EP4378064A1 - Ophthalmisches lasersystem und vorrichtung zur regelung einer elektrischen energiezufuhr - Google Patents
Ophthalmisches lasersystem und vorrichtung zur regelung einer elektrischen energiezufuhrInfo
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- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
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- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02M—APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUT POWER; CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF
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- a laser ophthalmic system an apparatus for controlling an electrical power supply for an electrical load element, a method for providing electrical power for a load element of an ophthalmic laser system, a method for interrupting an electrical power supply for an electrical load element of an ophthalmic laser system.
- the embodiments are thus in particular in the field of ophthalmic laser systems and their electrical energy supply.
- Ophthalmic laser devices are complex electromechanical systems consisting of different components, which are consumers of electrical energy and accordingly represent an electrical load.
- electrical load elements can be represented by computers, user interfaces such as monitors or keyboards, controllers and actuators for mechanical movements, and the laser source and its controller of the ophthalmic laser system.
- a system for electromotive adjustment of the laser beam and thus of the point of interaction is also often included, which also represents a load element. All of these components typically consume electrical power, whereby the power consumption can usually be divided into a quasi-constant basic consumption and a variable component that depends on the device status. The variable portion can increase significantly, for example, during a laser treatment and/or with a larger movement of the device and cause a corresponding load fluctuation.
- the peripheral devices which in some cases are powered by the same system and accordingly represent load elements, can also include the following components:
- peripheral components can introduce significant input capacitance into the ophthalmic laser system and its components, resulting in high inrush currents that typically cannot be fully limited peripherally.
- the following additional requirements for the energy supply and measures to be taken are conventionally made:
- Microcontroller-controlled power management In addition to hardware components, such systems also have specially provided software. The development of the software can and can take a lot of development time can also be very complex in terms of regulation, especially in safety-relevant power supply areas.
- DE 10 2017 211 233 A1 describes a semiconductor control device for electric vehicles, in which a first FET is arranged between the anode of a battery and load and a second FET is arranged between load and ground.
- the circuit also has a current detection unit 40 and an anomaly detection unit 50, by means of which an abnormal current flow between the battery and the first FET can be detected and used to open the first FET.
- DE 11 2018 005 925 T5 describes a battery system that has a high-side switch and a low-side switch between the battery and the load.
- DE 10 2017 202 103 B3 describes a method for operating an electronic circuit breaker.
- the underlying object is therefore to provide an electrical energy supply for an ophthalmic laser system which enables the device for the energy supply to be switched on with little load and the energy supply to be switched off safely in the event of a fault.
- a first embodiment relates to an ophthalmic laser system comprising at least one electrical load element and a device for controlling an electrical energy supply for the electrical load element.
- the device for controlling an electrical energy supply comprises a first switching element, which connects a voltage source and the at least one load element in a switchable manner, and a second switching element, which connects the at least one load element and a ground potential in a switchable manner.
- the device includes a current limiter, which is designed to limit a current flow to determine between the voltage source and the first switching element and to control a switching state of the first switching element depending on the current flow determined.
- the device includes a gate driver, which is designed to control a switching state of the second switching element as a function of an electrical potential of the at least one load element. The current limiter and/or the gate driver are set up to switch the first switching element or the second switching element to an open state when the electrical current flow between the voltage source and the first switching element exceeds a predetermined threshold value.
- a further embodiment relates to a device for controlling an electrical energy supply for an electrical load element.
- the device comprises a first switching element, which is designed to switchably connect a voltage source and the load element, and a second switching element, which is designed to switchably connect the load element and a ground potential.
- the device includes a current limiter, which is designed to determine a current flow between the voltage source and the first switching element and to control a switching state of the first switching element as a function of the current flow determined, and a gate driver, which is designed to do this as a function to control a switching state of the second switching element from an electrical potential of the at least one load element.
- the current limiter and/or the gate driver are set up to switch the first switching element or the second switching element to an open state when the electrical current flow between the voltage source and the first switching element exceeds a predetermined threshold value.
- a further embodiment relates to the use of a device according to an embodiment for controlling an electrical energy supply of an ophthalmic laser system.
- a further aspect relates to a method for providing electrical energy for at least one electrical load element of an ophthalmic laser system. The method includes connecting the at least one electrical load element to a voltage source by closing a first switching element in such a way that the at least one load element is brought to an electrical working potential provided by the voltage source.
