Thermal foldback for linear fluorescent lamp ballasts

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2008-06-18

2010-10-19

Vo, Tuyet Thi (Department: 2821)

Electric power conversion systems

Frequency conversion without intermediate conversion to d.c.

By induction-type converter

C363S171000, C363S170000, C363S157000, C363S016000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07817453

ABSTRACT:
A ballast circuit that facilitates providing thermal protection for a fluorescent lamp includes a coupling transformer that couples an inverter circuit to a control circuit. First and second transformer windings in the inverter circuit, and a third transformer winding in the control circuit, are wound around a common ferrite core. The ferrite core has a Curie temperature that approximates a maximum allowable threshold temperature for the lamp. When the temperature of the ballast approaches the Curie temperature of the ferrite core, its permeability, and thus inductance, drops dramatically, causing an increase in operating frequency in the inverter circuit. This increased operating frequency causes a capacitor in the control circuit to charge to a threshold voltage, at which power to the inverter circuit is reduced. The lamp then dims without turning off until the temperature is reduced to an acceptable level.

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PCT/US2008/068751 International Search Report, mailed Mar. 27, 2008.

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