Filament Device for Illumination Device, Illumination Device, and Dimming Method for Illumination Device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022201818-A1
Application number	US-202117538349-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 30, 2021
Priority date	Nov 30, 2020
Publication date	Jun 23, 2022
Grant date	—

Abstract

Disclosed are a filament device for an illumination device, the illumination device, and a dimming method for the illumination device. The illumination device comprises: a dimming unit electrically connected to an external power supply, a first illumination unit which is electrically connected to the dimming unit and to which an input voltage from the external power supply is applied, a second illumination unit which is electrically connected to the dimming unit and to which an input voltage from the external power supply is applied, a unidirectional conduction unit electrically connected to the first illumination unit and the second illumination unit, a first current-limiting unit electrically connected to the first illumination unit; and a second current-limiting unit electrically connected to the second illumination unit, wherein the amplitude of the input voltage varies on the basis of a phase-cut angle of the dimming unit, when the amplitude of the input voltage varied on the basis of the phase-cut angle satisfies a first predetermined condition, the unidirectional conduction unit is in a turn-on state, and the illumination device operated in a first operation mode; and when the amplitude of the input voltage varied on the basis of the phase-cut angle satisfies a second predetermined condition, the unidirectional conduction unit is in a turn-off state, and the illumination device operates in a second operation mode. The effect of deepening the dimming depth is achieved.

First claim

1 . An illumination device comprising:
a dimming unit electrically connected to an external power supply; a first illumination unit which is electrically connected to the dimming unit and to which an input voltage from the external power supply is applied; a second illumination unit which is electrically connected to the dimming unit and to which an input voltage from the external power supply is applied; a unidirectional conduction unit electrically connected to the first illumination unit and the second illumination unit; a first current-limiting unit electrically connected to the first illumination unit; and a second current-limiting unit electrically connected to the second illumination unit, wherein the amplitude of the input voltage varies on the basis of a phase-cut angle of the dimming unit, when the amplitude of the input voltage varied on the basis of the phase-cut angle satisfies a first predetermined condition, the unidirectional conduction unit is in a turn-on state, and the illumination device operated in a first operation mode; and when the amplitude of the input voltage varied on the basis of the phase-cut angle satisfies a second predetermined condition, the unidirectional conduction unit is in a turn-off state, and the illumination device operates in a second operation mode.

2 . The illumination device according to claim 1 , wherein the first predetermined condition is that the amplitude of the input voltage varied on the basis of the phase-cut angle is greater than or equal to a sum of a turn-on voltage of the first illumination unit and a turn-on voltage of the second illumination unit.

3 . The illumination device according to claim 1 , wherein in the first operation mode, the first illumination unit, the unidirectional conduction unit and the second illumination unit are connected in series.

4 . The illumination device according to claim 1 , wherein the second predetermined condition is that the amplitude of the input voltage varied on the basis of the phase-cut angle is less than the sum of the turn-on voltage of the first illumination unit and the turn-on voltage of the second illumination unit.

5 . The illumination device according to claim 1 , wherein in the second operation mode, the first illumination unit and the first current-limiting unit form a first series circuit, the second illumination unit and the second current-limiting unit form a second series circuit, and the first series circuit and the second series circuit are connected in parallel.

6 . The illumination device according to claim 1 , wherein when the amplitude of the input voltage varied on the basis of the phase-cut angle satisfies a third predetermined condition, the unidirectional conduction unit is in a turn-off state, and the illumination device operates in a third operation mode.

7 . The illumination device according to claim 6 , wherein the third predetermined condition is that the amplitude of the input voltage varied on the basis of the phase-cut angle is greater than the turn-on voltage of the first illumination unit and less than the turn-on voltage of the second illumination unit.

8 . The illumination device according to claim 6 , wherein in the third operation mode, the first illumination unit is in a turn-on state and the second illumination unit is in a turn-off state.

9 . The illumination device according to claim 1 , wherein in cases where the color temperature of the first illumination unit is the same as the color temperature of the second illumination unit, the brightness of the illumination device operated in the first operation mode is higher than the brightness of the illumination device operated in the second operation mode;
in cases where the color temperature of the first illumination unit is different from the color temperature of the second illumination unit, the color temperature of the illumination device operated in the first operation mode is higher than the color temperature of the illumination device operated in the second operation mode, and/or the brightness of the illumination device operated in the first operation mode is higher than the brightness of the illumination device operated in the second operation mode.

10 . The illumination device according to claim 6 , wherein
in cases where the color temperature of the first illumination unit is the same as the color temperature of the second illumination unit, the brightness of the illumination device operated in the first operation mode is higher than the brightness of the illumination device operated in the second operation mode, and the brightness of the illumination device operated in the second operation mode is higher than the brightness of the illumination device operated in the third operation mode; and in cases where the color temperature of the first illumination unit is different from the color temperature of the second illumination unit, the color temperature and/or brightness of the illumination device operated in the first operation mode is higher than the color temperature and/or brightness of the illumination device operated in the second operation mode, the color temperature and/or the brightness of the illumination device operated in the second operation mode is higher than the color temperature and/or the brightness of the illumination device operated in the third operation mode.

11 . The illumination device according to claim 1 , wherein a positive terminal of the unidirectional conduction unit is connected to a common terminal of the first illumination unit and the first current-limiting unit, and a negative terminal of the unidirectional conduction unit is connected to a common terminal of the second illumination unit and the second current-limiting unit.

12 . The illumination device according to claim 1 , wherein the illumination device further comprises an illumination unit driver electrically connected to the dimming unit, the first illumination unit, and the second illumination unit.

13 . The illumination device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first illumination unit and the second illumination unit comprises one or more light-emitting devices (LED) connected in series or in parallel.

14 . The illumination device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first current-limiting unit and the second current-limiting unit comprises a resistor.

15 . The illumination device according to claim 1 , wherein the unidirectional conduction unit comprises at least one of a transistor, a thyristor, and a relay.

16 . The illumination device according to claim 15 , wherein the transistor comprises a light emitting diode.

17 . A filament device for the illumination device of claim 1 , wherein the filament device comprising:
a substrate wherein the first illumination unit is arranged on the substrate and the second illumination unit is arranged on the substrate.

18 . A dimming method for an illumination device, the illumination device comprising: a dimming unit electrically connected to an external power supply; a first illumination unit which is electrically connected to the dimming unit and to which an input voltage from the external power supply is applied; a second illumination unit which is electrically connected to the dimming unit and to which an input voltage from the external power supply is applied;
a unidirectional conduction unit electrically connected to the first illumination unit and the second illumination unit; a first current-limiting unit electrically connected to the first illumination unit; and a second current-limiting

Assignees

• Savant Tech Llc

Inventors

• Zhu Yimin
• Yao Pan
• Gao Jie
• Mo Xiangjin
• Yang Jiachen
• Xiao Kun

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• H05B45/44

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