SOLID-STATE LIGHTING APPARATUS WITH FILAMENT IMITATION FOR USE WITH FLORESCENT BALLASTS
First Claim
1. A lighting apparatus comprising:
- a solid-state lighting circuit;
a ballast connection port comprising first and second terminals; and
a filament-imitating impedance coupled between the first and a second terminals of the ballast connection port and to an input terminal of the solid-state lighting circuit.
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Abstract
A lighting apparatus includes a solid-state lighting circuit, a ballast connection port including first and second terminals and a filament-imitating impedance coupled between the first and a second terminals of the ballast connection port and to an input terminal of the solid-state lighting circuit. The filament-imitating impedance may be configured to transfer power at a nominal frequency of an output produced by the ballast and to provide an impedance between the first and second terminals of the ballast connection port that prevents shutdown of the ballast. In some embodiments, the filament-imitating impedance may vary with temperature, e.g., the filament-imitating impedance may be configured to imitate a temperature dependence of a fluorescent tube filament. The lighting apparatus may be included in a fluorescent lamp replacement lamp.
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31 Claims
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1. A lighting apparatus comprising:
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a solid-state lighting circuit; a ballast connection port comprising first and second terminals; and a filament-imitating impedance coupled between the first and a second terminals of the ballast connection port and to an input terminal of the solid-state lighting circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 20)
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11. A lighting apparatus comprising:
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a solid-state lighting circuit; a ballast connection port comprising first and second terminals; a filament-imitating impedance having a first terminal coupled to the first terminal of the ballast connection port; and a low-frequency blocking impedance having a first terminal coupled to a second terminal of the filament-imitating impedance and the second terminal of the ballast connection port and a second terminal coupled to an input terminal of the solid-state lighting circuit. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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21. A lighting apparatus comprising:
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at least one LED; a ballast connection port; a filament-imitating impedance coupled between first and second terminals of the ballast connection port; and a matching circuit coupled to the filament-imitating impedance and the at least one LED. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A lighting apparatus comprising:
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a solid-state lighting circuit; a ballast connection port comprising first and second terminals configured to be connected to a ballast; and at least one resistor coupled between the first and second terminals and having a terminal coupled to solid state lighting circuit and configured to prevent a filament test shutdown of the ballast. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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