EP0536877B1 - Zeitlich abgestimmte Energieeinsparungsvorrichtung - Google Patents
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- EP0536877B1 EP0536877B1 EP92307296A EP92307296A EP0536877B1 EP 0536877 B1 EP0536877 B1 EP 0536877B1 EP 92307296 A EP92307296 A EP 92307296A EP 92307296 A EP92307296 A EP 92307296A EP 0536877 B1 EP0536877 B1 EP 0536877B1
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
- H05B39/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for operating incandescent light sources
- H05B39/04—Controlling
- H05B39/041—Controlling the light-intensity of the source
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- H—ELECTRICITY
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- H05B41/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps
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- H05B41/36—Controlling
- H05B41/38—Controlling the intensity of light
- H05B41/40—Controlling the intensity of light discontinuously
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- the instant invention relates to an electronic device for saving electrical power, to be used in lamps of any kind or for resistive or capacitive loads, by decreasing the electrical current feeding the loads, at pre-determined time periods, by means of timing, sinusoidal wave rectifying and reducing the power.
- thermostats which decrease light intensity, through partial dissipation of the current in a resistor.
- dimmers were developed which decrease light intensity of the lamp by decreasing the power supply voltage. Their use is however limited to incandescent lamps, and they are relatively expensive and have no timing features.
- a first aspect of the invention provides a timed power saver, comprising an electronic timer, connected in parallel with a half-wave rectifying diode and both connected to a phase conductor, the timer and diode being connected in series with a resistive or an inductive load and also in parallel with a second conductor, which is either neutral or of another phase.
- the timed power saver of the invention was developed in order to overcome the disadvantages of present systems, since the device may be used in any kind of lamp (Mercury vapour, incandescent, fluorescent, sodium vapour, multi-vapour, halogen, etc.), on resistive loads and capacitive loads since timing may be programmed, therefore the time of power decrease may be predetermined; it extends the life of reactances and lamps, may be connected to a lamp or to a group of lamps, has low cost, saves electrical power and is of small size.
- lamp Mercury vapour, incandescent, fluorescent, sodium vapour, multi-vapour, halogen, etc.
- the power saver includes at least one further resistor connected in parallel to the timer and the diode.
- the resistor may be a variable resistor or a plurality of fixed value resistors connected in parallel and individually selectable by one or more switches.
- Figure 1 is an electrical diagram of a first embodiment of the timing and power saving device for discharge lamps (Mercury vapour, sodium vapour, metallic vapour, etc.) comprising an electronic timer 1, connected in parallel to a half-wave rectifying diode 2 and four fixed value resistors 3 arranged parallel therebetween and selectable by switches 4, all connected to a phase conductor 5, and in series with a resistive load 6, normally a lamp or a group of lamps which is arranged in parallel to a conductor 7, which is of neutral or of another phase.
- a resistive load 6 normally a lamp or a group of lamps which is arranged in parallel to a conductor 7, which is of neutral or of another phase.
- Figure 2 is an electrical diagram of a second embodiment of the timing and power saving device at inductive loads, comprising an electronic timer 1, connected in parallel to a half-wave rectifying diode 2 and to a variable resistor 8, all being connected to the phase conductor 5 and in series with an inductive load 9 and with the conductor 7 which is of neutral or of another phase.
- Operation of the power saving device of the invention is based on the elimination of the half-wave by diode 2 and, through the action of two resistors 3 or a variable resistor 8, the electrical power supply being decreased during the discontinuity of the sinusoidal wave and, consequently, the power of the resistive or inductive load is also decreased.
- the electrical current will be reduced to variable values, depending on resistors 3 or 8, between 1 and 99% of the normal current.
- Diodes 2 used may be negative or positive diodes, which should be equally mixed thus avoiding the electrical power supply unbalance.
- the dimensioning is extrapolated for loads of different powers, such as sodium vapour discharge lamps, metal vapour discharge lamps, etc.
- the energy loss due to the use of two resistors 3 or 8 is estimated between 5 and 17W in the examples.
