Tridonic Gmbh Co. Kg

Tridonic Jennersdorf Gmbh

Frank Lochmann

Florian Moosmann

Peter Pachler

Alexander Barth

Andre Mitterbacher

Christoph Vonach

Patrick Marte

Reinhold Juen

Johannes Bachmann

Rainer Troppacher

Frank Horn

Markus Mayrhofer

Christian Nesensohn

Steffen Riemer

Mathias Dunser

Günter Marent

Hans Auer

John Schönberger

Harald Netzer

Ludwig Erasmus De Clercq

Lukas Saccavini

Jakob Maldoner

Oliver Wynnyczenko

Markus Schertler

Karlheinz Fenkart

Dieter Severin

Peter Lampert

Norbet Kleber

Markus Ender

Simon Nigsch

Clemens Kucera

Joan Ortega

Fabio Romano

Markus Kostner

Norbert Kleber

Daniel Oblak

Martin Mohr

Janosch Marquart

Klemens Kucera

Lukas Moosbrugger

Mathias DÜNSER

Philip Rebhandl

Jan Pioske

Anna SZÜCS

Markus Mayerhofer

Sascha Gstir

David Reimondez

Lukas Simma

The invention proposes a communication adaptor, comprising within one casing: a transmission antenna, a wired control interface connected to wired control interface terminals, a control circuitry for converting wirelessly received wireless communication signals into wired control interface signals and vice versa, wherein the adaptor is designed such that it can be brought in close contact with a reception antenna of a converter for lighting mean, such as e.g. LEDs, in order to establish a wireless communication, wherein the control circuitry and the wired control interface are powered by means of the wired control interface terminals.

Communication adaptor for converter for driving lighting means

The invention relates to a communication module for connecting a lighting bus system () to a network () based on an internet protocol, wherein each component () coupled to the bus system () is assigned a unique bus address, the communication module () is assigned a plurality of network addresses, at least one of the plurality of network addresses contains the bus address of a component () and the communication module () is designed to receive data transmitted to the at least one network address from the network (), to extract the bus address of the component () from the network address, to determine data to be transmitted to the component () by using the extracted bus address on the basis of the received data, and to transmit the determined data to the component () having the extracted bus address via the bus system (), or to provide the data generated autonomously by a component () and transmitted to the communication module () to at least one network subscriber via the network ().

Communication module and lighting bus system having a network interface

The invention relates to a lighting system for at least one light-emitting means (), in particular for light-emitting diodes, comprising a light fixture (), in which the light-emitting means () and mechanical components like a housing, cooling element, reflector, etc. are located; comprising a convertor () for operating the light-emitting means (); comprising an operating unit () having a charge storage (), like a smart phone, for example, for changing a mode of operation of the lighting system (), wherein in a first mode of operation, light is emitted across a first light exit surface by the lighting system (), and in a second mode of operation, light is emitted across a second light exit surface, wherein the first light exit surface and the second light exit surface have different light emission characteristics.

Lighting system for changing the emission characteristics operating in at least a first mode and a second mode and comprising LEDS, a converter, and an operating unit

The invention relates to a building equipment-based communication system () comprising at least one building equipment-based device as a master unit (), in particular a light fixture, to which at least one slave unit (), in particular a sensor and/or actuator, can be connected via a network, preferably in a wireless manner; the slave unit () is designed to communicate with the master unit () via the network connection either directly or indirectly by way of other slave units (); and the master unit () is designed to send, via a communication interface (), information received from the at least one slave unit ().

Building equipment-based communication system

Ballast for luminous means, in particular LEDs, having a microprocessor with at least one memory unit and a printed circuit board, having at least one programming interface which is preferably accessible from outside the ballast and at least one signaling interface which is likewise preferably accessible from outside the ballast, wherein the microprocessor can be configured via the programming interface, and wherein at least one item of application software which can be executed by the microprocessor can be transmitted to the at least one memory unit via the programming interface, wherein the application software influences at least one of the following functionalities of the ballast: interaction with sensors, evaluation of signals transmitted to the signaling interface, control of the luminous means, activation/deactivation of interfaces of the ballast, activation/deactivation of communication protocols, acquisition, setting and/or evaluation of operating data and/or operating parameters of the ballast, setting-up of a network and linking of networks.

Ballast for luminous means having a microprocessor and a programming interface

The invention relates to a converter for light sources, comprising an LLC resonant circuit, from the secondary side of which light sources, e.g. an LED path, can be energized; the LLC resonant circuit includes a half-bridge circuit with two series-connected switches that are triggered by a control circuit, and further includes a resonant circuit that is energized from a central point between the two switches, as well as a transformer which is supplied with AC voltage from an output of the resonant circuit and on the secondary side of which two separate current paths for the two polarities of the AC voltage are provided; a detection circuit is provided which detects a signal representing currents in the two current paths and/or the ratio between the two currents, and the control circuit adjusts the timing of the two switches of the half-bridge circuit in accordance with the signal detected by the detection circuit.

