CA2608743A1 - Two-wire dimmer with power supply and load protection circuit in the event of switch failure - Google Patents
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Abstract
A dimmer circuit for providing AC power from an AC voltage source to an inductive lighting load disposed in series with the dimmer circuit, comprising: a bidirectional semiconductor switch having at least one control electrode provided with a control signal for controlling the amount of power provided to the load, the switch in normal operation being able to be controlled to block voltage in first and second opposite polarity half-cycles of the AC voltage source but in a failure mode being able to block the AC
voltage source in only one polarity half-cycle of the AC voltage source and not being able to block the AC voltage source in the second opposite polarity half-cycle; a controller for the switch for determining if said failure mode of the switch occurs which can cause an asymmetry between the half-cycles delivered to the load and thus a DC voltage component to be delivered to the load; a power supply for supplying power to the controller and provided with power across the dimmer circuit; the controller controlling the switch if such failure mode occurs so as to: drive the switch into substantially full conduction during most of the half-cycle which the switch is able to control;
and drive the switch into non-conduction for a brief duration of time during that same half-cycle so as to prevent a DC voltage component supplied to the load from exceeding a predetermined level below which excessive transformer heating does not occur, thereby minimizing overheating of the inductive load and enabling the power supply for the controller to be provided with sufficient voltage from the AC voltage source to enable the controller to continue to operate.
voltage source in only one polarity half-cycle of the AC voltage source and not being able to block the AC voltage source in the second opposite polarity half-cycle; a controller for the switch for determining if said failure mode of the switch occurs which can cause an asymmetry between the half-cycles delivered to the load and thus a DC voltage component to be delivered to the load; a power supply for supplying power to the controller and provided with power across the dimmer circuit; the controller controlling the switch if such failure mode occurs so as to: drive the switch into substantially full conduction during most of the half-cycle which the switch is able to control;
and drive the switch into non-conduction for a brief duration of time during that same half-cycle so as to prevent a DC voltage component supplied to the load from exceeding a predetermined level below which excessive transformer heating does not occur, thereby minimizing overheating of the inductive load and enabling the power supply for the controller to be provided with sufficient voltage from the AC voltage source to enable the controller to continue to operate.
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1. A dimmer circuit for providing AC power from an AC voltage source to an inductive lighting load disposed in series with the dimmer circuit comprising:
a bidirectional semiconductor switch having at least one control electrode provided with a control signal for controlling the amount of power provided to the load, the switch in normal operation being able to be controlled to block voltage in first and second opposite polarity half-cycles of the AC voltage source but in a failure mode being able to block the AC voltage source in only one half-cycle of the AC voltage source and not being able to block the AC voltage source in the second opposite polarity half-cycle;
a controller for the switch for determining if said failure mode of the switch occurs;
a power supply coupled across said dimmer circuit for supplying power to the controller;
the controller controlling the switch if such failure mode occurs so as to:
drive the switch into substantially full conduction during most of the half-cycle which the switch is able to control; and drive the switch into non-conduction for a brief interval of time during that same half-cycle so as to prevent a DC voltage component supplied to the load from exceeding a predetermined level below which excessive transformer heating does not occur, thereby minimizing overheating of the inductive load and enabling the power supply for the controller to be provided with sufficient voltage from the AC voltage source to enable the controller to continue to operate.
a bidirectional semiconductor switch having at least one control electrode provided with a control signal for controlling the amount of power provided to the load, the switch in normal operation being able to be controlled to block voltage in first and second opposite polarity half-cycles of the AC voltage source but in a failure mode being able to block the AC voltage source in only one half-cycle of the AC voltage source and not being able to block the AC voltage source in the second opposite polarity half-cycle;
a controller for the switch for determining if said failure mode of the switch occurs;
a power supply coupled across said dimmer circuit for supplying power to the controller;
the controller controlling the switch if such failure mode occurs so as to:
drive the switch into substantially full conduction during most of the half-cycle which the switch is able to control; and drive the switch into non-conduction for a brief interval of time during that same half-cycle so as to prevent a DC voltage component supplied to the load from exceeding a predetermined level below which excessive transformer heating does not occur, thereby minimizing overheating of the inductive load and enabling the power supply for the controller to be provided with sufficient voltage from the AC voltage source to enable the controller to continue to operate.
2. The circuit of claim 1, further wherein, when a failure mode is detected by the controller, the controller periodically drives the switch into non-conduction for the brief interval of time.
3. The circuit of claim 1, wherein, when a failure mode is detected by the controller, the controller periodically drives the switch into non-conduction for the brief interval of time after an integral multiple of the line period of the AC
voltage source.
voltage source.
4. The circuit of claim 1, further comprising a power supply monitor circuit for monitoring a power supply voltage, wherein if the power supply voltage falls below a predetermined lower level, said controller drives said switch into non-conduction for the brief interval of time, thereby enabling the power supply to be provided with sufficient voltage from the AC voltage source to enable the controller to continue to operate.
5. The circuit of claim 4, wherein the brief interval of time begins at a zero-crossing of the AC voltage source.
6. The circuit of claim 4, wherein the brief interval of time ends at a zero-crossing of the AC voltage source.
7. The circuit of claim 4, wherein the power supply monitor circuit monitors a power supply voltage across a storage capacitor of the power supply.
8. The circuit of claim 7, wherein the storage capacitor is disposed at an input of said power supply and provided with voltage from said AC voltage source via a rectifier.
9. The circuit of claim 8, wherein the circuit comprises a two-wire dimmer circuit which is in series with the hot side of said AC voltage source and said load and is only connected to the AC neutral side of said AC voltage source through the load.
10. The circuit of claim 4, wherein the power supply monitor circuit comprises a voltage divider circuit disposed across said storage capacitor.
11. The circuit of claim 1, wherein said power supply comprises a switching mode power supply.
12. The circuit of claim 8, wherein said rectifier comprises first and second diodes coupled to first and second terminals of said dimmer circuit and having a common connection coupled to said storage capacitor.
13. The circuit of claim 1, further comprising a switch monitor circuit coupled to said switch for monitoring said switch to determine if said failure mode has occurred.
14. The circuit of claim 13, wherein said switch monitor circuit comprises a voltage divider circuit coupled to said switch.
15. The circuit of claim 1, wherein said bidirectional switch comprises first and second FETs connected in an anti-series circuit, so that said FETs have one corresponding main current carrying terminal connected in common, each FET being able to block voltage in a respective half-cycle of the AC source voltage in the absence of the failure mode.
16. The circuit of claim 15, further comprising a switch monitor circuit connected to each of said FETs for detecting the failure mode and having an output coupled to said controller.
17. The circuit of claim 16, wherein the switch monitor circuit connected to each of said FETs comprises a voltage divider circuit connected across the main current carrying terminals of each FET.
18. The circuit of claim 15, wherein each FET has an intrinsic diode or external diode that is connected in parallel with the main current carrying terminals of the FET and that is reverse biased when the FET is able to block voltage during normal FET operation in the absence of said failure mode.
19. The circuit of claim 4, wherein when the power supply monitor circuit determines that the power supply voltage has exceeded a predetermined upper level, said controller drives said switch back into full conduction.
20. The circuit of claim 19, further wherein said controller checks periodically to determine if the detected failure mode in said switch is due to an actual failure in said switch or if said switch is being controlled by another circuit so as to appear to be a failure in said switch when in fact the switch has not failed.
21. The circuit of claim 20, wherein if the controller determines that the detected failure is not an actual failure, the controller resumes normal operation of said dimmer circuit thereby allowing dimming.
22. The circuit of claim 1, further comprising at least one control actuator allowing manual control of said dimmer circuit, and further wherein the controller determines if the at least one control actuator has been actuated and in response, displays an error indication on a display device if the failure mode has been detected.
23. The circuit of claim 19, further comprising a timer that is reset when said switch is driven on by said controller, said timer expiring after a preset time, further wherein the controller monitors said timer to determine if said preset time has expired and wherein the controller drives said switch off when said timer has expired, thereby synchronizing the brief interval of time for providing power to the power supply with peaks of said AC source voltage.
24. The circuit of claim 23, wherein said timer preset time is set to expire prior to said power supply voltage falling below said predetermined lower level.
25. The circuit of claim 1, wherein the bidirectional switch comprises at least one FET disposed in a rectifier bridge such that a predetermined polarity of current always passes through the at least one FET in one direction.
26. The circuit of claim 1, further comprising a second dimmer circuit providing power to a second inductive lighting load, each of said dimmer circuits being in series with a respective lighting load and wherein each dimmer circuit has a dimmer output and a common input, a rectifier being coupled between the common input and a power supply input, a respective rectifier being coupled between each dimmer output and said power supply input.
27. The circuit of claim 26, wherein said power supply comprises first and second outputs for providing power to the control terminals of each bidirectional switch of each dimmer circuit.
