公开(公告)号：US20160165439A1

公开(公告)日：2016-06-09

申请号：US14561598

申请日：2014-12-05

申请人： Timothy Chen ,  Dustin Cairns

发明人： Timothy Chen ,  Dustin Cairns

IPC分类号： H04W12/06 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04W76/02

CPC分类号： H04W12/06 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L63/0281 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W12/04 ,  H04W12/08 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W84/18

摘要： A peripheral device for establishing a network connection with a gateway is disclosed, and includes a request module and a configuration logic. The request module sends a request for identification and receives an authenticator responsive to sending the request for identification. The authenticator includes data indicative of predefined settings of the gateway. The configuration logic is in data communication with a plurality of configurations stored within a memory of the peripheral device. In response to receiving the predefined settings from the request module, the configuration logic selects a specific configuration from the plurality of configurations, where the specific configuration defines a set of attributes that correspond to the predefined settings of the gateway. The configuration logic also activates the specific configuration once the specific configuration has been selected. The configuration logic also establishes a network connection with the gateway based on a wireless communication protocol.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于与网关建立网络连接的外围设备，包括请求模块和配置逻辑。 请求模块发送识别请求，并响应于发送识别请求而接收认证者。 认证器包括指示网关的预定义设置的数据。 配置逻辑与存储在外围设备的存储器中的多个配置进行数据通信。 响应于从请求模块接收到预定义的设置，配置逻辑从多个配置中选择特定配置，其中特定配置定义与网关的预定义设置相对应的一组属性。 一旦选择了特定的配置，配置逻辑也会激活特定的配置。 配置逻辑还基于无线通信协议建立与网关的网络连接。

公开(公告)号：US09271353B2

公开(公告)日：2016-02-23

申请号：US14333620

申请日：2014-07-17

申请人： Timothy Chen ,  Haiyan Wang

发明人： Timothy Chen ,  Haiyan Wang

IPC分类号： H05B33/08 ,  H05B41/28 ,  B23H1/02

CPC分类号： H05B33/0815 ,  B23H1/024 ,  H05B33/0845 ,  H05B33/0896

摘要： A dimmer circuit for at least one LED is disclosed. The LED is controlled by a TRIAC dimmer. A leakage current flows through the TRIAC dimmer if the TRIAC dimmer is off. The dimmer circuit include inputs for receiving a source of incoming AC power, a rectifier for receiving the source of incoming AC power and producing a DC voltage, a controller for receiving the DC voltage from the rectifier and providing a switching signal, a first circuit, and a loading circuit. The first circuit receives the switching signal from the controller. The first circuit includes a first switching element that is selectively activated based on the switching signal. The loading circuit receives the switching signal from the controller. The loading circuit includes a second switching element that is activated if the first switching element is deactivated. The loading circuit selectively provides a minimum loading current.

摘要翻译： 公开了至少一个LED的调光电路。 LED由TRIAC调光器控制。 如果TRIAC调光器关闭，则泄漏电流流过TRIAC调光器。 调光电路包括用于接收输入AC电源的输入端，用于接收输入AC电源的源并产生DC电压的整流器，用于从整流器接收DC电压并提供开关信号的控制器，第一电路， 和加载电路。 第一个电路从控制器接收切换信号。 第一电路包括基于开关信号选择性地激活的第一开关元件。 加载电路从控制器接收切换信号。 加载电路包括第二开关元件，如果第一开关元件被去激活，则第二开关元件被激活。 负载电路选择性地提供最小负载电流。

公开(公告)号：US20150351188A1

公开(公告)日：2015-12-03

申请号：US14326566

申请日：2014-07-09

申请人： Timothy Chen ,  Andrew Charles Hussey

发明人： Timothy Chen ,  Andrew Charles Hussey

IPC分类号： H05B33/08 ,  H02M1/44 ,  H02M7/06

CPC分类号： H05B33/0857 ,  H02M1/44 ,  H02M3/156 ,  H02M3/335 ,  H02M7/06 ,  H02M2001/0045 ,  H05B33/0809 ,  H05B33/0815 ,  H05B33/0824

