EP2148555B1 - AC-dimmer for a discharge lamp - Google Patents

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EP2148555B1
EP2148555B1 EP09166311A EP09166311A EP2148555B1 EP 2148555 B1 EP2148555 B1 EP 2148555B1 EP 09166311 A EP09166311 A EP 09166311A EP 09166311 A EP09166311 A EP 09166311A EP 2148555 B1 EP2148555 B1 EP 2148555B1
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  • the present invention relates to the technical field of lighting by means of gas discharge bulbs and more particularly to the field of control of the lighting power of such gas discharge bulbs.
  • gas discharge bulbs such as, for example, mercury vapor, sodium, metal iodide bulbs
  • gas discharge bulbs are used in urban lighting installations and most often in light installations.
  • public lighting installed for a long time.
  • the maximum lighting power is particularly power consuming and, moreover, it appeared after studying the needs, that this maximum lighting power is not always necessary for the duration of implementation of the 'public lighting.
  • the document DE3902785 A1 shows a device according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Such an embodiment of the controlled switch makes it possible, in view of the simplicity of the arrangement adopted, to obtain an inexpensive modulation device that is particularly suited to the renovation of an old public lighting park in order to make it less consumer of energy in particular.
  • the modulation device comprises a filter interposed between the input and the output of the power supply circuit.
  • the modulation device comprises an output resistor interposed between the first output and the second output of the device.
  • the first input is intended to be connected to a phase of the electricity distribution network while the second input is intended to be connected to the neutral.
  • the electronic control unit is adapted to control the controlled switch according to an external brightness information and / or a time information.
  • an external brightness information and / or a time information.
  • control unit comprises means of communication with a control unit and / or a remote control unit and is adapted to control the switch according to information or instructions transmitted by unit and / or remote station.
  • control unit comprises means of communication with a control unit and / or a remote control unit and is adapted to control the switch according to information or instructions transmitted by unit and / or remote station.
  • control unit is adapted to measure an output voltage and an output current of the device and to transmit these measurements or the result of a treatment of these measurements to the unit and / or the remote central.
  • Such measurements and their transmission will be used, for example, to remotely control the operating state of a bulb connected to the modulation device and to carry out preventive maintenance or to replace the bulb in the event of its failure.
  • the invention also relates to a lighting device comprising at least one discharge bulb associated with an electromagnetic ballast and connected to a power supply circuit and a power supply device according to the invention, the outputs of which are connected to the power supply circuit. power supply and whose inputs are connected or intended to be connected to an AC distribution network.
  • a control device designated as a whole by the reference 1 is intended to be interposed between a mono or three-phase AC distribution network R and, according to the illustrated example, a single phase and an external circuit 2 d supply of a discharge bulb 3 connected in series with an electromagnetic ballast.
  • the discharge lamp 3 may be of various kinds such as a bulb or a tube of mercury vapor, sodium, metal iodide or the like.
  • electromagnetic ballast 4 is a ballast employing a passive inductance coil as opposed to an electronic ballast.
  • the control device 1 comprises an internal supply circuit 3 connecting two inputs E 1 and E 2 to two outputs S 1 and S 2 of the device here connected to the external circuit 2.
  • the inputs E 1 and E 2 are respectively connected to the phase and neutral of the electrical distribution network.
  • the supply circuit 3 comprises a controlled switch 5 controlled by a control unit U so that the assembly formed of the controlled switch 5 and the electronic control unit U form a dimmer which makes it possible to control the power absorbed by the assembly formed of the discharge lamp 3 and the ballast 5.
