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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2018
Applicant:
Hitachi Rail Sts S.p.a., Genoa, IT;
Inventors:
Eduardo Piccirilli, Isernia, IT;
Emilio Lanzotti, Montesarchio, IT;
Fausto Del Villano, Torre Annunziata, IT;
Assignee:
HITACHI RAIL STS S.P.A., Genoa, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 5/18 (2006.01); H05B 45/44 (2020.01); G08G 1/095 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61L 5/1881 (2013.01); H05B 45/44 (2020.01); B61L 2207/02 (2013.01); G08G 1/095 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to a luminous device () and a method for managing said device (), comprising LED lighting means (), a dissipative electric load () adapted to increase an electric power dissipated by the device () when the LED lighting means () are emitting light, and current interrupting means () configured for dynamically interrupting the flow of current through said dissipative load () when the LED lighting means () are emitting light, so as to reduce the electric power dissipated by said device ().