EP1555857A1 - Alimentation centrale utilisant plusieurs circuits à courant continu - Google Patents

Alimentation centrale utilisant plusieurs circuits à courant continu Download PDF

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Publication number: EP1555857A1
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: voltage; output circuits; central unit; operating device; different
Prior art date: 2004-01-14
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EP04028165A

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Falk Richter

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Tridonic GmbH and Co KG

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Tridonicatco GmbH and Co KG

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2004-01-14

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2005-07-20

2004-11-26 Application filed by Tridonicatco GmbH and Co KG filed Critical Tridonicatco GmbH and Co KG

2004-11-26 Priority to EP10182653.5A priority Critical patent/EP2278861B1/fr

2005-07-20 Publication of EP1555857A1 publication Critical patent/EP1555857A1/fr

2013-10-02 Application granted granted Critical

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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
- H05B41/24—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 controller of lighting control gear starting from a central unit.
the invention proceeds from a in Fig. 2 schematically shown system.
this is Illuminant a gas discharge lamp 5, by a Electric ballast (ECG) 1 as operating device is controlled.
ECG Electric ballast
this ECG 1 a rectifier with power factor correction circuit (PFC, Power Factor Correction) 2, an electrolyte storage capacitor 4 and an RF inverter 3, in turn, by means of its output circuit 6 the Gas discharge lamp 5 drives.
the DC voltage Bus voltage
an emergency lighting controller 7 may be provided be.
the rectifier 2 in the ECG 1 is usually with AC voltage 9, for example, mains voltage supplied.
ECG 1 via a digital or To control analog bus 8, thus the lamp 5 to start, dim or turn off.
ECG 1 Lamp operating device
PFC circuit Such a PFC circuit known to reduce annoying harmonics in the Input current.
these are local in everyone ECG 1 provided inverter with PFC 2 one considerable cost factor, which is the trend too extreme Low-cost manufactured electronic ballasts severely limited.
the central point of the invention is that the Unit rectifier / PFC no longer local in each Operating device, but central to several operating devices is provided.
the connection between this center and the individual operating devices is carried out according to the invention via a DC output circuit.
a first aspect of the invention is a system for Control of operating devices for lamps intended.
This system has a central unit, having a rectifier circuit and with AC voltage is supplied. Furthermore, several Operating devices provided, which each have at least one Illuminant is assigned.
the central unit supplies the control gear with DC over several Output circuits. In this case, at least two output circuit have different DC levels. Consequently becomes a flexible power supply across the DC output circuits guaranteed.
the central processing unit may further include a power factor correction circuit (PFC) circuit.
PFC power factor correction circuit
the output circuits with different DC voltage levels can be used for control gear for different types of bulbs (for example Gas discharge lamp, LED, etc.) to be assigned.
bulbs for example Gas discharge lamp, LED, etc.
the central unit can also be a pure Have digital signal output circuit, that is not for Power supply is used.
the digital signal output circuit can be a control gear be connected, one of the central unit independent power supply, in particular a mains AC power supply having.
One of the output circuits of the central unit can be grounded be connected, with at least two more Output circuits have DC voltage levels that are around the Ground potential are designed symmetrically around.
these two other output circuits also designed asymmetrically around the ground potential around be.
At least one operating device can be equipped with output circuits be connected to different DC levels.
An output circuit can, for example, for the Providing the bulb operating power and at least one more starting point for the Provision of a low-voltage power supply from Serve logic components in a control gear.
At least one of the operating devices can be electronic ballast (ECG) for Gas discharge lamps, which is an inverter having.
ECG electronic ballast
the operating device can also as Output converters are called.
Over at least one of the output circuits can Control signals, for example, according to a powerline technique be transmitted, these drive signals So the DC voltage are modulated.
central unit itself can be used for output circuits with different DC levels different Rectifier and / or PFC modules may be provided.
a system for controlling control gear for bulbs which has a central unit, the one Having rectifier circuit and with AC voltage (For example, mains voltage) can be supplied. It is at least one operating device for lighting with the Central unit over several DC output circuits with different voltage levels.
AC voltage For example, mains voltage
a the operating device assigned light source by transmission of a Off command via one of the output circuits be switched off, the power supply via keep another output circuit unchanged can be.
the present invention relates Invention also to methods for controlling Control gear for bulbs.
a central processing unit is included for example, a rectifier 2 and possibly also a Power factor correction circuit (PFC) 10, common to several light-emitting devices 1, 1 ', 1 "provided.
the central unit 2 is with (mains) AC voltage. 9 provided.
the central unit 2, 10 may also be otherwise spatially separated from the operating devices and, for example. central to a room, a floor or even a building in a control cabinet, etc. are arranged.
the various lamp operating devices 1, 1 ', 1 various illuminants, such as a Gas discharge lamp 5, LEDs 5 ', etc. control.
