EP2434844B1 - Beleuchtungsvorrichtung, Beleuchtungsbefestigung und Beleuchtungssystem - Google Patents

Beleuchtungsvorrichtung, Beleuchtungsbefestigung und Beleuchtungssystem Download PDF

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EP2434844B1
EP2434844B1 EP11181655.9A EP11181655A EP2434844B1 EP 2434844 B1 EP2434844 B1 EP 2434844B1 EP 11181655 A EP11181655 A EP 11181655A EP 2434844 B1 EP2434844 B1 EP 2434844B1
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  • the present invention relates to a lighting device which is capable of measuring input power, an illumination fixture, and an illumination system.
  • the lighting device which is configured to enable measurement of input power without using the current transformer.
  • the lighting device has a power conversion part which includes a switching element and appropriately converts DC power inputted from a DC power source part so as to supply to a light source load, a current detection part for detecting a current flowing in the switching element, and a calculation part for obtaining input power by using a detection value of the current detection part.
  • the current detection part includes a detection resistor connected in series to the switching element, and outputs, as a detection value, a value which is made higher as a current flowing in the switching element and the detection resistor is larger.
  • the current detection part can include the resistance element which is connected in series to the switching element, thereby making it possible to realize a relatively small lighting device (or power source device) inexpensively.
  • impedance is also changed depending on an ambient temperature. Therefore, in a lighting device which allow lighting of the light source loads, it is devised to improve controllability by a feedback control or other controls so that a current and a voltage flowing in the loads correspond to a predetermined characteristic relative to impedance fluctuations of the light sources.
  • US 2010/0013393 A1 discloses a discharge lamp lighting device which detects a direct current superimposed on an alternating current, both currents flowing through the discharge lamp.
  • the device modifies the dimming signal depending on a threshold comparison of the detected direct current with predetermined thresholds. Accordingly the dimming signal is modified depending on impedance changes of the discharge lamp.
  • the present invention was achieved in view of the above circumstances and has an object to provide a lighting device, an illumination fixture and an illumination system in which input power can be measured without using a current transformer and input power can be obtained with sufficient accuracy even if there is a change in the ambient temperature of a light source load.
  • a lighting device is provided with a power conversion part which includes a switching element and adjusts power supplied to a light source load by receiving DC power as an input and in response to an operation to turn on/off the switching element, a control part for controlling the power conversion part to operate by receiving a power setting value which determines the size of power supplied to the light source load, a current detection part for detecting a current flowing in the switching element, a power estimation part for estimating input power by using a detection value of the current detection part, and a presentation part for presenting an estimation result of the power estimation part, wherein the power estimation part obtains input power by using a power setting value and a current detection value which corresponds to an output of the current detection part, and through correction of a fluctuation of a current detection value caused by a change in the ambient temperature of a light source load.
  • the power estimation part normalizes the power setting value by using, as a maximum power value, a power setting value obtained when power is supplied to the light source load at the maximum, and obtains input power by using a power adjustment value corresponding to a difference between the power setting value and the current detection value.
  • the power estimation part obtains a value corresponding to input power by subtracting a power adjustment value from a value obtained by multiplying, to a ratio of a power setting value relative to a power maximum value, a coefficient which is set in advance so as to be larger than a power adjustment value.
  • An illumination fixture includes a fixture main body including the above lighting device, and a light source load held by the fixture main body.
  • An illumination system includes a plurality of the illumination fixtures and also having a read device for reading estimation results of the power estimation part by receiving a notification signal transmitted from the presentation part.
  • the present invention has advantages such that input power can be measured without using a current transformer and input power can be obtained with sufficient accuracy even if there is a change in an ambient temperature of a light source load.
  • a lighting device 1 of a present embodiment has, as shown in Fig. 1 , a rectifier 2 connected to an AC power source 100, a DC power source circuit 3, a power conversion circuit 4, a load circuit 5, a control circuit 6, a frequency calculation part 7, and an output setting part 8. Note that the lighting device 1 does not include the AC power source 100 and a discharge lamp 11 shown in Fig. 1 as a component.
  • the DC power source circuit (or DC power source part) 3 which includes a smoothing capacitor (not shown) is connected to an output of the rectifier 2 so as to smooth a full-wave rectified voltage outputted from the rectifier 2. Accordingly, when the AC power source 100 is turned on, a smoothed DC voltage is outputted from the DC power source circuit 3, and the DC voltage is applied to the power conversion circuit (or power conversion part) 4 in a rear stage.
