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公开(公告)号:US09826586B2
公开(公告)日:2017-11-21
申请号:US15406848
申请日:2017-01-16
Inventor: Masashi Motomura , Hirofumi Konishi , Kenichi Fukuda
IPC: H05B33/08
CPC classification number: H05B33/0815 , H05B33/0884
Abstract: A power supply includes an input for receiving a first DC voltage, an output for outputting a second DC voltage, a voltage conversion circuit configured to convert the first DC voltage into the second DC voltage, and a control circuit configured to control the voltage conversion circuit to vary a voltage value of the second DC voltage. The control circuit is configured to control the voltage conversion circuit so as to decrease the voltage value of the second DC voltage from a first voltage value to a second voltage value for a predetermined duration every time a predetermined period elapses. The first voltage value is equal to or greater than a voltage value necessary to keep lighting a light source. The second voltage value is smaller than the voltage value necessary to keep lighting the light source.
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公开(公告)号:US09743471B2
公开(公告)日:2017-08-22
申请号:US15178850
申请日:2016-06-10
Inventor: Katsuyoshi Nakada , Keisuke Ueda , Kenichi Fukuda
CPC classification number: H05B33/0815 , H02M3/156 , H05B33/0818 , H05B33/0845 , H05B37/0281
Abstract: A lighting device which outputs a DC current to a load, the lighting device including: a downconverter circuit which includes a switching element and steps down a DC voltage input to the downconverter circuit; and a controller which controls turning on and off of the switching element, wherein the controller has operating modes including a detection mode in which the controller detects a time taken for a current through the switching element to reach a predetermined value after the switching element turns on, the current through the switching element representing the DC current output to the load.
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公开(公告)号:US10477643B2
公开(公告)日:2019-11-12
申请号:US15675250
申请日:2017-08-11
Inventor: Toshiaki Nakamura , Kazuya Kato , Kenichi Fukuda , Akihiro Kishimoto
Abstract: An impedance adjustment circuit varies an impedance of a transistor, thereby adjusting an impedance of a current path. A second control circuit controls a drive circuit to turn on or off at least one switch device of the switch devices while the impedance adjustment circuit is increasing the impedance of the current path. The impedance adjustment circuit adjusts the impedance of the current path to the minimum value after the drive circuit switches the at least one switch device from off to on or from on to off.
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公开(公告)号:US09884582B2
公开(公告)日:2018-02-06
申请号:US15479411
申请日:2017-04-05
Inventor: Kazuya Kato , Toshiaki Nakamura , Akihiro Kishimoto , Kenichi Fukuda , Masaaki Takamatsu
CPC classification number: B60Q1/143 , B60Q1/0023 , B60Q1/0035 , B60Q1/0041 , B60Q1/0094 , B60Q2300/146 , F21S41/141 , F21S41/148 , F21S41/19 , F21S41/20 , F21S41/255 , F21S41/285 , F21S41/321 , F21S41/39 , F21Y2115/10 , H05B33/0854 , H05B33/089
Abstract: A lighting device includes a thermal sensor, power converter circuits and a control circuit. The thermal sensor is configured to measure an internal temperature of a case. The power converter circuits are housed in the case and configured to be connected with different types of light sources, respectively. The control circuit is housed in the case and has priorities that are provided with respect to the different types of light sources according to their respective types. The control circuit is configured to, when the internal temperature is greater than a threshold, control the respective outputs of the power converter circuits so as to preferentially decrease an output for a light source corresponding to a first priority.
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公开(公告)号:US10057949B2
公开(公告)日:2018-08-21
申请号:US15494604
申请日:2017-04-24
Inventor: Masashi Motomura , Hirofumi Konishi , Kenichi Fukuda
IPC: H05B33/08 , F21S8/04 , F21V3/00 , F21V21/34 , F21V23/06 , H02M3/158 , H02M7/04 , H05B37/02 , F21Y115/10 , H02M1/00
CPC classification number: H05B33/0815 , F21S8/046 , F21V3/00 , F21V21/34 , F21V23/06 , F21Y2115/10 , H02M3/158 , H02M3/1588 , H02M7/04 , H02M2001/0048 , H05B33/0845 , H05B37/02 , Y02B20/346 , Y02B70/1466 , Y02B70/1491
Abstract: A signal transmitting device includes an input unit, an output unit, and a step-down circuit. The input unit is configured to receive an input voltage. The output unit is configured to output an output voltage. The step-down circuit is configured to controllably adjust the output voltage by stepping down the input voltage. The step-down circuit includes first and second capacitors, a switch circuit, an inductor, first and second diodes, and a control circuit. The switch circuit includes a series circuit of first and second switches. The control circuit is configured to control the first and second switches to change a voltage value of the output voltage in order to transmit transmission data from the output unit.
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公开(公告)号:US09999104B2
公开(公告)日:2018-06-12
申请号:US15047446
申请日:2016-02-18
Inventor: Masahiro Naruo , Kenichi Fukuda , Shinji Makimura , Akira Nakajo
IPC: H05B33/08
CPC classification number: H05B33/0815 , H05B33/0827 , H05B33/0866
Abstract: A lighting device that supplies current to light-emitting units includes: a DC-to-DC converter; a switch unit connected to the light-emitting units; and a control circuit which controls the DC-to-DC converter and the switch unit. The DC-to-DC converter includes: an inductor through which current from the DC-to-DC converter is provided to the light-emitting units; and a first switch element connected in series with the inductor and which switches ON/OFF. The control circuit includes: a zero-crossing detector that detects that current flowing in the inductor is substantially zero due to the first switch element switching OFF, and outputs a zero-current detection signal; and a switch controller that selects one of the light-emitting units and controls the switch unit to cause the current from the DC-to-DC converter to be supplied to the selected light-emitting unit when the first switch element subsequently switches ON, each time the switch controller receives the zero-current detection signal.
