A power converter includes a voltage conversion unit that provides a first driving voltage at a first output electrode by converting a power supply voltage in response to a first control signal, the voltage conversion unit being configured to provide a second driving voltage at a second output electrode by converting the power supply voltage after a short detection period, the voltage conversion unit being configured to shut down in response to a third control signal, and a short detection unit that generates the third control signal by comparing a magnitude of a voltage of the second output electrode with a magnitude of a reference voltage during the short detection period.

A display device includes: pixels to emit light of various intensity in accordance with driving signals; data lines to communicate the driving signals to the pixels; scan lines to communicate scan signals to select at least one of the pixels to receive the driving signals; a first power supply to supply at least one driving voltage to the pixels; and a second power supply including an initial voltage terminal to supply an initial voltage to the pixels. The at least one pixel includes: a driving transistor connected between the first power supply and an anode electrode of an organic light emitting diode, a third transistor including an oxide transistor, the third transistor having a first electrode connected to the initial voltage terminal, a second electrode connected to the anode electrode, and first and second gate electrodes, each of which is connected to one of the scan lines, and a fourth transistor including a poly-silicon transistor, the fourth transistor having a first electrode connected to the first power supply, and a second electrode connected to a second electrode of the driving transistor.

Embodiments of the present invention provide an organic light emitting diode and an organic light emitting display device including the organic compound. The organic compound is capable of reducing a driving voltage of an organic light emitting diode and improves a current efficiency and a lifetime of the organic light emitting diode and the organic light emitting display device including the same.

A transparent thin film display element (100) with a display region(101), and a transition region (105) having a first edge (106) bordering the display region and a second edge (107) opposite to the first edge, the transparent display element having a layer stack (103) comprises:a first conductor layer (110); a second conductor layer (120); and an emissive layer (130) superposed between the first and the second conductor layers and configured to emit light upon electrical current flowing through the emissive layer between the first and the second conductor layers. At least one layer (120) of a group comprising the first and the second conductor layers and the emissive layer has, in the transition region (105), a first coverage at the first edge (106), a second coverage lower than the first coverage at the second edge (107), and an intermediate coverage lying between the first and the second coverage.

An LED driving apparatus includes a driving circuit and multiple pixel circuits, each including: a pixel line connecting pixel power sources; an LED in series to the pixel line; two pixel MOSFETs connected in series to the pixel line, wherein the first MOSFET is turned on by the driving circuit and the second MOSFET is connected to the first MOSFET source; and a capacitor connected between the two MOSFET gates. The driving circuit includes: a driving line connecting driving power sources; a current source in series to the driving line; two driving MOSFETs connected in series to the driving line, wherein the first driving MOSFET is connected to the first pixel MOSFET gate and the second driving MOSFET is connected to the second pixel MOSFET gate and the first driving MOSFET source; and a switch connected between the gates of the first pixel and the first driving MOSFETs.

An LED driving apparatus includes a driving circuit and multiple pixel circuits, each including: a pixel line connecting pixel power sources; an LED in series to the pixel line; two pixel MOSFETs connected in series to the pixel line, wherein the first MOSFET is turned on by the driving circuit and the second MOSFET is connected to the first MOSFET source; and a capacitor connected between the two MOSFET gates. The driving circuit includes: a driving line connecting driving power sources; a current source in series to the driving line; two driving MOSFETs connected in series to the driving line, wherein the first driving MOSFET is connected to the first pixel MOSFET gate and the second driving MOSFET is connected to the second pixel MOSFET gate and the first driving MOSFET source; and a switch connected between the gates of the first pixel and the first driving MOSFETs.

An OLED driving system and an OLED driving method according to the present invention include: storing usage information representing an accumulated actual usage time of an OLED lighting device with respect to each of a plurality of electric current ranges different from one another in a usage information storage part; updating the accumulated actual usage time by adding an actual usage time of the OLED lighting device to the accumulated actual usage time stored in the usage information storage part and represented as the usage information with respect to a specific electric current range corresponding to an electric current value of an electric power output to the OLED lighting device; and storing the updated accumulated actual usage time.

An OLED driving system and an OLED driving method according to the present invention include: storing usage information representing an accumulated actual usage time of an OLED lighting device with respect to each of a plurality of electric current ranges different from one another in a usage information storage part; updating the accumulated actual usage time by adding an actual usage time of the OLED lighting device to the accumulated actual usage time stored in the usage information storage part and represented as the usage information with respect to a specific electric current range corresponding to an electric current value of an electric power output to the OLED lighting device; and storing the updated accumulated actual usage time.

A device for controlling the electrical power supply of a pixelated light source comprises a converter having a feedback control loop and a microcontroller element. The microcontroller element is arranged to act on the controlled value in a precise manner as a function of at least one parameter of the pixelated light source powered by the converter.

A device for controlling the electrical power supply of a pixelated light source comprises a converter having a feedback control loop and a microcontroller element. The microcontroller element is arranged to act on the controlled value in a precise manner as a function of at least one parameter of the pixelated light source powered by the converter.