摘要： A driver circuit for delivering a generally constant voltage to a load is disclosed. The driver circuit includes a source of incoming AC power, a rectifier, and a constant voltage driver. The rectifier is connected to the source of incoming AC power and produces a DC voltage. The constant voltage driver receives the DC voltage from the rectifier. The constant voltage driver includes a selectively activated switching element for receiving the DC voltage, a controller, and an output line. The controller receives the DC voltage and is configured to send a drive signal to the switching element in order to activate the switching element. The output line provides the generally constant voltage to the load.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于将大体上恒定的电压传送到负载的驱动电路。 驱动器电路包括输入AC电源，整流器和恒压驱动器。 整流器连接到输入交流电源，产生直流电压。 恒压驱动器从整流器接收直流电压。 恒压驱动器包括用于接收DC电压的选择性激活的开关元件，控制器和输出线。 控制器接收直流电压，并被配置为向开关元件发送驱动信号以激活开关元件。 输出线为负载提供一般恒定的电压。

公开(公告)号：US08674777B1

公开(公告)日：2014-03-18

申请号：US13615482

申请日：2012-09-13

申请人： Robert Mack ,  Timothy Chen

发明人： Robert Mack ,  Timothy Chen

IPC分类号： H03L1/00

CPC分类号： G06F1/022 ,  G06F1/0328 ,  G06F1/08 ,  H03B28/00 ,  H03B2200/0088 ,  H03L1/00 ,  H03L7/0994

摘要： A method for compensating NCO jitter by changing a step value used to increment an accumulator in the NCO to make up for inaccuracies, or jitters. In one approach, a remainder in the accumulator may be monitored and a compensated clock close to the current edge of an ideal clock may be generated. In another approach, a compensated clock close to the next edge of the ideal clock may be generated after the current edge of the ideal clock is missed. The step value may be stored in a memory, which may be a register. A jitter compensator may include a comparator for monitoring the remainder in the accumulator or a detector for detecting whether an ideal clock has been missed. The jitter compensator may also change the step value to a step value for a faster clock to compensate jitter.

摘要翻译： 一种用于通过改变用于增加NCO中的累加器的步长值来补偿NCO抖动以补偿不准确或不稳定的方法。 在一种方法中，可以监视累加器中的余数，并且可以产生接近理想时钟的当前边缘的补偿时钟。 在另一种方法中，在理想时钟的当前边缘被错过之后，可以产生靠近理想时钟的下一个边缘的补偿时钟。 步数值可以存储在可以是寄存器的存储器中。 抖动补偿器可以包括用于监视累加器中的余数的比较器或用于检测是否错过理想时钟的检测器。 抖动补偿器还可以将步长值改变为更快时钟的步进值以补偿抖动。

公开(公告)号：US07830096B2

公开(公告)日：2010-11-09

申请号：US11931860

申请日：2007-10-31

申请人： Timothy Chen ,  Nitin Kumar ,  James K. Skully

发明人： Timothy Chen ,  Nitin Kumar ,  James K. Skully

IPC分类号： H05B39/04

CPC分类号： H05B41/2825 ,  H05B41/2827

摘要： A current fed bipolar junction transistor (BJT) based inverter ballast includes base drive circuits configured to drive respective BJT switches, and high-speed drive reverse peak current limiting circuits, configured to operate in conjunction with the respective base drive circuits.

摘要翻译： 基于电流馈电的双极结型晶体管（BJT）的逆变器镇流器包括被配置为驱动相应的BJT开关的基极驱动电路和被配置为与相应的基极驱动电路一起工作的高速驱动反向峰值限流电路。

公开(公告)号：US07759880B2

公开(公告)日：2010-07-20

申请号：US12029811

申请日：2008-02-12

申请人： Istvan Maros ,  Istvan Peter Bakk ,  Louis R. Nerone ,  Timothy Chen ,  Nitin Kumar

发明人： Istvan Maros ,  Istvan Peter Bakk ,  Louis R. Nerone ,  Timothy Chen ,  Nitin Kumar

