公开(公告)号：US08049434B2

公开(公告)日：2011-11-01

申请号：US12066142

申请日：2006-09-06

申请人： Kent E. Crouse ,  Ling Wang ,  William L. Keith ,  James Cai

发明人： Kent E. Crouse ,  Ling Wang ,  William L. Keith ,  James Cai

IPC分类号： H05B37/00

CPC分类号： H05B37/0245

摘要： A lighting commissioning device and method including a lighting commissioning device for commissioning of a lighting device in a lighting system, the lighting commissioning device including an indication detector 142 responsive to indication from the lighting device and generating a lighting device indication signal 148, a change detector 144 responsive to the lighting device indication signal 148 and generating an indication detected signal 150, and a control unit 146 receiving the indication detected signal 150 and being operably connected to the lighting system.

摘要翻译： 一种照明调试装置和方法，包括用于在照明系统中调试照明装置的照明调试装置，照明调试装置包括响应于来自照明装置的指示并产生照明装置指示信号148的指示检测器142，变化检测器 响应于照明装置指示信号148并产生指示检测信号150的控制单元146以及接收指示检测信号150并可操作地连接到照明系统的控制单元146。

公开(公告)号：US07589472B2

公开(公告)日：2009-09-15

申请号：US10596338

申请日：2004-12-09

申请人： William L. Keith ,  George L Grouev ,  Kent E. Crouse

发明人： William L. Keith ,  George L Grouev ,  Kent E. Crouse

IPC分类号： H05B41/14

CPC分类号： H05B41/36 ,  H05B41/382 ,  Y10S315/05

摘要： The electronic ballast with lamp type determination for an electronic ballast providing power to a lamp filament 208 includes a filament current sensing circuit 220 operably connected to the lamp filament 208 and generating a sensed filament current signal, and a microprocessor U2 receiving the sensed filament current signal and operably connected to control the power to the lamp filament 208. The microprocessor U2 is programmed to heat the lamp filament by applying the power at a first frequency, measure the filament characteristics, and determine lamp type from the measured filament characteristics. The microprocessor U2 can also be programmed to update operating parameters for the electronic ballast to suit the determined lamp type.

摘要翻译： 具有向灯丝灯208供电的电子镇流器的灯类型确定的电子镇流器包括可操作地连接到灯丝208并产生感测的灯丝电流信号的灯丝电流感测电路220，以及接收感测的灯丝电流信号的微处理器U2 并且可操作地连接以控制灯丝208的电力。微处理器U2被编程为通过以第一频率施加功率来加热灯丝，测量灯丝特性，并根据测得的灯丝特性来确定灯泡类型。 微处理器U2也可以被编程为更新电子镇流器的工作参数以适合所确定的灯类型。

公开(公告)号：US20080265782A1

公开(公告)日：2008-10-30

申请号：US12094608

申请日：2006-11-27

申请人： Kent E. Crouse ,  Ling Wang ,  William L. Keith

发明人： Kent E. Crouse ,  Ling Wang ,  William L. Keith

IPC分类号： H05B37/02 ,  H02J1/00 ,  G05B15/00 ,  G08B1/08

CPC分类号： H05B37/0272 ,  H02J7/345 ,  H02J7/35

摘要： A lighting system control device charging system and method including a control device charged from a light source in a lighting system, including control photovoltaic cell 28 responsive to control light 46 from the light source and generating control charging power 44; a capacitor storing the control charging power 44 and generating control supply power 42; and a control microcontroller unit (MCU)/transceiver 24 powered by control supply power 42 and generating a communications signal 40 to the lighting system. The control microcontroller unit (MCU)/transceiver 24 monitors charge state of the capacitor and directs the lighting system to increase the control light 46 when the charge state is below a low charge setpoint.

