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Optical element driving circuit

US7456585B2 · kind B2 · utility

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30Claims
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Filing dateMay 11, 2006
Grant dateNov 25, 2008
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Expiry dateJan 27, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05B41/34
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Optical element driving circuits flexibly configure energy sources to cause a flash tube to produce illumination at one of multiple output intensities. The driving circuits allow a single strobe alarm to take the place of multiple strobe alarms individually dedicated to specific output intensities. The driving circuits may also mitigate or eliminate high voltage arcing within the driving circuit.

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