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EP3106741A1
EP3106741A1 EP15706850.3A EP15706850A EP3106741A1 EP 3106741 A1 EP3106741 A1 EP 3106741A1 EP 15706850 A EP15706850 A EP 15706850A EP 3106741 A1 EP3106741 A1 EP 3106741A1
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Miguel Ángel BARRENA MARTINEZ
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S9/00—Lighting devices with a built-in power supply; Systems employing lighting devices with a built-in power supply
    • F21S9/02—Lighting devices with a built-in power supply; Systems employing lighting devices with a built-in power supply the power supply being a battery or accumulator
    • F21S9/022—Emergency lighting devices
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S8/00—Lighting devices intended for fixed installation
    • F21S8/03—Lighting devices intended for fixed installation of surface-mounted type
    • F21S8/031—Lighting devices intended for fixed installation of surface-mounted type the device consisting essentially only of a light source holder with an exposed light source, e.g. a fluorescent tube
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S4/00—Lighting devices or systems using a string or strip of light sources
    • F21S4/20—Lighting devices or systems using a string or strip of light sources with light sources held by or within elongate supports
    • F21S4/28—Lighting devices or systems using a string or strip of light sources with light sources held by or within elongate supports rigid, e.g. LED bars
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S8/00—Lighting devices intended for fixed installation
    • F21S8/08—Lighting devices intended for fixed installation with a standard
    • F21S8/085—Lighting devices intended for fixed installation with a standard of high-built type, e.g. street light
    • F21S8/086—Lighting devices intended for fixed installation with a standard of high-built type, e.g. street light with lighting device attached sideways of the standard, e.g. for roads and highways
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21W—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO USES OR APPLICATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS
    • F21W2131/00—Use or application of lighting devices or systems not provided for in codes F21W2102/00-F21W2121/00
    • F21W2131/10—Outdoor lighting
    • F21W2131/101—Outdoor lighting of tunnels or the like, e.g. under bridges
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED
    • F21Y2103/00—Elongate light sources, e.g. fluorescent tubes
    • F21Y2103/10—Elongate light sources, e.g. fluorescent tubes comprising a linear array of point-like light-generating elements
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED
    • F21Y2107/00—Light sources with three-dimensionally disposed light-generating elements
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED
    • F21Y2115/00—Light-generating elements of semiconductor light sources
    • F21Y2115/10—Light-emitting diodes [LED]

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  • the present invention can be included in the technical field of light devices.
  • the invention has the object of an emergency light for tunnels, particularly for railway tunnels.
  • evacuation galleries are defined to evacuate people from the tunnel in the event of emergency, caused by accident, catastrophe or fault.
  • Said evacuation galleries are equipped with highly diverse kinds of means of lighting, depending on requirements, which usually comprise lights connected to the mains.
  • the lighting means incorporate batteries designed to power the lights, where the batteries are charged from the mains during operating periods in which the lights are powered by the mains, whilst, in the event of failure of the mains connection, the batteries come into operation automatically and power the lights during a time.
  • the present invention describes an emergency light for tunnels, in particular, but not exclusively, for railway tunnels.
  • the light incorporates an open casing, elongated in longitudinal direction, and equipped with two ends in accordance with the longitudinal direction, where the casing also incorporates fastenings to fix the casing to a gable or to the ceiling of a tunnel.
  • a LED body which can be connected to the mains and additionally to a LED control board to control the powering and operation of the LED body, as well as a cover is mounted on the casing, to cover the LED body and close the casing.
  • the light additionally comprises an autonomous power device designed to power the LED body in the event of failure of the mains, where the power device comprises:
  • the battery comprises at least one cell, preferably a plurality of cells, so that the battery contains a sufficient charge for the desired purposes, for example, of 3 A.h.
  • the battery control board incorporates a monitoring means and a time meter, to monitor the voltage and current of each one of the cells, so as to avoid overloads, over-discharges and short-circuits.
  • the light described has an operating autonomy substantially greater than that of the lights known in the state of the art, and, thanks to the LED, battery and general control boards, has superior performance with respect to: reliability, and versatility as regards operating conditions, since they substantially lengthen the battery life and allow the operation of the light in accordance with a high range of voltages, currents and frequencies, which allow the light to easily adapt to the conditions required in many countries.
  • the emergency light for tunnels object of the present invention comprises an open casing (1), elongated in longitudinal direction, preferably manufactured in extruded aluminium and equipped with two ends according to a longitudinal direction.
  • the casing (1) comprises connections (preferably two connections) to be fixed, both horizontally and vertically, as desired, to a gable or on the ceiling of a tunnel.
  • connections preferably two connections to be fixed, both horizontally and vertically, as desired, to a gable or on the ceiling of a tunnel.
  • the casing (1) is fixed to the gable or to the ceiling of the tunnel through a metal support (2), previously disposed in the tunnel (see figure 2b ).
  • each connection incorporates two grooves (3) which define a cross, located in the rear face of the casing (1), preferably in the vicinity of the ends.
  • the connections comprise a fastening (4) rotatively connected to the casing (1), preferably connected to the ends.
  • a fastening (4) rotatively connected to the casing (1), preferably connected to the ends.
  • three positions are observed with different orientations of the casing (1) with respect to the fastening (4).
  • the LED body which supports a plurality of LEDs (5) to light the tunnel.
  • the light has the corresponding electrical connections, such as a powering hose (not represented), located at a first end of the casing (1), to connect the light to the mains and provide power to the LEDs (5).
  • the LED body incorporates 240 LEDs (5) SMD5050 of white light, of 32 W power, with colour temperature 6000 K, capable of providing a light flow of 2700 lumens and equipped with an opening angle greater than 120°.
