Emergency lighting converter
    91.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10985598B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-20

    申请号:US16603605

    申请日:2018-04-27

    Abstract: An emergency converter according to the invention is used in lighting applications for operation from an energy storage device in case of mains failure. The converter device comprises a charger circuit configured to charge the energy storage device and a microcontroller circuit configured to control the charger circuit. The driver circuit is preferably implemented in a coupled inductor boost circuit topology. The microcontroller circuit is further configured to control the switch based on a zero crossing of a measured inductor current.

    Emergency lighting converter
    92.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10985597B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-20

    申请号:US16481538

    申请日:2018-02-26

    Inventor: Ian Wilson

    Abstract: The invention is in the field of emergency lighting devices and power supply of emergency lighting devices. A LED converter for an emergency lighting unit comprises a LED driver for supplying a current to a LED lighting device, an energy storage interface for connecting an energy storage device, a charging circuit for charging the energy storage, and a control circuit. The energy storage interface is configured to connect at least two different types of energy storage devices. The charging circuit sets at least one energy storage management parameter according to the type of energy storage device connected by the energy storage interface. The control circuit determines the type of energy storage device connected by the energy storage interface and controls the charging circuit to set the energy storage management parameter according to the determined type of energy storage device.

    EXTENDED SIGNALING CAPACITY IN A DALI SYSTEM
    93.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200323071A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-08

    申请号:US16753108

    申请日:2018-10-22

    Abstract: The invention relates to a signaling device (2) for use in a DALI system (1) with a DALI bus (B), wherein, according to the DALI standard, an upper voltage value range (DH) is established for the bus voltage of the DALI bus (B) for transmitting a high-level DALI signal via the DALI bus, and the bus voltage of the DALI bus (B) lies within the upper voltage value range (DH) in the idle state, wherein the signaling device (2) is configured for being connected to the DALI bus (B) of the DALI system (1), and wherein, in the connected state, the signaling device (2) is configured to change the bus voltage of the DALI bus to a predetermined voltage value (U2) within the upper voltage value range (DH) in the idle state. The invention also relates to a DALI device (3a, 3b, 3c) for use in a DALI system (1) with a DALI bus (B), which is configured for registering the above-mentioned signaling using the signaling device (2) according to the invention.

    Commissioning of one or more installed devices of a lighting system

    公开(公告)号:US10791612B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-29

    申请号:US16470641

    申请日:2017-12-18

    Abstract: The invention refers to a communication module arranged to support execution of commissioning of one or more installed devices and configured to transmit, according to Thread network protocol, via multiple channels a connectivity verification message arranged to initiate an execution of a predetermined activity by the one or more installed devices. Present invention concerns a commissioning device, transmitting the connectivity verification message to the one or more installed devices via the communication module, and installed devices, each installed device monitoring received messages, determining whether or not a received message is the connectivity verification message, determining whether or not a signal strength of the received message is above a predetermined threshold, if the received message is a connectivity verification message and if the signal strength of the received message is above the predetermined threshold, executing the predetermined activity. Further, the invention concerns a managing device supporting the execution of said commissioning.

    Luminaire bus system
    95.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10779376B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-15

    申请号:US16466333

    申请日:2017-12-18

    Inventor: Günter Marent

    Abstract: The aim of the invention is to determine an operating point (220) of an AC/DC converter and optionally of a DC/DC converter, fed by the AC/DC converter, for feeding an operating DC voltage into a luminaire bus system in such a way that a power loss (202) of the luminaire bus system is reduced. This aim is achieved according to the invention in that a plurality of calibration DC voltages (282) are sequentially fed into the luminaire bus system, and a corresponding power consumption of the luminaire bus system is determined for each calibration DC voltage (282). The operating point can then be determined based on the power consumptions.

    OPERATING DEVICE HAVING A TEST SWITCH AND STATUS INDICATOR

    公开(公告)号:US20200059997A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-20

    申请号:US16346886

    申请日:2017-10-03

    Inventor: David Dixon

    Abstract: Arrangement comprising an operating device (1) for emergency lighting and a first light-emitting diode (12), a second light-emitting diode (13, and a test switch (11), wherein the operating device (1) comprises a first connection (9.1) and a second connection (9.2), wherein the first light emitting diode (12) and the second light emitting diode (13) are connected in parallel between the first connection (9.1) and the second connection (9.2).

    Light system for detecting the presence of individuals by using light having a different spectrum

    公开(公告)号:US10548196B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-28

    申请号:US15531064

    申请日:2015-12-18

    Inventor: Thomas Ondrisek

    Abstract: The invention relates a system for determining a change in a room (1). The invention comprises in particular a self-teaching illuminating system which detects a presence of an individual in an illuminated area. The system comprises lighting means (2) which output light, control means (3) which control the luminous output from the lighting means (2), measuring means (4) which determine a luminous intensity, and an evaluation means (6) which evaluates the luminous intensity determined by the measuring means (4). The evaluation means (6) is designed to detect a change of an object/individual in the room (1), starting from a determined luminous intensity at at least one first time, at which the lighting means (2) outputs no light, and a luminous intensity at at least one second time, at which the lighting means (2) outputs light.

    Direct AC driving circuit and luminaire

    公开(公告)号:US10542594B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-21

    申请号:US15744110

    申请日:2015-07-30

    Abstract: The invention relates to a direct AC driving circuit and a luminaire for driving at least one LED, the driving circuit comprises a LED string (2) that comprises a series connection of at least two LEDs, wherein the LED string (2) is directly powered from a rectified AC mains voltage and a LED string switching unit (1) that is configured to control at least one LED shortening unit (1′) that is arranged in parallel to at least one LED of the LED string (2′). According to the invention, the driving circuit comprises means configured to provide a low supply voltage (VLow) which is also derived from the rectified AC mains voltage (4), wherein the low supply voltage (VLow) is generated from unutilized voltage of the LED-string (2′).

    Clocked flyback converter circuit
    99.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10462859B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-29

    申请号:US15570407

    申请日:2016-06-06

    Abstract: The invention relates to a clocked flyback converter circuit for directly operating lighting means comprising: a transformer (5), which has a primary winding (4), which is coupled to a controllable switch (7), and a secondary winding (6), to which the lighting means (11) can be coupled; a control unit (14) for controlling the switch (7); and means (8) for directly or indirectly sensing the current through the switch (7) in the switched-on state and for feeding a signal and reflecting said current to the control unit (14). The control unit (14) is designed to switch off the switch (7) if the signal reflecting the current has reached a variable switch-off threshold (Is), to change the switch-off threshold (Is) in order to change the power transmitted by the flyback converter circuit (3), and to reduce the switch-off threshold (Is) for the current signal only down to a minimum value and to switch from operation in the limit mode to discontinuous operation in order to achieve a further reduction in the power transmitted by the flyback converter circuit (3) while the switch-off threshold (Is) is fixed.

    Managing device ownership and commissioning in public-key encrypted wireless networks

    公开(公告)号:US10419928B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-17

    申请号:US15448868

    申请日:2017-03-03

    Inventor: Edgar Holleis

    Abstract: A mobile commissioning device for assisting in the commissioning of wireless public-key encrypted networks, the device being provided with: means for reading the public key from a network node to be integrated in the wireless network, the channel for reading the public key being physically different to the wireless network channel for which the node is to be commissioned, means for at least temporarily storing the read public key in the device, means for transferring a public key of the commissioning device to the network node to be commissioned, the channel for transferring the public key preferably being the wireless channel for which the node is to be commissioned, and means for transferring the read public key to a trust center.

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