Title:
ENERGYYSAVING ILLUMINATOR
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JPS5466572
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
An energy conserving lighting system is provided wherein a plurality of fluorescent lamps are powered by a poorly regulated voltage supply which provides a decreasing supply voltage with increasing arc current so as to generally match the volt-ampere characteristics of the lamps. A transistor ballast and control circuit connected in the arc current path controls the arc current and hence the light output in accordance with the total ambient light, i.e., the light produced by the lamps together with whatever further light is produced by other sources such as daylight. In another embodiment, a transistor ballast is utilized in combination with an inductive ballast. The transistor ballast provides current control over a wide dynamic range up to a design current maximum at which maximum the transistor is saturated and the inductive ballast takes over the current limiting function.
Inventors:
DAN FUREDERITSUKU UIDOMEIYAA
Application Number:
JP11080778A
Publication Date:
May 29, 1979
Filing Date:
September 11, 1978
Export Citation:
Assignee:
WIDMAYER DON FREDERICK
International Classes:
G05D25/02; H05B41/392; H05B41/42; (IPC1-7): H05B41/39
Domestic Patent References:
| JPS4219891Y1 | 1967-11-17 | |||
| JP49093675B |
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