Industry Patents

Patent: 7558081

Basic Halogen Convertor IC

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Patent Number: 7558081 
Title: Basic Halogen Convertor IC 
Abstract: A driving circuit for providing a control signal to a power semiconductor device for providing power to a filament lamp, said driving circuit comprising an oscillator for generating said control signal. The driving circuit may further comprise a soft start circuit which controls said oscillator so as to avoid excessive current in said lamp at start-up; a voltage compensation circuit which controls said oscillator so as to compensate for variations in load; a shutdown circuit for shutting down and automatically restarting said oscillator in response to a fault condition; an adaptive dead time circuit which controls said oscillator for providing cool running of said power semiconductor device; and/or a dimming circuit which controls said oscillator for driving said lamp. The driving circuit and its control circuitry may be implemented in an integrated circuit.  
Country of Issue: US 
First Named Inventor: Green, Russ 
Assignee: International Rectifier Corporation 
Continuation or Divisional of: 7321201 
International Classification: H02M 3/335 
US Classification: 362/21.03 
Issue Date: 07-07-2009 
Filing Date: 11-15-2006 
Application : 11/560216 
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Link to Patent at freepatentsonline.com: 7558081 at Freepatentsonline 
Link to World Patent Family1: World Patent Family at European Patent Office 
Link to Google Patents1: 7558081 at Google Patents 

 

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