Fluorescent lighting system
US8167676B2 · kind B2 · utility
0Cited by
26References
38Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 2009 |
| Grant date | May 1, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B41/2325
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for providing a Fluorescent Lighting System are disclosed. In one embodiment, the present invention may be used as a fluorescent lamp ballast which is controlled using a non-resonant circuit that allows the ballast to lower to fifty percent the light output of the lamp while providing a corresponding fifty percent reduction in energy used.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.