公开(公告)号：US4213313A

公开(公告)日：1980-07-22

申请号：US26104

申请日：1979-04-02

申请人： George E. Kiefer ,  LeRoy J. Herbst

发明人： George E. Kiefer ,  LeRoy J. Herbst

IPC分类号： A47L15/46 ,  D06F33/02 ,  G05B19/02

CPC分类号： A47L15/46 ,  D06F33/02 ,  D06F2210/00 ,  Y10T307/957

摘要： A relay control circuit for controlling the operation of various electrically actuated devices in a washing appliance such as a dishwasher is disclosed. The circuit employs four relays to provide eight operating functions, including filling, draining, dispensing of additives, water circulation, water circulation with heat, and drying.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于控制诸如洗碗机的洗涤设备中的各种电动装置的操作的继电器控制电路。 该电路采用四个继电器提供八种操作功能，包括灌装，排水，添加剂分配，水循环，热循环和干燥。

公开(公告)号：US5572093A

公开(公告)日：1996-11-05

申请号：US306869

申请日：1994-09-15

申请人： George E. Kiefer

发明人： George E. Kiefer

IPC分类号： H05B41/04 ,  H05B41/18 ,  H05B41/00

CPC分类号： H05B41/18 ,  H05B41/042 ,  Y10S315/05

摘要： Included in a ballast circuit arrangement for a gas discharge lamp is a ballast transformer arrangement receptive of an input power signal and providing an output, ballast voltage. Further included is a pulse transformer having a secondary winding in serial circuit with the lamp for impressing a high voltage, hot restrike starting pulse across the lamp. A bypass capacitor is coupled to the ballast transformer for being charged by the ballast voltage. A hot restrike starting circuit for pulsing a primary winding of the pulse transformer comprises a serially connected starting capacitor and resistor coupled across the bypass capacitor; and a circuit for discharging the starting capacitor including, in serial circuit, the primary winding of the pulse transformer and a current switch having a control electrode responsive to a control signal. A trigger circuit for supplying such control signal comprises a serially connected trigger capacitor and resistor coupled across the starting capacitor; a circuit for discharging the trigger capacitor including a first voltage-breakover switch and producing the mentioned control signal when the first voltage-breakover switch becomes conductive; and a second voltage-breakover switch in serial circuit with the trigger resistor, between the trigger and starting capacitors. The foregoing arrangement provides multiple, consistently high, hot restrike pulses for restarting the lamp.

摘要翻译： 包括在用于气体放电灯的镇流器电路装置中的是镇流器变压器装置，其接收输入功率信号并提供输出镇流器电压。 还包括一个脉冲变压器，其具有串联电路的次级绕组，该灯用于在整个灯上施加高电压，热再起弧脉冲。 旁路电容器耦合到镇流变压器，以通过镇流器电压进行充电。 用于使脉冲变压器的初级绕组脉冲的热再起弧电路包括串联连接的启动电容器和耦合在旁路电容器两端的电阻器; 以及用于在串联电路中包括脉冲变压器的初级绕组和具有响应于控制信号的控制电极的电流开关的放电启动电容器的电路。 用于提供这种控制信号的触发电路包括串联的触发电容器和耦合在起动电容器两端的电阻器; 用于对包括第一电压断开开关的触发电容器进行放电的电路，并且当所述第一断电开关导通时产生所述控制信号; 和一个与触发电阻串联电路的第二个断路开关，位于触发和起动电容之间。 上述布置提供了用于重新启动灯的多个一致的高热再启动脉冲。

公开(公告)号：US4241400A

公开(公告)日：1980-12-23

申请号：US970697

申请日：1978-12-18

申请人： George E. Kiefer

发明人： George E. Kiefer

IPC分类号： G05B19/02 ,  A47L15/46 ,  D06F33/02 ,  D06F39/08 ,  G05B9/02 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G05B19/04

CPC分类号： D06F33/02 ,  G05B19/0426 ,  G05B19/0428 ,  D06F2202/085 ,  D06F2204/084 ,  D06F2212/02 ,  D06F2214/00 ,  D06F2216/00 ,  D06F2224/00 ,  G05B2219/23431 ,  Y10T307/951

摘要： A control circuit is disclosed for appliances such as dishwashers and clothes washers. The control circuit employs a microprocessor programmed to respond to user selected options to determine the operating sequence of the appliance. The circuit includes a drain feedback system which permits the microprocessor to detect and identify a plurality of drain fault conditions including failure to drain, slow drain and plugged drain. A protective response is initiated by the microprocessor to prevent flooding or damage to the appliance should any of these fault conditions occur, and the user is advised of the specific fault mode via an alpha-numeric digital display on the appliance control panel. In the event a rapid drain occurs, the feedback system immediately terminates pump-out and transfers the time saved to a subsequent time-insensitive cycle, thereby eliminating undesirable operation of pump and motor while maintaining the total cycle time as originally programmed.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于诸如洗碗机和洗衣机的电器的控制电路。 控制电路使用被编程为响应于用户选择的选项的微处理器来确定设备的操作顺序。 该电路包括漏极反馈系统，其允许微处理器检测并识别多个漏极故障状况，包括排水不良，缓慢排水和堵塞排水。 如果发生任何这种故障情况，微处理器发起保护响应，以防止淹没或损坏设备，并且通过设备控制面板上的字母数字数字显示屏向用户通知特定的故障模式。 在发生快速泄漏的情况下，反馈系统立即终止抽出并将所节省的时间传送到随后的不敏感周期，从而消除泵和电动机的不期望的操作，同时保持原始编程的总循环时间。

公开(公告)号：US07564192B2

公开(公告)日：2009-07-21

申请号：US11256870

申请日：2005-10-24

申请人： Byron R. Collins ,  George E. Kiefer

发明人： Byron R. Collins ,  George E. Kiefer

IPC分类号： H05B41/16

CPC分类号： H05B41/38 ,  H01J61/56 ,  Y10S315/04

摘要： A HID dimming method and apparatus are provided. The method includes generating a dc waveform during a reduced power dimming mode of operation of the HID lamp, the reduced power dimming mode being less than the full power rating of the lamp, and driving the lamp with the dc waveform to generate a dimmed lamp output. An ac waveform may be utilized to drive the lamp during the full power mode of operation.

摘要翻译： 提供HID调光方法和装置。 该方法包括在HID灯的降低的功率调光模式下产生直流波形，降低的功率调光模式小于灯的全额定功率，并用直流波形驱动灯以产生暗淡的灯输出 。 可以在全功率工作模式期间使用交流波形来驱动灯。

公开(公告)号：US5449980A

公开(公告)日：1995-09-12

申请号：US306800

申请日：1994-09-15

申请人： George E. Kiefer ,  Gary C. Seitz

发明人： George E. Kiefer ,  Gary C. Seitz

IPC分类号： H05B41/04 ,  H05B37/00

CPC分类号： H05B41/042 ,  Y10S315/05

摘要： Disclosed is a ballast circuit arrangement for a gas discharge lamp, which includes a ballast transformer arrangement receptive of an input power signal, having a winding and a serially connected ballast capacitor, and providing an output, ballast voltage that alternates in polarity during successive half cycles. A bypass capacitor is coupled to the winding of the ballast transformer for being charged by the ballast voltage. A voltage for driving the lamp exists on the bypass capacitor. The inventive arrangement includes a pulse transformer having a secondary winding in serial circuit with the lamp for impressing a high voltage, hot restrike starting pulse across the lamp. A hot restrike starting circuit is provided, comprising a starting capacitor coupled across the bypass capacitor, and a circuit for discharging the starting capacitor including a primary winding of the pulse transformer and a serially connected current switch. A circuit is provided to boost the lamp-driving voltage during operation of the hot restrike circuit, comprising a one-way current valve for substantially shorting out the ballast voltage during at least part of a half cycle of ballast voltage of a first polarity, whereby voltage across the ballast capacitor becomes additive to the voltage across the ballast transformer winding in the next, opposite polarity half cycle of ballast voltage so as to boost the lamp-driving voltage impressed across the lamp during such opposite polarity half cycle. Also included is circuitry for disabling the voltage boost circuit during normal lamp operation.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于气体放电灯的镇流器电路装置，其包括接收输入功率信号的镇流变压器装置，其具有绕组和串联连接的镇流电容器，并提供在连续半周期期间极性交替的输出镇流器电压 。 旁路电容器耦合到镇流变压器的绕组，以通过镇流器电压来充电。 用于驱动灯的电压存在于旁路电容器上。 本发明的装置包括具有串联电路的次级绕组的脉冲变压器，该灯用于在灯上施加高电压，热再起动脉冲。 提供了一种热再起动电路，包括耦合在旁路电容器上的起动电容器和用于对包括脉冲变压器的初级绕组和串联电流开关的起动电容器进行放电的电路。 提供电路以在热再启动电路的操作期间提升灯驱动电压，包括单向电流阀，用于在第一极性的镇流器电压的至少部分半周期期间实质上短路镇流器电压，由此 镇流电容器两端的电压在镇流器电压的下一个相反的极性半周期内与镇流变压器绕组之间的电压相加，以便在相反的极性半周期期间提高灯驱动电压。 还包括用于在正常灯操作期间禁用升压电路的电路。