摘要翻译： 一种照明系统控制装置充电系统和方法，包括从照明系统中的光源充电的控制装置，包括响应于来自光源的控制光46并产生控制充电功率的控制光伏电池28; 存储控制充电电力44并产生控制电源42的电容器; 以及由控制电源42供电并且向照明系统生成通信信号40的控制微控制器单元（MCU）/收发器24。 控制微控制器单元（MCU）/收发器24监视电容器的充电状态并引导照明系统在充电状态低于低电荷设定点时增加控制光46。

公开(公告)号：US20080218171A1

公开(公告)日：2008-09-11

申请号：US10596338

申请日：2004-12-09

申请人： William L. Keith ,  George L. Grouev ,  Kent E. Crouse

发明人： William L. Keith ,  George L. Grouev ,  Kent E. Crouse

IPC分类号： H05B41/36

CPC分类号： H05B41/36 ,  H05B41/382 ,  Y10S315/05

摘要： The electronic ballast with lamp type determination for an electronic ballast providing power to a lamp filament 208 includes a filament current sensing circuit 220 operably connected to the lamp filament 208 and generating a sensed filament current signal, and a microprocessor U2 receiving the sensed filament current signal and operably connected to control the power to the lamp filament 208. The microprocessor U2 is programmed to heat the lamp filament by applying the power at a first frequency, measure the filament characteristics, and determine lamp type from the measured filament characteristics. The microprocessor U2 can also be programmed to update operating parameters for the electronic ballast to suit the determined lamp type.

摘要翻译： 具有向灯丝灯208提供电力的电子镇流器的灯类型确定的电子镇流器包括可操作地连接到灯丝208并产生感测的灯丝电流信号的灯丝电流感测电路220和接收感测的灯丝电流的微处理器U 2 信号并可操作地连接以控制灯丝208的功率。 微处理器U 2被编程为通过以第一频率施加功率来加热灯丝，测量灯丝特性，并根据测得的灯丝特性确定灯的类型。 微处理器U 2也可以被编程为更新电子镇流器的工作参数以适合所确定的灯类型。

公开(公告)号：US5982113A

公开(公告)日：1999-11-09

申请号：US879181

申请日：1997-06-20

申请人： Kent E. Crouse ,  Peter W. Shackle ,  Patrick J. Keegan ,  Ronald J. Bezdon

发明人： Kent E. Crouse ,  Peter W. Shackle ,  Patrick J. Keegan ,  Ronald J. Bezdon

IPC分类号： H05B41/282 ,  H05B41/285 ,  H05B37/02

CPC分类号： H05B41/2853 ,  H05B41/282 ,  H05B41/2855 ,  H05B41/2856 ,  Y10S315/04

摘要： An instant start ballast includes a variable frequency boost circuit and a driven half-bridge inverter having a series resonant, direct coupled, parallel output. A control circuit includes a variable frequency driver section, a multivibrator section, and a sensing section. The variable frequency driver changes frequency smoothly, i.e. without discontinuities. The multivibrator section acts as a switch that is enabled or disabled by the sensing section for controlling the frequency of the inverter. Lamp current is required for continued operation of the control circuit. The multivibrator section controls starting by causing the inverter to produce an output signal having a trapezoidal envelope. In the event of an arc, the control circuit quenches the arc and the multivibrator periodically pulses the lamp to attempt to re-start the lamp.

摘要翻译： 瞬时启动镇流器包括可变频率升压电路和具有串联谐振，直接耦合并联输出的驱动半桥逆变器。 控制电路包括可变频率驱动器部分，多谐振荡器部分和感测部分。 可变频率驱动器平滑地改变频率，即不间断。 多谐振荡器部分用作感测部分启用或禁用的开关，用于控制变频器的频率。 控制电路的继续运行需要灯电流。 多谐振荡器部分通过使逆变器产生具有梯形包络的输出信号来控制开始。 在电弧的情况下，控制电路使电弧猝灭，并且多谐振荡器周期性地脉冲灯以试图重新启动灯。

公开(公告)号：US5973455A

公开(公告)日：1999-10-26

申请号：US79844

申请日：1998-05-15

申请人： Grigoriy Mirskiy ,  William L. Keith ,  Kent E. Crouse ,  Peter W. Shackle ,  Patrick J. Keegan ,  Ronald J. Bezdon

发明人： Grigoriy Mirskiy ,  William L. Keith ,  Kent E. Crouse ,  Peter W. Shackle ,  Patrick J. Keegan ,  Ronald J. Bezdon

