公开(公告)号：US20120235585A1

公开(公告)日：2012-09-20

申请号：US13509863

申请日：2010-04-13

申请人： Ihor Lys ,  Michael Datta ,  Gregory Campbell

发明人： Ihor Lys ,  Michael Datta ,  Gregory Campbell

IPC分类号： H05B37/02 ,  G06F19/00

CPC分类号： H05B39/044 ,  Y02B20/146

摘要： A device for detecting a dimmer phase angle set by operation of a dimmer for a solid state lighting load includes a processor having a digital input, a first diode connected between the digital input and a voltage source and a second diode connected between the digital input and ground. The device further includes a first capacitor connected between the digital input and a detection node, a second capacitor connected between the detection node and ground, and a resistance connected between the detection node and a rectified voltage node, which receives a rectified voltage from the dimmer. The processor is configured to sample digital pulses at the digital input based on the rectified voltage and to identify the dimmer phase angle based on lengths of the sampled digital pulses.

摘要翻译： 用于检测通过固态照明负载的调光器的操作设置的调光相位角的装置包括具有数字输入的处理器，连接在数字输入和电压源之间的第一二极管和连接在数字输入和 地面。 该装置还包括连接在数字输入和检测节点之间的第一电容器，连接在检测节点和地之间的第二电容器以及连接在检测节点和整流电压节点之间的电阻，该电阻接收来自调光器的整流电压 。 处理器被配置为基于整流电压在数字输入处采样数字脉冲，并且基于采样的数字脉冲的长度来识别调光相位角。

公开(公告)号：US08816593B2

公开(公告)日：2014-08-26

申请号：US13509863

申请日：2010-04-13

申请人： Ihor Lys ,  Michael Datta ,  Gregory Campbell

发明人： Ihor Lys ,  Michael Datta ,  Gregory Campbell

IPC分类号： H05B41/36 ,  H05B37/02 ,  H05B39/00

CPC分类号： H05B39/044 ,  Y02B20/146

摘要： A device for detecting a dimmer phase angle set by operation of a dimmer for a solid state lighting load includes a processor having a digital input, a first diode connected between the digital input and a voltage source and a second diode connected between the digital input and ground. The device further includes a first capacitor connected between the digital input and a detection node, a second capacitor connected between the detection node and ground, and a resistance connected between the detection node and a rectified voltage node, which receives a rectified voltage from the dimmer. The processor is configured to sample digital pulses at the digital input based on the rectified voltage and to identify the dimmer phase angle based on lengths of the sampled digital pulses.

摘要翻译： 用于检测通过固态照明负载的调光器的操作设置的调光相位角的装置包括具有数字输入的处理器，连接在数字输入和电压源之间的第一二极管和连接在数字输入和 地面。 该装置还包括连接在数字输入和检测节点之间的第一电容器，连接在检测节点和地之间的第二电容器以及连接在检测节点和整流电压节点之间的电阻，该电阻接收来自调光器的整流电压 。 处理器被配置为基于整流电压在数字输入处采样数字脉冲，并且基于采样的数字脉冲的长度来识别调光相位角。

公开(公告)号：US09456486B2

公开(公告)日：2016-09-27

申请号：US13634956

申请日：2011-03-01

申请人： Michael Datta ,  Gregory Campbell ,  Mark Rabiner

发明人： Michael Datta ,  Gregory Campbell ,  Mark Rabiner

IPC分类号： H05B37/02 ,  H05B33/08

CPC分类号： H05B33/0845 ,  H05B33/0815 ,  H05B33/0824 ,  H05B37/02

摘要： A device for controlling levels of light output by a solid state lighting load at low dimming levels includes a bleed circuit connected in parallel with the solid state lighting load. The bleed circuit includes a resistor and a transistor connected in series, the transistor being configured to turn on and off in accordance with a duty cycle of a digital control signal when a dimming level set by a dimmer is less than a predetermined first threshold, decreasing an effective resistance of the bleed circuit as the dimming level decreases.

摘要翻译： 用于在低调光水平下控制由固态照明负载输出的光的水平的装置包括与固态照明负载并联连接的放电电路。 放电电路包括串联连接的电阻器和晶体管，所述晶体管被配置为当由调光器设置的调光电平小于预定的第一阈值时根据数字控制信号的占空比导通和关断，减小 当调光水平降低时，放电电路的有效电阻。

公开(公告)号：US10015860B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-03

申请号：US13639880

申请日：2011-03-29

申请人： Michael Datta ,  Gregory Campbell

发明人： Michael Datta ,  Gregory Campbell

IPC分类号： H05B37/02 ,  H05B33/08 ,  H05B39/08

CPC分类号： H05B37/02 ,  H05B33/0815 ,  H05B39/08

摘要： A system and method control an amount of power delivered by a power converter (220) to a solid state lighting load (240). It is determined whether a dimmer (204) is present between a voltage source (201) and the power converter (220) based on a rectified input voltage from the voltage source. When the dimmer is determined to be present, an operating point of the power converter is adjusted to increase the amount of power delivered by the power converter to the solid state lighting load by a compensation amount, so that the increased amount of power is equal to an amount of power delivered by the power converter when the dimmer is not present.

