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EP1158841A2
EP1158841A2 EP01111250A EP01111250A EP1158841A2 EP 1158841 A2 EP1158841 A2 EP 1158841A2 EP 01111250 A EP01111250 A EP 01111250A EP 01111250 A EP01111250 A EP 01111250A EP 1158841 A2 EP1158841 A2 EP 1158841A2
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Klaus-Dieter Heinz
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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
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    • H05B39/08—Controlling by shifting phase of trigger voltage applied to gas-filled controlling tubes also in controlled semiconductor devices

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  • the invention relates to a dimmer for controlling a load, especially for brightness control of lighting devices.
  • Dimmers are brightness controls for lighting fixtures. dimmer enable the setting of many different technical equipment, especially lighting equipment, connected to an AC mains voltage are.
  • an adjustable one Brightness value used to at least one semiconductor switch to control. It is either by phase control or Phase section a desired rms value of the voltage set.
  • the leading edge and trailing edge control methods z. B. the respective zero crossing the AC line voltage is detected and used to control the semiconductor switch used.
  • a disadvantage of such conventional dimmer systems is in that the master dimmer and the slave dimmer are different have circuitry structure, so that the Master dimmers and slave dimmers during installation are not are interchangeable. This will complete the installation considerably more difficult and installation errors occur more frequently on.
  • Another disadvantage of such dimmer systems is that that the settings are made centrally on the master dimmer so that if the master dimmer fails, the entire dimmer system fails.
  • the dimmer settings can only be made on the master dimmer and not on the other dimmers.
  • a Dimmer to adjust the brightness of lighting fixtures create that avoids the disadvantages mentioned above and with other identically constructed dimmers to expand performance to a common load or for simultaneous dimming of separate load circuits can be connected in parallel.
  • Brightness settings are specified in the subclaims.
  • Fig. 1 shows a first embodiment of the invention Dimmers 1 as a two-wire dimmer with a phase input connection 2 and a phase output connection 3.
  • the phase input connection 2 is connected via a line 4 to a Power supply device 5 connected via a Line 6 is connected to the phase output terminal 3.
  • a circuit breaker 7 is also connected, which via a Power line 8 connected to line 4 at a node 9 is.
  • the circuit breaker 7 is on a line 10 at the phase output terminal 3.
  • the circuit breaker 7 is via a control line 11 through a control device 12 controllable. Depending on that on the control line 11 The control signal applied switches the circuit breaker 7 the applied to the phase input terminal 2 AC voltage to the phase output terminal 3 through.
  • the Circuit breaker 7 is a controllable semiconductor switch, in particular a MOSFET, an IGBT or a triac.
  • the one in the Control device 12 contained in dimmer 1 is used by the power supply device 5 supplied with power via a line 13.
  • the power supply device 5 preferably contains a phase zero crossing detection circuit that has a zero crossing recognizes the applied AC voltage. The recognized Phase zero crossing becomes the triggering of the control device 12 evaluated.
  • the power supply device 5 contains also a capacitor in which an electrical charge for Generation of the power supply for the control device 12 is stored becomes.
  • the on the power supply device 5 via the line 4th AC voltage present preferably has a frequency from 50 Hz, which corresponds to a period of 20 ms.
  • the AC voltage present at the phase input terminal 2 is sinusoidal, with a half wave in a phase residual angle range and divided into a dimming phase angle range is.
  • the dimming phase angle range is preferably sufficient from a lower phase angle, which is for example 35 °, up to an upper phase angle, for example Is 152 °.
  • the dimming phase angle range is approximately in the Middle of a sinusoidal half-wave of the mains voltage, whereby the first section of the sinusoidal half-wave, for example ranges from 0 ° to 35 °, and the third section the sinusoidal half-wave, for example from 152 ° to 180 ° is sufficient to generate the supply voltage through the Power supply device 5 is available.