  • the DC power source circuit 3 is not limited to a specific concrete configuration as long as it is configured to have at least a smoothing capacitor.
  • the power conversion circuit 4 has a pair of switching elements 41 and 42 connected in series between output ends of the DC power source circuit 3.
  • Each of the switching elements 41 and 42 is made of MOSFET.
  • the pair of the switching elements 41 and 42 is turned on/off alternately in response to a driving signal outputted from the control circuit 6 so as to supply high frequency power to the load circuit 5.
  • the load circuit 5 is connected in parallel with the switching element 42, having a series circuit including a DC cut capacitor 51, a resonance inductor 52, and a resonance capacitor 53.
  • the discharge lamp 11 serving as a load (or light source load) of the lighting device 1 is connected in parallel with the resonance capacitor 53.
  • the lighting device 1 is further provided with a preheating circuit 9 for preheating filaments of the discharge lamp 11, and the preheating circuit 9 is also connected in parallel with the switching element 42.
  • the preheating circuit 9 includes a preheating transformer 92 whose primary winding is connected to an output of the power conversion circuit 4 via a capacitor 91, and a secondary winding of the preheating transformer 92 is used to supply a preheating current to each filament of the discharge lamp 11 via a capacitor 93 and a capacitor 94.
  • a control power source circuit 10 for supplying a control power source voltage Vcc1 to the control circuit 6 is also connected in parallel with the switching element 42.
  • the control power source circuit 10 generates a control power source voltage between both ends of a capacitor 101 in response to a switching operation of the power conversion circuit 4, and clamps a voltage to reach a desired level by a zener voltage of a zener diode 102.
  • a concrete circuit configuration of the control power source circuit 10 is not limited to the configuration of Fig. 1 as long as it is configured to enable generation of a control power source in response to a switching operation of the power conversion circuit 4.
  • the control circuit 6 includes mainly a drive part 61, a reference power source generation part 62, and a frequency generation part 63.
  • the reference power source generation part 62 receives the control power source voltage Vcc1 inputted to the control circuit 6, and generates a power source voltage Vcc2 which is outputted to the frequency generation part 63 as well as the frequency calculation part 7 and the output setting part 8 which are described later.
  • the reference power source generation part 62 is not limited to a specific concrete configuration as long as it is configured to enable generation of a constant voltage (e.g. power source voltage Vcc2) by using a zener diode and a band gap.
  • the frequency generation part 63 determines a frequency of a driving signal outputted to the switching elements 41 and 42 of the power conversion circuit 4.
  • the frequency generation part 63 has, as shown in Fig. 2 , an operational amplifier 631 for configuring a constant voltage buffer part, an output transistor 630, a current mirror 632, and a comparator 633.
  • the current mirror 632 determines, in accordance with an output of the operational amplifier 631, by using a current flowing in a load part (which is a resistor 634 or the like here) through the output transistor 630 as a source, a value of a current flowing in a capacitor 635.
  • the comparator 633 controls a charging/discharging current flowing in the capacitor 635 by comparing a voltage between both ends of the capacitor 635 and a predetermined threshold value.
  • a voltage between both ends of the capacitor 635 is lower than a predetermined threshold value Vref2
  • a current determined by an output voltage Vref1 of the constant voltage buffer part and a resistance value of the resistor 634 is made to flow in the resistor 634. Owing to this current, the capacitor 635 is charged by a constant current via the current mirror 632 which has a predetermined mirror ratio.
  • a "+" input of the comparator 633 is switched to a threshold value Vref3 by a transfer gate part 636. Furthermore, a switching element 637 is turned off by an output of the comparator 633 to start charging the capacitor 635 with a constant current.
  • a voltage between both ends of the capacitor 635 shows a waveform of a triangular wave shape as shown in Fig. 3(a) along with switching of charging and discharging.
  • a charging/discharging current value of the capacitor 635 is made larger with larger inclination of a triangular wave shown in Fig. 3(a) , thereby resulting in a high frequency in a triangular wave.
  • the frequency generation part 63 thus controls a frequency of a triangular wave by comparing a voltage between both ends of the capacitor 635 and a predetermined threshold value and using an oscillator which uses the comparator 633 for controlling a charging/discharging current flowing in the capacitor 635.
  • a voltage outputted from the comparator 633 is inputted to a counter part 638 and a dead time part 639 in a rear stage.
