Patent ID: 10879728

Abstract:
An emergency unit (1) is provided, comprising input terminals (I1, I2) for supplying the emergency unit (1) with AC power, a battery charging unit (40) designed for charging a battery unit (30) of the emergency unit (1) by using the AC power, a DC/DC converter (10), supplied by the battery unit (30) and designed to provide DC power to DC power output terminals (O1, O2) designed for supplying power to emergency lighting means (EL), a control unit (20) designed for being supplied with a signal indicating the state of the AC power and for outputting commands to the battery charging unit (40) and to the DC/DC converter (10). The control unit (20) can assume a state (S6) in which it causes the DC/DC converter (10) to provide DC power based on the battery unit and at the same time start the operation of the battery charging unit (40).