the Lamps themselves can be with DC or AC voltage operated in the latter case in the associated operating device provided an inverter is.
a DC output circuit 11 of Central unit also other (eg passive) lighting technology or building services, such as a light sensor 5 "or a motion detector (not shown).
FIG. 1 shown schematically can be an output circuit 11th be designed bus-like, so that starting from this central common bus 11 the different Operating devices 1, 1 ', 1 "via stubs 13, 13', 13 '' are supplied. Alternatively or additionally for individual operating devices or jointly supplied Groups of control gear individual output circuits 12 be provided.
This DC output circuit has the advantage that it is in the Less vulnerable compared to corresponding AC circuits parasitic effects.
the central unit for several operating devices in common is provided, wherein the central unit with the Operating devices by means of at least one DC output circuit connected is.
Fig. 3 shows an embodiment of the invention, in the central unit 2 with a total of three output circuits drives different DC levels, namely a first output circuit 31 with a high-voltage DC voltage for example, 400 volts, a second Output circuit 32 with a low-voltage DC of for example, 12 volts and another output circuit 33, which is connected to ground.
a first output circuit 31 with a high-voltage DC voltage for example, 400 volts
a second Output circuit 32 with a low-voltage DC of for example, 12 volts
another output circuit 33 which is connected to ground.
FIG. 3 schematically Operating devices 3, here electronic ballasts with inverters for Gas discharge lamps 5, are with each of the mentioned Output circuits 31, 32, 33 connected, so they on the one hand a DC voltage of 400 volts for the Operation of the gas discharge lamps (in general bulbs) and another DC voltage of, for example, 12 Volts are provided via an input 35.
the Low-voltage output circuit 32 can be used to supply Logic components in the operating devices 3 or even to Signal transmission serve, for example, as a digital bus is designed. Alternatively, in the sense of a Powerline technology this 12 volt high frequency Control signals be modulated.
the low-voltage output circuit 32 also the operating devices 2 respectively associated lighting be turned off, as schematically by a switch 36 is shown.
the problem of spark gap with open Switch 36 significantly reduced. So if, for example the low-voltage output circuit 32, the logic components in the operating device 3 via the respective terminal 35th supplied by opening the switch 36 this corresponding logic components, such as the Control of the inverter switched off in an ECG which, in turn, will extinguish the assigned one Gas discharge lamp 5 leads.
bulbs can of course be switched off be, for example, by an upstream Power switch 37, the central unit 2 in total is switched off.
the low-voltage output circuit with, for example, 12V DC in any combination as power supply for Illuminant (especially for LEDs), as Supply voltage for logic components (eg ASICs) in a control gear and / or used as a control circuit become.
Illuminant especially for LEDs
ASICs logic components
Fig. 4a are a High-voltage control gear 41 and a medium-voltage control gear 42, with 400 volts DC and 200, respectively Voltage DC be supplied.
the central unit 2 shown a total of three Output circuits 45, 47, 48, wherein a Output circuit 45 is connected to ground (GND) and the two other output circuits 47, 48 voltage level symmetric about this ground potential, here in the form of ⁇ 200 volts.
GND ground
Fig. 4a, 4b as well as in the following explained Fig. 5 the Illuminants are shown purely schematically. The However, bulbs can be of any nature and For example, in groups serially and / or in parallel to a Operating equipment can be connected.
ECGs of all kinds with the 400V DC operated can be.
the mean voltage is 200V DC
the low lamp burning voltages provide.
FIG. 4b shows a modification of FIG. 4a in that that although the central unit 2 continues to several Output circuits 44, 45, 46 with different DC potential having, in addition to the ground output circuit 45th provided further output circuits 44, 46 but in this Case lead levels that are asymmetric to the above Ground potential, here in the form of +400 volts DC or -12 Volts DC are arranged.
a high voltage DC supply for a Operating device 41 or a low-voltage DC supply for a control gear 43 reach.
the low voltage DC Supply of, for example, 12 volts is especially for LED bulbs suitable.
Fig. 5 now shows a modification of the already mentioned embodiments in that next the output circuits, which are a supply voltage supply, if necessary in combination with a powerline signal transmission ensure that the central unit 2 is a pure control output circuit 54, for example, according to the DALI (Digital Addressable Lighting Interface) standard.
This Control output circuit 54 supplies the associated Resources, here a ballast 52 thus not with the Operating voltage. Rather, in the sense of one from the Prior art known electronic ballast with digital interface this electronic ballast 52 independent of the Central unit 2 supplied with mains voltage 55 to the Gas discharge lamp 5 to control.
the central unit can consist of several parallel modules each having a PFC 57 and an electronic one Have fuse 56.
Each module is one assigned to live output circuit. Especially can use different modules output circuits supply different DC voltage levels.
each module is preceded by a switch 58, so that modules can be switched on or off individually can, so as to the respective associated output circuits to switch.
a switch 58 so that modules can be switched on or off individually can, so as to the respective associated output circuits to switch.
certain operating devices or Groups of them and the associated bulbs targeted be switched on and off.

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DE102004002016A DE102004002016A1 (de)	2004-01-14	2004-01-14	Zentrale Versorgung über mehrere DC-Ausgangskreise

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