  • the counter part 638 is configured to invert an output thereof at a falling edge of an input signal so as to generate a counter signal of a rectangular wave as shown in Fig. 3(c) .
  • a counter signal generated in the counter part 638 is inputted to the dead time part 639, and two driving signals each of which has a quiescent period so as not to turn on the switching elements 41 and 42 simultaneously are generated in the dead time part 639.
  • the dead time part 639 generates a first driving signal with "L" maintained during a period td from rising of a counter signal as shown in Fig. 3(d) by a combination of a delay factor such as a capacitor and a logic element.
  • the dead time part 639 outputs the first driving signal to a first drive part 611 which configures the drive part 61.
  • the first drive part 611 drives, in response to the first driving signal, the switching element 42 via a resistor 43 (refer to Fig. 1 ).
  • the dead time part 639 also generates, by using a signal obtained by inverting a counter signal of Fig. 3(c) , a second driving signal with "L" maintained during the period td from rising of the inverted signal so as to output to a second drive part 612 which configures the drive part 61.
  • the second drive part 612 drives the switching element 41 via a resistor 44 (refer to Fig. 1 ) in response to the second driving signal. That is, the period td is a quiescent period of the driving signals.
  • the frequency calculation part 7 configures an integrator by mainly having an operational amplifier 71 and a capacitor 72 which is connected between an inverted input end and an output end of the operational amplifier 71.
  • a voltage outputted from the operational amplifier 71 is called a power adjustment value hereinafter.
  • a pulse signal is outputted from a power setting part 81 which configures the output setting part 8 to be described later, and a DC voltage obtained by converting the pulse signal into a direct current in a smoothing part which includes resistors 73 and 74 and a capacitor 75 is inputted to a non-inverted input end of the operational amplifier 71 as a power setting value.
  • the pulse signal outputted from the power setting part 81 has a duty ratio corresponding to a lighting control rate which is determined inside the power setting part 81 or determined based on a lighting control signal inputted from an externally operable lighting control signal generation device.
  • a voltage between both ends of the detection resistor (or current detection part) 45 connected in series to the switching element 42 arranged on a low voltage side of the power conversion circuit 4 is inputted via a resistor 76.
  • the detection resistor 45 is inserted in a space between a low voltage side (or source) of the switching element 42 and an output end on a negative side of the DC power source circuit 3 so as to detect a current flowing in the switching element 42. Therefore, to the inverted input end of the operational amplifier 71, a current detection value corresponding to a current flowing in the switching element 42 (or an integrated value of a voltage between both ends of the detection resistor 45) is inputted.
  • An output end of the operational amplifier 71 is connected to the output transistor 630 connected to an output end of the operational amplifier 631 which configures the frequency generation part 63 via a diode 77 and a resistor 78.
  • the operational amplifier 71 has an output voltage (or power adjustment value) which is reduced if a current detection value inputted to the inverted input end thereof is larger than a power setting value inputted to the non-inverted input end thereof. If an output voltage (or power adjustment value) of the operational amplifier 71 is reduced, a current drawn out to the output end of the operational amplifier 71 via the diode 77 and the resistor 78 is increased. Therefore, a current flowing in the output transistor 630 which configures the frequency generation part 63 is increased and a frequency of a driving signal supplied to the power conversion circuit 4 becomes high, accompanied by a decrease of power consumed in the load circuit 5 owing to a resonance action of the load circuit 5.
  • an output voltage of the operational amplifier 71 i.e. power adjustment value
  • a frequency of a driving signal supplied to the power conversion circuit 4 becomes low, accompanied by increased power consumed in the load circuit 5.
  • the frequency calculation part 7 thus controls power consumption of the load circuit 5 so as to achieve a desired value by changing an operating frequency (or switching frequency) of the power conversion circuit in accordance with an increase and decrease of a power adjustment value outputted from the operational amplifier 71.
  • the control circuit 6 and the frequency calculation part 7 configure a control part which controls the power conversion circuit 4 to operate by receiving a power setting value for determining a size of power (or lamp power) supplied to the discharge lamp 11.
  • the output setting part 8 includes, as shown in Fig. 1 , the power setting part 81 for generating a pulse signal with a duty ratio corresponding to a lighting control rate, a maximum power setting part 82 for storing a maximum power value, and a power calculation part 83 for executing a predetermined calculation.
