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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Tridonic Gmbh & CO KG, Dornbirn, AT;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Tridonic GmbH & Co KG, , AT;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/02 (2006.01); H05B 33/08 (2006.01); H04B 3/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/0263 (2013.01); H04B 3/542 (2013.01); H05B 33/0815 (2013.01);
Abstract
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.