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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2012
Applicants:
Gang Yao, Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
James Mieskoski, East Cleveland, OH (US);
Inventors:
Gang Yao, Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
James Mieskoski, East Cleveland, OH (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method of controlling a lighting system having a ballast is provided. The ballast may be used in a lamp system that utilizes different types of lamps. The ballast may detect a lamp signal that indicates a change in state of at least one of the lamps in the lighting system. A voltage regulator signal can be modified based on the detected lamp signal and the light system controlled based on the modified voltage regulator signal.