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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2007
Applicants:
Timothy Chen, Aurora, OH (US);
Nitin Kumar, Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
James K. Skully, Willoughby, OH (US);
Inventors:
Timothy Chen, Aurora, OH (US);
Nitin Kumar, Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
James K. Skully, Willoughby, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 39/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A current fed bipolar junction transistor (BJT) based inverter ballast includes base drive circuits configured to drive respective BJT switches, and high-speed drive reverse peak current limiting circuits, configured to operate in conjunction with the respective base drive circuits.