Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Dimming device
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Application No.: US15739742Application Date: 2016-06-28
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Publication No.: US10070492B2Publication Date: 2018-09-04
- Inventor: Kiyosi Gotou , Tomohiro Miyake , Eiichirou Niikura , Kengo Miyamoto
- Applicant: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka
- Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka
- Agency: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP
- Priority: JP2015-134722 20150703
- International Application: PCT/JP2016/003098 WO 20160628
- International Announcement: WO2017/006540 WO 20170112
- Main IPC: H05B41/00
- IPC: H05B41/00 ; H05B33/08

Abstract:
The dimming device includes a pair of input terminals, a bidirectional switch, an inputter, a power supply, a controller, and a current limiter. The power supply is electrically connected between the pair of input terminals and is supplied with electric power from an AC power supply to generate control electric power. The controller is supplied with the control electric power from the power supply to operate. The controller is configured to control the bidirectional switch in accordance with a dimming level. The current limiter stops generation of the control electric power by the power supply when a current larger than or equal to a specified value flows from the AC power supply through the power supply.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180199407A1 DIMMING DEVICE Public/Granted day:2018-07-12
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