公开(公告)号：US09131588B2

公开(公告)日：2015-09-08

申请号：US13241321

申请日：2011-09-23

申请人： Jian-Ping Ying ,  Qi Zhang ,  Wei-Qiang Zhang ,  Zi-Ying Zhou

发明人： Jian-Ping Ying ,  Qi Zhang ,  Wei-Qiang Zhang ,  Zi-Ying Zhou

IPC分类号： H05B41/28 ,  H05B41/288 ,  H05B33/08 ,  H05B41/38

CPC分类号： H05B41/2886 ,  H05B33/0815 ,  H05B41/38 ,  Y02B20/202

摘要： A discharge lamp system includes an AC power source, a rectifier, a power factor correction (PFC) circuit, a half-bridge circuit, and a controller. The AC power source provides an AC power. The rectifier converts the AC power into a DC power. The PFC circuit is electrically coupled to the rectifier and is configured for generating an output voltage. The half-bridge circuit is electrically coupled to the PFC circuit and a discharge lamp, and is configured for converting the output voltage into a voltage required by the discharge lamp. The controller is electrically coupled to the PFC circuit and the half-bridge circuit, and includes a timer for counting time, in which the controller controls the output voltage of the PFC circuit in accordance with a time period counted by the timer.

摘要翻译： 放电灯系统包括AC电源，整流器，功率因数校正（PFC）电路，半桥电路和控制器。 交流电源提供交流电源。 整流器将交流电转换成直流电源。 PFC电路电耦合到整流器并被配置为产生输出电压。 半桥电路电耦合到PFC电路和放电灯，并且被配置为将输出电压转换成放电灯所需的电压。 控制器电耦合到PFC电路和半桥电路，并且包括用于计数时间的定时器，其中控制器根据由定时器计数的时间段来控制PFC电路的输出电压。

公开(公告)号：US08749171B2

公开(公告)日：2014-06-10

申请号：US13046165

申请日：2011-03-11

申请人： Wei-Qiang Zhang ,  Li-Zhi Xu ,  Qi Zhang ,  Jian-Ping Ying

发明人： Wei-Qiang Zhang ,  Li-Zhi Xu ,  Qi Zhang ,  Jian-Ping Ying

IPC分类号： H05B37/02

CPC分类号： H05B33/0815 ,  H05B33/0824 ,  Y02B20/347

摘要： A lighting apparatus includes a lighting unit, a converting circuit, a sensing circuit, and a current control circuit. The lighting unit includes at least one light emitting diode and a switching device connected with each other in series. The converting circuit has an output end electrically connected to the lighting unit for driving it. The sensing circuit includes a sensing element capable of indirectly detecting the current flowing through the light emitting diode and outputting a feedback signal. The current control circuit receives a reference current, the feedback signal and a dimming command, and sends a dimming control signal to the lighting unit and a current control signal to the converting circuit, capable of controlling the amplitude of the current flowing through the light emitting diode.

摘要翻译： 照明装置包括照明单元，转换电路，感测电路和电流控制电路。 照明单元包括至少一个串联连接的发光二极管和开关装置。 转换电路具有电连接到照明单元用于驱动它的输出端。 感测电路包括能够间接检测流过发光二极管的电流并输出反馈信号的感测元件。 电流控制电路接收参考电流，反馈信号和调光命令，并向调光电路发送调光控制信号和向转换电路发送的电流控制信号，该电流控制信号能够控制流经发光的电流的振幅 二极管。

公开(公告)号：US08742678B2

公开(公告)日：2014-06-03

申请号：US13241247

申请日：2011-09-23

申请人： Qi Zhang ,  Wei-Qiang Zhang ,  Jian-Ping Ying

发明人： Qi Zhang ,  Wei-Qiang Zhang ,  Jian-Ping Ying

IPC分类号： H02M3/156

CPC分类号： H05B41/2886 ,  H05B41/38 ,  Y02B20/202

摘要： A discharge lamp system includes a discharge lamp; a power supply device for providing DC input voltage and current; a converter connected to the discharge lamp and the power supply device for providing power for the discharge lamp; a DC input voltage detecting unit connected to the power supply device for detecting the DC input voltage; a DC input current detecting unit connected to the power supply device for detecting the DC input current; a lamp state detecting unit for detecting a signal responsive to the lamp state; a controller connected to the converter, the DC input voltage detecting unit, the DC input current detecting unit and the lamp state detecting unit for controlling the discharge lamp according to the signal responsive to the lamp state, the DC input voltage and the DC input current. A controlling method for the discharge lamp system is also disclosed herein.

