Fluorescent device having a fluorescent starter which precisely controls heating time and absolute synchronism of fire point
US5583395A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 11, 1994 |
| Grant date | Dec 10, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S315/05
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A new fluorescent device including an electronic fluorescent starter, a phase leading capacitor, a ballast, a bridge rectifier, a fluorescent lamp, a brightness compensation circuit, and a control circuit, the electronic fluorescent starter consisting of a master switch circuit, an ignition circuit and a time control circuit, wherein the electronic fluorescent starter matches with the ballast to turn on the fluorescent lamp; the control circuit turns the electronic fluorescent starter to the open circuit state when the fluorescent lamp is turned on; the brightness compensation circuit improves the intensity of light from the fluorescent lamp.
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