Patent · US Expired

Ballast feedback scheme

US6100646A · kind A · utility

2Cited by
4References
8Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateDec 18, 1998
Grant dateAug 8, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 18, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S315/07
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A ballast feedback scheme including a single stage current feedback inverter. To avoid overboosting of the voltage impressed across a buffer capacitor only a portion of the high frequency lamp current is fedback to the buffer capacitor during both ignition and steady state operation of the lamp. Ignition of the lamp is well controlled.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.