Controlled Power Dissipation In A Lighting System
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a controller configured to control a flyback switch coupled to a primary-side transformer coil in an output stage of a switching power converter in a phase cut compatible, dimmable lighting system, wherein the controller is further configured to control a power dissipation circuit to dissipate excess energy through the flyback switch during a controlled power dissipation phase, and the controlled power dissipation phase occurs after a charging phase begins and before an end of a subsequent flyback phase of the switching power converter.
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Abstract
In at least one embodiment, a lighting system includes one, some, or all of a switch path, link path, and flyback path power dissipation circuits to actively and selectively control power dissipation of excess energy in a switching power converter of the lighting system. The flyback path power dissipation circuit dissipates power through a flyback path of the switching power converter. In at least one embodiment, the lighting system controls power dissipation through the flyback path by controlling a transformer primary current in the flyback path and, for example, limiting the primary current with a current source and dissipating power in the flyback switch and the current source.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
a controller configured to control a flyback switch coupled to a primary-side transformer coil in an output stage of a switching power converter in a phase cut compatible, dimmable lighting system, wherein the controller is further configured to control a power dissipation circuit to dissipate excess energy through the flyback switch during a controlled power dissipation phase, and the controlled power dissipation phase occurs after a charging phase begins and before an end of a subsequent flyback phase of the switching power converter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus comprising:
a controller configured to control a flyback switch coupled to a primary-side transformer coil in an output stage of a switching power converter in a phase cut compatible, dimmable lighting system, wherein the controller is further configured to control the flyback switch in an efficient mode and a power dissipation mode, wherein in the efficient mode, the controller is configured to operate the flyback switch to minimize power dissipation in the flyback switch and in the power dissipation mode the controller is configured to operate the flyback switch to increase dissipation of energy in the flyback switch relative to any power dissipation in the flyback switch during operation in the efficient mode. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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controlling a flyback switch coupled to a primary-side transformer coil in an output stage of a switching power converter in a phase cut compatible, dimmable lighting system; and controlling a power dissipation circuit to dissipate excess energy through the flyback switch during a controlled power dissipation phase, and the controlled power dissipation phase occurs after a charging phase begins and before an end of a subsequent flyback phase of the switching power converter. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An method comprising:
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controlling a flyback switch coupled to a primary-side transformer coil in an output stage of a switching power converter in a phase cut compatible, dimmable lighting system; and controlling the flyback switch in an efficient mode and a power dissipation mode, wherein controlling the flyback switch in the efficient mode comprises; operating the flyback switch to minimize power dissipation in the flyback switch; and wherein controlling the flyback switch in the power dissipation mode comprises; operating the flyback switch to increase dissipation of energy in the flyback switch relative to any power dissipation in the flyback switch during operation in the efficient mode. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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