  • the internal supply circuit 3 also comprises a filter interposed between the controlled switch 5 and at least one of the outputs S 1 of the device 1 knowing that the output S 2 is connected directly to the second input E 2 of the device 1.
  • the controlled switch 5 implements a TRIAC T whose trigger is not directly controlled by the unit U but which, according to the invention, is directly connected to the first input E 1 of the device, the latter being, according to the illustrated example, connected to a phase of the network R.
  • the controlled switch 5 thus comprises an input E directly connected to the first input E 1 of the device and the G trigger TRIACT
  • the switch 5 also includes an output S directly connected to a first anode A 1 of the TRIACT L controlled switch 5 also comprises a varistor V connecting the trigger G to the first anode A 1 .
  • the controlled switch 5 also comprises a first resistor R 1 connecting the trigger G to a second anode A 2 of the TRIACT.
  • the controlled switch 5 further comprises a "T" cell 10 having a first branch provided with a capacitor C 1 is connected to the trigger G.
  • a second branch of the cell 10 is provided with a second resistor R 2 and is connected to the first anode A 1 .
  • the third and last branch of the cell 10 is provided with a third resistor R 3 and is connected via a switch 11 to the second anode A 2 of the TRIACT.
  • the switch 11 is controlled by the control unit U and also provided galvanic isolation of the latter with respect to the supply circuit 3.
  • the switch 11 is constituted by a photocoupler whose LED LED is controlled by the control unit U.
  • the switch 11 could also be formed by an electromagnetic coupler or any other suitable coupler.
  • the filter 6 comprises an inductance coil L interposed between the output S of the switch 5 and the first output S 1 of the device.
  • the filter 6 also comprises a fourth resistor R 4 interposed between the first input E 1 and the first output S 1 of the device 1.
  • the filter 6 also comprises a second capacitor connected in parallel with the resistor R 4 and thus interposed between the first input E 1 and the first output S 1 of the device.
  • the supply circuit 3 also comprises an output resistor R s interposed between the first and the second output S 2 of the device 1.
  • the supply of energy to the control unit U is furthermore ensured. by a power supply 15 connected directly to the inputs E 1 and E 2 of the control device according to the invention.
  • the control device 1 thus constituted operates in the following manner.
  • the control unit U drives the switch 11 so that the power available at the outputs S 1 and S 2 makes it possible to obtain at the level of the bulb 3 a luminous power corresponding to a predetermined set value.
  • This setpoint value may result for example from information from a brightness sensor 20 connected to the control unit U which can then adapt the output power and thus the lighting according to the information provided by the sensor 20.
  • the device 1 may comprise synchronization means 21, located for example on a line connected to the first input E 1 .
  • control unit U can be connected to means 22 for measuring the output voltage Us and the output current I s supplying the bulb 3 and its ballast 4. The control unit can then be adapted to determine according to the measured values U s and I s , the power consumed, as well as the operating conditions of the assembly bulb 3 / ballast 4. Similarly, the control unit U may be adapted to measure any phase differences between the output voltage U s and the output current I s . The measured values as well as the result of the treatments that will be applied to them can then be stored by the control unit U, and then be read by means for example of a device connected directly to the control unit U.
  • control unit U may also be associated with communication means 23 enabling the control unit U to exchange information and to receive instructions or information with another control device. according to the invention or from and / or to a remote central control unit U D.
  • the communication means 23 may then be radio communication means or else power-line communication means connected to the distribution network R.
  • the control unit U will then be adapted to control the lighting and the lighting power according to the information or instructions received.

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The device (1) has two outputs (S1, S2) connected to an external power supply circuit (2) of a bulb and an electromagnetic ballast (4). An internal power supply circuit (3) connects a phase input (E1) to one of the outputs and a neutral input (E2) to the other output, and includes a controlled switch (5) formed by a triode (T) for alternating current, whose gate (6) is directly connected to the phase input. An electronic control unit (U) controls the switch and modulates power available at the outputs to modulate luminous power of the bulb.

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La présente invention concerne le domaine technique de l'éclairage au moyen d'ampoules à décharge et plus particulièrement le domaine de la commande de la puissance d'éclairage de telles ampoules à décharge.The present invention relates to the technical field of lighting by means of gas discharge bulbs and more particularly to the field of control of the lighting power of such gas discharge bulbs.

Dans une application préférée mais non exclusive, les ampoules à décharge, telles que par exemple les ampoules à vapeur de mercure, de sodium, d'iodure métallique, sont utilisées dans les installations d'éclairage urbain et le plus souvent dans des installations d'éclairage public installées de longue date. Généralement il n'existe que deux états possibles d'utilisation pour les anciens systèmes d'éclairage à ampoules à décharge, à savoir éteint et allumé avec une puissance d'éclairage maximale. Or, la puissance d'éclairage maximale est particulièrement consommatrice d'électricité et, par ailleurs, il est apparu après étude des besoins, que cette puissance d'éclairage maximale n'est pas toujours nécessaire pendant toute la durée de mise en oeuvre de l'éclairage public. Ainsi, pendant les heures nocturnes d'affluence, il est nécessaire d'avoir un éclairage maximal pour garantir de bonnes conditions de sécurité aux usagers tandis que pendant les heures creuses nocturnes, il est possible de mettre en oeuvre une puissance d'éclairage moindre tout en préservant des conditions de sécurité acceptables pour les utilisateurs. Afin de répondre à ce besoin d'une mise en oeuvre raisonnée de l'éclairage public, il a été développé une nouvelle génération de dispositif d'éclairage public ou candélabre qui utilise des ampoules à décharge de nouvelle conception associées à une électronique de puissance qui permet d'en moduler la puissance d'éclairage et donc la consommation électrique. De tels nouveaux dispositifs d'éclairage donnent pleinement satisfaction en ce qui concerne leur faculté à moduler précisément la puissance d'éclairage et donc la consommation d'énergie. Cependant, ils imposent un changement complet du dispositif d'éclairage ou candélabre ce qui implique un investissement important pour les collectivités qui peut parfois être rédhibitoire notamment lorsque les dispositifs d'éclairage existants présentent une structure en parfait état et fonctionnent parfaitement. Ainsi, il est apparu le besoin d'un système permettant de rendre les dispositifs installés plus performant en matière de consommation électrique tout en impliquant ni une modification profonde de ces derniers ni leur remplacement.In a preferred but not exclusive application, gas discharge bulbs, such as, for example, mercury vapor, sodium, metal iodide bulbs, are used in urban lighting installations and most often in light installations. public lighting installed for a long time. Generally, there are only two possible states of use for the old gas discharge lamp lighting systems, namely turned off and on with maximum lighting power. However, the maximum lighting power is particularly power consuming and, moreover, it appeared after studying the needs, that this maximum lighting power is not always necessary for the duration of implementation of the 'public lighting. Thus, during busy nocturnal hours, it is necessary to have maximum lighting to ensure good safety conditions for users while during off-peak hours, it is possible to implement a lower lighting power while by maintaining acceptable security conditions for users. In order to meet this need for a reasoned implementation of public lighting, a new generation of street lighting or candelabra has been developed that uses new-design gas-discharge bulbs associated with a power electronics system. allows to modulate the lighting power and therefore the power consumption. Such new lighting devices are fully satisfactory with regard to their ability to precisely modulate the lighting power and therefore the energy consumption. However, they require a complete change of the lighting device or candelabra which implies a significant investment for communities that can sometimes be prohibitive especially when the existing lighting devices have a structure in perfect condition and work perfectly. Thus, it appeared the need for a system making the installed devices more efficient in terms of consumption while not involving a major modification of the latter or their replacement.

Le document DE3902785 A1 montre un dispositif selon le préambule de la revendication 1.The document DE3902785 A1 shows a device according to the preamble of claim 1.

Afin de répondre à cet objectif, l'invention concerne un dispositif de modulation de l'alimentation d'une ampoule à décharge associée à un ballast électromagnétique. Selon l'invention, ce dispositif comprend :

  • des entrées destinées à être raccordées à un réseau de distribution de courant alternatif, comprenant une entrée de neutre et au moins une entrée de phase,
  • des sorties destinées à être raccordées à un circuit externe d'alimentation de l'ampoule et de son ballast,
  • un circuit interne d'alimentation raccordant, une première entrée à une première sortie, une deuxième entrée à une deuxième sortie et comportant un interrupteur commandé qui comprend un T.R.I.A.C. dont la gâchette est raccordée directement à la première entrée,
  • une unité électronique de commande qui est adaptée pour piloter l'interrupteur commandé pour moduler la puissance disponible aux sorties de manière à moduler la puissance lumineuse de l'ampoule.
In order to meet this objective, the invention relates to a device for modulating the supply of a discharge bulb associated with an electromagnetic ballast. According to the invention, this device comprises:
  • inputs intended to be connected to an AC distribution network, comprising a neutral input and at least one phase input,
  • outlets intended to be connected to an external circuit supplying the bulb and its ballast,
  • an internal supply circuit connecting a first input to a first output, a second input to a second output and having a controlled switch comprising a TRIAC whose trigger is connected directly to the first input,
  • an electronic control unit which is adapted to control the controlled switch to modulate the power available at the outputs so as to modulate the light power of the bulb.

