EP1555860B1 - Modules d'alimentation à courant continu pour dispositif d'éclairage - Google Patents

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EP1555860B1
EP1555860B1 EP04028344.2A EP04028344A EP1555860B1 EP 1555860 B1 EP1555860 B1 EP 1555860B1 EP 04028344 A EP04028344 A EP 04028344A EP 1555860 B1 EP1555860 B1 EP 1555860B1
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Markus Künzli
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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
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    • H05B41/24—Circuit arrangements in which the lamp is fed by high frequency AC, or with separate oscillator frequency
    • H05B41/245—Circuit arrangements in which the lamp is fed by high frequency AC, or with separate oscillator frequency for a plurality of lamps

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  • the present invention relates to the control of lamp operating devices from a central unit.
  • the light source is a gas discharge lamp 5, which is controlled by an electric ballast (ECG) 1 as a control gear.
  • ECG electric ballast
  • this electronic ballast 1 has a rectifier with power factor correction circuit (PFC, Power Factor Correction) 2, an electrolyte storage capacitor 4 and an RF inverter 3, which in turn via its output circuit 6, the gas discharge lamp 5 drives.
  • the DC voltage (bus voltage) is therefore only present within the ECG.
  • an emergency lighting control 7 may be provided.
  • the rectifier 2 in the electronic ballast 1 is usually supplied with alternating voltage 9, for example mains voltage.
  • each lamp operating device ECG 1
  • PFC circuit Such a PFC circuit is known to reduce spurious harmonics in the input current.
  • these inverters with PFC 2 provided locally in each ECG 1 represent a considerable cost factor, which severely restricts the trend towards extremely cost-effectively manufactured electronic ballasts.
  • a lighting system for garden applications which has a plurality of fluorescent lamps powered by a DC low voltage.
  • DC / AC converters are provided, which generate a high-frequency high voltage to power the lamps.
  • the starting point and object of the present invention is to propose a drive for light source operating devices, which enables a more cost-effective production of operating devices.
  • the central point of the invention is that the unit rectifier / PFC is no longer provided locally in each operating device, but centrally for several operating devices.
  • the connection between this center, and the individual operating devices is carried out according to the invention via a DC output circuit.
  • a similar device is known from patent specification US 5,485,057 (smallwood) known.
  • a system for driving lighting means comprising a central unit comprising at least one rectifier has, which converts a supplied AC voltage into a DC voltage and a subsequent PFC circuit supplies. Furthermore, at least one resource module is provided, which is detachably connectable to the central unit. In this case, in the course of a mechanical connection of the resource module with the central unit at the same time also the equipment is electrically connected to the DC output of the central unit.
  • such a system is provided with a central unit and at least one resource module, wherein the resource module is designed such that, by further grinding, it provides a DC supply voltage supplied thereto to terminals for further resource modules ,
  • the central unit can have a power factor correction circuit common to all connectable resource modules.
  • command signals can be modulated according to a powerline technology.
  • the central unit and / or the resource module in this case has a powerline demodulator for reading the Command signals modulated onto the DC supply voltage.
  • a similar modulation technique is known from patent specification EP 1 220 587 A2 (Setech) known.
  • a central unit comprising, for example, a rectifier 2 and possibly also a power factor correction circuit (PFC) 10, is provided in common for a plurality of lighting device operating devices 1, 1 ', 1''.
  • the central unit 2 is supplied with (mains) AC voltage 9.
  • the various lamps operating devices 1, 1 ', 1'' a variety of light sources, such as a gas discharge lamp 5, LEDs 5', etc. control.
  • the lamps themselves can be operated with DC or with AC voltage, in the latter case, an inverter is provided in the associated operating device.
  • a light sensor 5 '' or a motion detector may be connected to a DC output circuit 11 of the central unit.
  • the operating devices 1, 1', 1" are designed differently.
  • the corresponding operating device 3 is, for example, as an electronic ballast (EVG) u.a. formed with an inverter.
  • EDG electronic ballast
  • the operating devices can also be referred to as "output converters".
  • Fig. 1 shown schematically may be configured by means of a pair of common bus lines, so that starting from this central common bus 11, the various operating devices 1, 1 ', 1''via stubs 13, 13', 13 '' are supplied , Alternatively or additionally, individual output circuits 12 may be provided for individual operating devices or jointly supplied groups of operating devices.
  • This DC output circuit has the advantage of being less susceptible to parasitic effects than corresponding AC circuits.
  • the central unit is provided for a plurality of operating devices in common, wherein the central unit is connected to the operating devices by means of at least one DC output circuit.
  • Fig. 3 shows an embodiment of a control system according to the invention for a light-emitting device and provides a possible implementation of the circuit according to FIG. 1
  • the system according to FIG. 3 In this case, a central unit 31 has, for example, a rectifier 32 for supplied AC line voltage 34 and a power factor correction circuit (PFC Power Factor Correction) 33 for reducing harmonics in the input current of the central unit 31.
  • PFC Power Factor Correction power factor correction circuit
  • the central unit provides a DC voltage on at least one connection on the output side.
  • Over at least one DC output bus 37 are several operating device modules 40, 41, 42 connected to this DC output of the central unit 31.
  • the operating device modules 40, 41 and 42 are configured in such a way that DC voltage is supplied to the input-side terminals by the central unit 31 or another operating device module and to output-side connections separated from the input-side connections to a further operating device, if applicable. Module loop the DC voltage.
  • the operating device modules 40, 41, 42 to each other compatible inputs 43 and 44 outputs.
  • these inputs and outputs are arranged on mutually applied sides of the housing of the modules and / or at a right angle to each other, but not on the same sides of the housing.
  • the central unit can also control a plurality of output circuits in a star topology, to each of which several resource modules can be connected.
  • a plurality of feeding central units control a common DC bus, whereby, for example, increases the interference and the load on a central unit is reduced.
  • the operating device modules 40, 41, 42 may be provided for controlling different light sources. For this purpose, they also have a local control unit 35, 35 'or 35 "supplied by the DC output circuit 37.
  • the resource module 40 supplies a gas discharge lamp 38 and the local control unit 35 is designed as an electronic ballast (ECG) with an inverter (DC / AC).
  • ECG electronic ballast
  • the electronic ballast can also control a group of parallel-connected gas discharge lamps together.
  • the resource module 41 has a control unit 35 'which is designed to drive one or a group of light-emitting diodes 38'.
  • the resource module 42 has a local control unit 35 '', which is suitable for driving a high-pressure lamp 38 ''.
  • the local control units 35, 35 'and 35 "have the function of converting the supplied DC voltage from the bus 37 into an AC or DC voltage of predetermined amplitude, which is tuned to the needs of the respectively connected lighting means.
  • the local control units 35, 35 'or 35' 'receive control commands via the bus 37 in the sense of a powerline system or else via further control inputs in order to bring the respectively connected lighting means into predetermined operating states or Queries status queries from the connected bulbs or their resources.
  • the control commands, for example, from the central unit 31 can thus transmit predetermined input, output or dimming control values.
  • the central processing unit or separate central controller comprises a poweline modulator and the resources corresponding to a powerline demodulator. If the communication is to take place bidirectionally via the bus 37, both mentioned communication partners have both a powerline modulator and a powerline demodulator.
  • resource modules 40, 41 and 42 are connected to different types of light bulbs
  • resource modules can be connected to the central unit 31, which supply at least partially bulbs of the same kind.
  • a resource module with green bulbs, red bulbs and blue bulbs is connected to the central unit 31 for generating a colored light control.
  • the bulbs are preferably LEDs.
  • control commands for example from the central unit 31 to the local control units 35, 35 'or 35' ', it is thus possible to generate light mixing effects possibly also of a dynamic nature by corresponding transmission of dimming commands to the individual colors.
  • the resource modules 40, 41 and 42 connected in the central unit 31 are electrically connected to the central unit 31 via the DC output bus 37.
  • the resource modules 40, 41, 42 can also be connected mechanically, for example in the sense of a plug connection, either to the central unit 31 or to other similar equipment modules. It is advantageous that simultaneously with the plugging, ie the creation of the mechanical connection between a resource module and the central unit 31 and another resource module of the same type and the electrical contacting of the listed elements via the DC output bus 37 takes place.
  • the electrical contact is preferably also via plug contacts, which can also be solved again.
  • the housing of the resource modules on a surface male electrical connector elements and on a further surface corresponding male connector elements.
  • the mechanical connection can also be created by other means, such as brackets, etc.
  • the mechanical connections 39 are designed in particular as detachable mechanical connections in order to configure the illumination control system in a particularly flexible manner.