摘要翻译： 放电灯系统包括放电灯; 用于提供DC输入电压和电流的电源装置; 连接到放电灯的转换器和用于为放电灯提供电力的电源装置; 连接到电源装置的DC输入电压检测单元，用于检测DC输入电压; 连接到电源装置的直流输入电流检测单元，用于检测直流输入电流; 灯状态检测单元，用于检测响应于灯状态的信号; 连接到转换器的控制器，直流输入电压检测单元，直流输入电流检测单元和灯状态检测单元，用于根据响应于灯状态的信号，直流输入电压和直流输入电流来控制放电灯 。 本文还公开了放电灯系统的控制方法。

公开(公告)号：US20090243508A1

公开(公告)日：2009-10-01

申请号：US12256926

申请日：2008-10-23

申请人： YUAN-YUAN ZHONG ,  Wei-Qiang Zhang ,  Jian-Ping Ying

发明人： YUAN-YUAN ZHONG ,  Wei-Qiang Zhang ,  Jian-Ping Ying

IPC分类号： H05B41/36

CPC分类号： H05B41/2827

摘要： A ballast circuit is provided. The ballast circuit comprises a first lamp set, a second lamp set, a detection circuit, and a latch circuit. The first lamp set comprises a first inductor and a plurality of containing areas. The second lamp set comprises a second inductor and at least one containing area. The detection circuit is configured to receive a direct current (DC) voltage and coupled to the containing areas of the first and second lamp sets so that the detection circuit, the first inductor, the second inductor, and a plurality of lamps contained in the containing areas are in a series connection and generate a first signal. The latch circuit is coupled to the detection circuit and configured to selectively start in response to the first signal.

摘要翻译： 提供镇流器电路。 镇流器电路包括第一灯组，第二灯组，检测电路和锁存电路。 第一灯组包括第一电感器和多个容纳区域。 第二灯组包括第二电感器和至少一个容纳区域。 检测电路被配置为接收直流（DC）电压并且耦合到第一和第二灯组的容纳区域，使得检测电路，第一电感器，第二电感器和包含在容纳物体中的多个灯 区域是串联连接并产生第一信号。 锁存电路耦合到检测电路并且被配置为响应于第一信号选择性启动。

公开(公告)号：US08917035B2

公开(公告)日：2014-12-23

申请号：US13541680

申请日：2012-07-04

申请人： Wei-Qiang Zhang ,  Yan Zhong ,  Jian-Ping Ying

发明人： Wei-Qiang Zhang ,  Yan Zhong ,  Jian-Ping Ying

IPC分类号： G05F1/00 ,  H05B37/02 ,  H05B39/04 ,  H05B41/36

CPC分类号： H05B37/02 ,  H05B33/0812 ,  H05B33/0815 ,  H05B33/0827 ,  Y02B20/345 ,  Y02B20/347

摘要： A voltage regulation circuit includes a voltage conversion module, an LED driving module and a control module. The voltage conversion module is operable to receive and convert the first voltage to a second voltage. Each LED driving loop of the LED driving module has a current regulator and an LED string. The control module is operable to output a control signal according to the received input signal which reflects the current flowing through the LED driving module. The voltage conversion module regulates the second voltage according to the control signal, such that the regulated second voltage still keeps the brightness of the LED string of each LED driving loop unchanged.

摘要翻译： 电压调节电路包括电压转换模块，LED驱动模块和控制模块。 电压转换模块可操作以接收第一电压并将其转换为第二电压。 LED驱动模块的每个LED驱动环路具有电流调节器和LED串。 控制模块可操作以根据接收到的反映流过LED驱动模块的电流的输入信号输出控制信号。 电压转换模块根据控制信号调节第二电压，使得调节的第二电压仍保持每个LED驱动环路的LED串的亮度不变。

公开(公告)号：US08729818B2

公开(公告)日：2014-05-20

申请号：US13241233

申请日：2011-09-23

申请人： Wei-Qiang Zhang ,  Li-Zhi Xu ,  Jian-Ping Ying

发明人： Wei-Qiang Zhang ,  Li-Zhi Xu ,  Jian-Ping Ying

IPC分类号： H05B41/16

CPC分类号： H05B33/0815 ,  H02M3/33561 ,  Y02B70/1433

摘要： The invention discloses a driving circuit structure for driving light-emitting loads. The driving circuit structure may include a power supplying device, a signal processing device and an impedance balancing device and a dimming control unit. The power supplying device is used for supplying an alternating current power supply. The signal processing device is used for converting the alternating current power supply into a direct current power supply, so as to drive the light-emitting loads. The impedance balancing device is used for balancing an alternating current magnitude of the alternating current power supply, so as to stabilize a direct current magnitude of the direct current power supply for driving the light-emitting loads. The dimming control unit is capable of controlling output luminance of the light-emitting loads.

摘要翻译： 本发明公开了一种用于驱动发光负载的驱动电路结构。 驱动电路结构可以包括供电装置，信号处理装置和阻抗平衡装置以及调光控制装置。 供电装置用于提供交流电源。 信号处理装置用于将交流电源转换为直流电源，以驱动发光负载。 阻抗平衡装置用于平衡交流电源的交流电流大小，以便稳定用于驱动发光负载的直流电源的直流电流幅值。 调光控制单元能够控制发光负载的输出亮度。

公开(公告)号：US08901840B2

公开(公告)日：2014-12-02

申请号：US13614678

申请日：2012-09-13

申请人： Wei-Qiang Zhang ,  Xiao-Peng Wang ,  Jian-Ping Ying

发明人： Wei-Qiang Zhang ,  Xiao-Peng Wang ,  Jian-Ping Ying

IPC分类号： H05B41/24 ,  H05B41/18

CPC分类号： H05B41/042

摘要： A lamp ignition system and a lamp ignition method are disclosed, where the lamp ignition system includes a converter, a transformer and a driving circuit. The converter converts an input voltage into an operating voltage for a gas discharge lamp. The transformer has a primary winding and a secondary winding, and the secondary winding is connected to the gas discharge lamp in series. The driving circuit is electrically connected to the primary winding for driving the transformer, so that the secondary winding of the transformer can output a high-frequency voltage to ignite the gas discharge lamp.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种灯点火系统和灯点火方法，其中灯点火系统包括转换器，变压器和驱动电路。 转换器将输入电压转换成气体放电灯的工作电压。 变压器具有初级绕组和次级绕组，次级绕组串联连接到气体放电灯。 驱动电路电连接到用于驱动变压器的初级绕组，使得变压器的次级绕组可以输出高频电压以点燃气体放电灯。

公开(公告)号：US08773039B2

公开(公告)日：2014-07-08

申请号：US13249272

申请日：2011-09-30

申请人： Qi Zhang ,  Wei-Qiang Zhang ,  Jian-Ping Ying

发明人： Qi Zhang ,  Wei-Qiang Zhang ,  Jian-Ping Ying

IPC分类号： G05F1/00

CPC分类号： H05B41/288

摘要： A method and a device for controlling a discharge Lamp, and a discharge lamp system are disclosed herein. The method includes the operations of: when the lamp current changes, determining a percentage of change of the lamp current according to a synchronous signal and obtaining a second lamp current after a discharge lamp current changes according to the percentage of change of the lamp current and a first lamp current; obtaining a modulating signal according to a current difference between the first lamp current and the second lamp current; and generating a pulse voltage signal according to the modulating signal. The pulse voltage signal transits from a first voltage to a second voltage during the time period when the lamp current is transited from a first lamp current to a second lamp current during a transition time.

