Hot standby for lamp driver
First Claim
1. A lamp control system comprising:
- a plurality of parallel lamp modules, each parallel lamp module comprising control electronics configured to selectively couple a DC power source with a load to selectively drive the load;
a separate control circuit for each parallel lamp module, each control circuit being configurable to send a same control command to the control electronics of each of the parallel lamp modules at the same time so that each of the control electronics is configured to selectively drive the load identically; and
at least one relay configured to selectively couple one of the parallel lamp modules with the load and decouple each of the remaining parallel lamp modules from the load so that the control electronics of the one parallel lamp module selectively drive the load according to the control command.
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Abstract
A lamp control system may include a plurality of parallel lamp modules. Each parallel lamp module may include control electronics configured to selectively couple a DC power source with a load to selectively drive the load. The lamp control system may include at least one control circuit configured to send a same control command to the control electronics of each of the parallel lamp modules at the same time so that each of the control electronics is configured to selectively drive the load identically. The lamp control system may include at least one relay configured to selectively couple one of the parallel lamp modules with the load and decouple each of the remaining parallel lamp modules from the load so that the control electronics of the one parallel lamp module selectively drive the load according to the control command.
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18 Claims
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1. A lamp control system comprising:
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a plurality of parallel lamp modules, each parallel lamp module comprising control electronics configured to selectively couple a DC power source with a load to selectively drive the load; a separate control circuit for each parallel lamp module, each control circuit being configurable to send a same control command to the control electronics of each of the parallel lamp modules at the same time so that each of the control electronics is configured to selectively drive the load identically; and at least one relay configured to selectively couple one of the parallel lamp modules with the load and decouple each of the remaining parallel lamp modules from the load so that the control electronics of the one parallel lamp module selectively drive the load according to the control command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10)
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6. A lamp control system comprising:
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a plurality of parallel lamp modules, each parallel lamp module comprising control electronics configured to selectively couple a DC power source with a load to selectively drive the load; at least one control circuit configured to send a same control command to the control electronics of each of the parallel lamp modules at the same time so that each of the control electronics is configured to selectively drive the load identically; and at least one relay configured to selectively couple one of the parallel lamp modules with the load and decouple each of the remaining parallel lamp modules from the load so that the control electronics of the one parallel lamp module selectively drive the load according to the control command; and at least one standby logic circuit configured to control the at least one relay to selectively couple the one parallel lamp module with the load and decouple each of the remaining parallel lamp modules from the load. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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11. A method for controlling a lamp, the method comprising:
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sending a same control command to control electronics of each of a plurality of parallel lamp modules at the same time, by a separate control circuit for each parallel lamp module, so that each of the control electronics is configured to selectively drive a load identically, wherein each of the control electronics is configured to selectively couple a DC power source with the load to selectively drive the load; and selectively coupling, by at least one relay, one of the parallel lamp modules with the load and decoupling each of the remaining parallel lamp modules from the load so that the control electronics of the one parallel lamp module selectively drive the load according to the control command. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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