  • the maximum power setting part 82 stores in advance a maximum power value corresponding to a pulse signal which is outputted from the power setting part 81 when a value of power consumed in the load circuit 5 is at the maximum.
  • the power calculation part 83 executes a predetermined calculation by receiving an output of the power setting part 81 (i.e. power setting value), an output of the maximum power setting part 82 (i.e. maximum power value), and a power adjustment value inputted from the above frequency calculation part 7, and estimates input power of the lighting device 1. That is, the power calculation part 83 functions as a power estimation part for estimating input power by using a detection value of the detection resistor 45 serving as a current detection part.
  • the tables 1 and 2 show, for each ambient temperature of the discharge lamp 11, input power (or power consumption), lamp power, current detection values, power adjustment values, and calculation results of the power calculation part 83.
  • the tables 1 and 2 show each value obtained when, using two of fluorescent lamps (FHF63 type) in the discharge lamp 11, the discharge lamp 11 is subjected to dimmed lighting by a resonance action with 200 V set for an input of the lighting device 1, and the discharge lamp 11 has an ambient temperature changed in a range from -10°C to 60°C.
  • the current detection value used here is a numerical value obtained by equalizing a voltage between both ends of the detection resistor 45 shown in Fig. 1 and a fine value including a measurement error.
  • the power adjustment value corresponds to a voltage outputted from the operational amplifier 71 which configures the frequency calculation part 7.
  • the table 1 corresponds to a lighting control rate of 100% (or full lighting), wherein a pulse signal with a duty ratio of 100% is outputted from the output setting part 8 and converted into a power setting value with a direct current of 330 mV in the smoothing part.
  • the table 2 corresponds to dimmed lighting with a lighting control rate of about 25%, wherein a pulse signal with a duty ratio of 50% is outputted from the output setting part 8 and converted into a current setting value with a direct current of 165 mV in the smoothing part.
  • a power setting value with a direct current of 330 mV corresponding to a pulse signal with a duty ratio of 100%, which is outputted from the output setting part 8 when a dimming control of 100% is performed, is set as a maximum power value in advance.
  • Fig. 4 shows a relationship between input power and a current detection value in the cases of the table 1 (in the lighting control rate of 100%) and the table 2 (in the lighting control rate of about 25%).
  • measurement data of the table 1 is shown by a rhombus mark and measurement data of the table 2 is shown by a square mark.
  • Fig. 5 shows a simplified relationship between input power and a current detection value.
  • a change in the lighting control rate is accompanied by a signal integrated value which is increased in a slightly curved manner as input power is increased (i.e. positive characteristic).
  • Shown by "X" in Fig. 5 is a relationship between input power and a current detection value in the case of changing the lighting control rate from about 20% to 100% under an environment with an ambient temperature of 25°C.
  • a relationship between input power and a current detection value in the vicinity of the lighting control rates of 100% and 20% is shown by the elliptic regions "Y" and "Z" is because of frequently observed measurement errors resulting from the detection resistor 45 whose resistance value is relatively low and a detection current value which is a fine value.
  • the reason why the detection resistor 45 is set to a low resistance is to avoid enlargement of the detection resistor 45 and to further prevent, in turning on the switching element 42, a gate driving voltage from being insufficient as a result of high source potential.
  • a lump current is increased with decreased lamp power or decreased lamp voltage, but owing to the resonance capacitor 53 connected in parallel with the discharge lamp 11, reduction of a lamp voltage is followed by a decreased reactive current.
  • impedance of the discharge lamp 11 is reduced by the temperature characteristic, and a reactive current flowing in a parallel circuit made of the discharge lamp 11 and the resonance capacitor 53 is decreased.
  • an active current is increased.
  • an illumination fixture in which the lighting device 1 is arranged in a fixture main body, and even if an illumination fixture is operated, for example, under a condition with an ambient temperature of 25°C, an ambient temperature of the discharge lamp 11 will vary depending on an embodiment of the illumination fixture. Therefore, even if an illumination fixture has a constant ambient temperature, a value of input power may not be sufficiently accurate depending on an embodiment of the illumination fixture.
  • a temperature detection part has no meaning unless it is arranged in the vicinity of the discharge lamp 11, it is necessary to provide a configuration of installing a temperature detection part in a fixture main body of an illumination fixture, therefore, the illumination fixture becomes expensive. It is further necessary to use a microcomputer with a relatively large storage capacity in order to store a plurality of constants a and ß in advance.
