Duty factor probing of a triac-based dimmer
    1.
    发明授权
    Duty factor probing of a triac-based dimmer 有权
    三端双向可控硅调光器的占空因数探测

    公开(公告)号:US09504111B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-22

    申请号:US14560330

    申请日:2014-12-04

    IPC分类号: H05B37/02 H05B33/08 G01R23/02

    摘要: A line-frequency determining circuit for coupling to the output of a thyristor-switched dimmer that determines a line-frequency of an AC power source that supplies an input to the thyristor-controlled dimmer permits accurate control of periodic probing of the dimmer output. The probing is performed to predict zero-cross times of the AC power source that, in turn, are used to determine a dimming control value of the thyristor-switched dimmer. A minimum conductance is applied across the output of the dimmer during the probing intervals that begin at the turn-on time of the dimmer and last until enough information has been gathered to correctly predict a next zero crossing of the AC line voltage that supplies the input of the dimmer. The probing can be performed at intervals of an odd number of half-cycles of the AC line frequency so that internal dimmer timer operation is not affected by DC offset.

    摘要翻译: 用于耦合到晶闸管开关调光器的输出的线路频率确定电路,其确定向晶闸管控制的调光器提供输入的AC电源的线路频率允许精确地控制调光器输出的周期性探测。 执行探测以预测交流电源的零交叉时间,其又用于确定可控硅开关调光器的调光控制值。 在调光间隔期间,在调光器的开启时间内,最小电导被施加到调光器的输出端,并且持续到足够的信息被收集以正确地预测提供输入的AC线电压的下一个过零点 的调光器。 可以以交流线路频率的奇数个半周期的间隔执行探测,使得内部调光器定时器操作不受直流偏移的影响。

    System and method for learning dimmer characteristics
    2.
    发明授权
    System and method for learning dimmer characteristics 有权
    学习调光特性的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09282598B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-03-08

    申请号:US14101963

    申请日:2013-12-10

    摘要: Systems and methods for learning dimmer characteristics provide improved efficiency in operating lighting devices. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a lamp controller that is configured to monitor voltage information associated with one or more lamps or a dimmer of a system, adjust one or more parameters of an attach current profile in conformity with the voltage information to arrive at a selected attach current profile, and apply within the system the selected attach current profile.

    摘要翻译: 用于学习调光特性的系统和方法提高了操作照明装置的效率。 在一个实施例中,一种装置包括灯控制器,其被配置为监视与一个或多个灯或系统的调光器相关联的电压信息,根据电压信息调整附接电流曲线的一个或多个参数以达到 选择附加电流配置文件,并在系统中应用所选的连接电流配置文件。