Modular, configurable dimming ballast for a gas-discharge lamp

Details Modular, configurable dimming ballast for a gas-discharge lamp Modular, configurable dimming ballast for a gas-discharge lamp

1998-04-27

2000-08-22

Vu, David

Electric lamp and discharge devices: systems

Current and/or voltage regulation

Automatic regulation

315224, 315 56, H05B 3702

Patent

active

061077550

ABSTRACT:
The invention features an electronic dimming ballast for use with a gas-discharge lamp. The ballast is adapted to receive a wide variety of control signals, both from sensors near the ballast or from sensors and/or controllers located away from the ballast. The ballast is constructed on a main circuit board which contains an interface into which a wide variety of daughter circuit boards may be attached so that the ballast may be customized for a particular application or system. Typical dimming input "commands" may be from light level sensors, proximity sensors, portable, hand-held remote controllers, building energy management systems, etc. Unique interface and/or control circuitry to adapt the basic dimming ballast to these inputs is generally contained on the pluggable daughter cards.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2091953 (1937-09-01), Becquemont
patent: 5315214 (1994-05-01), Lesea
patent: 5408162 (1995-04-01), Williams
patent: 5569981 (1996-10-01), Cho

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