Patent ID: 7061394

Claim:
A drive circuit for at least one LED strand, with a switch being arranged in series with each LED strand and with each LED strand having a supply connection via which it can be connected to a supply voltage, in which case each switch can be driven so as to allow a current to flow in the associated LED strand, having a first control loop which is designed to drive the switch of the at least one LED strand such that an adjustable mean value is achieved for the current flowing through the LED strand, characterized in that the drive circuit also has a second control loop which is designed to provide a supply voltage for the at least one LED strand as a function of the peak value of the current flowing through the at least one LED strand, wherein the first and the second control loops are designed to determine the actual values for the mean value and the peak value of only a first LED strand, with an at least second LED strand being operated on the basis of the actual values determined for the first LED strand.