公开(公告)号：US11751299B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-05

申请号：US17556491

申请日：2021-12-20

申请人： Lutron Technology Company LLC

发明人： Quinn Brogan ,  Donald F. Hausman, Jr. ,  Bauyrzhan Krykpayev ,  Robert C. Newman, Jr.

IPC分类号： H05B39/08 ,  H05B39/06 ,  H05B47/19 ,  H05B47/175 ,  H05B45/20

CPC分类号： H05B39/083 ,  H05B39/06

摘要： A multiple location load control system may comprise a main load control device and an accessory load control device. The main load control device may control an amount of power delivered to an electrical load from an AC power source using a control circuit and a controllably conductive device. The accessory load control device may be coupled to the main load control device via an accessory terminal. The accessory load control device may detect a user input for changing a characteristic of the electrical load and may send a signal to the main load control device indicating the user input. The main load control device may detect a pattern of the signal based on a threshold and further determine the user input in response to the detected pattern. The main load control device may adjust the threshold based on line/load conditions of the multiple location load control system.

公开(公告)号：US08310163B2

公开(公告)日：2012-11-13

申请号：US12861940

申请日：2010-08-24

申请人： Chia-Teh Chen

发明人： Chia-Teh Chen

IPC分类号： H05B37/02

CPC分类号： H05B39/083 ,  H05B33/0809 ,  H05B33/0845 ,  Y02B20/342

摘要： A lighting control system employs a microcontroller to generate time-delay pulses that are synchronized with the AC power. The time-delay pulses control conduction period of a semi-conductor switching device for transmitting AC power to a lighting load. This lighting control system enables the lighting load performing two-level or multi-level illumination in a simple and power saving manner. While the conventional circuits use cumbersome passive resistor-capacitor scheme to generate required timing control, this lighting control system uses simple scheme based on a built-in oscillator in the microcontroller. This scheme provides high flexibility and accuracy to implement delay-time triggering. The system and method in the present invention may simultaneously be applicable to lighting loads of different impedance types, especially to incandescent lamp, fluorescent lamp, and AC light emitting diode.

摘要翻译： 照明控制系统采用微控制器来产生与AC电力同步的时间延迟脉冲。 时间延迟脉冲控制用于将AC电力传输到照明负载的半导体开关装置的导通周期。 该照明控制系统使照明负载能够以简单且省电的方式进行两级或多级照明。 虽然传统电路使用繁琐的无源电阻电容方案来产生所需的时序控制，但该照明控制系统使用基于微控制器内置振荡器的简单方案。 该方案提供高灵活性和准确性来实现延迟时间触发。 本发明的系统和方法可以同时适用于不同阻抗类型的照明负载，特别是适用于白炽灯，荧光灯和交流发光二极管。

公开(公告)号：US20120223656A1

公开(公告)日：2012-09-06

申请号：US13474220

申请日：2012-05-17

申请人： Ethan Charles Biery ,  Maureen E. Flowers ,  Galen Edgar Knode

发明人： Ethan Charles Biery ,  Maureen E. Flowers ,  Galen Edgar Knode

IPC分类号： H05B37/02

CPC分类号： H05B37/02 ,  H05B39/041 ,  H05B39/08 ,  H05B39/083 ,  H05B39/085 ,  H05B41/3921

摘要： A load control device for controlling the amount of power delivered from an AC power source to an electrical load comprises a rotary actuator, such as a rotary knob or a rotary wheel. The load control device increases and decreases the amount of power delivered to the electrical load in response to rotations of the rotary knob in first and second directions, respectively. The load control device accelerates the rate of change of the amount of power delivered to the load in response to the angular velocity of the rotary actuator. The load control device generates a ratcheting sound when the rotary actuator is rotated in the first direction at a high-end intensity of the load control device. The load control device is operable to control the electrical load in response to both actuations of the rotary actuator and digital messages received via a communication link.