IPC分类号： H05B37/00

CPC分类号： H05B35/00 ,  H01J61/327 ,  H05B41/2827

摘要： A circuit or combined ballast for driving a fluorescent lamp and at least one light emitting diode (LED) includes an integrated driver circuit having an alternating current (AC) circuit that includes at least one ballast coil for driving the fluorescent lamp and a direct current circuit for driving the LED having a secondary winding inductively coupled with the fluorescent lamp ballast coil for driving the LED. A method of driving a lamp assembly includes at least one fluorescent lamp and at least one light emitting diode (LED) and a combined driver circuit for supplying both the fluorescent lamp and the LED. The combined driver circuit supplies high voltage AC supply to a first portion of the driver circuit to the fluorescent lamp, supplies low voltage DC supply in a second portion of the driver circuit to the LED, and provides a secondary winding in the second portion of the driver circuit that is inductively coupled with a ballast coil in the first portion of the driver circuit that drives the fluorescent lamp.

摘要翻译： 用于驱动荧光灯和至少一个发光二极管（LED）的电路或组合镇流器包括具有交流（AC）电路的集成驱动器电路，其包括用于驱动荧光灯的至少一个镇流器线圈和直流电路 用于驱动具有与用于驱动LED的荧光灯镇流器线圈感应耦合的次级绕组的LED。 驱动灯组件的方法包括至少一个荧光灯和至少一个发光二极管（LED）和用于提供荧光灯和LED两者的组合驱动电路。 组合的驱动器电路向驱动电路的第一部分提供高压AC电源到荧光灯，将驱动电路的第二部分中的低电压DC电源提供给LED，并且在第二部分中提供次级绕组 驱动电路，其与驱动电路的驱动电路的第一部分中的镇流器线圈感应耦合。

公开(公告)号：US07327101B1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-05

申请号：US11646138

申请日：2006-12-27

申请人： Timothy Chen ,  Ajay Karthik Hari ,  Gregory Alan Harper

发明人： Timothy Chen ,  Ajay Karthik Hari ,  Gregory Alan Harper

IPC分类号： G05F1/00

CPC分类号： H05B41/2985 ,  H05B41/2988 ,  Y10S315/05

摘要： Systems and methods are disclosed that facilitate sensing a pulse in a ballast circuit for a lamp when the lamp is in an end-of-life (EOL) stage or when the lamp is experiencing an arcing conduction condition, such as may occur when a contact between the lamp and its holder is compromised. Upon sensing the pulse, a microcontroller may distinguish between EOL and arcing conditions based on detected pulse width(s), and may initiate an appropriate response. For instance, if the pulse is due to an arcing event, the microcontroller may interrupt lamp operation for a brief period before restarting the lamp to mitigate the arcing condition. If the pulse is caused by an EOL condition, the microcontroller may place the lamp in a preheat or restarting mode to hasten lamp failure. In either case, responses to the sensed pulse mitigate the occurrence of dangerously high lamp temperatures that may damage lamp sockets.

摘要翻译： 公开了系统和方法，当灯处于寿命终止阶段（EOL）阶段时或当灯经历电弧导通条件时，诸如在接触时可能发生的情况，便于感测用于灯的镇流器电路中的脉冲 在灯与其支架之间受到损害。 在感测到脉冲后，微控制器可以基于检测到的脉冲宽度来区分EOL和电弧条件，并且可以启动适当的响应。 例如，如果脉冲是由于电弧事件引起的，微控制器可能在重新启动灯泡之前短时间内中断灯的工作，以减轻电弧状态。 如果脉冲是由EOL状态引起的，则微控制器可能会将灯置于预热或重启模式，以加快灯泡故障。 在任一种情况下，对感测脉冲的响应可以减轻可能损坏灯泡插座的危险的高灯温度的发生。

