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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
May. 09, 2011
Applicants:
Gang Yao, Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
BO Zhang, Shanghai, CN;
Ting Zhang, Shanghai, CN;
Inventors:
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/02 (2006.01); H05B 41/16 (2006.01); H05B 41/34 (2006.01); H05B 41/282 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/02 (2013.01); H05B 41/2828 (2013.01);
Abstract
A programmed start ballast circuit is presented having a mode control circuit to selectively switch an inverter output load to control operation for cathode preheating, step dimming and/or anti-arcing operation.