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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2002
Pierre Catoul, Bonheiden, BE;
Francis Caus, Schaarbeek, BE;
Daniel Tessens, Herent, BE;
Jean-claude Vandevoorde, Steenkokkerzeel, BE;
Pierre Catoul, Bonheiden, BE;
Francis Caus, Schaarbeek, BE;
Daniel Tessens, Herent, BE;
Jean-Claude Vandevoorde, Steenkokkerzeel, BE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A control for a flashlight system in an airport, includes flash units which are connected to an energy supply line and, on the output side, to respective flashlights of the flashlight system via a light cable. In order to avoid unwanted high voltages, each flash light unit includes an energy-integrating low-voltage capacitor which can be supplied by a current source having a corrected power factor and which is connected to the flashlights embodied as low-voltage lights. The energy transmitted to the flashlights can be electronically controlled. A connection device connecting the flash units to a local master control system is embodied as a local field bus system, in such a way that different, conventionally arranged, simultaneous or mixed flash configuration patterns can be produced by way of the same electrical installation.