La mise en oeuvre d'un tel dispositif d'alimentation permet de rendre modulable la luminosité d'une ampoule à décharge d'un dispositif d'éclairage ancien sans qu'il soit nécessaire de changer l'ampoule et son ballast électromagnétique. Selon une forme de réalisation du dispositif de modulation, la deuxième entrée est directement raccordée à la deuxième sortie et l'interrupteur commandé est constitué :

  • d'une entrée raccordée directement à la gâchette du T.R.I.A.C. et à la première entrée du dispositif,
  • d'une sortie directement raccordée à une première anode du T.R.I.A.C.,
  • d'une première résistance reliant la gâchette à une seconde anode du T. R. I.A.C.,
  • d'une varistance interposée entre la gâchette et la première anode du T.R.I.A.C.,
  • d'une cellule en T dont une première branche pourvue d'une capacité est raccordée à la gâchette, une deuxième branche pourvue d'une deuxième résistance est raccordée à la première anode, une troisième branche pourvue d'une troisième résistance est raccordée par l'intermédiaire d'un commutateur à la seconde anode du T.R.I.A.C., le commutateur étant piloté par l'unité de commande.
The implementation of such a power device makes it possible to adjust the brightness of a discharge bulb of an old lighting device without the need to change the bulb and its electromagnetic ballast. According to one embodiment of the modulation device, the second input is directly connected to the second output and the controlled switch consists of:
  • an input connected directly to the trigger of the TRIAC and to the first input of the device,
  • an output directly connected to a first anode of TRIAC,
  • a first resistor connecting the trigger to a second anode of TRIAC,
  • a varistor interposed between the trigger and the first anode of TRIAC,
  • of a T-cell whose first branch provided with a capacitor is connected to the trigger, a second branch provided with a second resistor is connected to the first anode, a third branch provided with a third resistor is connected via a switch to the second anode of TRIAC, the switch being controlled by the control unit.

Un tel mode de réalisation de l'interrupteur commandé permet compte tenu de la simplicité du montage adopté d'obtenir un dispositif de modulation peu onéreux et particulièrement adapté à la rénovation d'un parc ancien d'éclairage public pour le rendre moins consommateur d'énergie notamment.Such an embodiment of the controlled switch makes it possible, in view of the simplicity of the arrangement adopted, to obtain an inexpensive modulation device that is particularly suited to the renovation of an old public lighting park in order to make it less consumer of energy in particular.

Selon une variante de réalisation, le dispositif de modulation comprend un filtre interposé entre l'entrée et la sortie du circuit d'alimentation.According to an alternative embodiment, the modulation device comprises a filter interposed between the input and the output of the power supply circuit.

Selon l'invention le filtre peut être réalisé de toute façon appropriée. Dans un mode possible de réalisation, le filtre comprend :

  • une bobine d'inductance L interposée entre une sortie de l'interrupteur commandé et une première sortie du dispositif,
  • une quatrième résistance R4 interposée entre la première sortie S1 et la première entrée E1 du dispositif,
  • un deuxième condensateur C2 interposé entre la première sortie et la première entrée du dispositif.
According to the invention the filter can be made in any suitable way. In one possible embodiment, the filter comprises:
  • an inductance coil L interposed between an output of the controlled switch and a first output of the device,
  • a fourth resistor R 4 interposed between the first output S 1 and the first input E 1 of the device,
  • a second capacitor C 2 interposed between the first output and the first input of the device.

Selon une autre variante de l'invention, le dispositif de modulation comprend une résistance de sortie interposée entre la première sortie et la deuxième sortie du dispositif.According to another variant of the invention, the modulation device comprises an output resistor interposed between the first output and the second output of the device.

Selon une caractéristique de l'invention, la première entrée est destinée à être raccordée à une phase du réseau de distribution d'électricité tandis que la deuxième entrée est destinée à être raccordée au neutre.According to a characteristic of the invention, the first input is intended to be connected to a phase of the electricity distribution network while the second input is intended to be connected to the neutral.

Selon une forme de réalisation de l'invention, l'unité électronique de commande est adaptée pour piloter l'interrupteur commandé en fonction d'une information de luminosité extérieure et/ou d'une information d'heure. Ainsi, une telle prise en considération de l'heure et/ou de la luminosité extérieure permet de réaliser des économies d'énergie en optimisant la consommation de l'éclairage équipé du dispositif de modulation selon l'invention.According to one embodiment of the invention, the electronic control unit is adapted to control the controlled switch according to an external brightness information and / or a time information. Thus, such a consideration of the time and / or the external brightness makes it possible to save energy by optimizing the consumption of the lighting equipped with the modulation device according to the invention.

Selon une autre forme de réalisation, l'unité de commande comprend des moyens de communication avec une centrale de commande et/ou une unité de commande distante et se trouve adaptée pour piloter l'interrupteur en fonction d'informations ou d'instructions transmises par l'unité et/ou la centrale distante. Ainsi, dans le cadre d'un ensemble de dispositifs d'éclairage chacun équipé d'un dispositif de modulation selon l'invention, il sera par exemple possible, grâce à la communication, de décaler dans le temps les allumages des ampoules de manière à éviter un pic de consommation électrique.According to another embodiment, the control unit comprises means of communication with a control unit and / or a remote control unit and is adapted to control the switch according to information or instructions transmitted by unit and / or remote station. Thus, in the context of a set of lighting devices each equipped with a modulation device according to the invention, it will be possible for example, thanks to the communication, to shift in time the ignitions of the bulbs so as to avoid a peak of power consumption.

Selon encore une autre forme de réalisation, l'unité de commande est adaptée pour mesurer une tension sortie et un courant de sortie du dispositif et pour transmettre ces mesures ou le résultat d'un traitement de ces mesures à l'unité et/ou la centrale distante. De telles mesures et leur transmission seront, par exemple utilisées pour contrôler à distance l'état de fonctionnement d'une ampoule raccordée au dispositif de modulation et pour effectuer une maintenance préventive ou remplacer l'ampoule en cas de défaillance de celle-ci.According to yet another embodiment, the control unit is adapted to measure an output voltage and an output current of the device and to transmit these measurements or the result of a treatment of these measurements to the unit and / or the remote central. Such measurements and their transmission will be used, for example, to remotely control the operating state of a bulb connected to the modulation device and to carry out preventive maintenance or to replace the bulb in the event of its failure.

L'invention concerne également un dispositif d'éclairage comprenant au moins une ampoule à décharge associée à un ballast électromagnétique et raccordée à un circuit d'alimentation ainsi qu'un dispositif d'alimentation selon l'invention dont les sorties sont raccordées au circuit d'alimentation et dont les entrées sont raccordées ou destinées à être raccordées à un réseau de distribution de courant alternatif.The invention also relates to a lighting device comprising at least one discharge bulb associated with an electromagnetic ballast and connected to a power supply circuit and a power supply device according to the invention, the outputs of which are connected to the power supply circuit. power supply and whose inputs are connected or intended to be connected to an AC distribution network.

Bien entendu, les différents modes, variantes et formes de réalisation de l'invention peuvent être associés les uns avec les autres selon diverses combinaisons dans la mesure où ils ne sont pas incompatibles ou exclusifs les uns des autres.Of course, the various modes, variants and embodiments of the invention can be associated with each other in various combinations to the extent that they are not incompatible or exclusive of each other.

Par ailleurs, diverses autres caractéristiques de l'invention ressortent de la description ci-dessus en référence à l'unique figure annexée qui illustre de manière schématique une forme non limitative de réalisation d'un dispositif de modulation d'une ampoule à décharge associée à un ballast électromagnétique. Un dispositif de commande selon l'invention, désigné dans son ensemble par la référence 1, est destiné à être interposé entre un réseau R de distribution de courant alternatif mono ou triphasé et, selon l'exemple illustré, monophasé et un circuit externe 2 d'alimentation d'une ampoule à décharge 3 montés en série avec un ballast 4 électromagnétique. Dans le cadre de l'invention, l'ampoule à décharge 3 peut être de diverses natures telles qu'une ampoule ou un tube à vapeur de mercure, de sodium, d'iodure métallique ou analogue. Par ailleurs, le ballast électromagnétique 4 est un ballast mettant en oeuvre une bobine d'inductance passive par opposition à un ballast électronique.Furthermore, various other features of the invention will emerge from the description above with reference to the single appended figure which schematically illustrates a non-limiting embodiment of a device for modulating a discharge lamp associated with an electromagnetic ballast. A control device according to the invention, designated as a whole by the reference 1, is intended to be interposed between a mono or three-phase AC distribution network R and, according to the illustrated example, a single phase and an external circuit 2 d supply of a discharge bulb 3 connected in series with an electromagnetic ballast. In the context of the invention, the discharge lamp 3 may be of various kinds such as a bulb or a tube of mercury vapor, sodium, metal iodide or the like. Moreover, electromagnetic ballast 4 is a ballast employing a passive inductance coil as opposed to an electronic ballast.

