Two-wire dimmer operation
    1.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10568185B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-18

    申请号:US16515222

    申请日:2019-07-18

    IPC分类号: H05B37/02 H05B33/08

    摘要: Two-wire dimmer operation includes applying first and second control pulses to a switching circuit controlled between ON and OFF states, the first control pulse beginning at a first starting time and extending for a first duration of time that ends at a first ending time, and the second control pulse beginning at a second starting time, after the first ending time, and extending for a second duration of time that ends at a second ending time, detecting levels of current provided to a lighting load during the first duration of time and during the second duration of time, comparing current levels determined based on applying the first and second control pulses, based on the comparing, ascertaining a load type of the lighting load, and selecting, based on the ascertained load type, parameters that control dimming operation of the dimmer.

    PROCESSOR-BASED CIRCUIT INTERRUPTING DEVICES
    2.
    发明申请
    PROCESSOR-BASED CIRCUIT INTERRUPTING DEVICES 审中-公开
    基于处理器的电路中断设备

    公开(公告)号:US20160006234A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-01-07

    申请号:US14858533

    申请日:2015-09-18

    发明人: Michael Ostrovsky

    IPC分类号: H02H3/20

    摘要: Circuit interrupting devices are provided. One circuit interrupting device includes a fault sensor configured to output a sensor signal; a voltage sensor configured to sense a reference voltage; and a controller configured to determine an occurrence of an actual fault based on the sensor signal and the reference voltage. The circuit interrupting device further includes an amplifier configured to receive the sensor signal and the reference voltage and output an amplified signal; an analog-to-digital converter configured to receive the reference voltage and the amplified signal and output respective digital signals corresponding to the reference voltage and the amplified signal; and a line interrupt assembly configured to interrupt current flow through a conductive path when a characteristic of the sensor signal exceeds an actual fault threshold.

    摘要翻译: 提供电路中断装置。 一个电路中断装置包括被配置为输出传感器信号的故障传感器; 电压传感器,被配置为感测参考电压; 以及控制器,被配置为基于所述传感器信号和所述参考电压来确定实际故障的发生。 电路中断装置还包括放大器,其被配置为接收传感器信号和参考电压并输出放大的信号; 配置为接收参考电压和放大信号并输出​​对应于参考电压和放大信号的相应数字信号的模拟 - 数字转换器; 以及线路中断组件,其被配置为当传感器信号的特性超过实际故障阈值时中断通过导电路径的电流。

    PROCESSOR-BASED CIRCUIT INTERRUPTING DEVICES
    3.
    发明申请
    PROCESSOR-BASED CIRCUIT INTERRUPTING DEVICES 有权
    基于处理器的电路中断设备

    公开(公告)号:US20140092503A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-03

    申请号:US13632524

    申请日:2012-10-01

    发明人: Michael Ostrovsky

    IPC分类号: H02H3/16

    摘要: Circuit interrupting devices are provided. One circuit interrupting device includes a fault sensor configured to output a sensor signal; a voltage sensor configured to sense a reference voltage; and a controller configured to determine an occurrence of an actual fault based on the sensor signal and the reference voltage. The circuit interrupting device further includes an amplifier configured to receive the sensor signal and the reference voltage and output an amplified signal; an analog-to-digital converter configured to receive the reference voltage and the amplified signal and output respective digital signals corresponding to the reference voltage and the amplified signal; and a line interrupt assembly configured to interrupt current flow through a conductive path when a characteristic of the sensor signal exceeds an actual fault threshold.

    摘要翻译: 提供电路中断装置。 一个电路中断装置包括被配置为输出传感器信号的故障传感器; 电压传感器,被配置为感测参考电压; 以及控制器,被配置为基于所述传感器信号和所述参考电压来确定实际故障的发生。 电路中断装置还包括放大器,其被配置为接收传感器信号和参考电压并输出放大的信号; 配置为接收参考电压和放大信号并输出​​对应于参考电压和放大信号的相应数字信号的模拟 - 数字转换器; 以及线路中断组件,其被配置为当传感器信号的特性超过实际故障阈值时中断通过导电路径的电流。

    Two-wire dimmer operation
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10904984B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-26

    申请号:US16721033

    申请日:2019-12-19

    摘要: Two-wire dimmer operation includes controlling conduction of power to a lighting load. In one aspect, based on a conduction angle adjustment, power supply voltage is monitored and a maximum conduction angle is established based thereon. In another aspect, a dimming level signal is received and a dimming level for a dimmer is set based on the received dimming level. The dimming level signal indicates a desired dimming level for a dimmer, and a maximum value for the dimming level signal is based on a dimmer power supply voltage. In yet another aspect, based on detecting an adjustment to increase a conduction angle of a dimmer, the conduction end angle is increased and the conduction start angle is also increased. This results in a net increase in the conduction angle for controlling operation of the dimmer.

    Processor-based circuit interrupting devices

    公开(公告)号:US10396541B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-27

    申请号:US14858533

    申请日:2015-09-18

    发明人: Michael Ostrovsky

    摘要: Circuit interrupting devices are provided. One circuit interrupting device includes a fault sensor configured to output a sensor signal; a voltage sensor configured to sense a reference voltage; and a controller configured to determine an occurrence of an actual fault based on the sensor signal and the reference voltage. The circuit interrupting device further includes an amplifier configured to receive the sensor signal and the reference voltage and output an amplified signal; an analog-to-digital converter configured to receive the reference voltage and the amplified signal and output respective digital signals corresponding to the reference voltage and the amplified signal; and a line interrupt assembly configured to interrupt current flow through a conductive path when a characteristic of the sensor signal exceeds an actual fault threshold.