Tridonic Gmbh Co. Kg

Patrick Walch

Markus Mayrhofer

Patrick Marte

Jakob Maldoner

Markus Schertler

Thomas Zengerle

Frank Lochmann

Patrick Schnell

Patrik Yves Koch

Lukas Simma

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 present invention relates to a luminaire having at least one illuminant (), a luminaire housing (), and at least one operating device (), arranged in the luminaire housing (), for the at least one illuminant (), wherein the operating device () has an antenna () for transmitting and receiving a radio signal, and the luminaire housing () has at least one slot antenna () that is coupled to the antenna () of the operating device () by means of radiation coupling, a waveguide, or a cavity resonator in order to transmit the radio signal to outside the luminaire housing ().

Luminaire having a data transmission function

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Dornbirn, Austria

Patrick Walch