发明名称 |
DUTY FACTOR PROBING OF A TRIAC-BASED DIMMER |
摘要 |
A power supply circuit for operating high-efficiency lighting devices from a thyristor- controlled dimmer determines the dimming value, i.e., the duty factor of the output of the dimmer by periodically probing the output of the dimmer. A minimum conductance is applied across the output of the dimmer during probing intervals that begin at the turn-on time of the dimmer and last until enough information has been gathered to correctly predict a next zero crossing of the AC line voltage that supplies the input of the dimmer. The dimming value is determined from the time interval between the predicted zero-crossing and a next turn-on time of the dimmer. The probing can be performed at intervals of an odd number of half-cycles of the AC line frequency so that a DC offset is not introduced within internal timing circuits of the dimmer. The AC line frequency can also be determined from a time interval between the predicted zero crossings. |
申请公布号 |
WO2012061454(A3) |
申请公布日期 |
2012.08.23 |
申请号 |
WO2011US58884 |
申请日期 |
2011.11.02 |
申请人 |
CIRRUS LOGIC, INC. |
发明人 |
KING, ERIC;MELANSON, JOHN, L. |
分类号 |
H02M1/36;H05B33/08 |
主分类号 |
H02M1/36 |
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