Comprehensive Survey and Critical Evaluation of the Performance of State-of-the-art LED Drivers for Lighting Systems*

doi:10.23919/CJEE.2021.000013

Chinese Journal of Electrical Engineering ›› 2021, Vol. 7 ›› Issue (2): 21-36.doi: 10.23919/CJEE.2021.000013

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Comprehensive Survey and Critical Evaluation of the Performance of State-of-the-art LED Drivers for Lighting Systems^*

Fernando Bento^*, Antonio J. Marques Cardoso

CISE-Electromechatronic Systems Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã; 6201-001, Portugal

Received:2020-09-07 Revised:2020-11-06 Accepted:2021-03-22 Online:2021-06-25 Published:2021-07-08
Contact: * E-mail: fjfbento@ieee.org
About author:Fernando Bento (S'14) received both the BSc. and MSc. degrees in electric and computer engineering from the University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal, in 2014 and 2016, respectively. Currently, he is working towards the Ph.D. degree in electric and computer engineering at the University of Beira Interior, and CISE-Electromechatronic Systems Research Centre.
His research interests include energy efficiency analysis, fault diagnostic, and fault tolerance in electronic power converters, namely DC-DC converters.
Antonio J. Marques Cardoso (S'89-M'95- SM'99) received the Dipl. Eng., Dr. Eng., and Habilitation degrees from the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, in 1985, 1995 and 2008, respectively, all in electrical engineering.
From 1985 until 2011 he was with the University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, where he was director of the electrical machines laboratory. Since 2011 he has been with the University of Beira Interior (UBI), Covilhã, Portugal, where he is full professor at the Department of Electromechanical Engineering and director of CISE-Electromechatronic Systems Research Centre (http://cise.ubi.pt). He was vice-rector of UBI (2013-2014). His current research interests are in fault diagnosis and fault tolerance in electrical machines, power electronics and drives. He is the author of a book entitled Fault Diagnosis in Three-Phase Induction Motors (Coimbra, Portugal: Coimbra Editora, 1991), (in Portuguese), editor of a book entitled Diagnosis and Fault Tolerance of Electrical Machines, Power Electronics and Drives (IET/SciTech, UK, 2018) and also author of about 500 papers published in technical journals and conference proceedings.
Prof. Marques Cardoso currently serves as associate editor for the IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics, IEEE Open Journal of the Industrial Electronics Society, and also for the Springer International Journal of Systems Assurance Engineering and Management.
Supported by:
* European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through the Operational Programme for Competitiveness and Internationalization (COMPETE 2020), under project POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029494; and by National Funds through the FCT-Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, under projects PTDC/EEI-EEE/29494/2017, UIDB/04131/2020, UIDP/04131/2020, and SFRH/BD/131002/2017.

Abstract

Abstract: The adoption of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) for lighting applications is becoming increasingly relevant as this recent technology is advancing. Given the recent uptake of LED lighting technologies for distinctive end-uses, the research community has also committed to the development of an ever-increasing range of power electronic converters that are suitable for yielding maximum quality lighting, high efficiency, and long lifetimes. As one of the most recent and promising technologies of the moment, it is vital to fully understand the performance and merits of each state-of-the-art LED lighting technology. Accordingly, this paper compiles essential information about a broad range of state-of-the-art LED lighting systems, aiming to compare their performances in terms of efficiency. Based on the comparative analysis, the main merits and drawbacks of each LED lighting system architecture are obtained. Then, a detailed evaluation of the performance of a particular LED lighting system and the corresponding control strategy is developed, thereby enabling a clear view of the evolution of the performance of the system as a function of parameters like supply voltage and number of driver channels.

Key words: Efficiency analysis, LED lighting, AC-DC converters, DC-DC converters

Fernando Bento, Antonio J. Marques Cardoso. Comprehensive Survey and Critical Evaluation of the Performance of State-of-the-art LED Drivers for Lighting Systems^*[J]. Chinese Journal of Electrical Engineering, 2021, 7(2): 21-36.

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