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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2013
Ayan Choudhury, Danvers, MA (US);
Arindam Chakraborty, Chicago, IL (US);
Shashank Bakre, Burlington, MA (US);
Ayan Choudhury, Danvers, MA (US);
Arindam Chakraborty, Chicago, IL (US);
Shashank Bakre, Burlington, MA (US);
OSRAM SYLVANIA Inc., Danvers, MA (US);
Abstract
A ballast comprises an inverter circuit for connecting to a lamp and providing power thereto. The ballast includes a current feedback circuit connected to the inverter circuit and the lamp for controlling the frequency of the inverter circuit based on current feedback from the lamp. The ballast includes a switch circuit connected to the current feedback circuit and the lamp for enabling the current feedback circuit when the lamp is in a normal operating state and disabling the current feedback circuit when the lamp is in a low current operating state.