公开(公告)号：US07193368B2

公开(公告)日：2007-03-20

申请号：US10987472

申请日：2004-11-12

申请人： Timothy Chen ,  James K. Skully

发明人： Timothy Chen ,  James K. Skully

IPC分类号： H05B39/00 ,  H05B41/14 ,  H05B39/04 ,  H05B37/02

CPC分类号： H05B41/295

摘要： In a current fed electronic ballast multiple lamps are operated in a parallel circuit arrangement. The ballast provides pre-heating to the cathodes of the lamps for a period of time before an open circuit voltage is ramped up to the preferred starting voltage of the lamps. An open circuit voltage controller times coordinates the pre-heating and the operating voltage. After the pre-heating phase, current is removed from the cathodes of the lamps so that electricity is not wasted to the cathodes while the lamps are lit. A single switch is used to switch cathode pre-heating on and off, regardless of how many lamps the ballast operates. A decoupling array of diodes allows the single switch to coordinate pre-heating to all the lamps.

摘要翻译： 在当前馈入的电子镇流器中，多个灯以并联电路布置操作。 镇流器在开路电压斜坡上升到灯的优选启动电压之前的一段时间内向灯的阴极提供预热。 开路电压控制器时间协调预热和工作电压。 在预热阶段之后，从灯的阴极去除电流，使得在点燃灯时电不会浪费到阴极。 单个开关用于开启和关闭阴极预热，无论镇流器操作多少灯。 二极管的去耦阵列允许单个开关将所有灯的预热协调。

公开(公告)号：US07075251B2

公开(公告)日：2006-07-11

申请号：US10729758

申请日：2003-12-05

申请人： Timothy Chen ,  James K. Skully

发明人： Timothy Chen ,  James K. Skully

IPC分类号： H05B37/00

CPC分类号： H05B41/3924 ,  H05B41/2983

摘要： A ballast, or power supply circuit, for gas discharge lamps of the type using IC control based gate-drive circuitry for controlling a pair of serially connected switches of a d.c.-a.c. inverter. More particularly, the invention relates to a ballast having a resonant feedback circuit drawing continuous input current from a wide range of source voltages to satisfy requirements of phase control dimmers. Even more particularly, the invention relates to a universal platform for phase dimming discharge lighting using the Ballast and a discharge Lamp with a phase dimming circuit.

摘要翻译： 一种镇流器或电源电路，用于使用基于IC控制的栅极驱动电路的气体放电灯，用于控制一对直流电偶的串联连接的开关。 逆变器。 更具体地，本发明涉及一种具有谐振反馈电路的镇流器，其从宽范围的源极电压绘制连续的输入电流以满足相位控制调光器的要求。 更具体地，本发明涉及使用镇流器的相位调光放电灯的通用平台和具有相位调光电路的放电灯。

公开(公告)号：US20050222906A1

公开(公告)日：2005-10-06

申请号：US11053741

申请日：2005-02-08

申请人： Timothy Chen

发明人： Timothy Chen

IPC分类号： G06Q30/00 ,  G06F17/60

CPC分类号： G06Q30/02 ,  G06Q30/0222 ,  G06Q30/0224 ,  G06Q30/0226 ,  G06Q30/0236 ,  G06Q30/0242 ,  G06Q30/0254 ,  G06Q30/0255 ,  G06Q30/0267 ,  G06Q30/0269

摘要： A method for providing at least one targeted local marketing program and for measuring the effectiveness of the at least one targeted local marketing program is disclosed. The method includes generating at least one targeted message in accordance with instructions of at least one retailer, forwarding at least one targeted message to a plurality of select customers, and monitoring responses from the plurality of select customers via an identification methodology. The monitoring allows for a determination of the effectiveness of the at least one marketing program, where the targeted messages attract customers to retailers by targeting the plurality of select customers with incentives.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种提供至少一个目标本地营销计划和用于测量至少一个目标本地营销计划的有效性的方法。 该方法包括根据至少一个零售商的指令生成至少一个目标消息，将至少一个目标消息转发给多个选择客户，以及通过识别方法来监视来自多个选择客户的响应。 所述监视允许确定所述至少一个营销计划的有效性，其中所述有针对性的消息通过以激励对象所述多个选择客户来吸引客户到零售商。