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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 1985
Filed:
Jun. 28, 1983
Robert P Fuller, Titusville, FL (US);
Larry A Nordstrom, Oviedo, FL (US);
U-Lite, Inc., Titusville, FL (US);
Abstract
A d.c.-a.c. inverter circuit allows a standard type fluorescent lamp to be operated from a low-voltage source of d.c. power with a high degree of efficiency attributable in part to use of lamp current as base drive current for a power transistor controlling the energization of a transformer primary winding having two mutually connected secondary windings which apply voltages across the lamp through the power transistor. Additional efficiency is achieved by use of a second transistor under time delay control for supplying preheat current to the lamp and turn-on current to the power transistor only during the starting phase of lamp operation.