Electric lamp and discharge devices: systems – Current and/or voltage regulation – Automatic regulation
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-05
2008-08-12
Vo, Tuyet (Department: 2821)
Electric lamp and discharge devices: systems
Current and/or voltage regulation
Automatic regulation
C315S291000, C315S224000, C315SDIG002
Reexamination Certificate
active
07411360
ABSTRACT:
A lamp inverter with continuous strike voltage facilitates faster striking of a fluorescent lamp, especially at cold temperatures. A frequency sweep generator sweeps the frequency of the lamp inverter to a striking frequency corresponding to a striking lamp voltage and then maintains the striking frequency until the lamp strikes.
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