- the method also includes determining the electrical potential at which the at least one load element is located and connecting the at least one load element to a ground potential by closing a second switching element using a gate driver if the determined electrical potential of the at least load element exceeds a predetermined threshold value exceeds and/or the amount of a potential difference between the potential of the load element and the working potential of the voltage source falls below a predetermined threshold value.
- a further aspect relates to a method for interrupting an electrical energy supply for at least one electrical load element of an ophthalmic laser system, the load element being connected to a voltage source by a first switching element and to a ground potential by a second switching element.
- the method includes determining an electrical current flow between the voltage source and the first switching element using a current limiter, with which the first switching element can be controlled, and checking whether the determined current flow exceeds a predetermined threshold value.
- the method also includes providing information as to whether the determined current flow exceeds the predetermined threshold value to a gate driver, with which the second switching element can be controlled.
- the first switching element is opened by the current limiter to disconnect the load element from the voltage source, and/or the second switching element is opened by the method Gate driver for separating the at least one load element from ground potential.
- An ophthalmic laser system is a laser system for the refractive surgical treatment of a patient's eye, in particular the cornea.
- the ophthalmic laser system can comprise a laser source and also one or more optical elements in order to apply the laser beam provided by the laser source to the patient's eye.
- the ophthalmic laser system generally also includes other components which require electrical energy for operation and therefore represent consumers of electrical energy.
- the laser source can be designed as a femtosecond laser source.
- An ophthalmic laser system is also referred to as a laser system within the scope of the present disclosure.
- An electrical load element is part of the ophthalmic laser system, which requires electrical energy to operate and consumes electrical energy during operation.
- An electrical load element is also simply referred to as a “load element” within the scope of the disclosure.
- the load element can have one or more electrical components.
- an electrical load element represents a consumer of electrical energy or has one or more such consumers.
- the at least one electrical load element can have at least one of the following elements: a computer, a user interface, a control device, an actuator, and a laser source.
- the device for controlling an electrical energy supply for the electrical load element can be present in particular in the form of an electrical circuit and/or an electrical circuit.
- a voltage source and/or the at least one load element can form part of the device, although in some optional embodiments the at least one load element and/or the voltage source are not part of the device.
- Regulation of the electrical energy supply is to be understood as meaning the controlled provision of electrical energy. This does not necessarily have to include regulation in the sense of regulation technology, although this is possible. Rather, the regulation within the meaning of the disclosure can also include or consist of a control.
- the regulation of the electrical energy supply can in particular include switching on and/or switching off the energy supply.
- the regulation can include a variation of the power supplied, for example in order to adapt the power supplied to a power requirement prevailing in the ophthalmic laser system or in the load element.
- a switching element is an electrical switching element that allows the electrical conductivity to be switched.
- a switching element can thus be used for switching and/or varying an electrical current flow in a controlled manner.
- the switching element can have different switching states.
- the switching element can have an open or opened switching state in which the switching element does not produce a conductive current path and accordingly does not allow an electrical current to flow between the terminals of the switching element.
- the switching element can also have a closed switching state, in which the switching element creates a conductive current path between the terminals and thereby enables a current to flow through the switching element.
- the first and/or the second switching element can optionally be in the form of a MOSFET.
- the voltage source can be designed as a voltage source that is matched to the requirements of the ophthalmic laser system and/or the at least one load element.
- the voltage source can be designed as a DC voltage source.
- the voltage source can be designed to provide a DC voltage of 48 V.
- the voltage is a potential difference compared to the system's own ground potential, which can correspond to the electrical potential of the conductive soil or can differ from it.
- a current limiter is an electrical component or an arrangement of electrical components which monitors an electrical current flowing in an assigned monitoring area and, if a current exceeds a predetermined threshold value, takes a measure to reduce or interrupt the flow of current.
- the current limiter is set up to open the first switching element in the event that the current flow exceeds the threshold value and in this way to interrupt the current flow.
- the feature according to which the current limiter controls the switching state of the first switching element as a function of the determined current flow does not prevent other parameters from being optionally used for controlling or regulating the switching state of the first switching element, which is optionally independent of the current limiter.
- a gate driver is an electrical component and/or an arrangement of electrical components which is used to change the switching state of the second switching element. It should be noted that a switching time depends on the switching element used, i.e. on the hardware used, such as a MOSFET. In this case, the gate driver can be designed to change the switching state of the second switching state in the shortest possible switching time, for example within a switching time of no more than 200 ps.
