EP1555860A1 - Modules d'alimentation à courant continu pour dispositif d'éclairage - Google Patents

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EP1555860A1
EP1555860A1 EP04028344A EP04028344A EP1555860A1 EP 1555860 A1 EP1555860 A1 EP 1555860A1 EP 04028344 A EP04028344 A EP 04028344A EP 04028344 A EP04028344 A EP 04028344A EP 1555860 A1 EP1555860 A1 EP 1555860A1
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Markus Künzli
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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

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  • the present invention relates to the controller of lighting control gear starting from a central unit.
  • the invention proceeds from a in Fig. 2 schematically shown system.
  • this is Illuminant a gas discharge lamp 5, by a Electric ballast (ECG) 1 as operating device is controlled.
  • ECG Electric ballast
  • this ECG 1 a rectifier with power factor correction circuit (PFC, Power Factor Correction) 2, an electrolyte storage capacitor 4 and an RF inverter 3, in turn, by means of its output circuit 6 the Gas discharge lamp 5 drives.
  • the DC voltage Bus voltage
  • an emergency lighting controller 7 may be provided be.
  • the rectifier 2 in the ECG 1 is usually with AC voltage 9, for example, mains voltage supplied.
  • ECG 1 via a digital or To control analog bus 8, thus the lamp 5 to start, dim or turn off.
  • ECG 1 Lamp operating device
  • PFC circuit Such a PFC circuit known to reduce annoying harmonics in the Input current.
  • these are local in everyone ECG 1 provided inverter with PFC 2 one considerable cost factor, which is the trend too extreme Low-cost manufactured electronic ballasts severely limited.
  • the central point of the invention is that the Unit rectifier / PFC no longer local in each Operating device, but central to several operating devices is provided.
  • the connection between this center and the individual operating devices is carried out according to the invention via a DC output circuit.
  • a system for controlling equipment for Light source provided, the system a Central unit comprising at least one rectifier having a supplied AC voltage in a DC converts, at an output of the Central unit is provided. Furthermore is at least one resource module provided with the central unit is releasably connectable. It is in the In the course of a mechanical connection of the resource module with the central unit at the same time also the Electrical equipment with the DC output connected to the central unit.
  • the central unit can do one for all connectable equipment modules common Have power factor correction circuit.
  • Equipment for different types of lamps can be provided, all through Continuing to feed the DC supply voltage become.
  • On the DC supply voltage can according to a Powerline technology command signals can be modulated.
  • the Central unit and / or the resource module points in In this case, a powerline demodulator for reading the modulated on the DC supply voltage Command signals on.
  • Invention is a module for operating a light source intended.
  • the module has connections to the connection at least one light bulb. Furthermore are Connections for connection to an external DC power supply intended. Other connections are used for looping the supplied DC power supply. Finally, there are also funds for detachable mechanical connection of the module with a another module of the same type provided such that at Success of mechanical connection also the DC supply voltage to the connected module is dragged further.
  • the module can in particular be an electronic Ballast for gas discharge lamps be a Inverter for converting the externally supplied DC supply voltage in a high-frequency AC voltage having.
  • the module can also be a driver module for LEDs.
  • the module can be equipped with a central unit and / or a another module of the same kind by a plug connection be mechanically and electrically connectable.
  • the module can also be a powerline demodulator for reading from on the DC supply voltage modulated command signals exhibit.
  • a central processing unit is included for example, a rectifier 2 and possibly also a Power factor correction circuit (PFC) 10, common to several light-emitting devices 1, 1 ', 1 "provided.
  • the central unit 2 is with (mains) AC voltage. 9 provided.
  • the various lamp operating devices 1, 1 ', 1 various illuminants, such as a Gas discharge lamp 5, LEDs 5 ', etc. control.
  • the Lamps themselves can be with DC or AC voltage operated in the latter case in the associated operating device provided an inverter is.