摘要翻译： 用于控制从AC电源传递到电负载的功率量的负载控制装置包括诸如旋钮或旋转轮的旋转致动器。 负载控制装置分别响应于旋钮在第一和第二方向上的转动而增加和减少传递到电负载的功率量。 负载控制装置响应于旋转致动器的角速度加速输送到负载的功率的变化率。 当旋转执行器在负载控制装置的高端强度下沿第一方向旋转时，负载控制装置产生棘轮声。 负载控制装置可操作以响应于旋转致动器的致动和通过通信链路接收的数字消息的两个动作来控制电负载。

公开(公告)号：US07071634B2

公开(公告)日：2006-07-04

申请号：US10753035

申请日：2004-01-07

申请人： Benjamin Aaron Johnson ,  Glen Andrew Kruse ,  Jon Michael Keagy

发明人： Benjamin Aaron Johnson ,  Glen Andrew Kruse ,  Jon Michael Keagy

IPC分类号： G05F1/00

CPC分类号： H05B39/086 ,  H05B39/083 ,  Y10S315/04

摘要： A lighting control device for controlling the light intensity level of at least one lamp is disclosed. The lighting control device includes a microcontroller and a user-actuatable switch controller that is operatively coupled to the microcontroller. The microcontroller causes the light intensity level of the lamp to fade at a first fade rate when the switch controller is actuated. If the microcontroller determines that the switch controller has been actuated for at least a predefined actuator hold time, the microcontroller causes the light intensity level of the lamp to fade at a second fade rate for a predefined long fade time. After the long fade time elapses, the microcontroller causes the light intensity level of the lamp to fade to off at a third fade. The first fade rate is based on a predefined fade-off time that represents a time allotted for fading the light intensity level of the lamp from its initial light intensity level to off. To prevent the light intensity level from fading to off before the actuation time elapses, the fade off time may be defined to be longer than the actuation time. The second fade rate may be slower than the first fade rate and have an exponential fade profile. The third fade rate may be a predefined rate at which the microcontroller is programmed to cause the light intensity level to fade from full on to full off. The third fade rate may be quicker than the second fade rate.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于控制至少一个灯的光强度的照明控制装置。 照明控制装置包括可操作地耦合到微控制器的微控制器和用户可致动的开关控制器。 当开关控制器被致动时，微控制器使得灯的光强度水平以第一衰减速率衰减。 如果微控制器确定开关控制器已被致动至少预定义的致动器保持时间，则微控制器使得灯的光强度级别以预定的长衰落时间的第二衰落速率衰减。 经过长时间的淡化时间后，微控制器会使灯泡的光强度在第三次衰减时消失。 第一淡化率基于预定义的淡出时间，其表示将灯的光强度级别从其初始光强度级别衰减到关闭的时间。 为了在激活时间过去之前防止光强度衰减衰落，可以将衰减时间定义为比驱动时间长。 第二衰落速率可能比第一衰落速率慢，并且具有指数衰减分布。 第三衰减速率可以是预定义的速率，在该速率下，微控制器被编程以使光强度级别从完全衰减到完全关闭。 第三个渐​​变速度可能比第二个渐变速度快。

公开(公告)号：US20050063200A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-24

申请号：US10863228

申请日：2004-06-09

申请人： John Lu

发明人： John Lu

IPC分类号： F21L14/02 ,  F21V23/04 ,  H05B37/02 ,  H05B39/06 ,  H05B39/08

CPC分类号： H05B39/083 ,  F21V23/04 ,  F21Y2115/10 ,  H05B37/0218 ,  H05B37/0281 ,  Y02B20/42 ,  Y02B20/46

摘要： A movable and delay-extinction illuminating apparatus which can be arranged or hung in a desired position. The illuminating apparatus includes a housing defining a chamber and a transparent shade body disposed on one face of the housing. An illuminating device is received in the chamber. When the illuminating device is turned on, light beam is projected from the illuminating device through the shade body to illuminate the environment. The illuminating device includes an activating unit formed by a photosensitive unit or a switch unit, a time delay unit and a lighting unit. When the switch unit is switched on, the lighting unit is activated to continuously emit light for a certain period of time set by the time delay unit. Thereafter, the lighting unit is automatically gradually extinguished.

