EP1158841A3 - Dimmer - Google Patents

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EP1158841A3
EP1158841A3 EP01111250A EP01111250A EP1158841A3 EP 1158841 A3 EP1158841 A3 EP 1158841A3 EP 01111250 A EP01111250 A EP 01111250A EP 01111250 A EP01111250 A EP 01111250A EP 1158841 A3 EP1158841 A3 EP 1158841A3
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phase angle
dimming
setting
dimmer
circuit breaker
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Klaus-Dieter Heinz
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Heinrich Kopp GmbH and Co KG
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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
    • H05B39/08—Controlling by shifting phase of trigger voltage applied to gas-filled controlling tubes also in controlled semiconductor devices

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Abstract

Dimmer zur Helligkeitseinstellung von Beleuchtungseinrichtungen mit einem Leistungsschalter (7) zum Schalten eines Laststromkreises innerhalb eines Dimm-Phasenwinkelbereichs, einer Einstelleinrichtung (14) zum Einstellen eines Dimm-Phasenwinkels, und mit einer Steuereinrichtung (12) zum Ansteuern des Leistungsschalters (7) in Abhängigkeit von einem durch die Einstelleinrichtung (14) eingestellten Dimm-Phasenwinkels oder einem übertragenen Dimm-Steuerbefehl.

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Dimmer for brightness adjustment of lighting devices with a circuit breaker (7) for switching a load circuit within a dimming phase angle range, a setting device (14) for setting a dimming phase angle, and with a control device (12) for driving the circuit breaker (7) in dependence a dimming phase angle set by the setting means (14) or a transmitted dimming control command.
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EP20010111250 2000-05-23 2001-05-15 Dimmer Expired - Lifetime EP1158841B1 (en)

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DE2000125368 DE10025368A1 (en) 2000-05-23 2000-05-23 dimmer
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EP1158841A3 true EP1158841A3 (en) 2004-03-17
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