EP2009962A3 - Method for operating a multi-channel dimmer - Google Patents

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EP2009962A3
EP2009962A3 EP08009878A EP08009878A EP2009962A3 EP 2009962 A3 EP2009962 A3 EP 2009962A3 EP 08009878 A EP08009878 A EP 08009878A EP 08009878 A EP08009878 A EP 08009878A EP 2009962 A3 EP2009962 A3 EP 2009962A3
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dimmer
control circuit
voltage signal
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Huu Bang Dipl.-Ing. Bui
Karsten Dipl.-Ing. Götte
Frank Dipl.-Ing. Czimmeck
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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
    • 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
    • H05B47/00—Circuit arrangements for operating light sources in general, i.e. where the type of light source is not relevant
    • H05B47/10—Controlling the light source
    • H05B47/175—Controlling the light source by remote control
    • H05B47/18—Controlling the light source by remote control via data-bus transmission

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  • Circuit Arrangement For Electric Light Sources In General (AREA)
  • Testing Of Short-Circuits, Discontinuities, Leakage, Or Incorrect Line Connections (AREA)

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The method involves executing and evaluating a test procedure by a control circuit (52) after occurrence of connection of a load (14) to respective dimmer channels (6, 16, 23, 35, 43). One of the channels is successively and separately controlled during a given time interval, by the control circuit. A voltage signal available at an outlet (13) is detected by control electronics of the channels. The dimmer channels switched parallel to composite dimmer groups (5, 34) are determined based on the detected voltage signal, by the control circuit.
EP08009878A 2007-06-28 2008-05-30 Method for operating a multi-channel dimmer Active EP2009962B1 (en)

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DE102007029979A DE102007029979B3 (en) 2007-06-28 2007-06-28 Procedure for commissioning a multi-channel dimmer

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