Le dispositif de commande 1 comprend un circuit interne 3 d'alimentation raccordant deux entrées E1 et E2 à deux sorties S1 et S2 du dispositif ici raccordées au circuit externe 2. Les entrées E1 et E2 sont raccordées respectivement à la phase et au neutre du réseau de distribution électrique. Le circuit d'alimentation 3 comprend un interrupteur commandé 5 piloté par une unité de commande U de sorte que l'ensemble formé de l'interrupteur commandé 5 et l'unité électronique de commande U forme un gradateur qui permet de contrôler la puissance absorbée par l'ensemble formé de l'ampoule à décharge 3 et du ballast 5. Selon l'exemple illustré, le circuit interne d'alimentation 3 comprend également un filtre interposé entre l'interrupteur commandé 5 et l'une au moins des sorties S1 du dispositif 1 sachant que la sortie S2 est raccordée directement à la deuxième entrée E2 du dispositif 1. Conformément à une caractéristique essentielle de l'invention, l'interrupteur commandé 5 met en oeuvre un T.R.I.A.C. T dont la gâchette n'est pas directement pilotée par l'unité U mais qui, selon l'invention, est directement raccordée à la première entrée E1 du dispositif, cette dernière étant, selon l'exemple illustré, raccordée à une phase du réseau R. Selon l'exemple illustré, l'interrupteur commandé 5 comprend donc une entrée E directement raccordée à la première entrée E1 du dispositif et à la gâchette G du T.R.I.A.C. T. L'interrupteur 5 comprend également une sortie S directement raccordée à une première anode A1 du T.R.I.A.C. T. L'interrupteur commandé 5 comprend également une varistance V reliant la gâchette G à la première anode A1. L'interrupteur commandé 5 comprend aussi une première résistance R1 reliant la gâchette G à une deuxième anode A2 du T.R.I.A.C. T. L'interrupteur commandé 5 comprend en outre une cellule en « T » 10 dont une première branche pourvue d'une capacité C1 est raccordée à la gâchette G. Une deuxième branche de la cellule 10 est pourvue d'une deuxième résistance R2 et se trouve raccordée à la première anode A1. La troisième et dernière branche de la cellule 10 est pourvue d'une troisième résistance R3 et se trouve raccordée par l'intermédiaire d'un commutateur 11 à la seconde anode A2 du T.R.I.A.C. T. Le commutateur 11 est piloté par l'unité de commande U et assuré également une isolation galvanique de cette dernière par rapport au circuit d'alimentation 3. Selon l'exemple illustré, le commutateur 11 est constitué par un photocoupleur dont la diode électroluminescente DEL est pilotée par l'unité de commande U. Bien entendu, le commutateur 11 pourrait aussi être formé par un coupleur électromagnétique ou tout autre coupleur adapté.The control device 1 comprises an internal supply circuit 3 connecting two inputs E 1 and E 2 to two outputs S 1 and S 2 of the device here connected to the external circuit 2. The inputs E 1 and E 2 are respectively connected to the phase and neutral of the electrical distribution network. The supply circuit 3 comprises a controlled switch 5 controlled by a control unit U so that the assembly formed of the controlled switch 5 and the electronic control unit U form a dimmer which makes it possible to control the power absorbed by the assembly formed of the discharge lamp 3 and the ballast 5. According to the illustrated example, the internal supply circuit 3 also comprises a filter interposed between the controlled switch 5 and at least one of the outputs S 1 of the device 1 knowing that the output S 2 is connected directly to the second input E 2 of the device 1. According to an essential characteristic of the invention, the controlled switch 5 implements a TRIAC T whose trigger is not directly controlled by the unit U but which, according to the invention, is directly connected to the first input E 1 of the device, the latter being, according to the illustrated example, connected to a phase of the network R. According to the illustrated example, the controlled switch 5 thus comprises an input E directly connected to the first input E 1 of the device and the G trigger TRIACT The switch 5 also includes an output S directly connected to a first anode A 1 of the TRIACT L controlled switch 5 also comprises a varistor V connecting the trigger G to the first anode A 1 . The controlled switch 5 also comprises a first resistor R 1 connecting the trigger G to a second anode A 2 of the TRIACT. The controlled switch 5 further comprises a "T" cell 10 having a first branch provided with a capacitor C 1 is connected to the trigger G. A second branch of the cell 10 is provided with a second resistor R 2 and is connected to the first anode A 1 . The third and last branch of the cell 10 is provided with a third resistor R 3 and is connected via a switch 11 to the second anode A 2 of the TRIACT. The switch 11 is controlled by the control unit U and also provided galvanic isolation of the latter with respect to the supply circuit 3. According to the illustrated example, the switch 11 is constituted by a photocoupler whose LED LED is controlled by the control unit U. Of course, the switch 11 could also be formed by an electromagnetic coupler or any other suitable coupler.

