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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2000
Laszlo S. Ilyes, Richmond Heights, OH (US);
Louis R. Nerone, Brecksville, OH (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A ballast circuit operable with a triac based controller circuit, the ballast circuit ( ) includes a rectifier ( ) configured for operative connection with an associated triac based circuit ( ) for converting AC current to DC current, a capacitor assembly ( ) coupled to the rectifier ( ), a first connection ( ) between the rectifier and the capacitor assembly ( ), a converter ( ) coupled to the rectifier ( ) for converting the DC current to AC current, a gate drive arrangement coupled to the converter for controlling the converter ( ), a resistance-inductance circuit ( ) coupled to the converter ( ), and a second connection ( ) between the capacitor assembly ( ) and the resistance-inductance circuit ( ). The converter ( ) induces AC current in the resistance-inductance circuit ( ).