EP1947913B1 - Modules de moyens d'entraînement alimentés en courant continu pour moyens d'éclairage - Google Patents

Modules de moyens d'entraînement alimentés en courant continu pour moyens d'éclairage Download PDF

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EP1947913B1
EP1947913B1 EP08155030.3A EP08155030A EP1947913B1 EP 1947913 B1 EP1947913 B1 EP 1947913B1 EP 08155030 A EP08155030 A EP 08155030A EP 1947913 B1 EP1947913 B1 EP 1947913B1
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Alexander Barth
Stefan Zudrell-Koch
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
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    • H05B41/24—Circuit arrangements in which the lamp is fed by high frequency ac, or with separate oscillator frequency
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  • the present invention relates to the control of lamp operating devices from a central unit.
  • the light source is a gas discharge lamp 5, which is controlled by an electric ballast (ECG) 1 as a control gear.
  • ECG electric ballast
  • this electronic ballast 1 has a rectifier with power factor correction circuit (PFC, Power Factor Correction) 2, an electrolyte storage capacitor 4 and an RF inverter 3, which in turn via its output circuit 6, the gas discharge lamp 5 drives.
  • the DC voltage (bus voltage) is therefore only present within the ECG.
  • an emergency lighting control 7 may be provided.
  • the rectifier 2 in the electronic ballast 1 is usually supplied with alternating voltage 9, for example mains voltage.
  • the starting point and object of the present invention is to propose a drive for light source operating devices, which enables a more cost-effective production of operating devices.
  • the central point of the invention is that the unit rectifier / PFC is no longer provided locally in each operating device, but centrally for several operating devices.
  • the connection between this center and the individual operating devices is carried out according to the invention via a DC output circuit.
  • a similar DC voltage supply is known from the patent US2002 / 47614 A1 (Lin ) known.
  • a flexible and adapted to the needs of the connected equipment supply is to be made possible despite the central design.
  • a system for controlling lighting means comprising a central unit comprising at least one rectifier converting a supplied AC voltage into a DC voltage provided at an output of the central unit.
  • at least one resource module is provided, which is detachably connectable to the central unit. In this case, in the course of a mechanical connection of the resource module with the central unit at the same time also the equipment is electrically connected to the DC output of the central unit.
  • the present invention is such a system with a central unit and at least one resource module is provided, wherein the resource module is designed such that it provides by further grinding a DC supply voltage supplied to it in turn to terminals for further resource modules.
  • the resource module is designed such that it provides by further grinding a DC supply voltage supplied to it in turn to terminals for further resource modules.
  • a similar resource module is in the patent US6144445 (Nilssen ) disclosed.
  • the central unit can have a power factor correction circuit common to all connectable resource modules.
  • the central unit and / or the resource module has a powerline demodulator for reading out the command signals modulated onto the DC supply voltage.
  • a module for operating a lighting device has connections for connecting at least one light source. Furthermore, connections for connection to an external DC voltage supply are provided. Further connections are used to loop the supplied DC power supply. Finally, means for releasably connecting the mechanical module with another module of the same type are provided, such that the success of the mechanical connection and the DC supply voltage is dragged on to the connected module.
  • the module may in particular be an electronic ballast for gas discharge lamps that has an inverter for converting the externally supplied DC supply voltage into a high-frequency AC voltage.
  • the module can also be a driver module for LEDs.
  • the module can be mechanically and electrically connected to a central unit and / or another module of the same type by a plug connection.
  • the module may also include a powerline demodulator for reading out command signals modulated on the DC supply voltage.
  • a central processing unit comprising, for example, a rectifier 2 and possibly also a power factor correction circuit (PFC) 10 is provided in common for a plurality of lighting device operating devices 1, 1 ', 1 " provided.
  • PFC power factor correction circuit
  • the various light-emitting devices operating devices 1, 1 ', 1 a variety of light sources, such as a gas discharge lamp 5, light emitting diodes 5', etc. Actuate the bulbs themselves can be operated with DC or AC voltage, wherein in the latter case, an inverter is provided in the associated operating device.
  • a light sensor 5 or a motion detector (not shown) may be connected to a DC output circuit 11 of the central unit.
  • the operating devices 1, 1', 1" are designed differently.
  • the corresponding operating device 3 is, for example, as an electronic ballast (EVG) u.a. formed with an inverter.
  • EDG electronic ballast
  • the operating devices can also be referred to as "output converters".
  • Fig. 1 shown schematically may be configured by means of a pair of common bus lines, so that starting from this central common bus 11, the various operating devices 1, 1 ', 1 "via stubs 13, 13', 13" are supplied.
  • individual output circuits 12 may be provided for individual operating devices or jointly supplied groups of operating devices.
  • This DC output circuit has the advantage of being less susceptible to parasitic effects than corresponding AC circuits.
  • the central unit is provided for a plurality of operating devices in common, wherein the central unit is connected to the operating devices by means of at least one DC output circuit.
  • Fig. 3 shows an embodiment of a control system according to the invention for a light-emitting device and provides a possible implementation of the circuit according to FIG. 1
  • the system according to FIG. 3 In this case, a central unit 31 has, for example, a rectifier 32 for supplied AC line voltage 34 and a power factor correction circuit (PFC Power Factor Correction) 33 for reducing harmonics in the input current of the central unit 31.
  • PFC Power Factor Correction power factor correction circuit
  • the central unit provides a DC voltage on at least one connection on the output side.
  • a plurality of operating device modules 40, 41, 42 are connected to this DC output of the central unit 31 connected.
  • the operating device modules 40, 41 and 42 are designed in such a way that DC voltage is supplied from the central unit 31 or another operating device module to the input-side terminals and to output-side connections which are separate from the input-side connections to an optionally further operating device. Module loop the DC voltage.
  • the operating device modules 40, 41, 42 to each other compatible inputs 43 and 44 outputs.
  • these inputs and outputs are arranged on mutually applied sides of the housing of the modules and / or at a right angle to each other, but not on the same sides of the housing.
  • the central unit can also control a plurality of output circuits in a star topology, to each of which several resource modules can be connected.
  • feeding central units control a common DC bus, whereby, for example, increases the interference and the load on a central unit is reduced.
  • the operating device modules 40, 41, 42 may be provided for controlling different light sources. For this purpose, they also have a local control unit 35, 35 'or 35 "supplied by the DC output circuit 37.
  • the resource module 40 supplies a gas discharge lamp 38 and the local control unit 35 is designed as an electronic ballast (ECG) with an inverter (DC / AC).
  • ECG electronic ballast
  • the electronic ballast can also control a group of parallel-connected gas discharge lamps together.
  • the resource module 41 has a control unit 35 'which is designed to drive one or a group of light-emitting diodes 38'.
  • the resource module 42 has a local control unit 35 ", which is suitable for driving a high-pressure lamp 38".
  • the local control units 35, 35 'and 35 "have the function of converting the supplied DC voltage from the bus 37 into an AC or DC voltage of predetermined amplitude, which is tuned to the needs of the respectively connected lighting means.
  • the local control units 35, 35 'or 35 "receive control commands via the bus 37 in the sense of a powerline system or else via further control inputs in order to bring the respectively connected lamps into predetermined operating states or status queries
  • the control commands for example from the central unit 31, can thus transmit predetermined input, output or dimming control values.
  • the central processing unit or separate central controller comprises a poweline modulator and the resources corresponding to a powerline demodulator. If the communication is to take place bidirectionally via the bus 37, both mentioned communication partners have both a powerline modulator and a powerline demodulator.
  • a resource module 40, 41 and 42 respectively Lamps of different types are connected, of course, resource modules can be connected to the central unit 31, which supply at least partially bulbs of the same kind. It is conceivable, for example, that a resource module with green bulbs, red bulbs and blue bulbs is connected to the central unit 31 for generating a colored light control. In this case, the bulbs are preferably LEDs.
  • control commands for example from the central unit 31 to the local control units 35, 35 'or 35 ", it is thus possible to generate light mixing effects possibly also of a dynamic nature by corresponding transmission of dimming commands to the individual colors.
  • the resource modules 40, 41 and 42 connected in the central unit 31 are electrically connected to the central unit 31 via the DC output bus 37.
  • the resource modules 40, 41, 42 can also be connected mechanically, for example in the sense of a plug connection, either to the central unit 31 or to other similar equipment modules. It is advantageous that simultaneously with the plugging, ie the creation of the mechanical connection between a resource module and the central unit 31 and another resource module of the same type and the electrical contacting of the listed elements via the DC output bus 37 takes place.
  • the electrical contact is preferably also via plug contacts, which can also be solved again.
  • the housing of the resource modules on a surface male electrical connector elements and on a further surface corresponding male connector elements.
  • the mechanical connection can also be created by other means, such as brackets, etc.
  • the mechanical connections 39 are designed in particular as detachable mechanical connections in order to configure the illumination control system in a particularly flexible manner.