  • it has a male quick plug (19), connected in the first end of the casing (1), and the hose is equipped with the corresponding female quick socket (not represented), to be connected to the light.
  • the LED body comprises a central portion (8), preferably flat, equipped with two ends, and two side portions (9), also flat, located at the ends of the central portion (8), and which are inclined with respect to the central portion (8), to allow a more uniform light distribution.
  • the light additionally incorporates a LED control board (not represented) to control the powering and operation of the LEDs (5).
  • the LED control board is configured to be able to withstand different AC input voltage values, e.g. 115, 127, 220, 230 and 240 V, at an input frequency of 50-60 Hz., and an input current of up to 1A, and to provide a DC output current of 30 V and an output frequency of 35 W at maximum current.
  • the incorporation of a LED control board with the characteristics indicated allows the light to be able to operate, without the need to make any modifications, in a manner adapted to the voltage, current, luminosity, frequency conditions, etc. which are stipulated in different countries, which provides the light with an unusual versatility.
  • the battery input comprises a 1 A and 250 V fuse.
  • the cover (10) and, where applicable, caps (11, 21), see figure 1 have seals for sealing the casing (1), which provide a waterproof level of IP65 or higher.
  • the seals comprise cap seals (see figure 4 ) and cover seals (see figures 5 and 6 ).
  • the cap seals incorporate, by way of example, as observed in figure 4 , seals (18) manufactured in silicon toric tube with a diameter of 1.5 mm.
  • the cover seals incorporate, as shown in figures 5 and 6 :
  • the light is configured to be powered with alternating current of between 100-230 V at frequencies of 50-60 Hz, having a power factor (cos phi) equal to or greater than 0.95.
  • the construction characteristics of the light allow a suitable operation within a range of temperatures of -30°C / +50°C, as well as in relative humidity conditions greater than 95%.
  • the light object of the present invention incorporates an autonomous power device designed to power the LEDs (5) in the event of failure of the mains supply.
  • the power device comprises a battery (not shown) and a charger (not shown) to charge the battery, and it additionally incorporates respective battery control board (not represented) and general control board (not represented).
  • the general control board is responsible for receiving electrical current from the battery and powering the LED, to switch, in less than 1 second, the powering of the LED between mains supply and battery supply, when the mains supply is fortuitously interrupted.
  • the battery is a 24V DC LiFePO 4 lithium-iron-phosphate battery and it is preferably composed of eight cells, to provide a charge of 3 A.h. It requires a charging time of approximately 2 hours and has an autonomy not less than 90 minutes.
  • the battery control board incorporates monitoring means and a time meter, to monitor the voltage and current of each one of the cells, to avoid overloads, over-discharges and short-circuits.
  • the monitoring means monitor each one of the cells to check that the voltage is within established margins, thus avoiding overloads and over-discharges of the battery, and the monitoring means and the time meter monitor each cell to verify that the battery current does not exceed a pre-established limit during a predetermined time.
  • the voltage is not greater than 3.85 ⁇ 0.025 V to protect against overloads and not below 2.30 ⁇ 0.080 V, and the current does not exceed 40 A during a time greater than 11 ms, which would be indicative of short-circuit.
  • the battery is provided with a life greater than 1000 cycles. Additionally, the robust configuration of the battery allows working temperatures between -30 and +50 °C.
  • the charger is configured to receive alternating current of 50-60 Hz. with an input voltage of 110-277 V and an input current of up to 0.2 A, and it comprises means to provide a DC output voltage of 30 V and a maximum output current of 2 A.
  • the battery is charged from the mains using the charger, and it has an operating autonomy greater than 90 minutes.
  • the casing (1) comprises different removable side caps (11, 21), as indicated above, which are preferably manufactured in polycarbonate, and located both at the first end of the casing (1) and at the second end of the casing (1) opposite the first end.
  • the battery may be housed in the interior of the casing (1), in an area close to the second end, to be easily removed in the event of fault, after removal of the corresponding cap (11, 12).
  • a first cap (11) of the caps (11, 21) is located at the first end of the casing (1), whilst a second cap (21) is located at the second end of the casing (1).
  • the light comprises a manual switch (not represented) which makes it possible to selectively connect and disconnect the powering of the LEDs (5) when the light is connected to the mains.
  • the manual switch is not operational and the LEDs light at a lower current, for example, causing a power consumption of around 20 W, according to a light flow of 1350 lumens, less than 2700 lumens for the case of connection to the mains, to extend the battery duration.
  • the battery has a consumption of 62 W in charging state, 48 W in previously commented service state, and of 10 W in charged battery state and LEDs switched off.
  • the light incorporates a pair of indicators (not shown) for example, of red and green colour, to indicate the charging status and the operating status of the battery. For example, when the light is connected to the mains, if the red indicator is switched on and the green indicator is switched on, the battery is fully charged.
  • the LED control board and the general control board are integrated in a single board assembly.
  • the electrical connections relating different components of the light are simplified, with the consequent reduction in wiring and saving of space, in the interior of the casing (1). It is not necessary (nor recommendable) to dismantle the light to connect it.
  • the light incorporates, at the first end, as indicated above, a hose (not represented) of approximately one metre in length and 4*1.5 mm 2 section, internally connected and protruding through the first cap (11). It is sufficient to remove (unscrew) the second cap (21) from the second end; connect the battery appropriately to a connector (not shown) installed in the interior of the casing (1); place the second cap (21); and connect the hose to the mains.
  • the configuration described is adapted to various national and international legislations, which means that the light of the invention can be used in various countries.
  • the light complies with standards UNE EN 55015, EN 50308, EN 60598-1, EN 60598-2-1, EN 61000-3-2, EN 61547, EN 6100-4-2, and EN 1837; in addition to the community certification requirements (CE) to which directive 2004/108/EC refers.
  • CE community certification requirements

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