AU5250296A - Dimming controller and method for a fluorescent lamp - Google Patents

Dimming controller and method for a fluorescent lamp

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Publication number
AU5250296A
AU5250296A AU52502/96A AU5250296A AU5250296A AU 5250296 A AU5250296 A AU 5250296A AU 52502/96 A AU52502/96 A AU 52502/96A AU 5250296 A AU5250296 A AU 5250296A AU 5250296 A AU5250296 A AU 5250296A
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Australia
Prior art keywords
fluorescent lamp
dimming controller
dimming
controller
fluorescent
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Abandoned
Application number
AU52502/96A
Inventor
Dan E Rothenbuhler
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Beacon Light Products Inc
Original Assignee
Beacon Light Products Inc
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Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from US08/404,880 external-priority patent/US5504398A/en
Application filed by Beacon Light Products Inc filed Critical Beacon Light Products Inc
Publication of AU5250296A publication Critical patent/AU5250296A/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B41/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps
    • H05B41/14—Circuit arrangements
    • H05B41/36—Controlling
    • H05B41/38—Controlling the intensity of light
    • H05B41/39—Controlling the intensity of light continuously
    • H05B41/392—Controlling the intensity of light continuously using semiconductor devices, e.g. thyristor
    • H05B41/3921—Controlling the intensity of light continuously using semiconductor devices, e.g. thyristor with possibility of light intensity variations
    • H05B41/3927—Controlling the intensity of light continuously using semiconductor devices, e.g. thyristor with possibility of light intensity variations by pulse width modulation
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B41/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps
    • H05B41/02—Details
    • H05B41/04—Starting switches
    • H05B41/042—Starting switches using semiconductor devices
    • H05B41/044—Starting switches using semiconductor devices for lamp provided with pre-heating electrodes
    • H05B41/046—Starting switches using semiconductor devices for lamp provided with pre-heating electrodes using controlled semiconductor devices
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B41/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps
    • H05B41/14—Circuit arrangements
    • H05B41/36—Controlling
    • H05B41/38—Controlling the intensity of light
    • H05B41/39—Controlling the intensity of light continuously
    • H05B41/392—Controlling the intensity of light continuously using semiconductor devices, e.g. thyristor
    • H05B41/3921—Controlling the intensity of light continuously using semiconductor devices, e.g. thyristor with possibility of light intensity variations
    • H05B41/3924—Controlling the intensity of light continuously using semiconductor devices, e.g. thyristor with possibility of light intensity variations by phase control, e.g. using a triac

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Discharge-Lamp Control Circuits And Pulse- Feed Circuits (AREA)
AU52502/96A 1995-03-16 1996-03-12 Dimming controller and method for a fluorescent lamp Abandoned AU5250296A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US40618395A 1995-03-16 1995-03-16
US406183 1995-03-16
US08/404,880 US5504398A (en) 1994-06-10 1995-03-16 Dimming controller for a fluorescent lamp
US404880 1995-03-16
PCT/US1996/003366 WO1996028958A1 (en) 1995-03-16 1996-03-12 Dimming controller and method for a fluorescent lamp

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
AU5250296A true AU5250296A (en) 1996-10-02

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AU52502/96A Abandoned AU5250296A (en) 1995-03-16 1996-03-12 Dimming controller and method for a fluorescent lamp

Country Status (4)

Country Link
EP (1) EP0824850B1 (en)
AU (1) AU5250296A (en)
DE (1) DE69602939T2 (en)
WO (1) WO1996028958A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE29624405U1 (en) * 1996-10-17 2003-03-20 BISCHL Feinmechanik/Electronic GmbH, 82418 Seehausen DC gas discharge lamp starter and DC ballast for a gas discharge lamp

Family Cites Families (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE2517211C2 (en) * 1975-04-16 1987-02-26 Itt Industries, Inc., New York, N.Y. Circuit for brightness control of gas discharge lamps
EP0046395B1 (en) * 1980-08-18 1985-02-13 THE GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, p.l.c. Dimming system for electric discharge lamps
DE3343930A1 (en) * 1983-12-05 1985-06-13 Horst 2741 Kutenholz Erzmoneit CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT FOR OPERATING FLUORESCENT OR ULTRAVIOLET LOW-VOLTAGE DISCHARGE LAMPS
US4870340A (en) * 1989-02-03 1989-09-26 Davis Controls Corporation Method of and apparatus for reducing energy consumption
DE69130349T2 (en) * 1990-08-13 1999-06-24 Electronic Ballast Technology Inc., Torrance, Calif. Remote control for an electrical device
DE4025938A1 (en) * 1990-08-16 1992-02-20 Diehl Gmbh & Co CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT FOR THE OPERATION OF A FLUORESCENT LAMP
DE4421736C2 (en) * 1994-06-22 1998-06-18 Wolfgang Nuetzel Controllable lighting system

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Publication number Publication date
DE69602939D1 (en) 1999-07-22
EP0824850B1 (en) 1999-06-16
WO1996028958A1 (en) 1996-09-19
EP0824850A1 (en) 1998-02-25
DE69602939T2 (en) 1999-12-02

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