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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2005
Applicants:
Patrick A. O'gorman, Grayslake, IL (US);
Dennis L. Stephens, Barrington, IL (US);
Inventors:
Patrick A. O'Gorman, Grayslake, IL (US);
Dennis L. Stephens, Barrington, IL (US);
Assignee:
Temic Automotive of North America, Inc., Deer Park, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for driving a halogen lamp. A driving circuit is provided that is operable near a series resonance frequency. The driving circuit is coupled to the lamp in a series configuration. During startup, the circuit is driven above resonance. After the lamp has warmed up, the circuit is driven substantially at resonance. A controller is coupled to the driving circuit. The controller is operable to control the frequency of operation of the driving circuit.