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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 1980
Filed:
Jan. 31, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert P Alley, Manlius, NY (US);
Theodore R Haller, Schenectady, NY (US);
Russell E Tompkins, Scotia, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
315276 ; 315239 ; 315244 ; 315247 ; 336105 ; 336213 ; 361270 ;
Abstract
The magnetic core of a lamp ballast is bifilar wound from inherently thin amorphous metal strip and utilizes the laminations of the magnetic circuit as the plates of a capacitor. The outer yoke of the core encases the coils and is edge-wound from amorphous metal ribbon alternated with insulation to also be the power factor capacitor. The inner core is accordion-pleated or spirally wound and is electrically connected to be the starting capacitor. Cutaways in the inner core cause saturation and shape the lamp current waveform.