Le filtre 6 comprend quant à lui une bobine d'inductance L interposée entre la sortie S de l'interrupteur 5 et la première sortie S1 du dispositif. Le filtre 6 comprend également une quatrième résistance R4 interposée entre la première entrée E1 et la première sortie S1 du dispositif 1. Le filtre 6 comprend aussi un deuxième condensateur montée en parallèle avec la résistance R4 et donc interposé entre la première entrée E1 et la première sortie S1 du dispositif. Selon l'exemple illustré, le circuit d'alimentation 3 comprend également une résistance de sortie Rs interposée entre la première et la deuxième sortie S2 du dispositif 1. La fourniture d'énergie à l'unité de commande U est en outre assurée par une alimentation 15 raccordée directement aux entrées E1 et E2 du dispositif de commande selon l'invention.The filter 6 comprises an inductance coil L interposed between the output S of the switch 5 and the first output S 1 of the device. The filter 6 also comprises a fourth resistor R 4 interposed between the first input E 1 and the first output S 1 of the device 1. The filter 6 also comprises a second capacitor connected in parallel with the resistor R 4 and thus interposed between the first input E 1 and the first output S 1 of the device. According to the illustrated example, the supply circuit 3 also comprises an output resistor R s interposed between the first and the second output S 2 of the device 1. The supply of energy to the control unit U is furthermore ensured. by a power supply 15 connected directly to the inputs E 1 and E 2 of the control device according to the invention.

Le dispositif de commande 1 ainsi constitué fonctionne de la manière suivante. Pour moduler l'alimentation lorsque l'ampoule 3 doit éclairer par exemple en fonction d'une heure d'allumage prédéterminée, l'unité de commande U pilote le commutateur 11 de manière que la puissance disponible aux sorties S1 et S2 permette d'obtenir au niveau de l'ampoule 3 une puissance lumineuse correspondant à une valeur de consigne prédéterminée. Cette valeur de consigne pourra résulter par exemple d'informations issues d'un capteur de luminosité 20 raccordé à l'unité de commande U qui pourra alors adapter la puissance de sortie et donc d'éclairage en fonction des informations fournies par le capteur 20. Il est à note qu'afin de parfaitement synchroniser la commande du commutateur 11 avec le passage au zéro de la phase, le dispositif 1 pourra comprendre des moyens de synchronisation 21, situés par exemple sur une ligne raccordée à la première entrée E1.The control device 1 thus constituted operates in the following manner. To modulate the power supply when the bulb 3 is to illuminate, for example, according to a predetermined ignition time, the control unit U drives the switch 11 so that the power available at the outputs S 1 and S 2 makes it possible to obtain at the level of the bulb 3 a luminous power corresponding to a predetermined set value. This setpoint value may result for example from information from a brightness sensor 20 connected to the control unit U which can then adapt the output power and thus the lighting according to the information provided by the sensor 20. It should be noted that in order to perfectly synchronize the control of the switch 11 with the zero crossing of the phase, the device 1 may comprise synchronization means 21, located for example on a line connected to the first input E 1 .

Par ailleurs, l'unité de commande U peut être raccordée à des moyens 22 de mesure de la tension de sortie Us et du courant de sortie Is alimentant l'ampoule 3 et son ballast 4. L'unité de commande pourra alors être adaptée pour déterminer en fonction des valeurs mesurés Us et de Is, la puissance consommée, ainsi que les conditions de fonctionnement de l'ensemble ampoule 3/ballast 4. De même, l'unité de commande U pourra être adaptée pour mesurer les déphasages éventuels entre la tension de sortie Us et le courant de sortie Is. Les valeurs mesurées ainsi que le résultat des traitements qui leur sera appliqué pourront alors être stockés par l'unité de commande U, pour ensuite être lues au moyen par exemple d'un dispositif connecté directement à l'unité de commande U.Furthermore, the control unit U can be connected to means 22 for measuring the output voltage Us and the output current I s supplying the bulb 3 and its ballast 4. The control unit can then be adapted to determine according to the measured values U s and I s , the power consumed, as well as the operating conditions of the assembly bulb 3 / ballast 4. Similarly, the control unit U may be adapted to measure any phase differences between the output voltage U s and the output current I s . The measured values as well as the result of the treatments that will be applied to them can then be stored by the control unit U, and then be read by means for example of a device connected directly to the control unit U.

