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US 9,157,813 B2Granted
Device for outputting temperature information
AssigneeTridonic GmbH & Co KG
InventorSimon Maier
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Abstract
An operating device (1) is provided for at least one luminous element (2), including a measuring device configured to measure a temperature (T) present in the operating device (1) or in the surroundings of the operating device, and at least one interface connected to the measuring means and configured to output a piece of information regarding the measured temperature (T).
Claims14
Operating device (1) for at least one lighting device (2), comprising
- a measurement device configured to measure a temperature (T) present in the operating device (1) or in its vicinity,
- at least one interface connected with the measurement device, which is configured to output information relating to the measured temperature (T);
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- a data interface for output of information relating to the measured temperature (T), wherein when a temperature readout device is detected to be connected to the data interface, the operating device (1) automatically switches to temperature measuring and outputting operations.
1 more element
Operating device (1) for at least one lighting device, comprising
- a measuring device configured to measure a temperature (T) in the operating device (1) or in its vicinity,
- a determining device (8) configured to determine an expected lifetime of the operating device (1) based on the measured temperature (T) and based on a lifetime table, and
- at least one interface, which is configured to output information relating to the expected lifetime of the operating device (1).
A lighting system, comprising
- at least one operating device comprising a measurement device configured to measure a temperature (T) present in the operating device (1) or in its vicinity, and at least one interface connected with the measurement device, which is configured to output information relating to the measured temperature (T) and a data interface for output of temperature information,
- a communication line connected with the operating device, and
- a control unit connected with the communication line, which is configured to receive temperature information from the operating device and/or to trigger temperature measuring and outputting operations wherein when a temperature readout device is detected to be connected to the data interface, the operating device (1) automatically switches to temperature measuring and outputting operations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.