Lighting arrangement having a fluorescent lamp, particularly a cold cathode lamp
US7323830B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 27, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 18, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B41/2822
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A lighting arrangement having at least one fluorescent lamp comprising a tube that has at least one light emitting region, a high-voltage terminal at a first end of the tube and a low-voltage terminal at a second end of the tube, an electrically conductive surface being arranged adjacent to the light emitting region of the tube that extends at least partly over the length of the tube, a voltage that corresponds at least approximately to the voltage gradient over the tube being applied to the electrically conductive surface.
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