- the embodiments offer the advantage that the at least one electrical load element can initially be connected to the voltage source by means of the device when the circuit is not yet closed, and can thereby be brought to the working potential of the voltage source. Since the second switching element can still be kept in the open state during this switching-on phase and the circuit is accordingly still interrupted, a high current flow can be avoided. As a result, the power loss and the load on the first switching element can be kept low. In a further step, after the load element the working potential has been brought or another potential threshold has been reached, and the working voltage has thereby been reached, the second switching element can be closed in order to also provide the working current.
- the gate driver By means of the gate driver and due to the fact that the load element is already at the working potential, the switching process of the second switching element can be kept very short and in this way the power loss and corresponding wear in the second switching element can also be kept low.
- the gate driver ensures that sufficiently high currents are provided for the rapid switching process of the second switching element.
- the invention thus offers the advantage that a two-stage switch-on process for the electrical energy supply of the load element can be provided, the working voltage being provided first by means of the first switching element and only then the working current is provided by the second switching element.
- This leads to a reduction in the power dissipation and the load in the switching elements and accordingly to an increase in the service life of the switching elements.
- the second switching element can be dimensioned relatively small, which in particular can lead to a saving in material and/or cost.
- the embodiments offer the advantage that the circuit can be interrupted by each of the two switching elements and the electrical energy supply can be switched off accordingly. This means that two redundant switching elements are available to switch off the power supply in the event of a fault. Consequently, the embodiments offer the possibility to increase the safety of the ophthalmic laser system and the device.
- the embodiments offer the advantage that they enable purely hardware-based regulation of the energy supply. Accordingly, in contrast to microcontroller-controlled power management, no control software is required. Thus, the mandatory is omitted Requirement to provide appropriate software and the associated effort to develop and certify the software.
- the embodiments offer the advantage that no additional discrete lines to the individual loads or load elements are absolutely necessary and the electrical cabling can be simplified accordingly, as is typically required for server backend supplies.
- the embodiments offer the advantage that the load elements do not necessarily have to be designed with feedback capability and the device for regulating the energy supply can be developed accordingly load-independently. This can reduce development and deployment costs.
- the embodiments also offer the advantage that they enable precise inrush current limitation, by means of which, in contrast to sluggish energy supply systems with heavily loaded switching elements in linear operation, an overload of the voltage source, for example a power supply unit, can be avoided even with tight power budgets. Also, the embodiments provide accurate overcurrent protection in the event of a short circuit.
- the embodiments offer the advantage that switching elements can be used which can be switched very quickly and with almost no power, in particular switching elements designed as MOSFETs.
- the embodiments offer the advantage that a delayed switch-on and a heavy load on the switching elements that is typically associated therewith can be avoided, as a result of which the service life of the switching elements can be increased.
- the wear on the first switching element can be reduced by using a current limiter and the wear on the second switching element can be reduced by using a gate driver.
- the embodiments offer the advantage that commercially available components can be used to implement the device.
- the device for controlling the electrical energy supply is optionally set up to transmit information to the gate driver about the current flow between the voltage source and the first switching element exceeding the predetermined threshold value determined by the current limiter.
- the current limiter and the gate driver are optionally coupled together in the form of a feedback loop.
- the current limiter can transmit corresponding information or a corresponding signal to the gate driver.
- the gate driver can then optionally open the second switching element and thereby break the circuit.
- the current limiter can optionally also be set up to open the first switching element in the event of such a fault, a two-stage safety system can be provided, as a result of which safety can be increased.
- the gate driver can also be set up to determine the prevailing electrical potential of the at least one load element or a voltage prevailing at the at least one load element compared to a reference potential, for example the ground potential, in order to determine the switching state of the second switching element based on this to control.
- the first switching element and/or the second switching element is/are optionally designed as a transistor, in particular as a field effect transistor, FET, and in particular as a metal oxide semiconductor FET, MOSFET, or has one.
- FET field effect transistor
- MOSFET metal oxide semiconductor FET
- the gate driver is optionally designed to convert the switching state of the second switching element from a closed to an open switching state within a switching time of 50 ps or 100 ps to 1 ms or 2 ms, preferably 200 ps.
- the switching time of the second switching element (referred to as t_switch on in the following formula) can be selected as follows: 50 ps or 10 ops ⁇ t_switch on ⁇ 1 ms or 2 ms.
- the switching time of the second switching element is preferably limited to 200 ps or is 200 ps. As a result, the period of time in which the switching element can be exposed to increased loads can be reduced in terms of time and the total load on the switching element can be reduced accordingly.