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  1. Système destiné au déclenchement de moyens d'actionnement pour des moyens d'éclairage, comprenant :
    - une unité centrale (31) ayant au moins un redresseur (32) convertissant une tension alternative délivrée (34) en une tension continue étant délivrée à un circuit de correction du facteur de puissance suivant (PFC) qui fournit une sortie à tension continue (36) de l'unité centrale (31), et
    - au moins un module de moyens de déclenchement (40, 41, 42) connecté de façon amovible à l'unité centrale (31), dans lequel dans le cadre d'une connexion mécanique du module de moyens de déclenchement (40, 41, 42) à l'unité centrale (31), le module de moyens de déclenchement (40, 41, 42) est en même temps électriquement connecté à la sortie à tension continue (36) de l'unité centrale (31), caractérisé en ce qu'au moins un module de moyens de déclenchement (40, 41, 42) est un module d'actionnement pour au moins une LED, dans lequel des signaux de commande peuvent être modulés sur la tension d'alimentation continue selon la technologie des courants porteurs en ligne, et l'unité centrale (31) et/ou le module de moyens de déclenchement (40, 41, 42) possède un démodulateur en courant porteur en ligne pour lire les signaux de commande modulés sur la tension d'alimentation continue.
  2. Système selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le module de moyens de déclenchement (40, 41, 42) est configuré de manière à fournir à son tour à des connecteurs (44), par l'intermédiaire d'un bouclage, une tension d'alimentation continue qu'il a reçu pour des modules de moyens de déclenchement supplémentaires (41) .
  3. Système selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que des modules de moyens de déclenchement (40, 41, 42) sont prévus pour différents types de moyens d'éclairage (38, 38', 38'') étant alimentés par le biais d'un bouclage de la tension d'alimentation continue.
  4. Système selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il est prévu des modules de moyens de déclenchement destinés à des moyens d'éclairage de même type mais de couleur différente étant alimentés par le biais d'un bouclage de la tension d'alimentation continue.
  5. Système selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les modules de moyens de déclenchement (40, 41, 42) sont configurés pour des moyens d'éclairage (38, 38', 38'') de couleur différente.
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