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公开(公告)号:US09414457B2
公开(公告)日:2016-08-09
申请号:US14831398
申请日:2015-08-20
Inventor: Kenichi Fukuda , Sana Yagi
IPC: H05B33/08
CPC classification number: H05B33/0857 , H05B33/0815 , H05B33/0863
Abstract: A lighting device includes: a first input terminal for receiving an AC voltage phase-controlled by a first phase-control dimmer; a first light source unit which emits light of a first color; a second light source unit which emits light of a second color different from the first color; a control circuit which controls a total amount of light emitted from the first and second light source units and the color of combined light including the light emitted from the first and second light source units. The control signal includes first and second control information. The first control information is for controlling either one of the total amount of light and the color of combined light, and corresponds to the conduction angle of the first phase-control dimmer. The second control information is for controlling the other of the total amount of light and the color of combined light.
Abstract translation: 照明装置包括:第一输入端子,用于接收由第一相位控制调光器相位控制的AC电压; 第一光源单元,其发射第一颜色的光; 第二光源单元,其发射与第一颜色不同的第二颜色的光; 控制电路,其控制从第一和第二光源单元发射的光的总量以及包括从第一和第二光源单元发射的光的组合光的颜色。 控制信号包括第一和第二控制信息。 第一控制信息用于控制总光量和组合光的颜色之一,并且对应于第一相位控制调光器的导通角。 第二控制信息用于控制总光量和组合光的颜色中的另一个。
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公开(公告)号:US10231312B2
公开(公告)日:2019-03-12
申请号:US15694821
申请日:2017-09-03
Inventor: Kazuya Kato , Toshiaki Nakamura , Akihiro Kishimoto , Kenichi Fukuda
Abstract: In a lighting device, when determining that both of a first measuring value and a second measuring value are not an abnormal value, a controller is configured to control an output of a power converter based on the first and second measuring values. The first measuring value is a temperature inside a main body of the lighting device, sensed by a first temperature sensor. The second measuring value is a temperature of a light source, sensed by a second temperature sensor. When determining that at least one of the first and second measuring values is the abnormal value, the controller is configured to control the output of the power converter to another value that is different from a value of the output set based on the first and second measuring values.
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公开(公告)号:US09820346B2
公开(公告)日:2017-11-14
申请号:US15416076
申请日:2017-01-26
Inventor: Kenichi Fukuda , Hirofumi Konishi , Masashi Motomura
IPC: H05B33/08 , H05B37/02 , F21S8/04 , F21V3/00 , F21V21/005 , F21V23/06 , F21Y115/10
CPC classification number: H05B33/0815 , F21S8/04 , F21V3/00 , F21V21/005 , F21V23/06 , F21Y2115/10 , H05B33/0845 , H05B33/0863 , H05B37/0263 , H05B37/0272 , Y02B20/346
Abstract: A control circuit is configured to, when switching a state of a light source from an extinguished state to a lighting state, control a voltage conversion circuit so that a second DC voltage has a voltage value which changes according to transmission data containing an activation command. A lighting device is configured to keep the state of the light source at the extinguished state until receiving the activation command from the receiver circuit, and to change the state of the light source to the lighting state when receiving the activation command from the receiver circuit.
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公开(公告)号:US09204511B2
公开(公告)日:2015-12-01
申请号:US14433785
申请日:2013-10-10
Inventor: Sana Esaki , Masahiro Naruo , Kenichi Fukuda
CPC classification number: H05B33/0845 , H02M3/156 , H05B33/0815 , H05B33/0818 , H05B33/0821 , H05B33/0857
Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a chopper circuit and a control circuit that controls the chopper circuit. The control circuit includes a determining unit that determines a duty ratio of a dimming signal, and an output control unit that outputs a drive signal. The control circuit outputs a drive signal from the output control unit according to a result of a determination by the determining unit and causes the solid state light-emitting element to be lighted in a normal mode. In the charging mode, the control circuit sets an average value of a current flowing through an inductor to be higher than in the normal mode and charges a smoothing capacitor until a voltage across the smoothing capacitor reaches a prescribed voltage. When power is supplied, the control circuit charges the smoothing capacitor in the charging mode and subsequently lights the solid state light-emitting element in the normal mode.
Abstract translation: 照明装置包括斩波电路和控制斩波电路的控制电路。 控制电路包括确定调光信号的占空比的确定单元和输出驱动信号的输出控制单元。 控制电路根据确定单元的确定结果从输出控制单元输出驱动信号,并使固态发光元件以正常模式点亮。 在充电模式中,控制电路将流过电感器的电流的平均值设定为高于正常模式,并对平滑电容器充电直到平滑电容器两端的电压达到规定电压。 当供电时,控制电路在充电模式下对平滑电容器充电,随后在正常模式下点亮固态发光元件。
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