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Driver circuits for dimmable solid state lighting apparatus

US8810144B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 2, 2012
Grant dateAug 19, 2014
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Expiry dateMay 2, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05B45/3725
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A voltage regulator for generating a housekeeping voltage in a high voltage power supply circuit includes a charging switch coupled to a high voltage node and to a storage device at an output node, and a control voltage regulation circuit coupled to the charging switch and configured to cause the charging switch to generate a current pulse for charging the storage device.

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