Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Lighting driver having multiple dimming interfaces
- Patent Title (中): 具有多个调光接口的照明驱动器
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Application No.: US14373095Application Date: 2013-01-21
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Publication No.: US09374015B2Publication Date: 2016-06-21
- Inventor: Bernhard Siessegger , Christian Breuer , Avinash Gunda
- Applicant: OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc.
- Agent Andrew Martin
- International Application: PCT/US2013/022362 WO 20130121
- International Announcement: WO2013/110024 WO 20130725
- Main IPC: H05B33/08
- IPC: H05B33/08 ; H05B37/02 ; H02M7/06 ; H05B41/39 ; H01L25/16 ; H01L27/15 ; H01L33/62 ; H01L25/075 ; G01R31/26 ; G01R31/40 ; G01R31/44 ; G01R31/02

Abstract:
Lighting control techniques and corresponding drivers and ballasts are disclosed. In some embodiments, the driver or ballast receives multiple dimming inputs and has multiple dimming interfaces that produce initial dimming signals or levels. The initial dimming signals are manipulated by a controller to produce a final output dimming signal or level that is based on the dimming signals received and dims the attached light sources accordingly. The manipulations performed by the controller may include various operations, such as comparisons and calculating the product of the initial dimming signals. In some embodiments, the techniques can be applied to light-emitting diode (LED) drivers or ballasts for fluorescent and other discharge light sources and can be used in smart grid and peak power shaping applications.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140354178A1 LIGHTING DRIVER HAVING MULTIPLE DIMMING INTERFACES Public/Granted day:2014-12-04
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