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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2007
Gwo-hwa Wang, Taipei, TW;
Jea-sen Lin, Taipei County, TW;
Ta-yung Yang, Milpitas, CA (US);
System General Corp., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Abstract
The present invention provides an integrated circuit controller for ballast with preheat/repreheat filament and ignition time control. A charge/discharge circuit is connected to a capacitor to provide the charge/discharge path for the capacitor. It charges when integrated circuit controller without errors and discharges when error occurred during lamp operation or power tripped. A control circuit is coupled to the charge/discharge circuit to control the charge/discharge circuit to charge or discharge the capacitor. A compare circuit is coupled to the charge/discharge circuit to compare a voltage signal on the capacitor from the charge/discharge circuit with threshold voltages for timing control and providing a preheat signal and an ignition signal. A control logic circuit is coupled to the control circuit to control the control circuit and coupled to the compare circuit to receive the preheat signal and the ignition signal for preheating the filament and igniting the lamp. The control logic circuit further receives a feedback voltage for over voltage protect. Once the feedback voltage is over its threshold voltage in the control logic circuit, the control logic circuit controls the control circuit for discharging the capacitor.