IPC分类号： H05B41/295 ,  H05B41/36 ,  H05B37/02

CPC分类号： H05B41/36 ,  H05B41/295 ,  Y10S315/04 ,  Y10S315/07

摘要： An electronic ballast for a gas discharge lamp includes an AC to DC converter for changing alternating current at power line voltage to direct current and an inverter powered by the converter and having a series resonant, direct coupled output coupled to the lamp. The inverter includes an AC switch having a diode bridge defining an AC diagonal and a DC diagonal and a transistor connected across the DC diagonal. The primary winding of a filament transformer is connected across the AC diagonal of the bridge and the transistor is coupled to the microprocessor for controlling current through the primary winding. The microprocessor is programmed to close the AC switch while the lamp is starting and to open the switch after the lamp is started, thereby cutting off the filaments from a source of power and reducing the power consumed by the ballast during normal operation. A resistor in series with the transistor is used to detect filament resistance and provide an indication of lamp type.

摘要翻译： 用于气体放电灯的电子镇流器包括用于将电力线电压下的交流电流改变为直流电的AC至DC转换器和由转换器供电的具有耦合到灯的串联谐振的直接耦合输出的逆变器。 逆变器包括AC开关，其具有限定AC对角线和DC对角线的二极管桥和跨DC对角线连接的晶体管。 灯丝变压器的初级绕组连接在桥的AC对角线上，晶体管耦合到微处理器，用于控制通过初级绕组的电流。 微处理器被编程为在灯启动时闭合AC开关，并且在灯启动之后打开开关，从而将灯丝从电源切断，并降低正常操作期间镇流器消耗的功率。 与晶体管串联的电阻器用于检测灯丝电阻并提供灯类型的指示。

公开(公告)号：US5747941A

公开(公告)日：1998-05-05

申请号：US568623

申请日：1995-12-07

申请人： Peter W. Shackle ,  Randy G. Russell ,  Kent E. Crouse ,  Ronald J. Bezdon

发明人： Peter W. Shackle ,  Randy G. Russell ,  Kent E. Crouse ,  Ronald J. Bezdon

IPC分类号： H05B41/298 ,  H05B37/02

CPC分类号： H05B41/2985 ,  Y10S315/05

摘要： An electronic ballast includes an inverter producing pulses having a DC component, an output circuit connecting the filaments of one or more lamps in series, and a control circuit for detecting direct current through the filaments. The control circuit includes a capacitor charged by the DC component. When the voltage on the capacitor reaches a predetermined value, the ballast applies a high voltage to the lamps. The predetermined value is not reached unless a direct current passes from the output of the inverter through all lamp filaments to the capacitor. If a lamp filament is not intact, the inverter will not apply high voltage to the lamp.

摘要翻译： 电子镇流器包括产生具有DC分量的脉冲的逆变器，串联连接一个或多个灯的灯丝的输出电路和用于检测通过灯丝的直流电的控制电路。 控制电路包括由DC分量充电的电容器。 当电容器上的电压达到预定值时，镇流器对灯施加高电压。 除非直流电流从逆变器的输出通过所有灯丝到电容器，否则不能达到预定值。 如果灯丝不完整，变频器将不会对灯施加高电压。

公开(公告)号：US5434477A

公开(公告)日：1995-07-18

申请号：US34956

申请日：1993-03-22

申请人： Kent E. Crouse ,  John G. Konopka

发明人： Kent E. Crouse ,  John G. Konopka

IPC分类号： H05B41/24 ,  H02M1/00 ,  H02M1/42 ,  H05B41/28 ,  H05B41/282 ,  H05B41/29

CPC分类号： H02M1/425 ,  H05B41/28 ,  H05B41/2825 ,  Y02B70/126 ,  Y10S315/07

摘要： A circuit with a transistor common to both the inverter and the boost converter powers a gas discharge lamp. In a half-bridge inverter, a boost inductor is coupled between the rectifier and the junction between two switching circuits.

