MULTIPLE VOLTAGE BALLAST
    1.
    发明申请
    MULTIPLE VOLTAGE BALLAST 审中-公开
    多电压镇流器

    公开(公告)号:US20130307429A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-11-21

    申请号:US13732152

    申请日:2012-12-31

    发明人: Huijie XUE Ning ZHAI

    IPC分类号: H05B41/282

    摘要: A ballast and method for operating a ballast includes a switch or other circuit for connecting and disconnecting a voltage multiplier to a rectifier circuit. A control circuit for controlling the switch senses an input voltage and connects the voltage multiplier to the rectifier circuit when an input voltage falls below a selected voltage level.

    摘要翻译: 用于操作镇流器的镇流器和方法包括用于将电压倍增器与整流器电路连接和断开的开关或其它电路。 用于控制开关的控制电路感测输入电压,并且当输入电压低于所选择的电压电平时将电压倍增器连接到整流器电路。

    Methods and apparatuses to provide dimming for a light emitting diode system

    公开(公告)号:US10595373B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-17

    申请号:US15799838

    申请日:2017-10-31

    发明人: Mark Rumer

    IPC分类号: H05B33/08

    摘要: A dimming light emitting diode (LED) system comprises an LED driver. A switch-mode power supply controller is coupled to the LED driver to drive an LED light source array. The LED driver is configured to output an LED drive command to the switch-mode power supply controller to dim the LED light source array based on one or more LED parameters. The one or more LED parameters include a photometric response parameter, a gamma parameter, an aging parameter, a temperature parameter, or any combination thereof.

    Electronic ballasts with high-frequency-current blocking component or positive current feedback
    3.
    发明授权
    Electronic ballasts with high-frequency-current blocking component or positive current feedback 有权
    电子镇流器具有高频电流阻断元件或正电流反馈

    公开(公告)号:US08736189B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-05-27

    申请号:US11615950

    申请日:2006-12-23

    IPC分类号: H05B41/16

    CPC分类号: H02M5/458 H05B41/28 H05B41/36

    摘要: Methods and apparatus are described that can provide improved power factor correction and total harmonic distortion, efficiency and/or direct feedback of load current variations to a power source inverter. In one example, a power supply, for example, a ballast, can have an input circuit, an output circuit and an inverter circuit coupled between the input circuit and the output circuit. A current feedback circuit is coupled between the output circuit and the inverter circuit and configured to feed current back to the inverter circuit through a transformer stage separate from the inverter as a function of a current level in the output circuit.

    摘要翻译: 描述了可以向电源逆变器提供改进的功率因数校正和总谐波失真,效率和/或负载电流变化的直接反馈的方法和装置。 在一个示例中,电源(例如镇流器)可以具有耦合在输入电路和输出电路之间的输入电路,输出电路和反相器电路。 电流反馈电路耦合在输出电路和逆变器电路之间,并且被配置成作为输出电路中的电流电平的函数,通过与逆变器分离的变压器级将电流馈送回到逆变器电路。

    NETWORK BRIDGE TO COMMUNICATION PROTOCOLS FOR LIGHTING SYSTEMS

    公开(公告)号:US20210315086A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-07

    申请号:US16051861

    申请日:2018-08-01

    发明人: Alvaro Garcia

    IPC分类号: H05B47/19 H05B45/10 H05B47/18

    摘要: A network bridge for a lighting system is disclosed. For one example, a lighting system includes an inter-integrated circuit (I2C) cable, a light emitting diode (LED) driver, and wireless module coupled to the LED driver by way of the I2C cable. The LED driver is configured to control one or more LED light sources. The wireless module includes an antenna configured to receive a message according to any number of a plurality of wireless communication protocols. The wireless module is configured to process the message into an I2C data frame and to deliver the I2C data frame to the LED driver via the I2C cable, and the LED driver is configured to control a lighting application or one or more LED light sources based on an I2C data frame. The message can be a wireless communication protocol message such as a ZigBee message, Bluetooth message or WiFi message. The wireless module includes bridge circuitry configured to process the Zigbee message, Bluetooth message or WiFi message into an I2C data frame and to deliver the I2C data frame to the LED driver via the I2C cable using a serial data communication protocol.

    ELECTRONIC BALLASTS
    5.
    发明申请
    ELECTRONIC BALLASTS 审中-公开
    电子玩具

    公开(公告)号:US20140252991A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-09-11

    申请号:US14285641

    申请日:2014-05-23

    IPC分类号: H02M5/458 H05B41/36

    CPC分类号: H02M5/458 H05B41/28 H05B41/36

    摘要: Methods and apparatus are described that can provide improved power factor correction and total harmonic distortion, efficiency and/or direct feedback of load current variations to a power source inverter. In one example, a power supply, for example, a ballast, can have an input circuit, an output circuit and an inverter circuit coupled between the input circuit and the output circuit. A current feedback circuit is coupled between the output circuit and the inverter circuit and configured to feed current back to the inverter circuit through a transformer stage separate from the inverter as a function of a current level in the output circuit.

