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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2012
Applicants:
Wei Chen, Panyu, CN;
Yanshun Xue, Panyu, CN;
Yilong YE, Panyu, CN;
Guoji Zhong, Panyu, CN;
Inventors:
Assignee:
OSRAM AG, Munich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/00 (2006.01); H05B 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Proposed is a circuit for driving a fluorescent lamp and a light-emitting diode. The circuit may include an inverter; a fluorescent lamp driving branch for driving a fluorescent lamp; a light-emitting diode driving branch for driving a light-emitting diode; a starting branch; and an alternate control branch. By using a simple circuit structure, various embodiments may realize a circuit capable of conveniently and alternately driving a fluorescent lamp and a light-emitting diode.