- the method for providing the electrical energy is preferably designed such that the second switching element is closed by the gate driver within a switching time of 50 ps or 100 ps to 1 ms or 2 ms, preferably 200 ps.
- the device for controlling an electrical energy supply for the electrical load element also has at least one temperature sensor.
- the device can be set up to determine at least one temperature of the first switching element by means of the at least one temperature sensor.
- further temperature sensors can be provided in order to measure the temperature at several points, for example.
- a further temperature sensor can also be provided in order to measure the temperature at the second switching element.
- the device for controlling an electrical energy supply for the electrical load element is also set up to use the current limiter and/or the gate driver to switch the first switching element or the second switching element into an opened state when the determined temperature of the first switching element exceeds a predetermined temperature threshold value switch state.
- the current limiter and/or the gate driver to switch the first switching element or the second switching element into an opened state when the determined temperature of the first switching element exceeds a predetermined temperature threshold value switch state.
- the predetermined temperature threshold value of the determined temperature of the first switching element can optionally be in a range between 60° and 90°, i.e. optionally not lower than 60° and/or not higher than 90°.
- a temperature threshold of 70° can be predetermined.
- the predetermined temperature threshold can be dependent on the nature and/or the type of the first switching element.
- the temperature sensor in the device for controlling an electrical energy supply for the electrical load element can be arranged adjacent to the first switching element. This offers the possibility of reliably determining the temperature of the first switching element by means of the temperature sensor.
- the device can have a circuit board on which both the first switching element and the temperature sensor are arranged.
- some or all other components of the device can also be arranged on the circuit board. This offers the possibility that the device can be provided in a cost-effective and space-saving manner and, through a suitable positioning of the temperature sensor, a reliable one Temperature measurement of the first switching element is made possible without the need for further technical means to be provided for this purpose.
- the method for interrupting an electrical energy supply for at least one electrical load element of an ophthalmic laser system can also include determining a temperature of at least the first switching element and checking whether the determined temperature of at least the first switching element exceeds a predetermined temperature threshold value. If the test shows that the determined temperature of at least the first switching element exceeds the predetermined temperature threshold value, according to the optional embodiment of the method, the first switching element is opened by the current limiter to disconnect the load element from the voltage source and the second switching element is opened by the gate Driver for separating the at least one load element (20) from ground potential.
- the predetermined temperature threshold is optionally no lower than 60° and/or no higher than 90°.
- FIG. 1 shows an exemplary circuit diagram for a device for regulating an electrical energy supply for an electrical load element of an ophthalmic laser system
- FIG. 2 shows an ophthalmic laser system with a device for controlling an electrical energy supply.
- Figure 1 shows a schematic representation of an exemplary circuit diagram for a device 10 for controlling an electrical energy supply for an electrical load element 20 of an ophthalmic laser system 14.
- the device 10 has a voltage source 16, which as a DC voltage source for providing a voltage of 48 V is designed.
- the voltage source can be in the form of a power pack or can include one.
- the device can be designed not to have a voltage source but to be connected to an external voltage source.
- the device 10 has a first switching element 18a and a second switching element 18b, both of which can be embodied as transistors, in particular as MOSFETs.
- the two switching elements 18a and 18b can be designed in the same way or different from each other.
- the device 10 is designed such that the first switching element 18a is arranged in a supply line to at least one load element 20, ie between the voltage source 16 and the load element 20, and the second switching element 18b is arranged in a derivation from the load element 20, ie between the Load element 20 and a ground potential 22 is arranged.
- the at least one load element 20 is surrounded by a dashed line to show that it does not necessarily have to form part of the device 10 .
- the at least one load element can be one or more consumers of electrical energy of an ophthalmic laser system, such as a laser source and/or a computer and/or a user interface, and/or a control device and/or an actuator, such as a shifting unit.
- the capacitance and the ohmic resistance of the load element 20 are indicated by a capacitor 20a and an electrical resistance 20b, for example.
- the device 10 has a current limiter 24 which is designed to measure the voltage drop across a measuring resistor 26 between the voltage source 16 and the first switching element 18a and to determine the current flow through the measuring resistor 26 based thereon.
- the current limiter 24 is also connected to the first switching element 18a in order to control it, i.e. to change its switching state.
- the current limiter can be connected to the gate connection of the MOSFET in order to use it to control the switching state.
- the device 10 has a gate driver 28 which is connected to the second switching element 18b in order to control its switching state.
