Dimmer - choukouki (English spelling) dimmer

Japanese: 調光器 - ちょうこうき(英語表記)dimmer
Dimmer - choukouki (English spelling) dimmer

An electrical device that continuously adjusts and increases/decreases the brightness of lighting, and is installed in the circuit between the power source and the lighting fixture. Previously, resistors and transformers were used to adjust brightness, but recent advances in semiconductor technology have led to the widespread use of semiconductor dimming methods. Semiconductor dimmers use thyristor phase control technology, and can continuously adjust the brightness of fluorescent lamps in addition to incandescent bulbs, but in this case a dimming ballast is required.

Generally speaking, dimmers refer to devices that adjust lighting with a relatively small load, such as in home living rooms, hotel rooms, and restaurants, while in the case of large-scale lighting facilities such as theaters and television studios, they are called dimmers, lighting control equipment, or dimmers. Dimmers consist of a dimmer or dimming unit required for adjusting the lighting, and an operation unit, load selection unit, and preset unit that are combined with this. This allows remote operation with very little power even when the load is high, and allows complex stage lighting scenes to be switched with simple operations.

[Takahashi Sadao]

[Reference] | Brightness | Lighting equipment

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

照明の明るさを連続的に調節、増減する電気設備で、電源と照明器具の間の回路に設けられる。明るさを調節する方法として、以前は抵抗器や変圧器を用いていたが、近年の半導体技術の進歩により半導体調光方式が広く用いられるようになった。半導体方式の調光器には、サイリスタの位相制御技術が用いられ、白熱電球に加えて蛍光ランプまで連続的に調光できるようになったが、この場合には調光用安定器が必要である。

 一般に調光器という場合、家庭のリビングルームやホテルの客室、飲食店など比較的負荷の小さい照明の調節を行う場合をさし、劇場やテレビスタジオなどの大掛りな照明設備の場合には、調光装置lighting control equipmentまたは調光機と称される。調光装置は、照明光の調節に必要な調光器または調光ユニットと、これと組み合わせる操作部、負荷選択部、プリセット部から構成される。これにより負荷が大電力であっても微小電力で、かつ遠隔操作ができ、複雑な舞台照明のシーンの切り換えも簡単な操作で行える。

[高橋貞雄]

[参照項目] | 明るさ | 照明器具

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