  • the middle one Dimming phase angle range for example from 35 ° to 152 ° is enough to adjust the brightness by the Dimmer.
  • the dimming phase angle is within the dimming phase angle range set.
  • the minimum adjustable Dimming phase angle is, for example, 35 °, while the maximum adjustable dimming phase angle is 152 °. The higher the dimming phase angle is set, the brighter it lights up a lighting fixture connected to the phase output connection 3 connected.
  • the dimming phase angle is set by an adjustment device 14, preferably by means of a potentiometer 15 the phase angle is manually adjustable.
  • the setting device 14 is over a line 16 with a first input of the control device 12 connected.
  • the control device 12 is preferably a Microcontroller with multiple inputs. By hiring of the potentiometer 15, for example, the charging time Influenced capacitor within the setting device 14, which is read out by the microcomputer 12.
  • the Control device 12 converts the set potentiometer value into a brightness value, which is used as a control signal the line 11 is delivered to the circuit breaker 7.
  • the setting device 14 is also connected via a line 17 a sensor surface, for example a metallic sensor surface 18, connected.
  • a sensor surface for example a metallic sensor surface 18, connected.
  • the sensor surface 18 When the sensor surface 18 is touched the dimming process cyclically, i.e. the dimmer increases the Brightness up to a maximum value and lowers the brightness after reaching the maximum value until reaching a minimum brightness value again.
  • the control device 12 is connected to a second input via a Line 19 connected to a protective circuit 20, the in turn via a line 21 to a control input 22 of the Dimmers 1 is present.
  • control device 12 is via a Line 23 connected to a further protective circuit 24, which via a line 25 to an extension input 26 of the Dimmers 1 is connected. Via extension entrance 26 can the dimmer 1 to an extension to operate the dimmer 1 can be connected.
  • the protective circuits 20, 24 serve to protect the control device 12 from overvoltages or high currents that are on the control input 22 or the extension input 26. In addition, the protective circuits 20, 24 perform signal level adjustments for the control circuit 12 through. Preferably contain the protective circuits 20, 24 additional filter circuits for signal suppression.
  • the control device 12 controls the circuit breaker 7 in Dependence on one set by the setting device 14 Dimming phase angle or a transmitted dimming control command on.
  • the dimming phase angle is set on a remote one connected to dimmer 1 Dimmer, the dimmer 1 receives one at its control input 22 Dimming control command, via line 21, the protective circuit 20 and the line 19 transmitted to the control device 12 becomes.
  • the received dimming control command is preferred a digital control command issued by the control device 12 is decoded. Depending on the decoded dimming control command the circuit breaker 7 is controlled.
  • the dimming phase angle is set by the setting device 14 of the dimmer 1, the control device generates 12 by changing the set phase angle a corresponding dimming control command that is sent via the control input 22 transmitted to the other connected dimmers becomes.
  • Be bidirectional via the control input 22 of the dimmer 1 Dimming control commands exchanged with other dimmers.
  • the different dimmers have equal rights and can Send and receive dimmer control commands.
  • the setting the brightness can be set on any dimmer, the corresponding dimmer control commands to the other dimmers sends.
  • the dimmer control commands contain information data with respect to the desired phase angle.
  • Fig. 2 shows a second embodiment of the invention Dimmers 1 for brightness adjustment.
  • the one shown in Fig. 2 Embodiment has the dimmer 1 next to the phase input connection 2 and the phase output connection 3 additionally a neutral connection 27.
  • the neutral connection 27 is used to connect dimmer 1 to a mains neutral.
  • the Neutral connection 27 is via a line 28 to the power supply device 5 connected.
  • the circuit breaker 7 via a line 29 at a node 30 to the line 28 connected.
  • the possible dimming phase angle range in the embodiment shown in Fig. 2 as Three-wire dimmer compared to the first shown in Fig. 1 Embodiment can be expanded as a two-wire dimmer.
  • the embodiment of the Dimmers 1 according to the invention have the advantage that they have only one Phase input terminal 2 and a phase output terminal 3 has and is therefore particularly suitable for retrofitting.
  • An already installed button for controlling a lighting device can in a simple manner by the in Fig. 1st shown two-wire dimmer to be replaced.
  • Fig. 3 shows an interconnection of several two-wire dimmers according to the first embodiment for performance expansion.
  • dimmers 1 are above Phase lines 31 on a network phase line 32.
  • To the Extension inputs 26 of the dimmer 1 is by means of a line 33 each have an operating button 34 connected via a Line 35 bears against the line phase line 32.
  • the phase output connections 3 of the dimmers are in parallel via lines 36 connected to a common voltage node 37.
  • a network neutral 38 and the node 37 is one Load 39, which is, for example, a lighting fixture can act.
  • the control inputs 22 of the dimmer 1 are connected to one another via control lines 40. Via the control lines 40 the dimmer 1 exchange control commands for setting the brightness of the lighting fixture 39. The The brightness can be adjusted at any of the n Two-wire dimmers are used.
  • the individual dimmers are actuated by the control buttons 34.
  • the dimmer 1 detects the duration of one at the extension input 26 applied actuation signal. Lies by a preferred embodiment, the duration of the actuation signal less than 50 ms, the dimmer ignores this signal as Interference signal. Is the duration of the actuation signal in one Range between 50 ms and 400 ms, the dimmer 1 leads one Switching process through. When the dimmer 1 is on State, it switches due to the pending Actuation signal. Is the dimmer 1 when switched on and the duration of the applied Actuation signal between 50 and 400 ms, the switches Dimmer off.
  • the actuation signal is present for more than 400 ms to the extension input 26 of the dimmer 1, the dimmer leads a dimming process, for example the brightness the connected lighting device 39 for the duration of the applied actuation signal until a maximum is reached Brightness value is increased.
  • Fig. 4 shows a further connection possibility of the invention
  • Two-wire dimmer 1, as shown in Fig. 1 is.
  • the parallel connection shown in FIG. 4 it is possible to have different separate load circuits with different Lighting devices 39-1, 39-2, ... 39-n dim at the same time.
  • the brightness of the different spaces by adjusting the phase angle of one the dimmer is 1-1 to 1-n.
  • the dimmer 1 on which the Phase angle or the brightness is set generated Dimmer control commands and gives these control commands over the Control lines 40 to the other dimmers in the other rooms of the building. These dimmers then dim the associated lighting device corresponding.
  • FIG. 5 shows a parallel connection of several three-wire dimmers according to the second embodiment of the invention Dimmers 1, as shown in Fig. 2.
  • Fig. 5 shown parallel connection of the three-wire dimmer 1 it is possible to dim an illumination device 39, whose power consumption clearly exceeds the performance of an individual Dimmers 1 lies.
  • the circuit shown in Fig. 5 largely corresponds to the circuit shown in FIG. 3 for two-wire dimmers, but also the neutral conductor connections 27 of the different dimmers via connecting lines 41 are connected in parallel to the mains neutral 38.
  • Fig. 6 shows a further parallel connection of several three-wire dimmers 1 according to the second embodiment as shown in Fig. 2 is shown.
  • the interconnection shown in Fig. 6 largely corresponds the parallel connection shown in Fig. 4, but in addition the neutral conductor connections 27 of the dimmer 1 to the mains neutral conductor 38 concerns.
  • the dimmer 1 according to the invention can be constructed identically with others Dimmers connected to build a dimmer system become. You can adjust the brightness of any the dimmer can be made. Since all dimmers are identical are constructed and have identical connections the installation of the dimmer very easy. By in the 4 and 6 shown parallel connection, it is possible different separate load circuits by a single Control dimmer. If one dimmer fails, the others can Dimmers continue to work so that there is no failure of the entire dimmer system comes.

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