  • the power calculation part 83 obtains input power by using a power setting value and a current detection value corresponding to an output of the detection resistor 45, through correction of a fluctuation of a current detection value caused by a change in the ambient temperature of the discharge lamp 11. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the power calculation part 83 normalizes a power setting value by using a maximum power value which is a power setting value obtained when power is supplied to the discharge lamp 11 at the maximum, and obtains input power by using a power adjustment value corresponding to a difference between a power setting value and a current detection value.
  • the power calculation part 83 executes a first calculation which is expressed by an expression a ⁇ Ws/Wmax by using a power setting value Ws, a coefficient a, and a maximum power value Wmax set in the maximum power setting part 82.
  • the power calculation part 83 further executes a second calculation for subtracting a power adjustment value Vfb from the first calculation result. That is, the power calculation part 83 carries out a calculation expressed by an expression (a ⁇ Ws/Wmax) - Vfb and a result thereof is outputted as a calculated value (or calculation result).
  • Fig. 6 shows a relationship between input power and a power adjustment value for each of the table 1 (in the lighting control rate of 100%) and the table 2 (in the lighting control rate of about 25%).
  • measurement data of the table 1 is shown by a rhombus mark and measurement data of the table 2 is shown by a square mark.
  • the output voltage Vref1 of the operational amplifier 631 which configures the frequency generation part 63 is set to 3.5 V
  • the operational amplifier 71 is set to have an output voltage (or power adjustment value) which is always lower than the output voltage Vref1 (i.e. 3.5 V).
  • a relationship between input power and a power adjustment value as shown in Fig. 6 tends to have a similar negative characteristic as explained in Fig. 5 .
  • the tables 1 and 2 show, in the calculation result column, calculation results (or calculated values) obtained when the power calculation part 83 carries out the above calculations (i.e. first and second calculations) with the coefficient a which is 5.
  • Figs.7a to 7c also show a relationship between a calculated value and input power obtained when the power calculation part 83 carries out the above calculations (i.e. first and second calculations) with the coefficient a which is 4.5 or 5.6.
  • a value of the coefficient ⁇ is selected out of values which are higher than the output voltage Vref1 (which is 3.5 V here) of the operational amplifier 631 for configuring the frequency generation part 63, in accordance with power calculation accuracy set as a target, the type of a load to be used, and a circuit constant of the frequency calculation part 7. Since an output voltage (or power adjustment value) of the operational amplifier 71 is set to be lower than the output voltage Vref1 of the operational amplifier 631, the coefficient ⁇ is set to be a value which is larger than at least a power adjustment value.
  • a calculated value of the power calculation part 83 has a relationship substantially proportional to not only input power of the lighting device 1 but also lamp power as shown in Fig. 8.
  • Fig. 8 shows a relationship between calculated values and lamp power obtained when the power calculation part 83 carried out the above calculations with the coefficient a which is 5.
  • Calculation results of the power calculation part 83 obtained as stated above are presented by a presentation part (not shown) of the lighting device 1.
  • the presentation part presents calculation results to a user of the lighting device 1 or the like by a method such as display and audio. User or the like can therefore utilize presented calculation results for reduction of wasted power consumption (or power saving).
  • the power calculation part 83 obtains input power by using a current detection value corresponding to an output of the detection resistor 45, whereby input power can be measured without using a current transformer.
  • the power calculation part 83 further corrects, by using a power setting value and a current detection value, a fluctuation of a current detection value caused by a change in the ambient temperature of the discharge lamp 11, whereby a calculation result which is substantially proportional to input power and/or lamp power can be obtained with high accuracy.
  • the power calculation part 83 can obtain input power by using not only a current detection value but also a power setting value which determines the size of power supplied to the discharge lamp 11, from a relationship between a current detection value and a power setting value, through correction of a fluctuation of a current detection value caused by an ambient temperature change.
  • the power calculation part 83 normalizes a power setting value by using a maximum power value which is a power setting value obtained when power is supplied to the discharge lamp 11 at the maximum, and obtains input power by using a power adjustment value corresponding to a difference between a power setting value and a current detection value. Therefore, the power calculation part 83 can obtain, by using the relatively simple calculations, input power relatively accurately.
