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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2003
Sree Venkit, Naperville, IL (US);
Ramakrishnan Venkatraman, Aurora, IL (US);
Amr Ghazala, Warren, NJ (US);
Sree Venkit, Naperville, IL (US);
Ramakrishnan Venkatraman, Aurora, IL (US);
Amr Ghazala, Warren, NJ (US);
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A striation correction circuitis arranged to apply a first striation correction current to the first fluorescent lamp Land a second striation correction current to the second fluorescent lamp L. A first voltage appearing across the first fluorescent tube Ldue to the first striation correction current is substantially similar in magnitude but has inverted polarity with respect to a second voltage across the second fluorescent tube Ldue to the second striation correction current. Detection of an end-of-life condition of a fluorescent lamp is facilitated.