Infineon Technologies AGBCR431ULED-Treiber

Infineon’s BCR431U is a linear LED driver IC in a small SOT23-6 package regulating the LED current in standalone operation without any external power transistor. It is suitable for driving currents up to 37mA and the IC supply voltage ranges from 6V up to 42V. The LED current level can be adjusted by connecting a high-ohmic resistor Rset to pin RS. The voltage drop at the integrated LED driver stage is 200mV max. at 37mA improving the overall system efficiency and providing extra voltage headroom to compensate for tolerances of LED forward voltage and supply voltage. Despite temperature changes, the driving current is always under control. Thanks to a smart temperature controlling circuit which is reducing the LED current when the junction temperature of BCR431U is very high.

Summary of Features

•  Supply voltage from 6 to 42 V
•  Controls up to 37 mA LED current
•  Typ. 105 mV saturation voltage at 15 mA
•  Smart temperature control
•  LED current precision ±10% over the whole current range
•  High ESD robustness
•  LED current can be adjusted by Rset functionality

Benefits

•  Flexible for 12 V / 24 V / 36 V designs
•  Low voltage-drop enables voltage headroom
o  for more LEDs and better efficiency
o  for longer LED strips and less feeding points
o  for more flexibility in power supplies used
•  High precision for low-power LEDs
•  Thermal protection in critical temperature ranges
•  Protection against surge events

Potential Applications

•  LED strip
•  Architectural LED lighting
•  LED displays and channel letters
•  Emergency lighting
•  Retail lighting
•  White good lighting

BCR431U Low Voltage Drop Linear LED Driver IC Application Note

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