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公开(公告)号:US6046550A
公开(公告)日:2000-04-04
申请号:US334087
申请日:1999-06-16
申请人: Jonathan H. Ference , Donald F. Hausman , John F. Loar , Robert S. Spehalski , Walter S. Zaharchuk
发明人: Jonathan H. Ference , Donald F. Hausman , John F. Loar , Robert S. Spehalski , Walter S. Zaharchuk
CPC分类号: H05B39/08 , H05B37/02 , H05B37/0254 , H05B37/029 , H05B39/086 , Y10S315/04
摘要: A diagnostic apparatus for use in a light dimming circuit of the tape which selectively controls the current flow through a lighting load to adjust its luminous output. The dimming circuit has a controllably conductive device, such as a triac, connectable in series between an A.C. power source and a lighting load, and a control circuit which responds to a dimming level control signal to selectively apply a selected portion of an A.C. voltage waveform produced by the A.C. power source to the lighting load to adjust the RMS voltage across the load. The selected portion is determined by a firing angle at which the control circuit causes the controllably conductive device to conduct power during each half cycle of the A.C. waveform. The diagnostic appararus has a senior to sense the operating status of a component of the dimming circuit and/or the presence of the dimming level control signal. A logic circuit compares an output of the sensor to provide an indication of the present operating status of The component and/or the presence of the dimming level control signal. A status indicator responds to the output of the logic circuit to provide a visual indication of a change in status of the component and/or presence of the dimming control signal.
摘要翻译: 一种用于光带调光电路的诊断装置,其选择性地控制通过照明负载的电流以调节其发光输出。 调光电路具有串联连接在AC电源和照明负载之间的可控导电器件,例如三端双向可控硅开关,以及控制电路,其响应于调光电平控制信号,以选择性地施加AC电压波形的选定部分 由交流电源产生的照明负载来调整负载上的有效值电压。 所选择的部分由触发角确定,在该触发角处控制电路使可控导电器件在交流波形的每个半周期期间导通电力。 诊断仪器有一名高级人员来感测调光电路的部件的运行状态和/或调光电平控制信号的存在。 逻辑电路比较传感器的输出以提供组件的当前操作状态的指示和/或调光电平控制信号的存在。 状态指示符响应逻辑电路的输出,以提供组件的状态改变和/或调光控制信号的存在的可视指示。
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公开(公告)号:US5808417A
公开(公告)日:1998-09-15
申请号:US650076
申请日:1996-05-17
申请人: Jonathan H. Ference , Donald F. Hausman , John F. Loar , Robert S. Spehalski , Walter S. Zaharchuk
发明人: Jonathan H. Ference , Donald F. Hausman , John F. Loar , Robert S. Spehalski , Walter S. Zaharchuk
CPC分类号: H05B39/086 , H05B37/02 , H05B37/0254 , H05B37/029 , H05B39/08 , Y10S315/04
摘要: A dimmer panel for controlling the intensity of a plurality of electric light sources includes a plurality of dimming circuits. Each dimming circuit has a control circuit, a heat producing controllably conductive power switch such as a triac, and a heat producing coil such as a choke. The power switches and coils are arranged on a corrugated heat sink to minimize component temperatures in the dimming control circuit and of the power switches. The heat producing coils are remotely located from the control circuit and the power switches, so that the heat generated by the coils does not increase the temperature of the components in the control circuit or of the power switches.
摘要翻译: 用于控制多个电光源的强度的调光面板包括多个调光电路。 每个调光电路具有控制电路,诸如三端双向可控硅开关之类的发热可控导电功率开关和诸如扼流圈的发热线圈。 功率开关和线圈布置在瓦楞散热片上,以最小化调光控制电路和电源开关中的组件温度。 发热线圈远离控制电路和电源开关,从而线圈产生的热量不会增加控制电路或电源开关中组件的温度。
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公开(公告)号:US5990635A
公开(公告)日:1999-11-23
申请号:US102296
申请日:1998-06-22
申请人: Jonathan H. Ference , Donald F. Hausman , John F. Loar , Robert S. Spehalski , Walter S. Zaharchuk
发明人: Jonathan H. Ference , Donald F. Hausman , John F. Loar , Robert S. Spehalski , Walter S. Zaharchuk
CPC分类号: H05B39/086 , H05B37/02 , H05B37/0254 , H05B37/029 , H05B39/08 , Y10S315/04
摘要: A lighting dimmer for controlling the current through a lighting load includes circuitry for applying a predetermined dimming level control signal to a control circuit in response to the absence of a dimming level control signal and the cycling OFF and ON of a circuit breaker. The dimmer further includes voltage compensation circuitry for maintaining a constant lighting load current notwithstanding short-lived changes in nominal line voltage.
摘要翻译: 用于通过照明负载控制电流的照明调光器包括用于响应于没有调光电平控制信号和断路器的循环断开和接通而将预定调光电平控制信号施加到控制电路的电路。 调光器还包括电压补偿电路,用于维持恒定的照明负载电流,尽管标称线路电压短暂改变。
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公开(公告)号:US5530322A
公开(公告)日:1996-06-25
申请号:US226194
申请日:1994-04-11
申请人: Jonathan H. Ference , Donald F. Hausman , John F. Loar , Robert S. Spehalski , Walter S. Zaharchuk
发明人: Jonathan H. Ference , Donald F. Hausman , John F. Loar , Robert S. Spehalski , Walter S. Zaharchuk
CPC分类号: H05B39/086 , H05B37/02 , H05B37/0254 , H05B37/029 , H05B39/08 , Y10S315/04
摘要: A lighting control system operates to control multiple zones of lighting through multiple dimming circuits so as to achieve any one of several desired lighting scenes. The system includes a plurality of wallbox control units which collectively operate to multiplex digital lighting control information on a communications link. Each wallbox control unit includes a plurality of zone-intensity actuators which are manipulatable to alter the information transmitted by their respective wallbox control so as to vary the lighting intensity of an associated lighting zone. A central lighting control panel includes a microprocessor adapted to receive and processes the multiplexed information transmitted on the link, and re-transmit digital lighting control information, on a second multiplex link, to the dimming circuits. According to one aspect of the invention, the microprocessor is programmed to assign a preselected dimming circuit to any one of the zone-intensity actuators when that actuator is manipulated according to a predetermined sequence.
摘要翻译: 照明控制系统操作以通过多个调光电路来控制多个照明区域,以便实现几个所需照明场景中的任何一个。 该系统包括多个壁箱控制单元,它们共同操作以在通信链路上复用数字照明控制信息。 每个墙箱控制单元包括多个区域强度致动器,其可操作以改变由它们各自的墙箱控制传输的信息,以改变相关照明区域的照明强度。 中央照明控制面板包括微处理器,适于接收和处理在链路上发送的多路复用信息,并在第二多路复用链路上将数字照明控制信息重新发送到调光电路。 根据本发明的一个方面,微处理器被编程为当根据预定的顺序操纵致动器时,将预选的调光电路分配给任何一个区域强度致动器。
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