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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2020
Tridonic Gmbh & CO KG, Dornbirn, AT;
Wayne Bell, Broompark, GB;
Tridonic GmbH & Co KG, Dornbirn, AT;
Abstract
The invention relates to an isolated driver () for lighting means (), comprising: a primary circuit (), a secondary circuit (), an isolation barrier () separating the primary circuit () and the secondary circuit (), wherein a ground potential of the primary circuit () and a ground potential of the secondary circuit () are connected via a capacitor (), and a control circuit () on the secondary side (), monitoring a current to/from the capacitor () to the ground potential of the secondary circuit () and issuing a mains () failure signal in case the current does not meet predefined conditions, preferably in case no such current is detected.