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  1. Système, comportant :
    a) un module (40, 41, 42) pour utiliser un moyen d'éclairage, comportant :
    - des connexions pour connecter au moins un moyen d'éclairage (38, 38', 38"),
    - des connexions (43) pour se connecter à une alimentation en courant continu externe,
    - des connexions (44) pour le bouclage de l'alimentation en courant continu délivré, ainsi que
    - des moyens (39) destinés à connecter mécaniquement et de façon amovible le module à un autre module de manière à ce que, une fois la connexion mécanique effectuée, l'alimentation en courant continu soit aussi bouclée au module connecté, ainsi que
    b) une unité centrale (31) dotée d'un redresseur (32) et d'un PFC (33).
  2. Système selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisé en ce que le module est un ballast électronique (35) pour des lampes à décharge (38) comportant un onduleur servant à convertir la tension d'alimentation en courant continu délivrée extérieurement en une tension alternative à haute fréquence.
  3. Système selon la revendication 2,
    caractérisé en ce que le module (40, 41, 42) est un module pilote (35') pour DEL (38').
  4. Système selon l'une des revendications de 1 à 3,
    caractérisé en ce que le module peut mécaniquement et électriquement être connecté à une unité centrale (31) et/ou à un module supplémentaire du même type au moyen d'une jonction à fiches (39).
  5. Système selon l'une des revendications de 1 à 4, dans lequel le module comporte un démodulateur de courant porteur pour la lecture des signaux de commande modulés sur la tension d'alimentation en courant continu.
  6. Procédé de conception modulaire d'une alimentation d'un moyen d'éclairage avec un module (40, 41, 42) permettant d'utiliser un moyen d'éclairage se basant sur une unité centrale alimentée en courant alternatif (31) dotée d'un redresseur (32) et d'un PFC (33), comportant :
    - des connexions pour connecter au moins un moyen d'éclairage (38, 38', 38"),
    - des connexions (43) pour se connecter à une alimentation en courant continu externe,
    - des connexions (44) pour le bouclage de l'alimentation en courant continu délivré,
    - comportant la étape de la connexion mécanique amovible du module (40, 41, 42) à un autre module de manière à ce que, une fois la connexion mécanique effectuée, l'alimentation en courant continu soit aussi bouclée au module connecté.
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