公开(公告)号：US09485833B2

公开(公告)日：2016-11-01

申请号：US13636165

申请日：2011-03-11

申请人： Michael Datta ,  Gregory Campbell

发明人： Michael Datta ,  Gregory Campbell

IPC分类号： H05B37/02 ,  H05B33/08

CPC分类号： H05B37/02 ,  H05B33/0809 ,  H05B33/0845

摘要： A system for controlling a level of light output by a solid state lighting load controlled by a dimmer includes a phase angle detector and a power converter. The phase angle detector is configured to detect a phase angle of the dimmer based on a rectified voltage from the dimmer and to determine a power control signal based on comparison of the detected phase angle with a predetermined first threshold. The power converter is configured to provide an output voltage to the solid state lighting load, the power converter operating in an open loop mode based on the rectified voltage from the dimmer when the detected phase angle is greater than the first threshold, and operating in a closed loop mode based on the rectified voltage from the dimmer and the determined power control signal from the detection circuit when the detected phase angle is less than the first threshold.

摘要翻译： 用于通过由调光器控制的固态照明负载来控制光输出电平的系统包括相位角检测器和功率转换器。 相位角检测器被配置为基于来自调光器的整流电压来检测调光器的相位角，并且基于检测到的相位角与预定的第一阈值的比较来确定功率控制信号。 功率转换器被配置为向固态照明负载提供输出电压，当检测到的相位角大于第一阈值时，功率转换器基于来自调光器的整流电压以开环模式工作，并且在 当检测到的相位角小于第一阈值时，基于来自调光器的整流电压的闭环模式和来自检测电路的确定的功率控制信号。

公开(公告)号：US20130193866A1

公开(公告)日：2013-08-01

申请号：US13639880

申请日：2011-03-29

申请人： Michael Datta ,  Gregory Campbell

发明人： Michael Datta ,  Gregory Campbell

IPC分类号： H05B37/02

CPC分类号： H05B37/02 ,  H05B33/0815 ,  H05B39/08

摘要： A system and method control an amount of power delivered by a power converter (220) to a solid state lighting load (240). It is determined whether a dimmer (204) is present between a voltage source (201) and the power converter (220) based on a rectified input voltage from the voltage source. When the dimmer is determined to be present, an operating point of the power converter is adjusted to increase the amount of power delivered by the power converter to the solid state lighting load by a compensation amount, so that the increased amount of power is equal to an amount of power delivered by the power converter when the dimmer is not present.

摘要翻译： 系统和方法控制由功率转换器（220）传送到固态照明负载（240）的功率量。 基于来自电压源的整流输入电压，确定电压源（201）和功率转换器（220）之间是否存在调光器（204）。 当确定存在调光器时，调整功率转换器的工作点以增加功率转换器向固态照明负载传递的功率量的补偿量，使得增加的功率量等于 当不存在调光器时由功率转换器传递的功率量。

公开(公告)号：US20130141001A1

公开(公告)日：2013-06-06

申请号：US13636165

申请日：2011-03-11

申请人： Michael Datta ,  Gregory Campbell

发明人： Michael Datta ,  Gregory Campbell

IPC分类号： H05B37/02

CPC分类号： H05B37/02 ,  H05B33/0809 ,  H05B33/0845

摘要： A system for controlling a level of light output by a solid state lighting load controlled by a dimmer includes a phase angle detector and a power converter. The phase angle detector is configured to detect a phase angle of the dimmer based on a rectified voltage from the dimmer and to determine a power control signal based on comparison of the detected phase angle with a predetermined first threshold. The power converter is configured to provide an output voltage to the solid state lighting load, the power converter operating in an open loop mode based on the rectified voltage from the dimmer when the detected phase angle is greater than the first threshold, and operating in a closed loop mode based on the rectified voltage from the dimmer and the determined power control signal from the detection circuit when the detected phase angle is less than the first threshold.

