[특허]Dimmer with photo sensor and high/low clamping

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국가/구분	United States(US) Patent 등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)	H05B-031/48 H05B-033/08 H05B-037/02 H05B-041/38
출원번호	US-0127048 (2015-02-03)
등록번호	US-9894742 (2018-02-13)
국제출원번호	PCT/US2015/014186 (2015-02-03)
국제공개번호	WO2015/147988 (2015-10-01)
발명자 / 주소	Felty, Jeffrey Glenn
출원인 / 주소	GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
대리인 / 주소	DiMauro, Peter T.
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Provided is a circuit for controlling a level of brightness of a light electrically coupled to a dimming circuit including control leads configured to provide a dimming control voltage to the dimmable driver, the dimming control voltage having a permissible voltage range. The circuit includes a photo sensor for detecting an ambient light level in the vicinity of the light and a clamp controller for selectively reducing the dimming control voltage to a clamped voltage range less than the permissible voltage range. Also included is a feedback controller for adjusting the dimming control voltage in response to a detected ambient light level, the dimming control voltage being within the clamped voltage range.

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1. A circuit for controlling a level of brightness of a light electrically coupled to a dimming circuit including control leads configured to provide a dimming control voltage to a dimmable driver, the dimming control voltage having a permissible voltage range, the circuit comprising: a photo sensor for detecting an ambient light level in the vicinity of the light;a clamp controller for selectively reducing the dimming control voltage to a clamped voltage range less than the permissible voltage range; anda feedback controller for adjusting the dimming control voltage in response to a detected ambient light level, the dimming control voltage being within the clamped voltage range;wherein the detected ambient light level is compared to a desired ambient light level, the feedback controller adjusting the dimming control voltage to adjust the level of brightness of the light to cause and actual ambient light level to converge toward the desired ambient light level; andwherein the desired ambient light level is set via a reference voltage signal. 2. A method for controlling the dimming level of lights in an interior space, comprising: selectively reducing a voltage range of a dimming control voltage to a clamped voltage range that is less than a permissible voltage range;receiving an input current from one or more dimmable drivers, each of the one or more dimmable drivers electrically coupled to a respective light;detecting an actual ambient light level in the vicinity of the lights;comparing the detected actual ambient light level with a desired ambient light level;setting the dimming control voltage in response to the comparison of the detected actual ambient light level with the desired ambient light level, wherein the dimming control voltage must be within the selectively reduced clamped voltage range; andproviding the dimming control voltage to the one or more dimmable drivers, the dimming control voltage determining the dimming level of the lights;wherein even with the maximum dimming of the lights, some light is still emitted from the lights; andwherein the clamped voltage range has a high voltage limit set lower than the maximum output voltage and wherein the dimming control voltage is capped at the high voltage limit. 3. A method for controlling the dimming level of lights in an interior space, comprising: selectively reducing a voltage range of a dimming control voltage to a clamped voltage range that is less than a permissible voltage range;receiving an input current from one or more dimmable drivers, each of the one or more dimmable drivers electrically coupled to a respective light;detecting an actual ambient light level in the vicinity of the lights;comparing the detected actual ambient light level with a desired ambient light level;setting the dimming control voltage in response to the comparison of the detected actual ambient light level with the desired ambient light level, wherein the dimming control voltage must be within the selectively reduced clamped voltage range;providing the dimming control voltage to the one or more dimmable drivers, the dimming control voltage determining the dimming level of the lights; anddecreasing the dimming control voltage if the detected actual ambient light level is greater than the desired ambient light level;wherein the clamped voltage range has a low voltage limit set higher than the minimum output voltage and wherein the dimming control voltage is capped at the low voltage limit. 4. A circuit for controlling a level of brightness of a light comprising: a comparing circuit for comparing a signal representative of a detected light level with a reference signal responsive to (i) a desired light level and (ii) the level of brightness of the light; anda regulator circuit having a first node formed between series connected resistors and a second node for outputting a dimming voltage having a maximum and a minimum level;wherein the maximum level is a function of a reference voltage and respective fixed values of the series connected resistors, the reference voltage being responsive to the desired light level; andwherein the minimum level is controlled only by varying a current injected into the first node. 5. The circuit of claim 4, further comprising a photo sensor for detecting an ambient light level and producing the detected light level signal. 6. The circuit of claim 4, further comprising an anode, wherein the first node is a cathode, and wherein the second node is a reference node. 7. The circuit of claim 6, wherein the regulator circuit includes a shunt regulator. 8. The circuit of claim 4, wherein the maximum level is defined by: Vout(max)=Vref*(1+R1/R2). 9. The circuit of claim 4, wherein the minimum level is defined by: Vout(min)=Vref*(1+R1/R2)−(Iinj*R1).

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