EP1442635A1 - Ballastes electroniques qui peuvent etre connectes en parallele en fonction du type de lampe - Google Patents

Ballastes electroniques qui peuvent etre connectes en parallele en fonction du type de lampe

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EP1442635A1
EP1442635A1 EP02776833A EP02776833A EP1442635A1 EP 1442635 A1 EP1442635 A1 EP 1442635A1 EP 02776833 A EP02776833 A EP 02776833A EP 02776833 A EP02776833 A EP 02776833A EP 1442635 A1 EP1442635 A1 EP 1442635A1
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lamp
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supply
luminaire
ballasts
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Wilfried Brauckmann
Ulrich Klipstein
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B & S Elektronische Gerate GmbH
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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
    • H05B41/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps
    • H05B41/14—Circuit arrangements
    • H05B41/24—Circuit arrangements in which the lamp is fed by high frequency ac, or with separate oscillator frequency
    • H05B41/245—Circuit arrangements in which the lamp is fed by high frequency ac, or with separate oscillator frequency for a plurality of lamps
    • 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
    • H05B41/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps
    • H05B41/14—Circuit arrangements
    • H05B41/36—Controlling

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  • the invention relates to a method for establishing a suitable connection between a luminaire and an electronic ballast, which provides a suitable supply power for the luminaire, a signal being transmitted from the ballast before the supply power of the luminaire is switched on, by means of the luminaire on the basis of transmitted signal, a response signal specific to the luminaire type is generated, the response signal is evaluated in the ballast to identify the connected luminaire type and the supply power is only switched on after detection of a luminaire type suitable for connection, in accordance with patent ... (patent application 101 39 402.0).
  • the invention further relates to an arrangement of electronic ballasts, each having a power supply unit for generating a supply power for the operation of a connected lamp, a connection cable for establishing an electrical connection to the lamp for transmitting the supply device, a control device by means of which a signal is sent to the luminaire before the supply power is switched on, an evaluation device for evaluating a response signal from the luminaire for recognizing the luminaire type and evaluating the recognized luminaire type as suitable for connection to the supply power, and a switching device for switching on the Supply power if the recognized luminaire type is suitable for connection to the supply power.
  • Luminaires with different powers are generally used to fulfill the respective lighting tasks. It is known to provide the lights of different powers with different plugs, for example to avoid connecting a lamp of lower power to an electronic ballast with a higher output power or vice versa, which can result in damage to the discharge lamp of the lamp or to the electronic ballast.
  • a disadvantage of this is that the distributor connected to the multi-core cable with corresponding mechanical nically coded mating connectors must be equipped so that the distributor must be specially set up for the respective lighting task. This is cumbersome and requires major retrofitting work, for example, if it turns out when the lighting is created that a luminaire of a pre-planned power level should be replaced by a luminaire of a different power level at one or more points.
  • the teaching of the main patent ... is based on the assumption that, due to the often cramped installation conditions in the area of the distributor, for example on a narrow luminaire frame and because of the problematic lighting conditions that are regularly present there, error-free work by the operating personnel cannot be assumed. Incorrect installations and the associated damage to lamps and / or electronic ballasts therefore appear inevitable.
  • the main patent is therefore based on the problem of avoiding harmful consequences of incorrect installations due to the mechanical coding of plug connections no longer being present, without significant additional outlay.
  • a method for establishing a suitable connection between a luminaire and an electronic ballast, which provides a suitable supply power for the luminaire is characterized in that before switching on the connection If the light output is transmitted from the ballast to the light output, a response signal specific to the light type is generated by the light based on the transmitted signal, that the response signal is evaluated in the ballast to identify the switched-on light type and that only after detection of a light type suitable for connection the supply power is switched on.
  • This method thus provides for an electronic check of the lamp connected to the relevant electronic ballast before the supply power is switched on by the electronic ballast. In this way, a connection of an incompatible luminaire to an electronic ballast is not prevented, but the luminaire is not put into operation by the electronic ballast.
  • the type of luminaire in particular the nominal power of the luminaire, can be checked without additional cable wires using the connecting cable, for example, a two-wire cable.
  • the circuitry required for the electronic ballast and for the luminaire is low, since the information about the luminaire type can be transmitted in a very simple manner, for example by pulses generated in the luminaire, the number of which per unit time contains the information about the luminaire type.
  • a pulse generator in the form of an astable multivibrator is suitable, the switching frequency of which can be determined by a circuit with a capacitor.
  • the response signal generator with its own battery in the luminaire.
  • a solution is preferred in which the response signal is generated from the energy of the received signal in the luminaire, so that the luminaire continues to do without its own power source.
  • a low DC voltage can be transmitted as a signal, which as a response signal from the signal generator in the luminous is switched in a low-impedance and high-resistance manner so that, depending on the type of connection, voltage pulses occur or current pulses can be detected in the electronic ballast if the voltage remains the same.
  • a time-limited pulse signal is sent as the signal of the electronic ballast, from the energy content of which a response signal is formed by means of the lamp.
  • the pulse signal can be used in the lamp, for example, to charge a capacitor, from whose energy the time-limited response signal is formed.
  • the device for forming the response signal in the lamp is designed to be self-switching, so that it is switched off when the supply power is directed to the lamp.
  • An electronic ballast suitable for carrying out the method according to the main patent is characterized by a control device by means of which a signal is sent to the luminaire before the supply power is switched on, by an evaluation device for evaluating a response signal from the luminaire to identify the luminaire type and to evaluate the luminaire type detected as suitable for connection to the supply power, and by a switching device for switching on the supply power if the detected luminaire type is suitable for connection to the supply power.
  • a DC voltage which is substantially lower than the voltage of the supply power can be present for transmission to the lamp.
  • a time-limited pulse of the low DC voltage for transmission to the lamp is present at the output of the control device.
  • the output of the control device can be connected to the connection cable, so that the transmission of the low DC voltage takes place with the same cable with which the supply power is later directed to the lamp.
  • the evaluation device can be designed in a simple manner to identify the number of pulses per unit of time.
  • evaluation device can also be designed differently within the scope of the invention, for example for the detection of pulse widths, for the detection of zero crossings of a harmonic oscillation or the like.
  • a lamp for carrying out the method is characterized by a signal transmitter triggered by an externally supplied signal for transmitting a response signal characterizing the lamp type to the ballast.
  • the signal transmitter can expediently be fed by the externally supplied signal, that is to say it can receive its supply voltage.
  • the signal transmitter is preferably connected to the connection cable, ie receives both the externally supplied signal and the supply power via the same line.
  • the signal transmitter is preferably designed to be self-switching after the response signal has been emitted. It is reactivated by a renewed externally supplied signal that differs significantly from the supply power and can be recognized by the signal generator.
  • the signal transmitter has an energy storage device for forming its supply voltage from a received signal.
  • the signal transmitter can be supplied by a received DC voltage and switch over the DC voltage in a clocked manner.
  • the invention is therefore based on the problem of simplifying the handling and arrangement of numerous ballasts for operating luminaires of different luminaire types.
  • the method according to the main patent is characterized in that the same ballasts are used to supply lights to at least two different types of lights, one of which has a power consumption that is up to a full-line multiple of the power consumption of a second type of lights, which are designed to supply the second type of luminaire directly and are operated in parallel to supply the first type of luminaire.
  • a corresponding arrangement of electronic ballasts of the type mentioned at the outset is characterized in that the same ballasts are provided in the arrangement that are used for direct supply of lights of the second light type are designed and can be connected in parallel to supply lights of the first light type.
  • the present invention makes use of the fact that although different types of luminaires are often used, the number of luminaire types used is limited to two or three. A frequently used combination of luminaires uses three types of luminaires with power consumption of 200 W, 575 W and 1200 W. According to the invention, the same ballasts are used for controlling the luminaire with 575 W and 1200 W, which are designed for direct supply of the luminaires with 575 W.
  • ballasts are connected in parallel to control the luminaire with 1200 W. In this way, the otherwise usual variety of electronic ballasts can be avoided.
  • electronic ballasts are used that can be switched internally for the low power outputs between the output power of 200 W and 575 W, whereby the correct switching position for the connection of a specific luminaire is checked according to the procedure in accordance with the main patent or an automatic switch is carried out using this procedure becomes.
  • ballasts By using the same ballasts, these can advantageously be arranged next to one another in a standard plug-in housing, the arrangement of six ballasts in a 19-inch plug-in housing being advantageous next to one another for the described application.
  • ballasts are designed to be adjustable in their output power as standard, it is also possible according to the present invention, for example, to operate a luminaire with a power consumption of 800 W with two ballasts connected in parallel with a power output of up to 600 W if, for example, both ballasts are set to 400 W have been set by the controller.
  • the invention will be explained in more detail below with reference to the exemplary embodiments shown in the drawing.
  • Figures 1 to 3 explain the method according to the main patent
  • Figure 4 illustrates the modular arrangement according to the invention with the same ballasts. Show in detail:
  • Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic ballast and a lamp connected via a connecting cable
  • Figure 2 is a graph for the output voltage of the electronic ballast during the test process for the type of light and for the subsequent switching on the supply power
  • FIG. 3 shows a signal curve for a signal generated and transmitted by the electronic ballast in the form of a DC voltage pulse and a response signal generated thereon.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic representation of six identical ballasts for controlling lights of different types.
  • FIG. 1 shows schematically an electronic ballast 1, which has a power section 2 in the usual way, with which a supply power is generated and provided at output terminals 3.
  • the electronic ballast also has a control and evaluation device 4, the output terminals of which can be switched to the output terminals 3 as an alternative to the supply power via a changeover switch 5.
  • a connection to connection terminals 7 of a light 8 is established via a two-wire connection cable 6.
  • An ignition device 9 and a discharge lamp 10 are conventionally connected to the connection terminals 7 in the lamp 8.
  • a signal transmitter 11 is connected to the connection terminals 7, which can be designed as a pulse transmitter.
  • connection cable 6 is often part of a multi-core cable in which numerous connection cables 6 are combined to form one cable. Accordingly, the lamp 8 is connected via a distributor, through which the numerous combined connecting cables 6 are separated again and can be assigned to individual lamps 8.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates the voltage curve on the connecting line 6.
  • FIG. 3 shows an example of the test signals 12, which in this case consist of a direct voltage pulse 14 with the pulse width ta-ta 'emitted by the control / evaluation device 4 and of a subsequent response signal 15 generated by the signal generator 11 in the form of voltage pulses or current pulses that are completed by time tb.
  • the signal generator 11 draws its supply voltage from the energy of the DC voltage pulse 14.
  • the number of the pulses 14 emitted in FIG. 3a up to the time tb is higher than that according to FIG. 3b and therefore characterizes a different type of luminaire.
  • the DC voltage 14 can be transmitted continuously up to the time tb when the pulse generator then switches this DC voltage with low-impedance and high-resistance clocking, as a result of which 4 current pulses are recognized in the control / evaluation device and, for example, their number is encoded by the time type tb until the time tb ,
  • a very simple arrangement of a light 8 is shown, with which very simple communication in the form of the test signals 12 is possible.
  • the method described can also be used for lights 8 which are the subject of more complicated control tasks, for example having servomotors by means of which they can be pivoted into a specific position, by means of which different color filters are activated, etc.
  • communication with the test signals can be carried out 12 go beyond the detection of the luminaire type and also serve to transmit control signals for the servomotors, actuators for color filters, etc.
  • FIG. 4 shows an arrangement of six ballasts 1 in a slide-in housing 16, which can be a 19-inch standard slide-in.
  • the ballasts 1 can each be switched for the direct supply of two types of luminaires 8 ', 8 "with a power consumption of 200 W or 575 W.
  • the six ballasts 1 are supplied in groups of two ballasts 1 each with a phase L1, L2, L3 of a three-phase connection with respect to a neutral conductor N.
  • the ballast 1 shown in FIG. 4 is switched to the 200 W mode and directly supplies a lamp 8 'with the power consumption 200 W.
  • the ballast 1 shown below is switched to the output power 575 W and directly supplies a lamp 8 "with the input power 575 W.
  • the lamp 8 '" which is still shown has a power consumption of 1200 W and is therefore controlled by two ballasts 1 connected in parallel, so that two ballasts 1 are required to supply the lamp 8'".
  • the output terminals 3 of two ballasts 1 are thus connected in parallel with the input terminals 7 of the lamp 8 ′ ′′.
  • the lamps 8 "and 8 '" can be controlled with the same type of ballasts 1 with the output power of approximately 575 W, specifically the lamp 8 "directly through a ballast 1 and the lamp 8'" by means of two ballasts connected in parallel 1 .
  • the supply of the further luminaire type 8 ' is also successful if the ballast used, as is often the case, can be switched over in the lower power range, so that after the switchover, the luminaire 8' with the low power consumption can be supplied directly by the ballast 1.
  • ballasts 1 according to the invention in a housing 16 can also be used for the supply of luminaire types with higher power consumption, for example 1800 W, in which several For example, three ballasts 1 can be connected in parallel. In practice, however, the parallel connection of two ballasts 1 is generally sufficient.

