# US 2019/0174590 A1 · Electronic ballast-based device for controlling electronic control circuit and lighting lamp > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0174590 A1 - Document ID: US20190174590A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/266,010 - Filed: 2019-02-02 - Published: 2019-06-06 - Earliest claimed: 2016-08-02 - Assignees: Opple Lighting Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Opple Lighting Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Wei WEN - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190174590A1 ## CPC - H05B 47/10: Controlling the light source - G01R 23/02: Arrangements for measuring frequency, e.g. pulse repetition rate; Arrangements for measuring period of current or voltage - H05B 45/10: Controlling the intensity of the light - H05B 45/397: Current mirror circuits - H05B 41/38: Controlling the intensity of light - Y02B 20/30: Semiconductor lamps, e.g. solid state lamps [SSL] light emitting diodes [LED] or organic LED [OLED] - H05B: ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL - G01R: MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES (indicating correct tuning of resonant circuits H03J3/12) - Y02B: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS ## Abstract The present disclosure provides an electronic ballast-based device for controlling an electronic control circuit and a lighting lamp. The device includes an electronic ballast and an electronic control circuit which are connected with each other, the electronic control circuit including a filament analog circuit, a rectifier bridge circuit, at least two frequency detection circuits connected in parallel, an interface logic circuit and a switching circuit; the electronic ballast is connected with the switch circuit sequentially through the filament analog circuit and the rectifier bridge circuit; the at least two frequency detection circuits connected in parallel have one end connected between the filament analog circuit and the rectifier bridge circuit, or connected between the electronic ballast and the filament analog circuit, and another end connected with the interface logic circuit; and the interface logic circuit is connected with the switching circuit. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic ballast-based device for controlling an electronic control circuit, comprising: an electronic ballast and an electronic control circuit which are connected with each other, wherein the electronic control circuit comprises a filament analog circuit, a rectifier bridge circuit, at least two frequency detection circuits connected in parallel, an interface logic circuit, and a switching circuit, and wherein: the electronic ballast is connected with the switching circuit sequentially through the filament analog circuit and the rectifier bridge circuit; the at least two frequency detection circuits connected in parallel have one end connected between the filament analog circuit and the rectifier bridge circuit, or connected between the electronic ballast and the filament analog circuit, and another end connected with the interface logic circuit; the interface logic circuit is connected with the switching circuit, and the interface logic circuit is configured to control working logic between the at least two frequency detection circuits connected in parallel. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device according to claim 1, wherein the electronic control circuit comprises a first frequency detection circuit and a second frequency detection circuit, wherein the first frequency detection circuit and the second frequency detection circuit are connected in parallel. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The device according to claim 2, wherein the first frequency detection circuit is configured to be activated when a low-frequency signal is input, the second frequency detection circuit is configured to be activated when a high-frequency signal is input, and high-frequency impedance of the first frequency detection circuit is less than high-frequency impedance of the second frequency detection circuit. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The device according to claim 2, wherein: the first frequency detection circuit comprises a first capacitor, wherein the first capacitor has one end connected with an input end of the first frequency detection circuit, and another end connected with the interface logic circuit; the second frequency detection circuit comprises a second capacitor, wherein the second capacitor has one end connected with an input end of the second frequency detection circuit, and another end connected with the interface logic circuit; wherein a capacitance value of the first capacitor is greater than a capacitance value of the second capacitor. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The device according to claim 4, wherein: the first frequency detection circuit further comprises a first diode and a first voltage-regulator component, wherein the first diode is connected between the first capacitor and the interface logic circuit, and the first voltage-regulator component is connected in parallel with both ends of the first diode; the second frequency detection circuit further comprises a second diode and a second voltage-regulator component, wherein the second diode is connected between the second capacitor and the interface logic circuit, and the second voltage-regulator component is connected in parallel with both ends of the second diode. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The device according to claim 5, wherein the first voltage-regulator component and the second voltage-regulator component comprise a resistor and a capacitor connected with each other in parallel. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The device according to claim 5, wherein: the first frequency detection circuit further comprises a first voltage-regulator tube, wherein the first voltage-regulator tube is connected with the first voltage-regulator component, or, the first voltage-regulator tube has a negative electrode connected between the first capacitor and the first diode, and a positive electrode is connected with one end of the first voltage-regulator component and is grounded; the second frequency detection circuit further comprises a second voltage-regulator tube; wherein the second voltage-regulator tube is connected with the second voltage-regulator component, or, the second voltage-regulator tube has a negative electrode connected between the second capacitor and the second diode, and a positive electrode is connected with one end of the second voltage-regulator component and is grounded. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The device according to claim 7, wherein: the first frequency detection circuit further comprises a first resistor for current limiting, wherein the first resistor is connected between the input end of the first frequency detection circuit and the first capacitor; and the second frequency detection circuit further comprises a second resistor for current limiting, wherein the second resistor is connected between the input end of the second frequency detection circuit and the second capacitor. ### Claim 9 (depends on 5) The device according to claim 5, wherein the interface logic circuit comprises a first controllable switch wherein the first controllable switch is connected between the first frequency detection circuit and the switching circuit, and the first controllable switch controls working logic between the first frequency detection circuit and the second frequency detection circuit through its own ON-OFF state. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The device according to claim 9, wherein the first controllable switch is a triode switch or a field-effect transistor switch. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The device according to claim 10, wherein, when the first controllable switch is a first triode switch, the interface logic circuit further comprises a second triode switch and a feedback resistor, and wherein: an emitter of the first triode switch is connected with the first frequency detection circuit, a collector of the first triode switch is connected with the switching circuit, and a base of the first triode switch is grounded through the second triode switch; the feedback resistor has one end connected between the first triode switch and the switching circuit, and another end connected with the second triode switch; and an emitter of the second triode switch is grounded. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The device according to claim 11, wherein the interface logic circuit further comprises a third resistor for reducing input impedance and a fourth resistor for current limiting, wherein the third resistor is connected in parallel with the emitter and the base of the first triode switch, and the fourth resistor is connected between the base of the first triode switch and a collector of the second triode switch. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The device according to claim 12, wherein the other end of the feedback resistor is connected with a base of the second triode switch, wherein the base and the emitter of the second triode switch are respectively connected with two ends of the second voltage-regulator component in the second frequency detection circuit, and the emitter of the second triode switch is grounded through the second voltage-regulator component. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The device according to claim 12, wherein the interface logic circuit further comprises a third diode and a fifth resistor, wherein a positive electrode of the third diode is connected with the second voltage-regulator component in the second frequency detection circuit, a negative electrode of the third diode is connected between the first triode switch and the switching circuit, the feedback resistor is connected with the emitter of the second triode switch through the fifth resistor, and the base of the second triode switch is connected between the feedback resistor and the fifth resistor. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The device according to claim 11, wherein the first triode switch is a PNP-type triode switch, and the second triode switch is an NPN-type triode switch. ### Claim 16 A lighting lamp, comprising: the electronic ballast-based device for controlling an electronic control circuit, wherein the electronic ballast-based device comprises: an electronic ballast and an electronic control circuit which are connected with each other, wherein the electronic control circuit comprises a filament analog circuit, a rectifier bridge circuit, at least two frequency detection circuits connected in parallel, an interface logic circuit, and a switching circuit, and wherein: the electronic ballast is connected with the switching circuit sequentially through the filament analog circuit and the rectifier bridge circuit; the at least two frequency detection circuits connected in parallel have one end connected between the filament analog circuit and the rectifier bridge circuit, or connected between the electronic ballast and the filament analog circuit, and another end connected with the interface logic circuit; the interface logic circuit is connected with the switching circuit, and the interface logic circuit is configured to control working logic between the at least two frequency detection circuits connected in parallel; and a light emitting device that is connected with the electronic control circuit in the electronic ballast-based device for controlling the electronic control circuit, and is configured to be turned on or off under control of the electronic control circuit. ### Claim 17 A method of manufacturing an electronic ballast-based device for controlling an electronic control circuit, comprising: providing an electronic ballast and an electronic control circuit which are connected with each other, wherein the electronic control circuit comprises a filament analog circuit, a rectifier bridge circuit, at least two frequency detection circuits connected in parallel, an interface logic circuit, and a switching circuit; connecting the electronic ballast with the switching circuit sequentially through the filament analog circuit and the rectifier bridge circuit; connecting the at least two frequency detection circuits in parallel, wherein the at least two frequency detection circuits have one end connected between the filament analog circuit and the rectifier bridge circuit, or connected between the electronic ballast and the filament analog circuit, and another end connected with the interface logic circuit; and connecting the interface logic circuit with the switching circuit, and connecting the interface logic circuit to control working logic between the at least two frequency detection circuits connected in parallel.