摘要翻译： 本文公开了一种用于控制放电灯的方法和装置以及放电灯系统。 该方法包括以下操作：当灯电流变化时，根据同步信号确定灯电流变化的百分比，并且在放电灯电流根据灯电流的变化百分比变化后获得第二灯电流，并且 第一灯电流; 根据第一灯电流和第二灯电流之间的电流差获得调制信号; 并根据调制信号产生脉冲电压信号。 在灯电流在转换期间从第一灯电流转换到第二灯电流的时间段期间，脉冲电压信号从第一电压转换到第二电压。

公开(公告)号：US08159142B2

公开(公告)日：2012-04-17

申请号：US12233054

申请日：2008-09-18

申请人： Ching-Ho Chou ,  Yuan-Yuan Zhong ,  Wei-Qiang Zhang ,  Jian-Ping Ying

发明人： Ching-Ho Chou ,  Yuan-Yuan Zhong ,  Wei-Qiang Zhang ,  Jian-Ping Ying

IPC分类号： H05B37/02 ,  H05B39/04 ,  H05B41/36 ,  H05B41/16 ,  H05B41/24 ,  H05B37/00 ,  H05B39/00 ,  H05B41/00 ,  G05F1/00

CPC分类号： H05B41/295

摘要： A ballast comprising a first input terminal, a second input terminal, a switch circuit, and a plurality of lamp sets is provided. The switch circuit comprises a first switch and a second switch connected with the first one. The switches are connected with the first and second input terminals respectively. The lamp sets are connected in parallel with each other and have an arrangement sequence. Each of the lamp sets is coupled to the first and second switches and comprises a first lamp having a first filament. The filaments are connected in series according to the arrangement order so that at least one junction is formed in the at least one connection point. The first one of the first filaments is coupled to the first switch. The last one of the first filaments is coupled to the second switch. Thereby, the ballast can be implemented by less internal connection terminals and leads.

摘要翻译： 提供了包括第一输入端子，第二输入端子，开关电路和多个灯组的镇流器。 开关电路包括与第一开关连接的第一开关和第二开关。 开关分别与第一和第二输入端子连接。 灯组彼此并联连接并具有排列顺序。 每个灯组联接到第一和第二开关，并且包括具有第一灯丝的第一灯。 灯丝根据布置顺序串联连接，使得至少一个连接点形成在至少一个连接点上。 第一个灯丝中的第一个灯丝耦合到第一个开关。 第一个灯丝中的最后一个灯丝耦合到第二个开关。 因此，镇流器可以通过较少的内部连接端子和引线来实现。

公开(公告)号：US20090261752A1

公开(公告)日：2009-10-22

申请号：US12233054

申请日：2008-09-18

申请人： CHING-HO CHOU ,  Yuan-Yuan Zhong ,  Wei-Qiang Zhang ,  Jian-Ping Ying

发明人： CHING-HO CHOU ,  Yuan-Yuan Zhong ,  Wei-Qiang Zhang ,  Jian-Ping Ying

IPC分类号： H05B41/36

CPC分类号： H05B41/295

摘要： A ballast comprising a first input terminal, a second input terminal, a switch circuit, and a plurality of lamp sets is provided. The switch circuit comprises a first switch and a second switch connected with the first one. The switches are connected with the first and second input terminals respectively. The lamp sets are connected in parallel with each other and have an arrangement sequence. Each of the lamp sets is coupled to the first and second switches and comprises a first lamp having a first filament. The filaments are connected in series according to the arrangement order so that at least one junction is formed in the at least one connection point. The first one of the first filaments is coupled to the first switch. The last one of the first filaments is coupled to the second switch. Thereby, the ballast can be implemented by less internal connection terminals and leads.

摘要翻译： 提供了包括第一输入端子，第二输入端子，开关电路和多个灯组的镇流器。 开关电路包括与第一开关连接的第一开关和第二开关。 开关分别与第一和第二输入端子连接。 灯组彼此并联连接并具有排列顺序。 每个灯组联接到第一和第二开关，并且包括具有第一灯丝的第一灯。 灯丝根据布置顺序串联连接，使得至少一个连接点形成在至少一个连接点上。 第一个灯丝中的第一个灯丝耦合到第一个开关。 第一个灯丝中的最后一个灯丝耦合到第二个开关。 因此，镇流器可以通过较少的内部连接端子和引线来实现。