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In this paper, a single-stage soft-switching power-factor-correction (PFC) converter is proposed for driving two strings of LEDs. In the proposed driver, a transformer is added to an asymmetric series resonant half bridge converter to shape the input current. Also, zero-current-switching condition (ZCS) and zero-voltage-zero-current-switching (ZVZCS) condition are provided for switches at turn-on and turn-off, respectively, and near-unity power-factor is achieved for the converter. Moreover, the output currents are equal and independent of the output voltages which eliminates the need for current feedback or active current sharing method. Besides, the proposed driver provides minimum voltage for DC-bus capacitor and also switches voltage stress, while attaining low THD. Therefore, low voltage rating semiconductors with low on resistance and lower voltage capacitors with lower volume can be used. To validate the proposed driver features, operating principle of the proposed LED driver is presented, design considerations are discussed and experimental results of a laboratory prototype for supplying two 50 W/70 V strings of LED modules from 220 Vrms/50 Hz ac main is reported in this paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A new isolated single-stage soft-switching power-factor-correction (S4 PFC) driver for supplying light-emitting diodes (LEDs) is introduced in this paper. In the proposed LED driver, the switches voltage stress and also the dc-bus voltage is limited to the peak of the line voltage. Hence, low voltage rated mosfets and diodes can be used. The efficiency is improved because the switches are turned on under zero current switching (ZCS) condition and turned off under zero voltage zero current switching (ZVZCS) condition. Also, no current feedback is required since the converter provides an output current independent of output voltage. In this paper, operating principle of the proposed LED driver is presented and design considerations are discussed. To verify the theoretical analysis, a laboratory prototype of the proposed converter for supplying a 50 W/70 V LED module from 220 Vrms/50 Hz ac mains is implemented, and the experimental results are presented. Since current feedback is not used, dimming property and operation for universal voltage range is not achievable. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]