| Title |
High Efficiency Switch-Mode LED driver for Visible Light Communication System |
| Authors |
Jung-Min Kang ; Sang-Ho Cho ; Sung-Soo Hong ; Sang-Kyoo Han ; Suk-Chin Sakong |
| DOI |
10.6113/TKPE/2011.16.4.358 |
| Keywords |
Manchester coding; Visible Light Communication; LED Driver; Control of brightness |
| Abstract |
Recently, the LED(Light Emitting Diode) replacing incandescent light bulbs and fluorescent light has great attentions as a most promising candidate for the next generation lighting source due to its environment-friendly characteristics, long life and excellent efficiency. Moreover, since it is a semiconductor device which can convert the electric energy to visible light at a very high speed, it can also used as a communication device. Therefore, the VLC(Visible Light Communication) using the LED can perform the near field communication and lighting function at the same time without additional expenses. However, since the switching device of the conventional LED driver for VLC is operated in the linear region, there exist several drawbacks such as a poor power conversion efficiency and serious heat generation. On the other hand, since the proposed driver is operated in the on/off switching region, it features a higher efficiency and more improved heat generation. To verify the validity of the proposed LED driver, experimental results from a prototype of 20W rated LED driver applied to 3㎒ bps broadcasting audio system are given. |