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US 2014/0346977 A1Published application
Controller for a fluorescent lamp
AssigneeEasy Solution Holdings Limited
InventorKwok Yan Michael Lau
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Abstract
A controller for a fluorescent lamp comprises a toggle arrangement adapted to turn the lamp on, in response to a user performing an on-off-on power toggle, wherein the on-off-on power toggle comprises a first on-period, during which the controller prevents the lamp from being turned on.
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A controller (10) for a fluorescent lamp (20) comprising:
- a toggle arrangement (12,16) adapted to turn the lamp (10) on, in response to a user performing an on-off-on power toggle,
- wherein the on-off-on power toggle comprises a first on-period, during which the controller (10) prevents the lamp (20) from being turned on
- wherein the controller (10) has two terminals, and
- wherein two terminals (21, 22) of the lamp (20), which are provided at opposite ends of the lamp (20), are connected to the terminals of the controller (10).
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A fluorescent lighting system comprising the controller (10) of the preceding claims, and further comprising:
- a first fluorescent lamp (20) and a second fluorescent lamp (40), and
- a user-operable power switch (1a),
- wherein the controller (10) and first lamp (20) are connected to form a unit (100), and
- wherein the unit (100) is connected in parallel to the second lamp (40), and
- wherein the unit (100) and second lamp (40) are connected to the power switch (1a), such that the second fluorescent lamp is on while the power switch (1a) is closed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.