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GB1477908A - High intensity lamp dimming circuit - Google Patents

High intensity lamp dimming circuit

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Publication number
GB1477908A
GB1477908A GB5394974A GB5394974A GB1477908A GB 1477908 A GB1477908 A GB 1477908A GB 5394974 A GB5394974 A GB 5394974A GB 5394974 A GB5394974 A GB 5394974A GB 1477908 A GB1477908 A GB 1477908A
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
triac
lamp
ballast
gated
series
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Expired
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GB5394974A
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English (en)
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Esquire Inc
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Esquire Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B41/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps
    • H05B41/14—Circuit arrangements
    • H05B41/36—Controlling
    • H05B41/38—Controlling the intensity of light
    • H05B41/40—Controlling the intensity of light discontinuously
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S315/00—Electric lamp and discharge devices: systems
    • Y10S315/04—Dimming circuit for fluorescent lamps

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  • Discharge-Lamp Control Circuits And Pulse- Feed Circuits (AREA)
  • Circuit Arrangement For Electric Light Sources In General (AREA)
GB5394974A 1974-02-11 1974-12-13 High intensity lamp dimming circuit Expired GB1477908A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US441429A US3894265A (en) 1974-02-11 1974-02-11 High intensity lamp dimming circuit

Publications (1)

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GB1477908A true GB1477908A (en) 1977-06-29

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US (1) US3894265A (it)
BE (1) BE824338A (it)
BR (1) BR7410810D0 (it)
CA (1) CA1041160A (it)
DE (1) DE2505453A1 (it)
ES (1) ES433733A1 (it)
FR (1) FR2260920B1 (it)
GB (1) GB1477908A (it)
IT (1) IT1026419B (it)

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Publication number Publication date
US3894265A (en) 1975-07-08
AU7744575A (en) 1976-07-22
FR2260920A1 (it) 1975-09-05
ES433733A1 (es) 1977-02-16
CA1041160A (en) 1978-10-24
BE824338A (fr) 1975-05-02
DE2505453A1 (de) 1975-08-14
FR2260920B1 (it) 1980-03-28
BR7410810D0 (pt) 1975-03-25
IT1026419B (it) 1978-09-20

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PS Patent sealed [section 19, patents act 1949]
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee