MULTI-MODE POWER SUPPLY FOR AN LED ILLUMINATION DEVICE

• US 20170188423A1
• Filed: 12/28/2016
• Published: 06/29/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Signify Holding B.V. (Signify N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Ephesus Lighting, Inc. (Eaton Corporation PLC.)
• Inventors: WITKOWSKI, Joseph J., CASPER, Joseph R., NOLAN, Christopher D., VOLLMER, Benjamin David
• Granted Patent: US 10,251,225 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/10 Controlling the intensity of the light
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 45/37 Converter circuits

Abstract

An illumination device includes a light emitting diode (LED) module and a control circuit. The control substrate comprises at least one essential circuit component and at least one non-essential circuit component. The device also includes a multi-mode power supply configured to supply power to the LED module and the control circuit. The multi-mode power supply comprises: (i) a primary power supply component configured to supply power to the at least one essential circuit component, the LED module, and the at least one non-essential circuit component; and (ii) a secondary power supply component configured to supply power to only the at least one essential circuit component

Claims

1. An illumination device, comprising:

a light emitting diode (LED) module;

a control circuit, wherein the control circuit comprises at least one essential circuit component and at least one non-essential circuit component; and

a multi-mode power supply module configured to supply power to the LED module and the control circuit, wherein the multi-mode power supply comprises;

a primary power supply component configured to supply power to the at least one essential circuit component, the LED module, and the at least one non-essential circuit component, and

a secondary power supply component configured to supply power to only the at least one essential circuit component.

2. The illumination device of claim 1, wherein the control circuit further comprises:

a short-range communications component;

one or more processors; and

a computer-readable medium containing programming instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

receive an enable low-power mode signal from a controller device via the short-range communications interface, and

in response to receiving the enable low power mode signal, instruct the multi-mode power supply to turn off the primary power supply component and turn on the secondary power supply component.

3. The illumination device of claim 2, further comprising programming instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

receive a disable low-power mode signal from the controller device via the short-range communications interface, and

in response to receiving the disable low power mode signal, instruct the multi-mode power supply to turn off the secondary power supply component and turn on the primary power supply component without an AC power cycle.

4. The illumination device of claim 1, wherein the control circuit further comprises:

one or more processors; and

a computer-readable medium containing programming instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

determine that the operations state of the illumination device is off, idling, or standby, and

in response to making the determination, instruct the multi-mode power supply to turn off the primary power supply component and turn on the secondary power supply component.

5. The illumination device of claim 1, wherein the at least one essential component is selected from the group comprising:

a low power communications interface, essential power supply circuitry, or optional user defined components.

6. The illumination device of claim 1, wherein the at least one non-essential component is power supply circuitry configured to supply power to the LED module.

7. The illumination device of claim 1, wherein

the primary power supply component is configured to supply about 25 V to about 30 V output voltage;

and

the secondary power supply component is configured to supply about 4 V to about 7 V output voltage.

8. The illumination device of claim 1, wherein:

the multi-mode power supply module comprises a heat sink, and

the power density of the power supply module is about 7.5 W/in³ to about 10 W/in³.

9. The illumination device of claim 8, wherein heat sink of the multi-mode power supply module comprises a plurality of fins having a perpendicular orientation with respect an interface between the LED module and the power supply module.

10. A method for enabling a low-power mode in a light emitting diode (LED) illumination device, the method comprising, by a processor:

receiving an enable low-power mode signal from a controller device via a short-range communications interface; and

in response to receiving the enable low power mode signal, instructing a multi-mode power supply module to turn off a primary power supply component and turn on a secondary power supply component, wherein;

the primary power supply component is configured to supply power to at least one essential circuit component of an illumination device, an LED module of the illumination device and at least one non-essential circuit component of the illumination device, and

the secondary power supply component is configured to supply power to only the at least one essential circuit component.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving a disable low-power mode signal from the controller device via the short-range communications interface, and

in response to receiving the disable low power mode signal, instructing the multi-mode power supply to turn off the secondary power supply component and turn on the primary power supply component without an AC power cycle.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

determining that the operations state of the illumination device is off, idling, or standby, and

in response to making the determination, instructing the multi-mode power supply to turn off the primary power supply component and turn on the secondary power supply component.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein the at least one essential component is selected from the group comprising:

a low power communications interface, essential power supply circuitry, or optional user defined components.

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the at least one non-essential component is power supply circuitry configured to supply power to the LED module.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein:

the primary power supply component is configured to supply about 25 V to about 30 V output voltage; and

the secondary power supply component is configured to supply about 4 V to about 7 V output voltage.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein:

the multi-mode power supply module comprises a heat sink, and

the power density of the power supply module is about 7.5 W/in³ to about 10 W/in³.

17. The illumination device of claim 16, wherein heat sink of the multi-mode power supply module comprises a plurality of fins having a perpendicular orientation with respect an interface between the LED module and the power supply module.