摘要翻译： 可移动和延迟消光照明装置，其可以布置或悬挂在期望的位置。 照明装置包括限定腔室的壳体和设置在壳体的一个面上的透明阴罩体。 照明装置被容纳在腔室中。 当照明装置打开时，光束从照明装置通过遮光体突出以照亮环境。 照明装置包括由感光单元或开关单元，时间延迟单元和照明单元形成的启动单元。 当开关单元接通时，照明单元被激活以在由延时单元设定的一段时间内连续地发光。 此后，照明单元自动逐渐熄灭。

公开(公告)号：US06489724B1

公开(公告)日：2002-12-03

申请号：US09722999

申请日：2000-11-27

申请人： Joseph Russell Smith ,  Gurdev Singh Bains ,  Paul Michael Jarry

发明人： Joseph Russell Smith ,  Gurdev Singh Bains ,  Paul Michael Jarry

IPC分类号： B60Q102

CPC分类号： H01H9/0271 ,  H01H23/16 ,  H01H23/168 ,  H05B39/00 ,  H05B39/047 ,  H05B39/083 ,  Y02B20/144 ,  Y10S315/04

摘要： A dimmer switch assembly includes a housing for supporting and enclosing the assembly components. A dimmer adjusting element is mounted on the housing and has a movable portion for movement in first and second directions. An elongated flexible triggering member has a first longitudinal end coupled to the movable portion of the dimmer adjusting element and a second longitudinal end provided in a socket defined by the housing. First and second detectors are spaced from and arranged opposite to one another. The elongated member is interposed between the detectors such that movement of the dimmer adjusting element in the first direction flexes the elongated member toward to activate the first detector, and movement of the dimmer adjusting element in the second direction flexes the elongated member toward to activate the second detector. The detectors have signals associated respectively therewith which are generated by the detectors when the detectors are activated by the triggering device. A dimmer control circuit has as inputs the signals from the first and the second detectors for adjusting a dimmer intensity output signal to decrease the intensity of a light source when the first detector is activated, and to increase the intensity of the light source when the second detector is activated.

摘要翻译： 调光器开关组件包括用于支撑和封闭组件部件的壳体。 调光元件安装在壳体上，并且具有用于在第一和第二方向上移动的可移动部分。 细长的柔性触发构件具有联接到调光调节元件的可动部分的第一纵向端和设置在由壳体限定的插座中的第二纵向端。 第一和第二检测器彼此间隔开并布置成彼此相对。 细长构件插入在检测器之间，使得调光调节元件在第一方向上的运动使细长构件朝向激活第一检测器，并且调光调节元件沿第二方向的运动使细长构件朝向激活 第二检测器。 当检测器被触发装置激活时，检测器具有与其相关联的信号，这些信号由检测器产生。 调光控制电路具有来自第一和第二检测器的信号作为输入，用于调节调光强度输出信号以在第一检测器被激活时降低光源的强度，并且当第二检测器激活时增加光源的强度 检测器被激活。

公开(公告)号：US6020659A

公开(公告)日：2000-02-01

申请号：US593397

申请日：1996-01-29

申请人： Jonathan Crowther ,  Earl T. Jackson

发明人： Jonathan Crowther ,  Earl T. Jackson

IPC分类号： H05B39/08 ,  H01H3/34

CPC分类号： H05B39/083 ,  Y10S315/04 ,  Y10S323/905 ,  Y10T307/957

摘要： The present invention relates to an electronic switch system for controlling AC power to a load. The switch has ON, OFF and RAMP down modes that can be selected by means of momentary touch switches. When put into the RAMP down mode, the power to the load decreases slowly at a gradual continuous uninterrupted predetermined rate. This switch system has particular utility in brightness control of lamps. It has been found that the use of a lamp controlled by an electronic switch of the present invention often will induce sleep for people that have difficulty going to sleep, particularly young children and older persons. Thus the electronic switch system and devices embodying this system are particularly useful in a method to induce sleep.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及一种用于控制负载的交流电力的电子开关系统。 开关具有可以通过瞬时触摸开关选择的ON，OFF和RAMP下降模式。 当进入RAMP降低模式时，负载的功率以逐渐连续的不间断的预定速率缓慢降低。 该开关系统在灯的亮度控制中具有特殊的用途。 已经发现，通过本发明的电子开关控制的灯的使用通常将导致睡眠困难的人的睡眠，特别是幼儿和老年人。 因此，体现该系统的电子开关系统和装置在诱导睡眠的方法中特别有用。

