A lamp circuit including a light emitting circuit and a light emission control circuit that controls the light emitting circuit. The light emitting circuit includes a thermistor and a light emitting device, and the light emission control circuit comprised a constant current circuit, dimming control circuit, voltage divider having a first resistor and a second resistor, and a current amplification circuit. The current amplification circuit amplifies a current of the thermistor, and the voltage divider divides a first voltage to a first node between the first resistor and the second resistor based on the amplified current. The dimming control circuit controls an output current of the constant current circuit based on the first voltage, and the constant current circuit outputs a current to the light emitting device based on the control of the dimming control circuit.

A current detecting device includes a sense resistor through which a sense current corresponding to a consumption current supplied to a load flows, and an A/D converter configured to perform A/D conversion on a voltage drop generated by the sense current flowing through the sense resistor to detect the consumption current. A resistance value of the sense resistor is variably provided.

A system for monitoring an excimer bulb includes a thermoelectric energy harvester configured to be located adjacent to the excimer bulb and to convert thermal energy from the excimer bulb into electrical energy having a voltage. The system further includes a controller in electrical communication with the thermoelectric energy harvester and configured to calculate at least one of a remaining useful life of the excimer bulb or a current temperature of the excimer bulb based on the voltage of the electrical energy converted by the thermoelectric energy harvester.

A system for monitoring an excimer bulb includes a thermoelectric energy harvester configured to be located adjacent to the excimer bulb and to convert thermal energy from the excimer bulb into electrical energy having a voltage. The system further includes a controller in electrical communication with the thermoelectric energy harvester and configured to calculate at least one of a remaining useful life of the excimer bulb or a current temperature of the excimer bulb based on the voltage of the electrical energy converted by the thermoelectric energy harvester.

An always-on lighting device having multiple power controllers is provided, which includes a first power controller, a first light source, a second power controller and a second light source. The first power controller and the second power controller execute an alternate mode. In the alternate mode, the first power controller keeps the first light source in on state within a predetermined time period. Then, the first power controller turns off the first light source after the predetermine time period passes and transmits a control signal to the second power controller, such that the second power controller keeps the second light source in on state within the predetermined time period.

The invention relates to a method for controlling a current to a light-emitting diode in order for it to emit a desired light flux, wherein the current is determined depending on a time period during which the light-emitting diode is supplied with current, in order to generate the desired light flux for said light-emitting diode.

The invention relates to a method for controlling a current to a light-emitting diode in order for it to emit a desired light flux, wherein the current is determined depending on a time period during which the light-emitting diode is supplied with current, in order to generate the desired light flux for said light-emitting diode.

A high-power light system includes a lamp for producing light within a designated wavelength range, a chiller for maintaining the lamp below a defined temperature threshold, and a control module for regulating operation of both the lamp and the chiller. The lamp includes a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) arranged into independently-operable modules. In use, the control module selectively overdrives the LEDs to yield high-power light within the designated wavelength range. To prevent overheating within the lamp, the control module restricts the lamp to a pulse-based operational cycle, whereby each period of LED activation is of limited duration and is immediately followed by a period of deactivation at least three times as long in duration as the period of activation. Additionally, one or more temperature sensors are disposed within the lamp and enable the control module to temporarily suspend LED activation when measured temperature levels exceed the defined threshold.

A high-power light system includes a lamp for producing light within a designated wavelength range, a chiller for maintaining the lamp below a defined temperature threshold, and a control module for regulating operation of both the lamp and the chiller. The lamp includes a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) arranged into independently-operable modules. In use, the control module selectively overdrives the LEDs to yield high-power light within the designated wavelength range. To prevent overheating within the lamp, the control module restricts the lamp to a pulse-based operational cycle, whereby each period of LED activation is of limited duration and is immediately followed by a period of deactivation at least three times as long in duration as the period of activation. Additionally, one or more temperature sensors are disposed within the lamp and enable the control module to temporarily suspend LED activation when measured temperature levels exceed the defined threshold.

A light source comprises at least one light-emitting component, in particular a component emitting ultraviolet light and/or a semiconductor component, and a line system, through which a cooling fluid can flow in a flow direction, for controlling the temperature of the at least one light-emitting component, and also a first and a second cooling-fluid pressure sensor, which are arranged one after the other in the line system in the flow direction, and an electronics unit which is connected to the first and second cooling-fluid pressure sensors and configured to determine at least one diagnostic, control and/or regulating value on the basis of pressures captured by the first cooling-fluid pressure sensor and by the second cooling-fluid pressure sensor.