Dimming device and lighting device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10212773-B2
Application number	US-201715729936-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 11, 2017
Priority date	Oct 11, 2016
Publication date	Feb 19, 2019
Grant date	Feb 19, 2019

Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure include a dimming device comprising a dimming signal interface module which includes an optical coupling module and an analog-digital converter module having its input terminal connected to the input terminal of the dimming signal interface module and its output terminal selectively connected to the optical coupling module. The dimming signal interface module may receive digital signals and analog signals. When the analog signals are received by the input terminal of the dimming signal interface module, the analog-digital converter module may convert the analog signals to square-wave signals and output the square-wave signals to the optical coupling module. When digital signals are received by the input terminal of the dimming signal interface module, the output terminal of the analog-digital converter module may be disconnected from the optical coupling module. The dimming device may be able to receive digital and analog control signals to be used for dimming.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A dimming device, comprising:
a dimming signal interface module which includes an optical coupling module; and
an analog-digital converter module having an input terminal and an output terminal, and the input terminal of the analog-digital module is connected to an input terminal of the dimming signal interface module and the output terminal of the analog-digital converter is selectively connected to the optical coupling module;
wherein, the dimming signal interface module is configured to be capable of receiving digital signals and analog signals, and
the analog-digital converter module is configured to, when the analog signals are received by the input terminal of the dimming signal interface module, convert the analog signals to square-wave signals and the square-wave signals are output to the optical coupling module, and
when digital signals are received by the input terminal of the dimming signal interface module, the output terminal of the analog-digital converter module are disconnected from the optical coupling module.

2. The dimming device, according to claim 1 , is characterized in that the digital signals comprise DALI signals, and the analog signals comprise analog voltage signals or analog resistance signals.

3. The dimming device, according to claim 2 , is characterized in that the square-wave signals comprise PWM signals or frequency signals corresponding to the analog signals which are preset.

4. The dimming device, according to claim 2 , is characterized in that the dimming device further comprises a mirror current source connected to the input terminal of the dimming interface module, and the analog resistance signals pass through the mirror current source to generate the analog voltage signals when the analog resistance signals are received by the dimming interface module.

5. The dimming device, according to claim 2 , is characterized in that the analog voltage signals are 1-10V DC voltage signals.

6. The dimming device according to claim 4 , is characterized in that the analog-digital converter module comprises a voltage-frequency converter module for converting the analog voltage signals into the frequency signals.

7. The dimming device, according to claim 4 , is characterized in that the analog-digital converter module comprises a voltage-duty cycle converter module for converting the analog voltage signals into the PWM signals.

8. The dimming device, according to claim 1 , is characterized in that the dimming device further comprises a control module configured to, when the digital signals are received by the input terminal of the dimming interface module, control the output terminal of the analog-digital converter module to be disconnected from the optical coupling module, and to, when the analog signals are received by the input terminal of the dimming interface module, control the output terminal of the analog-digital converter module to be connected to the optical coupling module.

9. The dimming device, according to claim 1 , is characterized in that the dimming device further comprises an identification module which comprises a Zener diode, a first transistor, and a second transistor, wherein the cathode of the Zener diode is connected to the input terminal of the dimming signal interface module, the anode of the Zener diode is connected to the gate of the first transistor, the drain of the first transistor is connected to the control terminal of the analog-digital converter, the source of the first transistor is grounded, and the output terminal of the analog-digital converter is connected to the optical coupling module via the second transistor.

10. The dimming device, according to claim 9 , is characterized in that when the digital signals are received by the input terminal of the dimming interface module, the Zener diode is broken down, the first transistor is turned on, the second transistor is turned off, and the output terminal of the analog-digital converter module is disconnected from the optical coupling device.

11. The dimming device, according to claim 9 , is characterized in that when the analog signals are received by the input terminal of the dimming interface module, the Zener diode is not broken down, the first transistor is turned off, the second transistor is turned on, and the output terminal of the analog-digital converter module is connected to the optical coupling device.

12. A lighting device, comprising:
a dimming signal interface module which include a first optical coupling device;
an analog-digital converter module having an input terminal and an output terminal, and the input terminal of the analog-digital converter module is selectively connected to an input terminal of the dimming signal interface module; and
a second optical coupling module having an input terminal of the second optical coupling module connected to the output terminal of the analog-digital converter module;
wherein, the dimming signal interface module is configured to be capable of receiving digital signals and analog signals, and
the analog-digital converter module is configured to, when the analog signals are received by the input terminal of the dimming signal interface module, convert the analog signals into square-wave signals which are output to the second optical coupling module, and, when digital signals are received by the input terminal of the dimming signal interface module, to disconnect the output terminal of the analog-digital converter from the dimming interface module.

13. The dimming device, according to claim 12 , is characterized in that the dimming device further comprises a control module configured to, when the digital signals are received by the input terminal of the dimming interface module, control the output terminal of the analog-digital converter module to be disconnected from the dimming interface module, and, when the analog signals are received by the input terminal of the dimming interface module, to control the output terminal of the analog-digital converter module to be connected to the dimming interface module.

14. A lighting device which include the dimming devices described in claim 13 .

Assignees

• Ge Lighting Solutions Llc

Inventors

• Wei Hongbin
• Deng Yonghui
• Ni Qian
• Chen Longyu

Classifications

• H03M1/12 Primary

  Analogue/digital converters ({H03M1/001 – } H03M1/10 take precedence) · CPC title

• H05B45/10 Primary

  Controlling the intensity of the light · CPC title

• H05B47/10

  Controlling the light source · CPC title

• Y02B20/40

  Control techniques providing energy savings, e.g. smart controller or presence detection · CPC title

• H05B33/0845 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic