Invention Grant
US08232742B2 Method, apparatus and computer-readable media for controlling lighting devices
有权
用于控制照明装置的方法,装置和计算机可读介质
- Patent Title: Method, apparatus and computer-readable media for controlling lighting devices
- Patent Title (中): 用于控制照明装置的方法,装置和计算机可读介质
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Application No.: US12624414Application Date: 2009-11-24
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Publication No.: US08232742B2Publication Date: 2012-07-31
- Inventor: Gerald Edward Briggs
- Applicant: Gerald Edward Briggs
- Applicant Address: CA Ottawa
- Assignee: Arkalumen Inc.
- Current Assignee: Arkalumen Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Ottawa
- Agency: Murphy IP Consulting Inc.
- Agent Sean Murray
- Main IPC: H05B37/02
- IPC: H05B37/02

Abstract:
The present invention is directed to method, system and computer-readable media for controlling lighting devices. In some embodiments, a method for controlling pulse width modulated lighting devices within a lighting apparatus comprising a plurality of sets of lighting devices is disclosed. The method includes setting a counter for a first set of the plurality of sets of lighting devices using a master counter and an activation duration for one or more other sets of the plurality of sets of lighting devices. The method further includes determining an activation time period within a duty cycle for the first set of lighting devices using the counter for the first set of lighting devices and an activation duration for the first set of lighting devices. In some embodiments of the present invention, the lighting devices are light emitting diodes grouped into sets (or banks) and controlled to limit the magnitude and/or quantity of instantaneous current fluctuations in a power supply within the lighting apparatus.
Public/Granted literature
- US20100127632A1 METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR CONTROLLING LIGHTING DEVICES Public/Granted day:2010-05-27
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