Tridonic Gmbh Co. Kg

Patrick Marte

Frank Lochmann

Johannes Bachmann

Florian Moosmann

Markus Mayrhofer

Hans Auer

Harald Netzer

Christian Nesensohn

Rainer Troppacher

Jakob Maldoner

Markus Schertler

Oliver Wynnyczenko

Patrick Walch

Daniel Oblak

Clemens Kucera

Sascha Gstir

Anna SZÜCS

David Reimondez

An LED converter for supply of an LED load () is provided. The LED converter comprises a switched resonant converter () having at least one switch () controlled by a control unit of the switched resonant converter (). The control unit is configured to control a switching operation of the at least one switch () such that the switched resonant converter () supplies an adjustable constant current () to output terminals for the LED load (). The control unit is further configured to generate the adjustable constant current () by alternatingly controlling the at least one switch () with one of at least two different, and adaptable, switching frequencies () at a time for a respective time period (), and by adjusting a relative duration of the time periods (). Thereby, a resolution of an output current of the LED converter for supply of the LED load () is improved, which is of particular relevance for dimming applications.

Frequency modulation for controlling switched resonant converter

The invention relates to an adaptor for electrically connecting a lighting apparatus to an electrified track, wherein the electrified track comprises AC main phases L, Land Land a neutral wire N, wherein the adaptor has a housing designed to be inserted into a U-shaped profile of the electrified track, wherein the adaptor has contacts for contacting the AC main phases L, Land Land the neutral wire N of the electrified track, wherein the adaptor comprises an electronic control unit in the housing, wherein the control unit is configured to select a combination of one of the all connected AC main phases L, L, Lwith the neutral wire N for supplying the lighting apparatus.

Adapter for electrically connecting a lighting device to an electrical track

The invention relates to a power factor correction (PFC) circuit (), comprising an inductor () which is configured to provide a discharge current, a capacitor () which is connected to the inductor () via a switch () and which can be charged with said discharge current, a control unit () which is configured to alternately switch the switch () on and off based on a feedback control, wherein the control unit () has an input interface () for receiving a feedback signal (ZXCS) which represents a discharge voltage of the inductor (), wherein the control unit (), in a DCM mode, is further configured to calculate a switch on time (T) of the switch () which is after a first local minimum of the discharge voltage, and wherein, after switching off the switch (), the control unit is configured to: either switch on the switch () at a next or closest local minimum of the inductor voltage after Ton, in case Ton is less than a directly or indirectly set reference time (T), or close the switch () at T, in case Tis equal to or exceeds T.

Power factor correction circuit

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

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 drive circuit for operating an illuminant, preferably at least one LED, comprising an isolated converter which is clocked on the primary side by a control unit by means of at least one controlled switch unit, said converter supplying a rectifier starting from which the illuminant can be fed, a measurement circuit for indirectly measuring the current on the secondary side of the converter having a transformer with at least one winding on the primary side.

Isolated active circuit for measuring the current of an illuminant on the secondary side

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.

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