- the second switching element 18b can be in the form of a MOSFET and the gate driver 28 can be connected to the gate of the MOSFET.
- the gate driver 28 can be designed to provide particularly high currents in order to change the switching state of the second switching element 18b as quickly as possible and thereby minimize the duration of the transition in which the second switching element can be exposed to particularly high loads.
- the gate driver 28 is connected to the current limiter 24 via an error feedback line 30 .
- the current limiter 24 can inform the gate driver 28 of the presence of an error, for example by transmitting corresponding (error) information using at least one discrete, analog signal if the current limiter 24 has determined a current flow which is above is the predetermined threshold. This may cause the gate driver 28 to open the second switching element 18b, thereby breaking the circuit.
- the gate driver 28 is connected to the line between the first switching element 18a and the at least one load element 20 in order to determine an electrical potential prevailing at the load element 20 or a voltage of the load element 20 compared to a reference potential, for example the ground potential 22.
- a voltage feedback element 29 can be provided, which determines the voltage or the potential of the load element 20 and provides the gate driver 28 with corresponding information. Based on the determined potential, the gate driver 28 can determine whether the at least one load element 20 is already biased, ie is at the potential of the voltage source 16, or is still at a lower potential or even ground potential. As a result, the gate driver 28 can change the switching state of the second switching element 18b depending on the prevailing potential of the load element 20 .
- the gate driver 28 can initially keep the second switching element 18b open and only then close when the at least one load element 20 is biased.
- the second switching element 18b is closed, a high current flow can be provided at an early stage and the switching process can be correspondingly shortened and the load on the second switching element 18b can be kept low.
- a capacitor is provided for the second switching element, which guarantees a repeatable or predefined switching time of the second switching element 18b.
- the device 10 therefore offers the advantage that a switch-on process for the provision of electrical energy for the load element 20 can take place in a particularly gentle manner on the components and the wear on the switching elements can be kept low accordingly.
- the device also offers a particularly high level of safety, since it enables the circuit to be interrupted in the event of a fault at two different points with two separate switching elements 18a and 18b.
- a predetermined threshold value can be stored in the current limiter 24, when this is exceeded by the current flow, the current limiter can bring the first switching element 18a into an open state and consequently can interrupt the circuit.
- the current limiter 24 can communicate the presence of a fault to the gate driver 28 via the fault feedback line 30, whereupon the gate driver 28 can also bring the second switching element 18b into an open state and also interrupt the position of the second switching element 18b .
- the electric circuit is only interrupted with one of the switching elements 18a and 18b in the event of a fault and/or when switching off in normal operation, which is also sufficient for terminating the current flow.
- a device 10 according to an optional embodiment 10, which uses both switching elements 18a and 18b to interrupt the circuit offers the advantage that the circuit can also be reliably interrupted if one of the two switching elements 18a and 18b is not fully functional and unable to break the circuit. In this case, the safe interruption of the circuit is then nevertheless ensured by the other, correctly functioning switching element in each case. In this way, a redundant system for interrupting the circuit can be provided.
- the device can have a temperature sensor 34 which is arranged adjacent to the first switching element 18a. The temperature of the first switching element 18a can be determined by means of the temperature sensor 34 and compared with a predetermined temperature threshold value.
- the comparison of the measured value with the temperature threshold value can take place within the temperature sensor 34 and/or optionally by another component, such as a comparator and/or a control unit.
- the temperature sensor 34 can have a communication connection to the current limiter 24 and/or to the gate driver 28, so that the flow of current can be interrupted if the determined temperature of the first switching element 18a exceeds the temperature threshold value.
- the first switching element 18a and/or the second switching element 18b can then be opened by means of the current limiter 24 and/or by means of the gate driver 28 .
- FIG. 2 shows a schematic representation of an ophthalmic laser system 14 according to an optional embodiment, which has a device 10 for controlling an electrical energy supply according to an optional embodiment and at least one load element 20 .
- the ophthalmic laser system 14 is connected to an external power source 32 which provides electrical energy, but which cannot be readily used by the ophthalmic laser system.
- the ophthalmic laser system 14 may require DC power to operate while the external power source 32 provides AC power.
- the external voltage source can be in the form of a source of mains voltage, for example.
- the electrical power or energy is fed into a power pack and converted by this into a direct voltage, which then serves as an internal voltage source 16 for the ophthalmic laser system 14 . Then the voltage provided by the internal voltage source 16 and the associated current flow regulated by the device 10, so that the at least one load element 20, the electrical energy is provided in a suitable form.
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