EP2145513A1 - Circuit arrangement and method for progressively dimming one or more lighting means - Google Patents
Circuit arrangement and method for progressively dimming one or more lighting meansInfo
- Publication number
- EP2145513A1 EP2145513A1 EP07726745A EP07726745A EP2145513A1 EP 2145513 A1 EP2145513 A1 EP 2145513A1 EP 07726745 A EP07726745 A EP 07726745A EP 07726745 A EP07726745 A EP 07726745A EP 2145513 A1 EP2145513 A1 EP 2145513A1
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- Prior art keywords
- circuit arrangement
- dimming
- switching
- inputs
- arrangement according
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
- H05B41/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps
- H05B41/14—Circuit arrangements
- H05B41/36—Controlling
- H05B41/38—Controlling the intensity of light
- H05B41/40—Controlling the intensity of light discontinuously
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
- H05B41/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps
- H05B41/14—Circuit arrangements
- H05B41/36—Controlling
- H05B41/38—Controlling the intensity of light
- H05B41/40—Controlling the intensity of light discontinuously
- H05B41/42—Controlling the intensity of light discontinuously in two steps only
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
- H05B35/00—Electric light sources using a combination of different types of light generation
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
- H05B47/00—Circuit arrangements for operating light sources in general, i.e. where the type of light source is not relevant
- H05B47/10—Controlling the light source
- H05B47/175—Controlling the light source by remote control
- H05B47/185—Controlling the light source by remote control via power line carrier transmission
Definitions
- the invention relates to an electronic module, the electronic control gear for lighting, which are appro ⁇ net these lamps to dimming, controls.
- Fig. 1 Schematic representation of the Heidelbergungsanord ⁇ tion.
- FIG. 2 Various circuit variants of the circuit arrangement.
- FIG. 3 Schematic representation of a lighting system with dimmable control gear
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of he ⁇ inventive circuit arrangement 10.
- the arrangement includes an input section 1 with decoder, an off ⁇ transition part 2 and preferably also a processor unit 3.
- the decoder section 1 decodes the combination of the pending switching signals and assigns them corresponding Dimmstel ⁇ ments to. These dimming positions are either assigned directly to permanently programmed light levels, or entered into the control section 3, which outputs the stored values of the light levels for the corresponding dimming positions.
- the output part 2 converts the light levels into a control signal that can be used by the operating device and outputs this to the operating device or the operating devices.
- the control signal may hereby be a digital signal, e.g. be a DALI signal, but it can also be an analog signal, e.g. for the 1..10V interface.
- the desired protocol can also be selected during programming.
- This embodiment has the advantage that for a change of light level is not at the same time a switching ⁇ input must be turned on is switched off while the other. Thus, the problem of Stromun ⁇ terbrechung is bypassed during switching.
- Fig. 2 shows some possible Heidelbergungskonfiguratio ⁇ NEN of the switching inputs: Fig. 2a switches a phase on both inputs. In Fig. 2b phase and neutral are ver ⁇ exchanged, and both inputs are connected to the neutral. In Fig. 2c, finally, two various ⁇ dene phases on the two inputs are switched.
- the interface S can in this case an analog or to be a digital interface.
- the operating devices do not necessarily have to be supplied with power from the circuit arrangement. It is also possible that the circuit arrangement outputs only one dimming signal and the power supply for the operating device runs independently and not via the circuit arrangement.
- the light values assigned to the dimming stages can preferably be programmed in.
- different variants can be used:
- Light levels can be adjusted.
- tap changers e.g. DIP switches can be used to select from multiple dimming levels.
- an interface P can also be provided, to which an external programming device can be connected in order to program the different light levels.
- Different types of data transmission are conceivable:
- the circuit arrangement can have an infrared receiving module, via which the various dimming stages can be programmed into the circuit arrangement.
- the scarf ⁇ tion arrangement comprises a receiving module for electromagnetic radiation, and that the dimming stages are programmed via the reception of a specific signal sequence.
- the circuit arrangement has a module for extracting a signal sequence on the switching inputs LS1 or LS2 or the terminal L. This signal sequence is modulated onto the lines and processed by the circuitry to program the dimming steps.
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- Circuit Arrangement For Electric Light Sources In General (AREA)
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US (1) | US20100084986A1 (en) |
EP (1) | EP2145513A1 (en) |
KR (1) | KR20100015437A (en) |
CN (1) | CN101601332A (en) |
WO (1) | WO2008110197A1 (en) |
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