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Step Up Booster Powers Eight White LEDs

Tiny white LEDs are capable of delivering ample white light without the fragility problems and costs associated with fluorescent backlights. They do pose a problem however in that their forward voltage can be as high as 4 V, precluding them being from powered directly from a single Li-Ion cell. Applications requiring more white LEDs or higher efficiency can use an LT1615 boost converter to drive a series connected array of LEDs. The high efficiency circuit (about 80%) shown here can provide a constant-current drive for up to eight LEDs. Driving eight white LEDs in series requires at least 29 V at the output and this is possible thanks to the internal 36-V, 350-mA switch in the LT1615. The constant-current design of the circuit guarantees a steady current through all LEDs, regardless of the forward voltage differences between them. Although this circuit was designed to operate from a single Li-Ion battery (2.5V to 4.5V), the LT1615 is also capable of operating from inputs as low as 1...

Simple Electronic Data Circuit with LEDs

This is a given electronic circuit with LEDs , to roll the dice just push the button. The electronics also ensures that no one can try to improve their lot by messing with the data. The key component of the data is a digital counter, an IC 4060 (IC1). This IC has a phase oscillator integrated so that only two resistors (R7, R8) and one capacitor (C7) is required to generate a clock.   Electronic Data Circuit with LEDs The clock signal is divided, and the division is called 'CT' in the design of IC symbol. For example, the output signal CT3 (pin 7) is a square wave with a frequency equal to the clock frequency divided by 23 (8). The clock signal is divided by 24 (16) in the outlet CT4 for 25 (32) CT5 output, and so on. This means that the output signals form a binary number.

Multiple Applications of High Power LEDs

Nowadays, high-power light-emitting diodes (LEDs) LXHLMW1C are available in the market. These white LEDs contain indium-gallium-nitrogen (InGaN). The LEDs’ emitting capacity is 20 candela (Cd). We can use these LEDs for automatic garden lighting and wide voltage operation by applying different voltages. Fig. 1: Circuit for automatic garden lighting Fig. 1 shows the circuit for automatic garden lighting. Switch S1 connects 12V to the circuit built around transistors T1 and T2. Light-dependent resistor LDR1 is used to sense the light intensity and preset VR1 is used to adjust the threshold of light. The resistance of LDR remains low in daylight and high at night (in darkness). In the morning, light falls on LDR1 and transistors T1 and T2 are cut-off. As a result, 12V supply is not available to the LEDs. In the evening, when no light falls on LDR1, transistors T1 and T2 conduct to provide 12V to the LEDs. This turns on all the LEDs (LED1 through LED60). The on/off switching level can be a...

Constant Current Drives Two 3 WATT LEDs

This constant current circuit is designed to drive two 3-watt Luxeon LEDs. The LEDs require 1,000mA (1Amp) and have a characteristic voltage-drop across them of about 3.8v. Approximately 4v is dropped across the LM317T regulator and 1.25v across the current-limiting resistors, so the input voltage (supply) has to be 12.85v. A 12v battery generally delivers 12.6v. The LM 317T 3-terminal regulator will need to be heatsinked. This circuit is designed for the LM series of regulator as they have a voltage differential of 1.25v between "adj" and "out" terminals.