IP Library Granted Patent US 9,872,349
Granted Patent B2
US 9,872,349 · App. 14/937,179 · Granted Jan 16, 2018

Control system for phase-cut dimming

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Patent No.
US 9,872,349
App. No.
14/937,179
Granted
Jan 16, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A phase-cut dimming control system according to the embodiment includes a phase angle detector configured to detect a phase angle of an input voltage generated by phase-cut dimming, a feedback signal generator configured to generate a first reference signal corresponding to the detected phase angle, and generate an initial feedback signal based on a detection signal corresponding to power supplied to a load and the first reference signal, a feedback signal modulator configured to modulate the initial feedback signal and generate a feedback signal, a power transmission controller configured to generate a control signal which controls power transmission according to the feedback signal, and a power transmission circuit configured to transmit power to the load according to the control signal.

Claims (17)

1. A phase-cut dimming control system comprising:

a phase angle detector configured to detect a phase angle of an input voltage generated by phase-cut dimming;

a feedback signal generator configured to receive the detected phase angle, generate a first reference signal corresponding to the detected phase angle, and generate an initial feedback signal based on a detection signal corresponding to power supplied to a load and the first reference signal;

a feedback signal modulator configured to modulate the initial feedback signal and generate a feedback signal;

a power transmission controller configured to generate a control signal which controls power transmission according to the feedback signal; and

a power transmission circuit configured to transmit power to the load according to the control signal.

2. The phase-cut dimming control system of claim 1 , wherein the feedback signal modulator includes a hysteresis filter to output the feedback signal based on a hysteresis level corresponding to a variation of the initial feedback signal among a plurality of hysteresis levels.

3. The phase-cut dimming control system of claim 1 , wherein the power transmission controller includes an input current controller to control an amount of an input current that flows into the power transmission circuit according to the feedback signal.

4. The phase-cut dimming control system of claim 3 , wherein the power transmission circuit is to control a duty according to the control signal.

5. The phase-cut dimming control system of claim 3 , wherein the power transmission circuit is to control the amount of the input current according to the control signal.

6. The phase-cut dimming control system of claim 1 , wherein the power transmission controller includes a powering operation controller to control a time during which power is transmitted from the power transmission circuit to the load according to the feedback signal.

7. The phase-cut dimming control system of claim 6 , wherein the powering operation controller is to detect the power transmission time by counting time.

8. The phase-cut dimming control system of claim 6 , wherein the powering operation controller is to control the power transmission circuit to transmit power during a period in which the input voltage is at a level equal to or more than a predetermined level determined according to the feedback signal.

9. The phase-cut dimming control system of claim 6 , wherein the power transmission circuit is to perform a switching operation during an enabled period according to the control signal.

10. The phase-cut dimming control system of claim 6 , wherein:

the power transmission circuit is to control an input current that flows into the power transmission circuit during an enabled period of a reference signal based on the control signal; and

the power transmission circuitry is to cause the input current not to flow during a disabled period of the reference signal.

Assignments (4)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS RECORDED AT REEL 04481, FRAME 0541 Recorded Jun 22, 2023
From: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC; FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 064072/0459 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 17, 2017
From: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC; FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
To: DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 044481/0541 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 2, 2017
From: FAIRCHILD KOREA SEMICONDUCTOR, LTD.
To: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 044361/0205 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2015
From: EUM, HYUNCHUL; KIM, YOUNGJONG; HUANG, KUO-HSIEN; CHUANG, CHIH-CHUN; YANG, YOUNG MO; LEE, YOUNG JE; CHOI, MOON HO; SONG, MOON SIK
To: FAIRCHILD KOREA SEMICONDUCTOR LTD.
Reel/Frame 037083/0743 →