Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Fluorescent lamp dimmer with multi-function integrated circuit
- Patent Title (中): 荧光灯调光器具有多功能集成电路
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Application No.: US12242303Application Date: 2008-09-30
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Publication No.: US08358078B2Publication Date: 2013-01-22
- Inventor: David Natarelli
- Applicant: David Natarelli
- Applicant Address: US OH Aurora
- Assignee: Technical Consumer Products, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Technical Consumer Products, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US OH Aurora
- Agency: Benesch, Friedlander, Copland & Aronoff, LLP
- Main IPC: H05B37/02
- IPC: H05B37/02 ; H05B39/02 ; H05B39/04 ; H05B41/36 ; H05B37/00 ; H05B39/00 ; H05B41/14 ; H05B41/16 ; H05B41/24 ; H01J11/04 ; H01J13/48 ; H01J15/04 ; H01J17/36

Abstract:
In one embodiment, a fluorescent lamp dimming circuit includes power factor correction control, dimming control, and switching devices. The power factor correction control may be connected to power factor correction circuitry that produces a regulated DC buss. The dimming control circuit may be connected to the input of the fluorescent lamp dimming circuit for producing a driver signal whose frequency varies depending on the input voltage waveform perhaps as modified by a dimmer. The control circuit may produce a drive signal with a duty cycle profile to drive switching devices. The switching devices invert the DC buss voltage to an AC voltage waveform for driving a resonant tank circuit. The resonant tank circuit may include an inductance, a capacitance, and the impedance of a fluorescent lamp. The AC voltage waveform when applied to the resonant tank circuit may cause the fluorescent lamp to dim based on the dimmer setting.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090302772A1 FLUORESCENT LAMP DIMMING CIRCUIT Public/Granted day:2009-12-10
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