Patent classifications
H05B45/327
LOAD CONTROL DEVICE FOR A LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE LIGHT SOURCE
A load control device for an electrical load is configured to operate in a normal mode and a burst mode to adjust the amount of power delivered to the electrical load. The load control device comprises a control circuit that operates in the normal mode to regulate an average magnitude of a load current conducted through the load between a maximum rated current and a minimum rated current. During the normal mode, the control circuit controls the operating period of a load regulation circuit between a high-end operating period and a low-end operating period. The control circuit operates in the burst mode to regulate the average magnitude of the load current below the minimum rated current. During the burst mode, the control circuit adjusts the low-end operating period to be less than or equal to a minimum on time of the load regulation circuit.
LOAD CONTROL DEVICE FOR A LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE LIGHT SOURCE
A load control device for an electrical load is configured to operate in a normal mode and a burst mode to adjust the amount of power delivered to the electrical load. The load control device comprises a control circuit that operates in the normal mode to regulate an average magnitude of a load current conducted through the load between a maximum rated current and a minimum rated current. During the normal mode, the control circuit controls the operating period of a load regulation circuit between a high-end operating period and a low-end operating period. The control circuit operates in the burst mode to regulate the average magnitude of the load current below the minimum rated current. During the burst mode, the control circuit adjusts the low-end operating period to be less than or equal to a minimum on time of the load regulation circuit.
VEHICLE LAMP AND ILLUMINATION METHOD
A scanning light source includes a semiconductor light source, and scans an instantaneous illumination spot based on the output light of the semiconductor light source in the horizontal direction of the light distribution. A lighting circuit is capable of providing multi-gradation dimming of the amount of light provided by the semiconductor light source at each scanning position in synchronization with the scanning of the scanning light source. The lighting circuit is switchable between the first mode in which the semiconductor light source is controlled by pulse width modulation with a duty cycle that corresponds to the dimming ratio and the second mode in which the semiconductor light source is turned off over the number of cycles that corresponds to the dimming ratio.
VEHICLE LAMP AND ILLUMINATION METHOD
A scanning light source includes a semiconductor light source, and scans an instantaneous illumination spot based on the output light of the semiconductor light source in the horizontal direction of the light distribution. A lighting circuit is capable of providing multi-gradation dimming of the amount of light provided by the semiconductor light source at each scanning position in synchronization with the scanning of the scanning light source. The lighting circuit is switchable between the first mode in which the semiconductor light source is controlled by pulse width modulation with a duty cycle that corresponds to the dimming ratio and the second mode in which the semiconductor light source is turned off over the number of cycles that corresponds to the dimming ratio.
LOAD CONTROL DEVICE FOR A LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE LIGHT SOURCE
A method for controlling an amount of power delivered to an electrical load may include controlling an average magnitude of a load current towards a target load current that ranges from a maximum-rated current to a minimum-rated current in a normal mode, and controlling the average magnitude of the load current below the minimum-rated current in a burst mode. The burst mode may include at least one burst-mode period that comprises a first time period associated with an active state and a second time period associated with an inactive state. During the burst mode, the method may include regulating a peak magnitude of the load current towards the minimum-rated current during the active state, and stopping the generation of at least one drive signal during the inactive state to control the average magnitude of the load current to be less than the minimum-rated current.
LOAD CONTROL DEVICE FOR A LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE LIGHT SOURCE
A method for controlling an amount of power delivered to an electrical load may include controlling an average magnitude of a load current towards a target load current that ranges from a maximum-rated current to a minimum-rated current in a normal mode, and controlling the average magnitude of the load current below the minimum-rated current in a burst mode. The burst mode may include at least one burst-mode period that comprises a first time period associated with an active state and a second time period associated with an inactive state. During the burst mode, the method may include regulating a peak magnitude of the load current towards the minimum-rated current during the active state, and stopping the generation of at least one drive signal during the inactive state to control the average magnitude of the load current to be less than the minimum-rated current.
LIGHT FIXTURE SYSTEM WITH HIGH-RESOLUTION DIMMING
A light fixture includes light sources arranged in groups that each include one or more light sources. Each of the groups is repeatedly switched on and off according to a repeating pattern that includes at least three different combinations of which of the groups is switched on and which is switched off. A moving average of an intensity of one or more of the groups is substantially constant within a period of time spanning 10 seconds or more, wherein the moving average is based on a sample period of 1 second or less. A moving average of a total intensity of all of the groups is substantially constant within a period of time spanning 10 seconds or more, wherein the moving average is based on a sample period of 1 second or less. A period of time before the repeating pattern repeats is equal to or less than 1/10 second.
LIGHT FIXTURE SYSTEM WITH HIGH-RESOLUTION DIMMING
A light fixture includes light sources arranged in groups that each include one or more light sources. Each of the groups is repeatedly switched on and off according to a repeating pattern that includes at least three different combinations of which of the groups is switched on and which is switched off. A moving average of an intensity of one or more of the groups is substantially constant within a period of time spanning 10 seconds or more, wherein the moving average is based on a sample period of 1 second or less. A moving average of a total intensity of all of the groups is substantially constant within a period of time spanning 10 seconds or more, wherein the moving average is based on a sample period of 1 second or less. A period of time before the repeating pattern repeats is equal to or less than 1/10 second.
LAMP-APPARATUS CIRCUIT AND A LAMP APPARATUS
The present disclosure relates to the technical field of lighting circuit, and more particularly to a lamp-apparatus circuit and a lamp apparatus. The lamp-apparatus circuit includes a drive module, a dimming module and a switch module for adjusting the current of the output terminal of the drive module, which are electrically connected. The dimming module includes a dimming circuit, a light-emitting circuit and a multi-position control circuit for controlling the dimming circuit to adjust the color temperature of the light-emitting circuit, which are electrically connected. The dimming module as a whole and the color temperature of the light-emitting circuit can be adjusted simply in operation. The color temperature adjustment means of the lamp apparatus are more diverse and more convenient, and the control circuit is a multi-position control circuit, which improves the flexibility of the color temperature adjustment of the lamp apparatus.
LAMP-APPARATUS CIRCUIT AND A LAMP APPARATUS
The present disclosure relates to the technical field of lighting circuit, and more particularly to a lamp-apparatus circuit and a lamp apparatus. The lamp-apparatus circuit includes a drive module, a dimming module and a switch module for adjusting the current of the output terminal of the drive module, which are electrically connected. The dimming module includes a dimming circuit, a light-emitting circuit and a multi-position control circuit for controlling the dimming circuit to adjust the color temperature of the light-emitting circuit, which are electrically connected. The dimming module as a whole and the color temperature of the light-emitting circuit can be adjusted simply in operation. The color temperature adjustment means of the lamp apparatus are more diverse and more convenient, and the control circuit is a multi-position control circuit, which improves the flexibility of the color temperature adjustment of the lamp apparatus.