摘要翻译： 用于通过由调光器控制的固态照明负载来控制光输出电平的系统包括相位角检测器和功率转换器。 相位角检测器被配置为基于来自调光器的整流电压来检测调光器的相位角，并且基于检测到的相位角与预定的第一阈值的比较来确定功率控制信号。 功率转换器被配置为向固态照明负载提供输出电压，当检测到的相位角大于第一阈值时，功率转换器基于来自调光器的整流电压以开环模式工作，并且在 当检测到的相位角小于第一阈值时，基于来自调光器的整流电压的闭环模式和来自检测电路的确定的功率控制信号。

公开(公告)号：US20130106298A1

公开(公告)日：2013-05-02

申请号：US13634956

申请日：2011-03-01

申请人： Michael Datta ,  Gregory Campbell ,  Mark Rabiner

发明人： Michael Datta ,  Gregory Campbell ,  Mark Rabiner

IPC分类号： H05B37/02

CPC分类号： H05B33/0845 ,  H05B33/0815 ,  H05B33/0824 ,  H05B37/02

摘要： A device for controlling levels of light output by a solid state lighting load at low dimming levels includes a bleed circuit connected in parallel with the solid state lighting load. The bleed circuit includes a resistor and a transistor connected in series, the transistor being configured to turn on and off in accordance with a duty cycle of a digital control signal when a dimming level set by a dimmer is less than a predetermined first threshold, decreasing an effective resistance of the bleed circuit as the dimming level decreases.

摘要翻译： 用于在低调光水平下控制由固态照明负载输出的光的水平的装置包括与固态照明负载并联连接的放电电路。 放电电路包括串联连接的电阻器和晶体管，所述晶体管被配置为当由调光器设置的调光电平小于预定的第一阈值时根据数字控制信号的占空比导通和关断，减小 当调光水平降低时，放电电路的有效电阻。

公开(公告)号：US08810359B2

公开(公告)日：2014-08-19

申请号：US13328687

申请日：2011-12-16

申请人： Gregory Campbell ,  Francois-Xavier Souvay ,  Yvan Hamel

发明人： Gregory Campbell ,  Francois-Xavier Souvay ,  Yvan Hamel

IPC分类号： H04L7/00 ,  G05B19/02 ,  G08B21/00 ,  F21S8/00 ,  B60Q1/124 ,  H04W4/04 ,  H05B37/02

CPC分类号： H05B37/0245 ,  H04W4/04 ,  H04W4/043

摘要： A method and a system for assembling and controlling a lighting array including a plurality of lighting units by providing a representation of the lighting array having a unit entry for and corresponding to each lighting unit in the lighting array wherein each unit entry includes a physical location address field and a lighting unit identification field. The representation of the lighting array is mapped onto the array address space by entering a physical address in the array address space into the location address field of each unit entry and serializing the lighting unit by writing a unique unit identifier of a corresponding lighting unit into the lighting unit identification field of each unit entry.

摘要翻译： 一种用于组装和控制包括多个照明单元的照明阵列的方法和系统，其通过提供具有用于并对应于照明阵列中的每个照明单元的单元条目的照明阵列的表示，其中每个单位条目包括物理位置地址 场和照明单元识别字段。 通过将阵列地址空间中的物理地址输入到每个单元条目的位置地址字段中，将照明阵列的表示映射到阵列地址空间，并通过将相应的照明单元的唯一单元标识符写入 每个单元条目的照明单元识别字段。

公开(公告)号：US20130293111A1

公开(公告)日：2013-11-07

申请号：US13480557

申请日：2012-05-25

申请人： Gregory Campbell

发明人： Gregory Campbell

IPC分类号： H05B37/00

CPC分类号： H05B33/0872 ,  H05B33/0893

摘要： A usage time correcting engine, and corresponding method, system, apparatus, and computer product are provided. Over a period of time that an LED lighting fixture is being used to provide light, a usage time correcting engine indirectly measures an internal temperature of a component of the fixture. The indirect measurement is based on a measured external temperature of the component and power output supplied to or provided by the component. The usage time correcting engine determines a multiplier as a function of the indirectly measured internal temperature. The usage time correcting engine multiplies the period of time by the multiplier to provide a corrected measurement of usage of the component. In some examples, the usage time correcting engine determines a remaining lifetime of the LED lighting fixture from the corrected measurement and then reports the remaining lifetime to a user by way of a log, flashing light or other notification/indication.

摘要翻译： 提供了使用时间校正引擎及相应的方法，系统，装置和计算机产品。 在LED照明灯具被用于提供光的一段时间内，使用时间校正引擎间接地测量夹具的部件的内部温度。 间接测量基于组件的测量外部温度和由组件提供或提供的功率输出。 使用时间校正引擎确定乘数作为间接测量的内部温度的函数。 使用时间校正引擎将时间周期乘以乘数以提供对组件的使用的校正测量。 在一些示例中，使用时间校正引擎根据校正的测量来确定LED照明器具的剩余寿命，然后通过日志，闪烁灯或其他通知/指示将剩余寿命报告给用户。