Lamp system with electronic ballast
US6504315B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 9, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B20/00
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A lamp system including: a power-factor compensator, a current controller including first and second switches, the current controller being coupled to the on/off periods of the first and second switches for controlling the magnitude of a lamp driving current from the power-factor compensator; a lamp section including a resonance circuit composed of a resistor, an inductor and a capacitor, and emitting light under a current from the current controller; a ballast for forming a feedback voltage using a current flowing through the lamp section including soft start and dimming control. The lamp system compares the feedback voltage to a reference voltage to determine whether the current input to the lamp section is an overcurrent, an undercurrent, or a normal current. The ballast controls the on/off periods of the first and second switches.
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