公开(公告)号：US5422544A

公开(公告)日：1995-06-06

申请号：US6109

申请日：1993-01-15

申请人： Richard V. Giddings ,  Stephen V. Metz

发明人： Richard V. Giddings ,  Stephen V. Metz

IPC分类号： H05B39/04 ,  H05B39/08 ,  H05B37/02

CPC分类号： H05B39/044 ,  H05B39/042 ,  H05B39/083 ,  Y02B20/146 ,  Y10S315/04

摘要： Light control apparatus and method in which commanded changes in luminance in a space are executed in accordance with a rate function generated by a function generator to correspond to adaptability of the human eye to changes in luminance. A luminance sensor detects the luminance to which a person occupying the space was exposed just prior to the commanded change in luminance. The sensed luminance is used to determine the discrimination range of the occupant, and, upon a commanded increase in luminance in the space, the luminance is immediately increased to within the range.

摘要翻译： 根据由功能发生器生成的速率函数来执行对应于人眼对亮度变化的适应性的空间中的亮度指令改变的光控制装置和方法。 亮度传感器在指示的亮度变化之前检测占据空间的人的亮度。 感测到的亮度用于确定乘员的辨别范围，并且在空间中指示的亮度增加时，亮度立即增加到该范围内。

公开(公告)号：US5045774A

公开(公告)日：1991-09-03

申请号：US458172

申请日：1989-12-28

申请人： Michael A. Bromberg

发明人： Michael A. Bromberg

IPC分类号： G05F1/44 ,  H02M3/158 ,  H02M5/257 ,  H02M5/293 ,  H03K17/687 ,  H03K17/691 ,  H05B39/08

CPC分类号： H02M5/293 ,  G05F1/44 ,  H02M3/1582 ,  H02M5/2576 ,  H03K17/6874 ,  H03K17/691 ,  H05B39/083

摘要： A remotely controllable, full scale, AC or DC power attenuator, for attenuating power to a load as a function of an input control signal which represents a selected percentage of power to be applied to the load. Bidirectional series switch means are responsive to the input control signal for connecting and disconnecting power to the load.

摘要翻译： 一个可远程控制的，满量程的AC或DC功率衰减器，用于衰减作为输入控制信号的函数的负载功率，该输入控制信号表示要施加到负载的功率的选定百分比。 双向串联开关装置响应于输入控制信号，用于连接和断开与负载的电力。

公开(公告)号：US4823069A

公开(公告)日：1989-04-18

申请号：US943381

申请日：1986-12-17

申请人： Michael Callahan ,  John K. Chester ,  Robert M. Goddard

发明人： Michael Callahan ,  John K. Chester ,  Robert M. Goddard

IPC分类号： F02B75/02 ,  H02M5/293 ,  H05B37/02 ,  H05B39/04 ,  H05B39/08 ,  G05F1/40

CPC分类号： H05B39/048 ,  H02M5/293 ,  H05B37/029 ,  H05B39/083 ,  F02B2075/027 ,  F21W2131/406 ,  H02M1/44 ,  H02M2005/2937

摘要： An improved dimming apparatus adapted for use in distribution dimming systems, in which dimmer enclosures each containing at least one semiconductor power controlling means are located in a plurality of spaced apart locations, each such enclosure located in proximity to at least one of its associated lamp loads. The disclosed dimming apparatus achieves unique advantages in the application through the use of a semiconductor power controlling means capable of modulating the instantaneous amplitude of the voltage or current supplied to the lamp load under the active control of its control input, a signal being applied to the control input of the power controlling means such that an output waveform is supplied to the lamp load in which at least one transition between a substantially off condition and a substantially on condition occurs during substantially each discrete half-cycle of the AC source and the duration of the transition is increased to suppress electro-magnetic interference.

摘要翻译： 一种适用于分配调光系统的改进的调光装置，其中每个包含至少一个半导体功率控制装置的调光器壳体位于多个间隔开的位置，每个这样的外壳位于其相关联的灯负载中的至少一个附近 。 所公开的调光装置在应用中通过使用半导体功率控制装置实现了独特的优点，半导体功率控制装置能够在其控制输入的主动控制下调制提供给灯负载的电压或电流的瞬时振幅， 功率控制装置的控制输入，使得输出波形被提供给灯负载，其中在基本上每个离散半周期的AC源期间发生基本上关闭状态和基本上亮起状态之间的至少一个转换，并且持续时间 增加转变以抑制电磁干扰。