摘要翻译： 具有与逆变器和升压转换器共同的晶体管的电路为气体放电灯供电。 在半桥逆变器中，升压电感耦合在整流器和两个开关电路之间的结之间。

公开(公告)号：US5124619A

公开(公告)日：1992-06-23

申请号：US705856

申请日：1991-05-28

申请人： Mihail S. Moisin ,  Kent E. Crouse

发明人： Mihail S. Moisin ,  Kent E. Crouse

IPC分类号： H05B41/24 ,  H05B41/282

CPC分类号： H05B41/2827 ,  Y10S315/07

摘要： A circuit (100) for driving a gas discharge lamp load (102, 104, 106) and including: an inverter (112) receiving a unidirectional voltage output and producing an alternating voltage, and having a control input (156, 166); a series-resonant oscillator (126) coupled to the inverter output (116) and having an inductance (128) and a capacitance (130) in series for producing an alternating current; an output transformer (134) coupling the lamp load to the oscillator in series with the inductance and in parallel with the capacitance; and a feedback transformer (146) having a primary winding (148) coupled in parallel with the output transformer and coupled in series with the capacitance and a secondary winding (150, 152) coupled to the control input of the inverter. Since the feedback transformer primary winding carries only capacitive current (I.sub.C), the frequency of the circuit is substantially independent of the load. This allows the feedback transformer to be of the non-saturating-core type while retaining control of the oscillator frequency. Also, the circuit automatically shuts down in the event of load short-circuit.

摘要翻译： 一种用于驱动气体放电灯负载（102,104,106）的电路（100），包括：逆变器（112），接收单向电压输出并产生交流电压，并具有控制输入端（156,166）; 串联谐振振荡器（126），其耦合到所述逆变器输出端（116）并且具有用于产生交流电的串联的电感（128）和电容（130） 输出变压器（134），其将灯负载与所述电感串联耦合到所述振荡器并与所述电容并联; 以及反馈变压器（146），其具有与所述输出变压器并联耦合并与所述电容串联耦合的初级绕组（148）和耦合到所述逆变器的控制输入端的次级绕组（150,152）。 由于反馈变压器初级绕组仅承载电容电流（IC），电路的频率基本上与负载无关。 这允许反馈变压器处于非饱和磁芯型，同时保持对振荡器频率的控制。 此外，在负载短路的情况下，电路会自动关闭。

公开(公告)号：US08514072B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-20

申请号：US12093335

申请日：2006-11-13

申请人： Kent E. Crouse ,  William L. Keith ,  Andrew C. Brown

发明人： Kent E. Crouse ,  William L. Keith ,  Andrew C. Brown

IPC分类号： G08B1/08

CPC分类号： G08C17/02

摘要： A RF wireless sensor interface (20) interfaces one or more of a variety of sensors (12, 13) to a RF wireless network (11). A power converter (30) of the interface (20) converts a primary power (PPRM) into a DC power (PDC) that is supplied to the sensor(s) (12, 13). A microcontroller (60) of the interface (20) receives sensor detection information (SDI) from the sensor(s) (12, 13) in response to the sensor(s) (12, 13) receiving the DC power (PDC) from the power converter (30). A RF transmitter/transceiver (50) of the interface (20) executes a sensor detection information RF transmission (SDIRF) and/or a sensor control signal RF transmission (SCSRF) to the RF wireless network (11) in response to the microcontroller (60) receiving the sensor detection information (SDI). The power converter (30), the microcontroller (60) and the RF transmitter/transceiver (50) are located within a modular housing (80).

摘要翻译： RF无线传感器接口（20）将各种传感器（12,13）中的一个或多个接口连接到RF无线网络（11）。 接口（20）的电源转换器（30）将主电源（PPRM）转换为提供给传感器（12,13）的直流电源（PDC）。 接口（20）的微控制器（60）响应于接收直流电力（PDC）的传感器（12,13）从传感器（12,13）接收传感器检测信息（SDI） 功率转换器（30）。 接口（20）的RF发射器/收发器（50）响应于微控制器（RF）向RF无线网络（11）执行传感器检测信息RF传输（SDIRF）和/或传感器控制信号RF传输（SCSRF） 60）接收传感器检测信息（SDI）。 功率转换器（30），微控制器（60）和RF发射器/收发器（50）位于模块化壳体（80）内。