公开(公告)号：US5444334A

公开(公告)日：1995-08-22

申请号：US306342

申请日：1994-09-15

申请人： Lawrence W. Speaker ,  George E. Kiefer

发明人： Lawrence W. Speaker ,  George E. Kiefer

IPC分类号： H05B41/04 ,  H05B41/18 ,  H05B37/02

CPC分类号： H05B41/18 ,  H05B41/042

摘要： A ballast circuit arrangement with hot restrike capabilities includes an input transformer having a primary winding receptive of line power and a secondary winding over which an output voltage is made available. A first capacitor coupled across the secondary winding of the input transformer develops a voltage charge thereon. A resistor and a second capacitor are series connected to one another and are parallel coupled across the first capacitor. A starting aid device is coupled to the secondary winding of the input transformer and produces an output voltage of a predetermined magnitude. The output voltage of the starting aid is coupled to a spark gap device having first, second and third electrodes associated therewith. A first spark gap formed between the second and third electrode is first fired by the output voltage of the starting aid which in turn triggers the firing of a second spark gap formed between the first and second electrodes. A pulse transformer having a primary winding coupled between the spark gap device and the series connection between the resistor and second capacitor provides a discharge path for the second capacitor. Upon the firing of the second spark gap, the primary winding of the pulse transformer produces a starting pulse through a secondary winding of the pulse transformer. The starting pulse is effective for starting the discharge lamp under predetermined conditions including a condition where it is desired to restart the discharge lamp immediately following the discharge lamp being extinguished.

摘要翻译： 具有热再起弧功能的镇流器电路装置包括具有接收线路功率的初级绕组的输入变压器和可用于输出电压的次级绕组。 耦合在输入变压器的次级绕组上的第一电容器在其上产生电压电荷。 电阻器和第二电容器彼此串联连接，并且跨越第一电容器并联耦合。 启动辅助装置耦合到输入变压器的次级绕组，并产生预定大小的输出电压。 启动辅助装置的输出电压耦合到具有与其相关联的第一，第二和第三电极的火花隙装置。 形成在第二和第三电极之间的第一火花隙首先由起动辅助装置的输出电压触发，这反过来触发在第一和第二电极之间形成的第二火花隙的点火。 具有耦合在火花隙装置和电阻器和第二电容器之间的串联连接的初级绕组的脉冲变压器为第二电容器提供放电路径。 在第二火花隙的点火时，脉冲变压器的初级绕组通过脉冲变压器的次级绕组产生起始脉冲。 启动脉冲对于在预定条件下启动放电灯是有效的，包括期望在放电灯熄灭之后重新启动放电灯的条件。

公开(公告)号：US4245310A

公开(公告)日：1981-01-13

申请号：US970696

申请日：1978-12-18

申请人： George E. Kiefer

发明人： George E. Kiefer

IPC分类号： D06F33/02 ,  D06F39/08 ,  G05B19/042 ,  G05B19/04 ,  G06F15/46

CPC分类号： D06F39/081 ,  D06F33/02 ,  G05B19/0426 ,  G05B19/0428 ,  D06F2202/085 ,  D06F2204/084 ,  D06F2212/02 ,  D06F2214/00 ,  D06F2216/00 ,  D06F2224/00 ,  G05B2219/23431 ,  G05B2219/24108 ,  G05B2219/24211 ,  G05B2219/2633

摘要： A control circuit is disclosed for appliances such as dishwashers and clothes washers. The control circuit employs a microprocessor programmed to respond to user selected options to determine the operating sequence of the appliance. The control circuit includes an overfill system which permits the microprocessor to detect and identify a flood condition in response to a signal from a float assembly. The flood signal causes the microprocessor to initiate a flood control routine which interrupts the normal operating cycle being executed, if any, and initiates and maintains operation of a drain cycle until the water returns to the normal level for a predetermined period of time. The flood routine overrides all other program control thereby preventing any other machine function until the flood condition has been eliminated and there has been user interaction. The user is advised of the flood condition via an alpha-numeric digital display on the appliance control panel. The overfill system will be activated regardless of the operative state of the appliance.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于诸如洗碗机和洗衣机的电器的控制电路。 控制电路使用被编程为响应用户选择的选项的微处理器来确定设备的操作顺序。 控制电路包括一个溢出系统，其允许微处理器响应于来自浮子组件的信号来检测和识别洪水状况。 洪水信号使得微处理器启动洪水控制程序，其中断正在执行的正常操作周期（如果有的话），并启动并维持排水循环的操作，直到水返回到正常水平达预定时间段。 洪水程序覆盖所有其他程序控制，从而防止任何其他机器功能，直到洪水条件已被消除，并且存在用户交互。 通过设备控制面板上的字母数字数字显示屏，告知用户洪水状况。 无论设备的工作状态如何，过载系统都将被激活。

