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US 5,175,475 AGranted
High-pass t-networks with integral transformer for gaseous discharge lamps
AssigneeGTE Products Corporation
InventorsRonald A. Lesea, John B. Sampson
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Abstract
For coupling one, or more, gaseous discharge lamps to a high-frequency AC power-source a ballasting (current-limiting) network employs a first capacitor, a second inductor, and a transformer having a primary winding coupled to the high-frequency AC power-source by the first capacitor and a secondary winding coupled to the gaseous discharge lamp by the second inductor.
Claims4
A lighting system comprising in combination:
- a high-frequency AC power source (502);
- a load (506) including at least one gaseous discharge lamp;
- and
- a current-limiting network (504) including,
- capacitor means (510) having a predetermined capacitive reactance,
- inductor means (514) having a predetermined inductive reactance the magnitude of which is less than the magnitude of said capacitive reactance, and
- transformer means (512) having primary winding means coupled in series with said capacitor means across said high-frequency AC power source and secondary winding means coupled in series with said inductor means across said load.
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A lighting system comprising in combination:
- a high frequency AC power source (502);
- a load (506) including a least one gaseous discharge lamp;
- and
- a current-limiting network (504) including,
- capacitor means (510) having a predetermined capacitive reactance Xc(1),
- inductor means (514) having a predetermined inductive reactance Xl(1),
- transformer means (512) having primary winding means coupled in series with said capacitor means across said high-frequency AC power source and secondary winding means coupled in series with said inductor means across said load, said primary winding means having a predetermined inductive reactance Xlp(1), said transformer means having a transformer impedance Rpri, wherein Xc(1), Xlp(1), Xl(1), and Rpri conform to the relationship:
- ______________________________________ Rm = ((Eout/Ein/((R1/Rpri).sup.1/2)).sup.2 * Rin * (Rin + Rpri) - 2 * (Eout/Ein/((R1/Rpri).sup.1/2)) * Rin * Rpri)/ (((Eout/Ein/((R1/Rpri).sup.1/2)).sup.2 * Rin) - Rpri);
- Xc(1) = -Rin * ((Rm/Rin) - 1).sup.1/2 ;
- X1p(1) = Rm/(((Rm/Rpri) - 1).sup.1/2 - ((Rm/Rin) - 1).sup.1/2);
- X1(1) = R1 * ((Rm/Rpri) - 1).sup.1/2 ;
- ______________________________________
- Where:
- Rl is a predetermined loaded lamp impedance presented to said current-limiting network by said load;
- Rin is a predetermined input impedance presented by said current-limiting network to said high-frequency AC power-source;
- Eout is a predetermined open-circuit output voltage level developed by said current-limiting network across said load;
- Ein is a predetermined voltage level developed by said high-frequency AC power-source across Rin;
- and
- Rm is a dependent variable, which is defined by Ein, Eout, Rl, Rin, and Rpri.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.