The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 1982
Filed:
Aug. 14, 1980
Applicant:
Inventor:
John P Walden, Schenectady, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B / ; H05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
315307 ; 315224 ; 315244 ; 315291 ; 315D / ;
Abstract
A variable frequency AC power source drives a gas discharge lamp which is connected in parallel with the capacitance of a series resonant circuit. The polarity of the voltage applied to the resonant circuit is commutated at such times as the rate-of-change of current flow in the resonant circuit is below an adjustable threshold value. The setting of a threshold adjusting circuit determines the brightness of the lamp. The polarity is also commutated at such times as the current flow from the source reaches a predetermined level. Lamp current is thus independently and variably controlled in the variable power mode.