Method for providing direct current to wireless dimmer, and apparatus and system therefor
First Claim
1. A wireless dimming apparatus operatively associated with a driving power apparatus operating with alternating current (AC) power, comprising:
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a non-insulating type direct current (DC)-DC converter for receiving DC power AC-DC converted by the driving power apparatus and converting the DC power into a predetermined operation voltage of the wireless dimming apparatus;
a wireless communicator for demodulating a radio frequency (RF) signal received through an installed antenna and transmitting the RF signal to the controller;
a dimming circuit for receiving a predetermined lighting control signal corresponding to the demodulated RF signal from the controller and transmitting the predetermined lighting control signal to the driving power apparatus; and
a DC power switch for supplying the predetermined operation voltage to the dimming circuit according to a predetermined control signal of the controller;
a charging battery for supplying power required for operations of the controller and the wireless communicator in a standby mode,wherein the DC power is directly supplied to a lighting apparatus,wherein the DC power switch supplies the predetermined operation voltage to the charging battery in response to the predetermined control signal from the controller.
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Abstract
A wireless dimming apparatus operatively associated with a driving power apparatus operating with AC power includes a controller, a non-insulting type DC-DC converter for receiving DC power AC-DC converted by the driving power apparatus and converting the DC power into a predetermined operation voltage of the wireless dimming apparatus, a wireless communicator for demodulating an RF signal received through an installed antenna and transmitting the RF signal to the controller, a dimming circuit for receiving a predetermined lighting control signal corresponding to the demodulated RF signal from the controller and transmitting the predetermined lighting control signal to the driving power apparatus, and a DC power switch for supplying the operation voltage to the dimming circuit according to a predetermined control signal of the controller. Accordingly, the wireless dimming apparatus has a small size and high cost efficiency.
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1. A wireless dimming apparatus operatively associated with a driving power apparatus operating with alternating current (AC) power, comprising:
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a controller; a non-insulating type direct current (DC)-DC converter for receiving DC power AC-DC converted by the driving power apparatus and converting the DC power into a predetermined operation voltage of the wireless dimming apparatus; a wireless communicator for demodulating a radio frequency (RF) signal received through an installed antenna and transmitting the RF signal to the controller; a dimming circuit for receiving a predetermined lighting control signal corresponding to the demodulated RF signal from the controller and transmitting the predetermined lighting control signal to the driving power apparatus; and a DC power switch for supplying the predetermined operation voltage to the dimming circuit according to a predetermined control signal of the controller; a charging battery for supplying power required for operations of the controller and the wireless communicator in a standby mode, wherein the DC power is directly supplied to a lighting apparatus, wherein the DC power switch supplies the predetermined operation voltage to the charging battery in response to the predetermined control signal from the controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A wireless dimming system comprising:
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a lighting apparatus with illumination being variable according to intensity of received power; a driving power apparatus comprising an insulating type alternating current (AC)-direct current (DC) converter for receiving the AC power, converting the AC power into DC power, and supplying the converted DC power to the lighting apparatus; and a wireless dimming apparatus comprising a dimming circuit for transmitting a predetermined lighting control signal acquired by demodulating a received RF signal to the driving power apparatus and a non-insulating type DC-DC converter for receiving the DC power converted by the insulating type AC-DC converter and converting the DC power into a predetermined operation voltage, wherein the wireless dimming apparatus further comprises; a controller; a DC power switch for supplying the predetermined operation voltage to the dimming circuit according to a predetermined control signal of the controller; and a charging battery for supplying power required for operations of the controller in a standby mode, wherein the DC power is directly supplied to the lighting apparatus, wherein the DC power switch supplies the predetermined operation voltage to the charging battery in response to the predetermined control signal from the controller. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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