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Electrolytic capacitors have the disadvantage of
pronounced aging. Non-electrolytic capacitors are therefore used
in applications where long-life is important. In this paper we
present a driving stage for LEDs without any capacitive
elements. The basic topology is a Buck converter with one coil,
one active, and one passive switch. Instead of the output
capacitor, series connections of one or more LEDs and an active
switch are connected. An additional diode is connected between
the output and the input to achieve a current path, when all LED-
paths are off. A nonlinear hysteresis controller is used to achieve
a robust control. A system with three switchable LED-strings is
analyzed. Design hints are given and the function is proved with
the help of LTSpice simulations. The system can be used for
lighting purposes with the possibility to change the chrominance.
The potentiality to transmit data is also treated.