voltage V ref2 +ΔV through an inverting input terminal, and the feedback voltage V fb  is also applied to the inverting input terminal of the second comparator  818   b , which receives a fourth reference voltage V ref2 −ΔV through a non-inverting input terminal. 
     Therefore, when the feedback voltage V fb  is higher than the third reference voltage V rer2 +ΔV, the first comparator  818   a  outputs the High_ILED and the second comparator  818   b  outputs the Low_ILED. The compensator  619  compensates and changes the High_ILED, i.e., the output of the first comparator  818   a  into a signal for controlling the switching controller  414 . The switching controller  414  reduces the on-time of the switch in response to the signal from the compensator  619 . 
     To the contrary, when the feedback voltage V fb  is lower than the fourth reference voltage V ref2 −ΔV, the first comparator  818   a  outputs the Low_ILED and the second comparator  818   b  outputs the High_ILED. The compensator  619  receives the Low_ILED, i.e., the output of the second comparator  818   b  and compensates and changes the Low_ILED into a signal for controlling the switching controller  414 . The switching controller  414  lengthens the on-time of the switch in response to the signal from the compensator  619 . 
     When the feedback voltage V fb  is lower than the third reference voltage V rer2 +ΔV and is higher than the fourth reference voltage V ref2 −ΔV, both of the first comparator  818   a  and the second comparator  818   b  output the Low_ILED, so that the switching controller  414  maintains its current state. By this process, the feedback voltage V fb  is controlled between the third reference voltage V ref2 +ΔV and the fourth reference voltage V ref2 −ΔV. 
     Accordingly, when the value of ΔV converges to 0, the same result as that of  FIG. 7  is obtained by equations (14) and (15). The accuracy of the current control is determined by ΔV. Though the resolution of the feedback voltage V fb  is substantially affected by the value of the C ILED , the absolute value of the C ILED  does not always need to be accurate. 
     In the embodiment of the present invention, although the comparing unit  818  includes two comparators, two or more comparators may be included without being limited to this. 
     Hereafter, a relation between the accuracy of the current control and the value of the C ILED  will be described.
 
 V   ref2   −ΔV≦V   fb   ≦V   ref2   +ΔV   Equation (16)
 
     The following equation (17) is obtained by subtracting the second reference voltage V ref2  from each side of equation (16) and by substituting the value of equation (12) for the feedback voltage V fb .
 
− ΔV≦[Σgm·R   s   ·I   pk   ·T   off1   −gm·V   ref1   ·T]/C   ILED   ≦ΔV   Equation (17)
 
     The following equation (18) is obtained by dividing each side of equation (17) by gm·V ref1 ·T and by multiplying each side by the C ILED . 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       
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     For example, if the power supply for controlling current in accordance with the present invention requires accuracy of ±5%, the following condition is satisfied. 
     
       
         
           
             
               
                 
                   
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     Accordingly, when it is assumed that ΔV=50 mV, gm=10 uS, T=8.3 msec and V ref1 =0.2V, it is enough as long as C ILED ≦16.6 nF. That is, the production cost of the power supply for controlling current can be reduced by relatively reducing the accuracy required by the capacitor. 
     The features, structures and effects and the like described in the embodiments are included in at least one embodiment of the present invention and are not necessarily limited to one embodiment. Furthermore, the features, structures, effects and the like provided in each embodiment can be combined or modified in other embodiments by those skilled in the art to which the embodiments belong. Therefore, contents related to the combination and modification should be construed to be included in the scope of the present invention. 
     Although embodiments of the present invention were described above, these are just examples and do not limit the present invention. Further, the present invention may be changed and modified in various ways, without departing from the essential features of the present invention, by those skilled in the art. That is to say, the components described in detail in the embodiments of the present invention may be modified. Further, differences due to the modification and application should be construed as being included in the scope and spirit of the present invention, which is described in the accompanying claims.