  • a DC output circuit 11 of Central unit also other (eg passive) lighting technology or building services, such as a light sensor 5 "or a motion detector (not shown).
  • FIG. 1 shown schematically can be an output circuit 11th bus-like, for example, by means of a pair of common Bus lines be designed so that starting from this central common bus 11, the various Operating devices 1, 1 ', 1 "via stubs 13, 13', 13 ", alternatively or additionally for individual operating devices or jointly supplied Groups of control gear individual output circuits 12 be provided.
  • This DC output circuit has the advantage that it is in the Less vulnerable compared to corresponding AC circuits parasitic effects.
  • the central unit for several operating devices in common is provided, wherein the central unit with the Operating devices by means of at least one DC output circuit connected is.
  • Fig. 3 shows an embodiment of a Control system according to the invention for a light-emitting device and represents a possible implementation of the Circuit according to FIG. 1.
  • the system according to FIG. 3 has a central unit 31, for example a rectifier 32 for supplied AC line voltage 34 and a power factor correction circuit (PFC Power Factor Correction) 33 to reduce Harmonics in the input current of the central unit 31 having.
  • PFC Power Factor Correction power factor correction circuit
  • the central unit provides output on at least one DC voltage ready.
  • At least a DC output bus 37 are several operating device modules 40, 41, 42 with this DC output of the central unit 31 connected.
  • the operating device modules 40, 41 and 42 are thereby designed such that at the input side Connections DC voltage from the central unit 31 or get fed to another device module and at separate from the input-side terminals output-side connections to a possibly further Control gear module loop the DC voltage.
  • the Control gear modules 40, 41, 42 to each other compatible inputs 43 and 44 outputs.
  • these inputs and outputs are at each other applied sides of the housing of the modules and / or in a right angle to each other, but not the same Pages of the housing arranged.
  • the central unit can also be in a star topology control several output circuits, each of which several Resource modules can be connected.
  • the operating device modules 40, 41, 42 can be used for activation be provided different illuminants. To They also have a corresponding one of the DC output circuit 37 ago supplied local control unit 35, 35 'and 35' ' on.
  • the resource module supplies 40 a gas discharge lamp 38 and the local Control unit 35 is as an electronic ballast (ECG) with inverter (DC / AC) trained.
  • ECG electronic ballast
  • the ECG can also a group of parallel connected gas discharge lamps drive together.
  • the resource module 41 has a control unit 35 ' auf, which is used to control one or a group of Light-emitting diodes 38 'is formed.
  • the resource module 42 has a local one Control unit 35 ", which is used to control a High pressure lamp 38 "is suitable.
  • the local control units 35, 35 'and 35 "function on, the supplied DC voltage from the Bus 37 in an AC or DC voltage of predetermined amplitude implement, based on the needs of each is connected to the connected light source.
  • the control commands, for example, from the Central unit 31 can therefore predetermined input, output or Transmit dimming control values.
  • Fig. 3rd is shown that to each of the central unit 31 connected resource modules 40, 41 and 42, respectively Bulbs of different types are connected, Of course, you can also attach resource modules to the Central unit 31 are connected, at least partially supply bulbs of the same kind. imaginable is, for example, that to the central unit 31 for generating a colored light control depending on a resource module with green bulbs, red bulbs and blue Light source is connected. In this case, the Light source preferably LEDs.
  • the resource modules 40, 41, 42 also mechanically, for example in the sense of a plug connection either with the central unit 31 or with others similar resources modules are connected. It is advantageous that simultaneously with the Plug on, i. the creation of the mechanical connection between a resource module and the central unit 31 or another resource module of the same kind also the electrical contacting of the cited Elements via the DC output bus 37 takes place.
  • the electrical contacting is preferably carried out also via plug contacts, which also solved again can be.
  • the mechanical connection can also be achieved by other means, such as brackets, etc. are created.
  • the mechanical connections 39 are in particular as releasable mechanical connections performed to the Lighting control system particularly flexible embody.
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