  • the power calculation part 83 is required to carry out, by using the maximum power value Wmax, the power setting value Ws, and the power adjustment value Vfb, a calculation which is expressed by the expression (a x Ws/Wmax) - Vfb, so that a calculation result which is substantially proportional to input power can be obtained by the simple calculations using only four basic operations. Accordingly, the power calculation part 83 can be realized by a combination of simple logic elements or the like without using a microcomputer.
  • a calculation made by the power calculation part 83 may be any calculations as long as using the maximum power value Wmax, the power setting value Ws, and the power adjustment value Vfb, and is not limited to the above calculations. That is, even if the power calculation part 83 carries out, for example, a calculation expressed by an expression (Ws/Wmax) - (ß ⁇ Vfb) by using a coefficient ß, similar to the above example, a calculation result which is substantially proportional to input power and/or lamp power can be obviously obtained.
  • Fig. 9 further shows a relationship between input power and a calculation result (or calculated value) obtained by using the above expression (a ⁇ Ws/Wmax) - Vfb with the coefficient ⁇ which is 8.
  • a calculation such as (a ⁇ Ws/Wmax) - Vfb - A is carried out by using a predetermined value A, similar to the above example, a calculation result which is substantially proportional to input power and/or lamp power can be obtained.
  • the power estimation part may have any configurations as long as input power can be accurately estimated by using a detection value of the detection resistor 45 serving as a current detection part, and it is not essential to carry out a calculation.
  • the power estimation part may be configured to have a table in advance by which input power is approximated from a relationship between a power setting value and a current detection value, and estimate input power by applying a power setting value and a current detection value to the table.
  • the lighting device 1 which carries out high-frequency lighting with an inverter operation, but is not limited to the configuration. That is, the lighting device 1 may also be configured so that a calculation result which is substantially proportional to input power and/or lamp power can be obtained by carrying out a frequency control and/or a pulse width control using an operational amplifier on the basis of a detection value of a current flowing in a switching element, and using a calculation similar to that of the present embodiment.
  • the lighting device 1 may be configured to use a light emitting diode for illumination as a light source load and allow lighting of the light source load by a step-down chopper operation.
  • the lighting device 1 is provided with a notification part 12 arranged as a presentation part as shown in Fig. 10 in order to receive calculation results of the power calculation part 83 of the output setting part 8 and notify the calculation results to an external device.
  • a notification part 12 arranged as a presentation part as shown in Fig. 10 in order to receive calculation results of the power calculation part 83 of the output setting part 8 and notify the calculation results to an external device.
  • Configurations similar to those of the first embodiment are referred to below with the same reference numbers as those of the first embodiment and explanation thereof is omitted appropriately.
  • the power calculation part 83 executes a following calculation by using a coefficient a, a coefficient ⁇ , a maximum power value Wmax, a power setting value Ws, and a power adjustment value Vfb: ⁇ ⁇ Ws / Wmax ⁇ Vfb + Ws ⁇ ⁇
  • tables 3 and 4 show, for each ambient temperature of the discharge lamp 11, input power, lamp power, current detection value, power adjustment value, calculation result of the power calculation part 83, and calculation result error relative to input power. These tables 3 and 4 show each value obtained when, using two fluorescent lamps (FHF63 type) for the discharge lamp 11, the discharge lamp 11 is subjected to dimmed lighting by a resonance action with 200 V set for an input of the lighting device 1 and the discharge lamp 11 has an ambient temperature changed in a range from -10°C to 60°C. Calculation results shown here are obtained when the power calculation part 83 carries out a calculation with the coefficient a which is 4.9 and the coefficient ⁇ which is 62.
  • FHF63 type fluorescent lamps
  • the table 3 corresponds to a lighting control rate of 100% (i.e. full lighting), wherein a pulse signal with a duty ratio of 100% is outputted from the output setting part 8 and converted into a power setting value with a direct current of 330 mV in the smoothing part.
  • the table 4 corresponds to dimmed lighting with a lighting control rate of about 25%, wherein a pulse signal with a duty ratio of 50% is outputted from the output setting part 8 and converted into a current setting value with a direct current of 165 mV in the smoothing part.
  • a power setting value with a direct current of 330 mV corresponding to a pulse signal with a duty ratio of 100%, which is outputted from the output setting part 8 when a dimming control of 100% is performed, is set in advance as a maximum power value.
  • the lighting device 1 is provided with the notification part 12 serving as a presentation part, calculation results of the power calculation part 83 can be notified externally by the notification part 12.
  • the notification part 12 notifies calculation results through communications to a read device arranged outside the lighting device 1.
