Method for controlling bleeder connected to phase-cut dimmer and circuit connected to phase-cut dimmer

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12028944-B2
Application number	US-202217823965-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 1, 2022
Priority date	Dec 29, 2021
Publication date	Jul 2, 2024
Grant date	Jul 2, 2024

Abstract

The invention discloses a method for controlling a bleeder connected to a phase-cut dimmer and a circuit connected to a phase-cut dimmer. The method includes detecting an input voltage of the bleeder to obtain a detection voltage, and comparing the detection voltage and a preset reference voltage, wherein during a first time period, the detection voltage is less than the preset reference voltage, a start point of the first time period is a first moment, and an end point of the first time period is a second moment; delaying a first preset duration on the basis of the second moment to turn off the bleeder; and advancing a second preset duration on the basis of the first moment to turn on the bleeder.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for controlling a bleeder connected to a phase-cut dimmer, comprising:
detecting an input voltage of the bleeder to obtain a detection voltage, and comparing the detection voltage and a preset reference voltage, wherein during a first time period, the detection voltage is less than the preset reference voltage, a start point of the first time period is a first moment, and an end point of the first time period is a second moment;
delaying a first preset duration on the basis of the second moment to turn off the bleeder; and
advancing a second preset duration on the basis of the first moment to turn on the bleeder, comprising:
timely detecting a waveform of a comparison result of the detection voltage and the preset reference voltage,
when a rising edge of the waveform is detected, starting a second timer, and when a timing duration of the second timer ends, turning on the bleeder, wherein the timing duration of the second timer is equal to a current reference period of the input voltage subtracting the second preset duration.

2. The method for controlling a bleeder connected to a phase-cut dimmer according to claim 1 , wherein a low level control signal is provided to the bleeder for turning off the bleeder, and a high level control signal is provided to the bleeder for turning on the bleeder.

3. The method for controlling a bleeder connected to a phase-cut dimmer according to claim 1 , wherein,
when the bleeder is turned off is controlled by a first timer.

4. The method for controlling a bleeder connected to a phase-cut dimmer according to claim 3 , comprising:
when a falling edge of the waveform is detected, starting the first timer, and when a timing duration of the first timer ends, turning off the bleeder, wherein the timing duration of the first timer is equal to the first preset duration.

5. The method for controlling a bleeder connected to a phase-cut dimmer according to claim 4 , wherein after a rising edge of the waveform is detected, and before the second timer is started further comprise:
determining the current reference period of the input voltage.

6. The method for controlling a bleeder connected to a phase-cut dimmer according to claim 5 , wherein determining the current reference period of the input voltage comprises:
determining a first period of the input voltage according to two adjacent rising edges of the waveform;
determining a second period of the input voltage according to two adjacent falling edges of the waveform; and
selecting the minimum value of the first period and the second period as the current reference period of the input voltage.

7. The method for controlling a bleeder connected to a phase-cut dimmer according to claim 6 , wherein,
determining the first period comprises:
calculating the current first period according to a current capturing value of the two adjacent rising edges of the waveform through a micro control unit; and
comparing the current first period and a power grid period, and when the current first period is in a normal range of the power grid period, taking the current first period as the first period; when the current first period is not in a normal range of the power grid period, taking the previous first period as the first period;
determining the second period comprises:
calculating the current second period according to a current capturing value of the two adjacent falling edges of the waveform through the micro control unit; and
comparing the current second period and the power grid period, and when the current second period is in a normal range of the power grid period, taking the current second period as the second period; when the current second period is not in a normal range of the power grid period, taking the previous second period as the second period.

8. The method for controlling a bleeder connected to a phase-cut dimmer according to claim 1 , wherein the phase-cut dimmer is a leading edge phase-cut dimmer or a trailing edge phase-cut dimmer.

9. The method for controlling a bleeder connected to a phase-cut dimmer according to claim 8 , wherein when the phase-cut dimmer is the leading edge phase-cut dimmer, the bleeder is controlled by detecting a current flowing through the bleeder.

10. The method for controlling a bleeder connected to a phase-cut dimmer according to claim 9 , wherein controlling the bleeder by detecting a current flowing through the bleeder comprises:
during a period when the input voltage is cut, the bleeder is in a turn-on state, and the input voltage is zero, causing the current flowing through the bleeder to be zero; and
when the input voltage is greater than zero and the current flowing through the bleeder detected to begin to be greater than zero, starting a first timer, and turning off the bleeder after the first preset duration.

11. A circuit connected to a phase-cut dimmer, comprising:
a bleeder electrically connected to the phase-cut dimmer;
an input voltage detector for detecting an input voltage of the bleeder to obtain a detection voltage;
a comparator for comparing the detection voltage and a preset reference voltage to generate a comparison signal, wherein during a first time period, the detection voltage is less than the preset reference voltage, a start point of the first time period is a first moment, and an end point of the first time period is a second moment; and
a controller for delaying a first preset duration on the basis of the second moment to turn off the bleeder, and advancing a second preset duration on the basis of the first moment to turn on the bleeder according to the detection voltage and the comparison signal,
wherein the controller is configured to execute:
timely detecting a waveform of a comparison result of the detection voltage and the preset reference voltage;
when a rising edge of the waveform is detected, starting a second timer, and when a timing duration of the second timer ends, turning on the bleeder, wherein the timing duration of the second timer is equal to a current reference period of the input voltage subtracting the second preset duration.

12. The circuit connected to a phase-cut dimmer according to claim 11 , wherein the controller correspondingly provides a low level control signal to the bleeder to turn off the bleeder, and correspondingly provides a high level control signal to the bleeder to turn on the bleeder.

13. The circuit connected to a phase-cut dimmer according to claim 11 , wherein the controller further comprises:
a first timer controlling the time when the bleeder is turned off.

14. The circuit connected to a phase-cut dimmer according to claim 13 , wherein the controller is configured to execute:
when a falling edge of the waveform is detected, starting the first timer, and when a timing duration of the first timer ends, turning off the bleeder, wherein the timing duration of the first timer is equal to the first preset duration.

15. The circuit connected to a phase-cut dimmer according to claim 14 , wherein the controller is further configured to determine the current reference period of the input voltage after the rising edge of the waveform is detected, and before the second timer is started.

16. The circuit connected to a phase-cut dimmer according to claim 15 , wherein determining, by the controller, the current reference period of the input voltage comprises:
determining a first period of the input voltage according to two adjacent rising edges of the waveform;
determining a second period of the input voltage according to two adjacent falling edges of the waveform; and

Assignees

• Delta Electronics Shanghai Co

Inventors

• Zhang Xinghua
• Bao Yugang
• Fu Xiaoping

Classifications

• H05B45/31

  Phase-control circuits · CPC title

• H05B47/16

  by timing means · CPC title

• H05B45/37

  Converter circuits · CPC title

• Y02B20/40

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

• H05B45/315

  Reverse phase-control circuits · CPC title