公开(公告)号：US4245309A

公开(公告)日：1981-01-13

申请号：US970695

申请日：1978-12-18

申请人： George E. Kiefer

发明人： George E. Kiefer

IPC分类号： G05B19/042 ,  G05B19/04 ,  G06F11/22 ,  G06F15/46

CPC分类号： G05B19/0428 ,  G05B19/0426 ,  G05B2219/21136 ,  G05B2219/23386 ,  G05B2219/23454 ,  G05B2219/24053 ,  G05B2219/25413 ,  G05B2219/25458

摘要： A control circuit is disclosed for appliances such as dishwashers and clothes washers. The control circuit employs a microprocessor programmed to respond to user selected options to determine the operating sequence of the appliance. Feedback systems permit the detection and indication of fault conditions, such as overfill or drain blockage, and initiate protective responses from the microprocessor to prevent flooding or damage to the appliance. The circuit includes a diagnostic system having a diagnostic routine which will sequence through the usual operating cycles in response to operator input and which may be advanced through the cycles at the operator's discretion. The operative cycles and applicance malfunctions, if any, are displayed on a control panel as the diagnostic routine is executed thereby facilitating diagnosis and repair.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于诸如洗碗机和洗衣机的电器的控制电路。 控制电路使用被编程为响应于用户选择的选项的微处理器来确定设备的操作顺序。 反馈系统允许检测和指示故障状况，例如过度填充或排水堵塞，并启动微处理器的保护性响应，以防止淹没或损坏设备。 该电路包括具有诊断程序的诊断系统，该诊断程序将根据操作者的输入顺序通过通常的操作周期，并且可以在操作者的判断下通过循环进行。 如执行诊断程序，操作循环和应用故障（如果有的话）显示在控制面板上，从而便于诊断和修复。

公开(公告)号：US06784781B1

公开(公告)日：2004-08-31

申请号：US10408879

申请日：2003-04-08

申请人： Byron R. Collins ,  George E. Kiefer

发明人： Byron R. Collins ,  George E. Kiefer

IPC分类号： H01F2724

CPC分类号： H01F27/306 ,  H01F3/10 ,  H01F27/24 ,  H01F27/324 ,  H01F27/34 ,  H01F27/38 ,  H01F37/00 ,  H01F38/10

摘要： An improved reactor and ballast system is provided. The reactor includes a core having an I portion and a rolled portion which forms a core opening, a coil having an electrically insulated coil opening through which the I portion extends, and a spacer between the I portion and an edge of the rolled portion of the core. A portion of the coil extends into the core opening. The ballast system includes a core having a plurality of I portions and a rolled portion which form one or more core openings, a plurality of coils, each coil having an electrically insulated coil opening through which one of the I portions extends, and a plurality of spacers between the I portions and a first edge of the rolled portion and between the I portions and a second edge of the rolled portion. A portion of each coil extends into a corresponding core opening.

摘要翻译： 提供改进的反应器和镇流器系统。 反应器包括具有I部分的芯体和形成芯部开口的卷绕部分，具有I部分延伸穿过的电绝缘线圈开口的线圈以及I部分与I部分的轧制部分的边缘之间的间隔件 核心。 线圈的一部分延伸到芯开口中。 镇流器系统包括具有多个I部分的芯部和形成一个或多个芯部开口的卷绕部分，多个线圈，每个线圈具有电绝缘线圈开口，I部分中的一个延伸穿过该绝缘线圈开口， I部分之间的间隔物和轧制部分的第一边缘之间以及I部分和轧制部分的第二边缘之间的间隔物。 每个线圈的一部分延伸到对应的芯开口中。

公开(公告)号：US5898273A

公开(公告)日：1999-04-27

申请号：US886302

申请日：1997-07-01

申请人： Byron R. Collins ,  George E. Kiefer

发明人： Byron R. Collins ,  George E. Kiefer

IPC分类号： H01J61/52 ,  H01J61/54 ,  H01J61/82 ,  H01J17/20

CPC分类号： H01J61/52 ,  H01J61/54 ,  H01J61/827

摘要： A metal halide gas discharge lamp comprises an arc tube containing a vaporizable metal halide and first and second spaced electrodes. An arrangement for heating the arc tube assists in creating an arc discharge between the first and second electrodes. It comprises a heat source positioned to heat the arc tube, and an electron barrier disposed between the heat source and the arc tube for minimizing accumulation of photoelectrons on an outer surface of the arc tube so as to substantially avoid sodium migration out of the arc tube. A switch deactivates the heat source after the arc tube is heated a desired amount.

摘要翻译： 金属卤化物气体放电灯包括含有可汽化金属卤化物和第一和第二间隔电极的电弧管。 用于加热电弧管的布置有助于在第一和第二电极之间产生电弧放电。 它包括定位成加热电弧管的热源和设置在热源和电弧管之间的电子势垒，用于最大限度地减少光电子在电弧管的外表面上的累积，以便基本上避免钠迁移出电弧管 。 在电弧管被加热所需量之后，开关使热源失活。