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Electronic Blast with Remote Capacitor Placement

  • US 20080012505A1
  • Filed: 11/03/2005
  • Published: 01/17/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/04/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An electronic ballast comprising:

  • a first housing 34;

    a second housing 36;

    an AC/DC converter 22;

    a DC bus 24 operably connected to the AC/DC converter 22;

    a lamp driver 26 operably connected to the DC bus 24; and

    a storage capacitor 32 operably connected to the DC bus 24 with capacitor wires 30;

    wherein the AC/DC converter 22, the DC bus 24, and the lamp driver 26 are disposed in the first housing 34;

    the storage capacitor 32 is disposed in the second housing 36; and

    the first housing 34 is thermally isolated and physically separated from the second housing 36.

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