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Claims (5)
- Zeitgesteuerte Energieeinsparvorrichtung mit einem elektronischen Zeitgeber (1), der zu einer Halbwellen-Gleichrichterdiode (2) parallel geschaltet ist, und wobei beide an einen Phasenleiter (5) angeschlossen sind, wobei der Zeitgeber (1) und die Diode (2) in Reihe mit einer Widerstandsoder einer induktiven Last (6, 9) und außerdem parallel zu einem zweiten Leiter (7) geschaltet sind, der entweder neutral oder von einer anderen Phase ist.
- Energieeinsparvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Zeitgeber (1) und die Diode (2) beide ferner parallel zu wenigstens einem Widerstand (3, 8) geschaltet sind.
- Energieeinsparvorrichtung nach Anspruch 2, wobei der Widerstand ein variabler Widerstand (8) ist.
- Energieeinsparvorrichtung nach Anspruch 2, wobei die Widerstände vier Festwert-Widerstände (3) sind, die einzeln durch Schalter (4) auswählbar sind.
- Energieeinsparvorrichtung nach Anspruch 1, verwendend einen Widerstand oder einen variablen Widerstand von einer Glühlampe oder von gemischten Lampen.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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BR9103451 | 1991-08-09 | ||
BR919103451A BR9103451A (pt) | 1991-08-09 | 1991-08-09 | Economizador de energia temporizado |
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EP0536877A1 EP0536877A1 (de) | 1993-04-14 |
EP0536877B1 true EP0536877B1 (de) | 1997-01-15 |
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EP92307296A Expired - Lifetime EP0536877B1 (de) | 1991-08-09 | 1992-08-10 | Zeitlich abgestimmte Energieeinsparungsvorrichtung |
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EP (1) | EP0536877B1 (de) |
JP (1) | JPH0546260A (de) |
CN (1) | CN1072556A (de) |
AT (1) | ATE147924T1 (de) |
AU (1) | AU2078392A (de) |
BR (1) | BR9103451A (de) |
CA (1) | CA2072825A1 (de) |
DE (1) | DE69216750T2 (de) |
DK (1) | DK0536877T3 (de) |
ES (1) | ES2100295T3 (de) |
GR (1) | GR3023136T3 (de) |
PT (1) | PT100080A (de) |
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- 1991-08-09 BR BR919103451A patent/BR9103451A/pt not_active IP Right Cessation
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- 1992-01-31 PT PT100080A patent/PT100080A/pt not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1992-02-10 JP JP4023667A patent/JPH0546260A/ja not_active Withdrawn
- 1992-06-30 CA CA002072825A patent/CA2072825A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1992-08-04 AU AU20783/92A patent/AU2078392A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1992-08-08 CN CN92110453.7A patent/CN1072556A/zh active Pending
- 1992-08-10 ES ES92307296T patent/ES2100295T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1992-08-10 AT AT92307296T patent/ATE147924T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1992-08-10 EP EP92307296A patent/EP0536877B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1992-08-10 DE DE69216750T patent/DE69216750T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
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US7982404B2 (en) | 2006-12-22 | 2011-07-19 | Musco Corporation | Method and apparatus and system for adjusting power to HID lamp to control level of light output and conserve energy (ballast multi-tap power output) |
US8247990B1 (en) | 2008-12-05 | 2012-08-21 | Musco Corporation | Apparatus, method, and system for improved switching methods for power adjustments in light sources |
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CA2072825A1 (en) | 1993-02-10 |
DK0536877T3 (da) | 1997-07-14 |
CN1072556A (zh) | 1993-05-26 |
JPH0546260A (ja) | 1993-02-26 |
AU2078392A (en) | 1993-02-11 |
PT100080A (pt) | 1994-05-31 |
GR3023136T3 (en) | 1997-07-30 |
EP0536877A1 (de) | 1993-04-14 |
DE69216750D1 (de) | 1997-02-27 |
ATE147924T1 (de) | 1997-02-15 |
BR9103451A (pt) | 1993-03-09 |
ES2100295T3 (es) | 1997-06-16 |
DE69216750T2 (de) | 1997-06-19 |
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