A High Power Factor, Electrolytic Capacitor-Less AC-Input LED Driver Topology With High Frequency Pulsating Output Current

Light emitting diode (LED) lamps with ac-input (50 or 60 Hz) usually require an electrolytic capacitor as the dc-link capacitor in the driver circuit to: 1) balance the energy between the input and output power, and 2) to minimize the low-frequency component of the output ripple across the LEDs. The lifetime of this capacitor, however, is much shorter than that of a LED. To maximize the potential lifetime of the LED lighting system, a new pulsating current driving LED driver that does not require any electrolytic capacitors or complicated control circuits to minimize the low-frequency (i.e., 100 or 120 Hz) output ripple is proposed in this paper. The proposed circuit is simple and a single-switch topology is designed to simplify the controller design. The proposed circuit is able to reduce the energy storage capacitance to a few microfarads range, so that film capacitor can be used to replace the unreliable electrolytic capacitor. The circuit operating principles and its theoretical analysis are provided in this paper. Simulation and experimental results are given on a 9-W LED lamp to highlight the merits of the proposed circuit.

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