    摘要翻译: 描述了可以向电源逆变器提供改进的功率因数校正和总谐波失真,效率和/或负载电流变化的直接反馈的方法和装置。 在一个示例中,电源(例如镇流器)可以具有耦合在输入电路和输出电路之间的输入电路,输出电路和反相器电路。 电流反馈电路耦合在输出电路和逆变器电路之间,并且被配置成作为输出电路中的电流电平的函数,通过与逆变器分离的变压器级将电流馈送回到逆变器电路。

    Multiple voltage ballast
    6.
    发明授权
    Multiple voltage ballast 有权
    多电压镇流器

    公开(公告)号:US08344646B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-01

    申请号:US11369892

    申请日:2006-03-06

    申请人: Huijie Xue Ning Zhai

    发明人: Huijie Xue Ning Zhai

    IPC分类号: H05B37/02

    摘要: A ballast and method for operating a ballast includes a switch or other circuit for connecting and disconnecting a voltage multiplier to a rectifier circuit. A control circuit for controlling the switch senses an input voltage and connects the voltage multiplier to the rectifier circuit when an input voltage falls below a selected voltage level.

    摘要翻译: 用于操作镇流器的镇流器和方法包括用于将电压倍增器与整流器电路连接和断开的开关或其它电路。 用于控制开关的控制电路感测输入电压,并且当输入电压低于所选择的电压电平时将电压倍增器连接到整流器电路。

    LED driver and lighting system technologies

    公开(公告)号:US10806011B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-13

    申请号:US15999707

    申请日:2018-08-20

    摘要: A driver for a lighting device includes a light emitting diode (LED) driver circuit utilizing interface elements for supporting multiple control connectivity options, the LED driver circuit utilizing a processor having a physical layer interfaces coupled to the interface elements and configured to operatively support a plurality of network protocols, the processor being configured to perform a plurality of functions, including a function of providing a bridge or gateway between network protocols of the plurality of network protocols, the processor being configured to: detect available network protocols of the plurality of network protocols; select, for a physical layer interface, a mode of operation (from modes of operation including, for example: an inactive mode, a monitoring mode, a gateway mode, and a primary mode) appropriate to ensure interoperability and backward compatibility for the available network protocols; and assign one or more of the available network protocols to the physical layer interface(s).

    Led driver and lighting system technologies

    公开(公告)号:US10736200B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-04

    申请号:US15999711

    申请日:2018-08-20

    摘要: A driver for a lighting device includes a light emitting diode (LED) driver circuit utilizing interface elements for supporting multiple control connectivity options, the LED driver circuit utilizing a processor having a physical layer interfaces coupled to the interface elements and configured to operatively support a plurality of network protocols, the processor being configured to perform a plurality of functions, including a function of providing a bridge or gateway between network protocols of the plurality of network protocols, the processor being configured to: detect available network protocols of the plurality of network protocols; select, for a physical layer interface, a mode of operation (from modes of operation including, for example: an inactive mode, a monitoring mode, a gateway mode, and a primary mode) appropriate to ensure interoperability and backward compatibility for the available network protocols; and assign one or more of the available network protocols to the physical layer interface(s).

    LED emergency lighting
    9.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10418847B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-17

    申请号:US15145704

    申请日:2016-05-03

    摘要: A driver for a lighting device includes: a lighting driver configured to drive LED(s) of the lighting device in a first mode of operation when a primary power source is available and provided to the lighting driver and to control power output and/or final output current utilizing a backup or other secondary power source during an emergency mode of operation. In example embodiments and implementations, the lighting driver includes a single instance of a LED driver (e.g., only one LED driver circuit) configured to drive LED(s) of the lighting device during both modes of operation.

    Ballast and ballast control method and apparatus, for example anti-arcing control for electronic ballast
    10.
    发明授权
    Ballast and ballast control method and apparatus, for example anti-arcing control for electronic ballast 有权
    镇流器和镇流器控制方法和装置,例如电子镇流器的防电弧控制

    公开(公告)号:US08796945B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-08-05

    申请号:US12305367

    申请日:2006-06-29

    申请人: Ning Zhai Xingwei Hu

    发明人: Ning Zhai Xingwei Hu

    IPC分类号: H05B41/36

    摘要: A technique for providing control for an electronic ballast by responding to the current in the common bus (DC power rail) between a boost circuit such as a power factor circuit (PFC) and an output (such as a high frequency (HF) inverter) circuit, and adjusting, changing or shutting down either the power factor control circuit or the inverter circuit when the power going into the inverter circuit is above a threshold. Power going into the inverter circuit may be measured by a resistor, and temperature compensation may be provided. Excess power indicative of a spark is detected in such a way that normal starting of a lamp load connected to the ballast occurs without triggering the change/shutdown but an external arc will trigger the change/shutdown. For example, the output circuit may be shut down and the external arc curtailed within 200 msecs.

    摘要翻译: 通过响应诸如功率因数电路(PFC)的升压电路和输出(例如高频(HF)逆变器)之间的公共总线(DC电源轨)中的电流来提供对电子镇流器的控制的技术, 电路,并且当进入逆变器电路的功率高于阈值时,调整,改变或关闭功率因数控制电路或逆变器电路。 可以通过电阻器测量进入逆变器电路的功率,并且可以提供温度补偿。 检测到表示火花的过量功率,使得连接到镇流器的灯负载的正常启动发生而不触发改变/关闭,但是外部电弧将触发改变/关闭。 例如,输出电路可以关闭,外部电弧在200毫秒内缩短。