Converter for light sources

The invention relates to a ballast () for lighting means, comprising an actively switched power factor correction stage (), which is implemented in a Totem Pole boost topology, comprising a control circuit (), which issues control signals for driving switches of the PFC stage (), wherein the control circuit () is on a floating potential and galvanically isolated from a ground potential of the ballast ().

Ballast for lighting means

An LED converter () comprises a converter circuit () with potential separation (). The converter circuit () has at least one controllable switching means (). A control device () for switching the at least one controllable switching means () in a clocked manner is configured to modulate a switching frequency of the at least one controllable switching means () in order to transmit information across a potential barrier ().

LED converter and method for controlling a converter circuit of an LED converter

The invention relates to a method for transmitting information from an operating device (K) for lamps (L), in particular a converter for LEDs, to a control unit (ST) connected to the operating device (K) via voltage supply lines () thereof, having the following steps: the control unit (ST) preferably periodically temporarily interrupts an AC supply voltage (Vin) of the operating device (K), and the operating device (K) applies a voltage signal (V) to the voltage supply lines () during the interruption of the AC supply voltage (Vin) which is evaluated by the control units (ST) as information.

Operating device for lamps for transmitting information

The invention relates to a device for operating LEDs, comprising a driver module and an LED module (), which is controlled by the driver module () and has at least one LED. The LED module () is fed a current by the driver module () via a first connection (), and a second connection () is present, preferably as a ground connection (GND). The device is characterized in that the LED module () is connected to the driver module () by means of a third connection (), which is designed as a data channel, a voltage fed by the driver module () being applied to the data channel.

Device for operating LEDs

The invention relates to an operating circuit for at least one LED, said operating circuit being supplied with DC voltage or with rectified alternating voltage and providing a supply voltage for at least one LED by means of a coil (L) and a first switch (S) clocked by a control/regulation unit (SR). When the first switch (S) is activated energy is temporarily stored in the coil (L) and when the first switch (S) is deactivated said energy is discharged via a diode (D) and via at least one LED. The control/regulation unit (SR) activates the first switch (S) when a reactivation condition has been met, and the control/regulation unit (SR) deactivates the first switch (S) when a deactivation condition has been met. Said reactivation condition and/or deactivation condition can be set in accordance with the current dimming level.

Operating circuit for an LED

The invention relates to a digital bus interface for an operating device for a lighting means comprising: a transmitting branch and a receiving branch, wherein the receiving branch has a current source (Q, Q, R, R), which can be fed from a bus that carries voltage in the idle state, wherein the current source supplies at least the transmitting branch with energy and the transmitting branch has an optocoupler (U), wherein an electrical energy store (C) is provided in the receiving branch, which electrical energy store is charged by the current source and discharges via a resistor () in series with the secondary side of the optocoupler (U) of the transmitting branch.

Interface having an improved transmitting branch

The invention relates to a method for operating LEDs (), comprising a driver module () and an LED module () having at least one LED (), which LED module () is controlled by the driver module (), wherein the driver module () has a first connection (), which is designed to feed the LED module () with a current, and has a second connection () is present as earth connection (GND), wherein the LED module () is fed with a current by the driver module () via a first connection () and a second connection () is present as earth connection (GND), characterized in that the driver module () temporarily lowers the voltage at the first connection () and monitors the voltage at the first connection () and is designed to evaluate a change in the voltage at said connection as a transfer of information from the LED module ().

Device for LED operation

A power factor correction circuit () comprises an input for receiving an input voltage (U), an inductance () coupled to the input, a switching means () that is coupled to the inductance () and that is controllable in order to either charge or discharge the inductance (), and a control device (). The control device () is set up in order to produce a control signal (Ctrl) for controlling the switching means () on the basis of a parameter value. The control device () is set up in order to ascertain the parameter value on the basis of an arithmetic sign of a time derivation for the input voltage (U).

Power factor correction circuit, operating device for a light-emitting means and method for controlling a power factor correction circuit

What is proposed is: an operating device for operating in particular a light-emitting means (), having: &#x2014;supply terminals () for connecting the operating device to a supply voltage provided by a supply source (), &#x2014;output terminals () for controlling the light-emitting means (), &#x2014;an interface () for connection to a bus (), and&#x2014;a transmission path which is coupled to the interface (), wherein the transmission path is designed to connect the received supply voltage to the bus () selectively.

System-voltage transmission branch of an interface of an operating device for light-emitting means

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