Dans une forme avantageuse de réalisation, l'unité de commande U pourra également être associée à des moyens de communication 23 permettant à l'unité de commande U d'échanger des informations et de recevoir des instructions ou des informations avec un autre dispositif de commande selon l'invention ou en provenance et/ou à destination d'une unité centrale de commande distante UD. Les moyens de communication 23 pourront alors être des moyens de communication hertziens ou encore des moyens de communication sur courant porteur raccordé au réseau de distribution R.In an advantageous embodiment, the control unit U may also be associated with communication means 23 enabling the control unit U to exchange information and to receive instructions or information with another control device. according to the invention or from and / or to a remote central control unit U D. The communication means 23 may then be radio communication means or else power-line communication means connected to the distribution network R.

L'unité de commande U sera alors adapté pour piloter l'éclairage et la puissance d'éclairage en fonction des informations ou des instructions reçues.The control unit U will then be adapted to control the lighting and the lighting power according to the information or instructions received.

Bien entendu, diverses modifications peuvent être apportées au dispositif de commande selon l'invention dans le cadre des revendications.Of course, various modifications can be made to the control device according to the invention within the scope of the claims.

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  1. Device for modulating the power supply of a discharge bulb (3) which is associated with an electromagnetic ballast (4), this device comprising:
    - inputs (E1, E2), which are intended to be connected to an alternating current distribution network, comprising a neutral input (E2) and at least one phase input (E1),
    - outputs (S1, S2), which are intended to be connected to an external circuit which supplies power to the bulb and its ballast,
    - an internal power supply circuit (3), which connects a first input (E1) to a first output (S1), a second input (E2) to a second output (S2), and including a controlled switch (5) which includes a TRIAC (T),
    - an electronic control unit (U), which is suitable for driving the controlled switch to modulate the power which is available at the outputs (S1, S2) in such a way as to modulate the luminous power of the bulb (3),
    characterized in that the gate (G) of the TRIAC is connected directly to the first input (E1).
  2. Modulating device according to Claim 1, characterized in that the second input is connected directly to the second output, and in that the controlled switch consists of:
    an input (E), which is connected directly to the gate (C) of the TRIAC (T) and to the first input (E1) of the device,
    - an output (S), which is connected directly to a first anode of the TRIAC,
    - a first resistor (R1), which connects the gate (G) to a second anode (A2) of the TRIAC (T),
    - a varistor (VR), which is placed between the gate and the first anode of the TRIAC,
    - a T cell (10), of which a first branch with a capacitor (C1) is connected to the gate (G), a second branch with a second resistor (R2) is connected to the first anode (A1), a third branch with a third resistor (R3) is connected via a switch (11) to the second anode (A2) of the TRIAC (T), the switch being driven by the control unit (U) .
  3. Modulating device according to Claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it includes a filter (6), which is placed between the input and the output of the internal power supply circuit.
  4. Modulating device according to Claim 4, characterized in that the filter includes:
    - an induction coil, which is placed between an output of the controlled switch (5) and an output (S1) of the device,
    - a fourth resistor, which is placed between the output terminal and the first input terminal of the device,
    - a second capacitor, which is placed between the output terminal and the first input terminal of the device.
  5. Modulating device according to any one of Claims 1 to 4, characterized in that it includes an output resistor (RS), which is placed between the first output (S1) and the second output (S2) of the device.
  6. Modulating device according to any one of Claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the first input is intended to be connected to a phase, and the second input is intended to be connected to neutral.
  7. Modulating device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the electronic control unit (U) is suitable for driving the controlled switch (5) as a function of exterior luminosity information and/or time information.
  8. Modulating device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the electronic control unit (U) includes means (23) of communicating with a central control station (UC) and/or a remote control unit, and is suitable for driving the switch (5) as a function of information or instructions transmitted by the unit and/or the remote central station.
  9. Modulating device according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the control unit (U) is suitable for measuring an output voltage (US) and an cutput current (IS), and for transmitting these measurements, or the result of processing these measurements, to the unit and/or to the remote central station.
  10. Lighting device, including at least one discharge bulb (3) which is associated with an electromagnetic ballast (4) and connected to a power supply circuit, and a power supply device (1) according to any one of Claims 1 to 9, the outputs (S1, S2) of which are connected to the power supply circuit (2), and the inputs (E1, E2) of which are connected or intended to be connected to an alternating current distribution network R.
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