Electric lamp and discharge devices: systems – Pulsating or a.c. supply – With power factor control device
Reexamination Certificate
2008-03-25
2008-03-25
Vo, Tuyet (Department: 2821)
Electric lamp and discharge devices: systems
Pulsating or a.c. supply
With power factor control device
C315S2090SC, C315S291000, C315S274000, C315S276000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10835839
ABSTRACT:
An electronic device for starting and/or re-starting a power-driven device such as a lamp, bulb or lighting fixture includes an input stage, a rectifier stage, a power factor correction stage with total harmonic distortion correction, and a coil device comprising a wound coil having a primary winding of multistranded wire. The circuit may automatically adjust to a range of loads, and/or it may provide an auto-ranging line voltage. In an embodiment, the input stage accepts an AC input signal, the rectifier stage converts the AC input signal to a DC signal, and the coil device converts the DC signal to an AC output signal. The device may also include a frequency adjustment circuit that adjusts the frequency of the AC output signal to assistance in the performance of a restart function.
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Inventive Holdings LLC
Pepper Hamilton LLP
Vo Tuyet
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