Patent ID: 10172196

Abstract:
A light unit driver comprising a plurality of light unit driver channels, each light unit driver channel being configured for driving a respective light unit via a respective light unit driver channel output of the light unit driver channel, —a supply rail that is connected to respective power inputs of the light unit driver channels to conduct electrical energy to the light unit driver channels, —a backup energy storage configured for storing electrical energy, —a control device for controlling the light unit driver, The backup energy storage is electrically connected to the light unit driver channel output of one of the light unit driver channels, the light units being connected to the light unit driver channel outputs of the remaining light unit driver channels. The control device is configured to: —in an operational mode, operate the one of the light unit driver channels to charge the backup energy storage via the one of the light unit driver channel outputs to which the backup energy storage is connected, and operate the remaining light unit driver channels to drive the light units, and—in an emergency mode, operate the one of the light unit driver channels to feed energy back to the supply rail to power the remaining light unit driver channels via the one of the light unit driver channels from the backup energy storage.