Light device deriving condition of storage circuit
AssigneePhilips Lighting Holding B.V.
InventorsHongxin Chen, Hong Chen
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AssigneePhilips Lighting Holding B.V.
InventorsHongxin Chen, Hong Chen
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A device for providing power to a light arrangement (1) having a current conducting state and a current blocking state. The device comprises a storage circuit (2) with a capacitor (21) coupled to the light arrangement (1) and a resistor (22) located in parallel to the capacitor, a first determination circuit (3) for determining the state of the lighting arrangement, a second determination circuit (4) for, in the current blocking state, determining points of two discharging curves of the storage circuit, a derivation circuit (5) for deriving a condition of the storage circuit, such as life-end, from the discharging curves, a switch circuit (6) comprising an element (61), wherein the switch circuit is configured to switch the element (61) in parallel to the capacitor (21), whereby a first discharging curve is determined with the element being disconnected from the capacitor and a second discharging curve is determined with the element being connected to the capacitor, the capacitor discharging via both the resistor (22) and the element (61). The element (61) may comprise a resistor, a capacitor or an inductor.
A device for providing power to a light arrangement for emitting light, the light arrangement being configured to be in a current conducting state or in a current blocking state, the device further comprising:
A method for operating a device for providing power to a light arrangement for emitting light, wherein the light arrangement is configured to be in a current conducting state or in a current blocking state, wherein the device further comprises a storage circuit coupled to the light arrangement, wherein the storage circuit comprises a capacitance, and a resistor located in parallel to the capacitor, and wherein the method comprises the steps of:
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