28. A method for operating a dimmer circuit for providing AC power from an AC voltage source to an inductive lighting load disposed in series with the dimmer circuit, wherein the dimmer circuit comprises a bidirectional semiconductor switch having at least one control electrode provided with a control signal for controlling the amount of power provided to the load, the switch in normal operation being able to be controlled to block voltage in first and second opposite polarity half-cycles of the AC voltage source but in a failure mode being able to block the AC voltage source in only one half-cycle of the AC
voltage source and not being able to block the AC voltage source in the second opposite polarity half-cycle; a power supply coupled across the dimmer circuit for supplying power to a control circuit for the dimmer circuit;
the method comprising:
determining if said failure mode of the switch occurs which can cause an asymmetry between the half-cycles delivered to the load and thus a DC voltage component to be delivered to the load;
driving the switch into substantially full conduction during most of the half-cycle which the switch is able to control; and driving the switch into non-conduction for a brief interval of time during that same half-cycle so as to prevent a DC voltage component supplied to the load from exceeding a predetermined level below which excessive transformer heating does not occur, thereby minimizing overheating of the inductive load and enabling the power supply for the control circuit to be provided with sufficient voltage from the AC voltage source to enable the control circuit to continue to operate.
voltage source and not being able to block the AC voltage source in the second opposite polarity half-cycle; a power supply coupled across the dimmer circuit for supplying power to a control circuit for the dimmer circuit;
the method comprising:
determining if said failure mode of the switch occurs which can cause an asymmetry between the half-cycles delivered to the load and thus a DC voltage component to be delivered to the load;
driving the switch into substantially full conduction during most of the half-cycle which the switch is able to control; and driving the switch into non-conduction for a brief interval of time during that same half-cycle so as to prevent a DC voltage component supplied to the load from exceeding a predetermined level below which excessive transformer heating does not occur, thereby minimizing overheating of the inductive load and enabling the power supply for the control circuit to be provided with sufficient voltage from the AC voltage source to enable the control circuit to continue to operate.
29. The method of claim 28, further comprising periodically driving the switch into non-conduction for the brief interval of time when a failure mode is detected.
30. The method of claim 28, further comprising periodically driving the switch into non-conduction for the brief interval of time after an integral multiple of the line period of the AC voltage source when a failure mode is detected.
31. The method of claim 28, further comprising monitoring a power supply voltage, and if the power supply voltage falls below a predetermined lower level, driving said switch into non-conduction for the brief interval of time, thereby enabling the power supply to be provided with sufficient voltage from the AC voltage source to enable the controller to continue to operate.
32. The method of claim 31, further comprising monitoring a power supply voltage across a storage capacitor of the power supply.
33. The method of claim 32, wherein the dimmer circuit comprises a two-wire dimmer circuit which is in series with the hot side of said AC
voltage source and said load and is only connected to the AC neutral side of said AC
voltage source through the load.
voltage source and said load and is only connected to the AC neutral side of said AC
voltage source through the load.
34. The method of claim 28, further comprising monitoring said switch to determine if said failure mode has occurred.
35. The method of claim 28, wherein said bidirectional switch comprises first and second FETs connected in an anti-series circuit, so that said FETs have one corresponding main current carrying terminal connected in common, each FET being able to block voltage in a respective half-cycle of the AC source voltage in the absence of the failure mode.
36. The method of claim 35, wherein each FET has an intrinsic diode or external diode that is connected in parallel with the main current carrying terminals of the FET and that is reverse biased when the FET is able to block voltage during normal FET operation in the absence of said failure mode.
37. The method of claim 31, further comprising when the power supply monitor circuit determines that the power supply voltage has exceeded a predetermined upper level, driving said switch back into full conduction.
38. The method of claim 37, further comprising checking periodically to determine if the detected failure mode in said switch is due to an actual failure in said switch or if said switch is being controlled by another circuit so as to appear to be a failure in said switch when in fact the switch has not failed.
39. The method of claim 38, further comprising resuming normal operation of said dimmer circuit thereby allowing dimming if the detected failure is not an actual failure.
40. The method of claim 28, further wherein the dimmer circuit comprises at least one control actuator allowing manual control of said dimmer circuit, and further comprising determining if the at least one control actuator has been actuated and in response, displaying an error indication on a display device if the failure mode has been detected.
41. The method of claim 37, further comprising resetting a timer when said switch is driven on, said timer expiring after a preset time, further comprising monitoring said timer to determine if said preset time has expired and driving said switch off when said timer has expired, thereby synchronizing the brief interval of time for providing power to the power supply with peaks of said AC source voltage.
42. The method of claim 41, wherein said timer preset time is set to expire prior to said power supply voltage falling below said predetermined lower level.
43. The method of claim 28, wherein the bidirectional switch comprises at least one FET disposed in a rectifier bridge such that a predetermined polarity of current always passes through the at least one FET in one direction.
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