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La présente invention concerne l'alimentation de lampes (8', 8'') d'au moins deux types différents, dont un premier type de lampe (8''') a une consommation de puissance qui est approximativement un multiple entier de la consommation de puissance d'un second type de lampe (8''). A cet effet sont utilisés des ballasts (1) identiques qui sont mis en place pour permettre une alimentation directe du second type de lampe (8'), et peuvent fonctionner en parallèle pour alimenter le premier type de lampe (8'''). La connexion réalisée selon l'invention d'une lampe appropriée (8', 8', 8'') au ballast (1) est vérifiée par un échange de signal entre le ballast (1) et la lampe (8', 8', 8'') avant mise sous tension du ballast (1).
EP02776833A 2001-10-27 2002-10-15 Ballastes electroniques qui peuvent etre connectes en parallele en fonction du type de lampe Expired - Lifetime EP1442635B9 (fr)

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DE2001153123 DE10153123A1 (de) 2001-08-10 2001-10-27 Verfahren zur Herstellung einer passenden Verbindung zwischen einer Leuchte und einem elektronischen Vorschaltgerät und Anordnung von elektronischen Vorschaltgeräten
DE10153123 2001-10-27
PCT/DE2002/003928 WO2003039204A1 (fr) 2001-10-27 2002-10-15 Ballasts electroniques qui peuvent etre connectes en parallele en fonction du type de lampe

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WO2003039204A1 (fr) 2003-05-08
RU2301509C2 (ru) 2007-06-20
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