  • the lighting device 1 is, as shown in Fig. 11 , incorporated in a fixture main body 130 of a ceiling installation type and configures an illumination fixture 13 along with a light source load (i.e. discharge lamp 11) which is held by the fixture main body 130. Electrical connection between the lighting device 1 and the discharge lamp 11 is realized via socket parts 131 and 132 arranged in the fixture main body 130.
  • an illumination system provided with a plurality of such illumination fixtures 13, a system administrator and/or a user uses, as a read device, a remote control receiver and a personal computer or other devices which are capable of numerically displaying a communication signal outputted from the notification part 12 in each of the plurality of the illumination fixtures 13. That is, a system administrator and/or a user can see the amount of power usage with relatively high accuracy by receiving notification signals from the notification parts 12 using one read device.
  • Such an illumination system can also be included inexpensively in comparison with the case of using a current transformer.

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  1. Beleuchtungseinrichtung aufweisend:
    einen Leistungswandlerteil (4) aufweisend ein Schaltelement (42) und eine Gleichspannungsleistung als Eingangsgröße erhaltend, um die zu einer Lichtquellenlast (11) gelieferte Leistung mittels eines Betriebs des Einschaltens/Ausschaltens des Schaltelements (42) einzustellen;
    einen Steuerteil (6, 7), der einen Leistungsvorgabewert (Ws) empfängt, der zur Bestimmung einer Größe der Leistung, die an die Lichtquellenlast (11) geliefert wird und zur Steuerung des Leistungswandlerteils (4) eingerichtet ist;
    einen Stromerfassungsteil (45), der dazu eingerichtet ist, einen in das Schaltelement (42) fließenden Strom zu erfassen und einen entsprechenden Stromerfassungswert zu erhalten;
    einen Leistungsschätzungsteil (83), der dazu eingerichtet ist, die Eingangsleistung (Win) der Beleuchtungseinrichtung zu schätzen;
    gekennzeichnet durch
    einen Darstellungsteil, der dazu eingerichtet ist, die geschätzte Eingangsleistung (Win) der Beleuchtungseinrichtung einem Benutzer darzustellen oder die geschätzte Eingangsleistung (Win) der Beleuchtungseinrichtung einer externen Einrichtung mitzuteilen,
    wobei der Leistungsschätzungsteil (83) die Eingangsleistung (Win) durch die Verwendung des Leistungsvorgabewerts (Ws) und dem Stromerfassungswert schätzt, wobei eine Korrektur der Schätzung der Eingangsleistung (Win) von Fluktuationen des Stromerfassungswerts bereitgestellt wird, die durch eine Änderung in der Umgebungstemperatur der Lichtquellenlast verursacht wird, mittels der folgenden Berechnung:
    - Berechnen eines Verhältnisses durch Teilen des Leistungsvorgabewertes (Ws) durch einen gespeicherten maximalen Leistungswert (Wmax), der dem Leistungsvorgabewert entspricht, der als Antwort zum Bereitstellen der maximalen Leistung für die Lichtquellenlast (11) erhalten wird, und Multiplizieren dieses Verhältnisses mit einem vorgegebenen Koeffizienten (α), um einen ersten Wert zu erhalten,
    - Abziehen eines Leistungseinstellwertes (Vfb) von dem ersten Wert, der durch die Multiplikation des vorgegebenen Koeffizienten (α) mit dem Verhältnis des Leistungsvorgabewertes (Ws) zum maximalen Leistungswert (Wmax) erhalten wurde, wobei der Leistungseinstellwert (Vfb) einer Differenz zwischen dem Leistungsvorgabewert (Ws) und dem Stromerfassungswert entspricht und wobei der Wert des Koeffizienten (α) größer ist als der Leistungseinstellwert (Vfb).
  2. Beleuchtungshalterung (13) aufweisend: einen Halterungshauptkörper (130) aufweisend die Beleuchtungseinrichtung nach Anspruch 1 und die Lichtquellenlast (11), die durch den Halterungshauptkörper (130) gehalten ist.
  3. Beleuchtungssystem aufweisend einer Mehrzahl von Beleuchtungshalterungen (13) nach Anspruch 2 und eine Leseeinrichtung zum Lesen des Schätzungsergebnisses des Leistungsschätzungsteils (83) durch Empfang eines Kommunikationssignals, das von dem Darstellungsteil übermittelt wurde.
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