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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2012
Applicant:
Mohamed Cherif Ghanem, Pierrefonds, CA;
Inventor:
Mohamed Cherif Ghanem, Pierrefonds, CA;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 37/02 (2006.01); H05B 33/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B 33/0815 (2013.01); Y02B 20/347 (2013.01); Y02B 20/383 (2013.01);
Abstract
A driver for an LED lamp assembly includes a rectifier configured to receive an AC power and produce a first DC power and a switching regulator coupled to the rectifier. The switching regulator is configured to receive the first DC power and produce an output DC power. The driver also includes a current controller coupled between the rectifier and the switching regulator. The current controller is configured to damp and stabilize an electric current flowing between the switching regulator and the rectifier.