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Method for the relative activation of a luminaire, control unit and lighting system

  • US 9,497,835 B2
  • Filed: 04/04/2013
  • Issued: 11/15/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for the relative activation of a luminaire, in which at a start of an actuation, an absolute actuation value that the luminaire is meant to adopt at the end of the actuation is not yet known,wherein operation of an operating element (3), is sensed and while the operating element (3) is being operated cyclically an actuation command (31-35;

  • 71, 72) is issued and wherein during the operation of an operating element (3), the following steps are cyclically executed;

    determining a target actuation value (P_1, P_2) that corresponds to one of a plurality of interpolation points (61, 62) that are sequentially approached during the operation,generating of the actuation command (31-35;

    71, 72) on the basis of the target actuation value (P_1, P_2), andoutputting the actuation command (31-35;

    71, 72) in order to approach an interpolation point (61, 62) that corresponds to the target actuation value (P_1, P_2) with a prescribed changeover time (68), in which an operating device (20) of the luminaire, continuously or in multiple stages, varies the target actuation value (P_1, P_2), and wherein the actuation command (31-35;

    71, 72) is sent as digital data communication via a bus (5), which has further control devices connected thereto,wherein while the operating element (3) is continuing to be operated (30) a prescribed period of time (39;

    68) is waited after the output of an actuation command (31;

    71) before a further actuation command (32;

    72) is output in order to approach a further interpolation point (62) that corresponds to a further target actuation value (P_2).

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