GB2418786B - Dimmable lighting system - Google Patents

Dimmable lighting system

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Publication number
GB2418786B
GB2418786B GB0421901A GB0421901A GB2418786B GB 2418786 B GB2418786 B GB 2418786B GB 0421901 A GB0421901 A GB 0421901A GB 0421901 A GB0421901 A GB 0421901A GB 2418786 B GB2418786 B GB 2418786B
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
lighting system
dimmable lighting
dimmable
lighting
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GB0421901A
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GB0421901D0 (en
GB2418786A (en
Inventor
Henry Shu Hung Chung
Ngai-Man Ho
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ENERGY DOUBLETREE Ltd E
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ENERGY DOUBLETREE Ltd E
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Priority to GB0421901A priority Critical patent/GB2418786B/en
Publication of GB0421901D0 publication Critical patent/GB0421901D0/en
Priority to CN2005800335023A priority patent/CN101044800B/en
Priority to AU2005291756A priority patent/AU2005291756B8/en
Priority to PCT/CN2005/001584 priority patent/WO2006037265A1/en
Publication of GB2418786A publication Critical patent/GB2418786A/en
Priority to HK06110935A priority patent/HK1089614A1/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2418786B publication Critical patent/GB2418786B/en
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B41/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps
    • H05B41/14—Circuit arrangements
    • H05B41/36—Controlling
    • H05B41/38—Controlling the intensity of light
    • H05B41/39—Controlling the intensity of light continuously
    • H05B41/392—Controlling the intensity of light continuously using semiconductor devices, e.g. thyristor
    • H05B41/3921—Controlling the intensity of light continuously using semiconductor devices, e.g. thyristor with possibility of light intensity variations
    • H05B41/3924—Controlling the intensity of light continuously using semiconductor devices, e.g. thyristor with possibility of light intensity variations by phase control, e.g. using a triac
    • H05B37/02—
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B39/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for operating incandescent light sources
    • H05B39/04—Controlling
    • H05B39/041—Controlling the light-intensity of the source
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B41/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps
    • H05B41/14—Circuit arrangements
    • H05B41/26—Circuit arrangements in which the lamp is fed by power derived from dc by means of a converter, e.g. by high-voltage dc
    • H05B41/28—Circuit arrangements in which the lamp is fed by power derived from dc by means of a converter, e.g. by high-voltage dc using static converters
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B41/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps
    • H05B41/14—Circuit arrangements
    • H05B41/36—Controlling
    • H05B41/38—Controlling the intensity of light
    • H05B41/39—Controlling the intensity of light continuously
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B41/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps
    • H05B41/14—Circuit arrangements
    • H05B41/36—Controlling
    • H05B41/38—Controlling the intensity of light
    • H05B41/39—Controlling the intensity of light continuously
    • H05B41/392—Controlling the intensity of light continuously using semiconductor devices, e.g. thyristor
    • H05B41/3921—Controlling the intensity of light continuously using semiconductor devices, e.g. thyristor with possibility of light intensity variations
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B47/00—Circuit arrangements for operating light sources in general, i.e. where the type of light source is not relevant
    • H05B47/10—Controlling the light source
GB0421901A 2004-10-01 2004-10-01 Dimmable lighting system Expired - Fee Related GB2418786B (en)

Priority Applications (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0421901A GB2418786B (en) 2004-10-01 2004-10-01 Dimmable lighting system
CN2005800335023A CN101044800B (en) 2004-10-01 2005-09-28 Dimmable lighting system
AU2005291756A AU2005291756B8 (en) 2004-10-01 2005-09-28 Dimmable lighting system
PCT/CN2005/001584 WO2006037265A1 (en) 2004-10-01 2005-09-28 Dimmable lighting system
HK06110935A HK1089614A1 (en) 2004-10-01 2006-10-03 Dimmable lighting system

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB0421901A GB2418786B (en) 2004-10-01 2004-10-01 Dimmable lighting system

Publications (3)

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GB0421901D0 GB0421901D0 (en) 2004-11-03
GB2418786A GB2418786A (en) 2006-04-05
GB2418786B true GB2418786B (en) 2006-11-29

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Country Status (5)

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CN (1) CN101044800B (en)
AU (1) AU2005291756B8 (en)
GB (1) GB2418786B (en)
HK (1) HK1089614A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2006037265A1 (en)

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US6121734A (en) * 1998-10-16 2000-09-19 Szabados; Barna Apparatus for dimming a fluorescent lamp with a magnetic ballast
US6486641B2 (en) * 2000-06-01 2002-11-26 Powertec International Power regulation of electrical loads to provide reduction in power consumption

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US10728981B2 (en) 2017-11-10 2020-07-28 University Of Manitoba Transformerless single-phase unified power quality conditioner (UPQC) for large scale LED lighting networks

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WO2006037265A1 (en) 2006-04-13
AU2005291756A8 (en) 2011-06-09
AU2005291756B8 (en) 2011-06-09
AU2005291756B2 (en) 2011-04-21
HK1089614A1 (en) 2006-12-01
AU2005291756A1 (en) 2006-04-13
GB0421901D0 (en) 2004-11-03
CN101044800A (en) 2007-09-26
CN101044800B (en) 2011-06-08
GB2418786A (en) 2006-04-05

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