High-efficiency dc-dc converter with twin bus for dimmable LED lighting

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2095-2100

  Yu, Wensong ^a   Lai, Jih Sheng ^a   Ma, Hongbo ^a   Zheng, Cong ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymetric multiple level converter; dimmable LED drive; high efficiency; light emitting diode (LED); off line LED lighting; three level converter; two input buck

Indexed keywords

DIMMABLE LED DRIVE; HIGH EFFICIENCY; MULTIPLE LEVELS; OFF-LINE LED LIGHTING; THREE-LEVEL CONVERTERS; TWO-INPUT BUCK;

DC POWER TRANSMISSION; DC-DC CONVERTERS; EFFICIENCY; LIGHTING;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

EID: 80051695911     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2011.2104368     Document Type: Article

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