Patent · US Expired

Phase-controlled ballast having shifting control

US4459515A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 26, 1982
Grant dateJul 10, 1984
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 26, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05B41/392
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

This invention relates to a circuit for shifting a control signal from governance by one variable function to governance by another. It is more particularly concerned with a phase-controlled ballast wherein such a circuit shifts the control from a function of lamp current to a function of line voltage for better overall performance and economy.

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