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Remote control of dimmable electronic gas discharge lamp ballasts

  • US 4,523,128 A
  • Filed: 12/10/1982
  • Issued: 06/11/1985
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/10/1982
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A remotely controlled dimming solid state ballast system for gas discharge lamps adapted to respond to external wireless control signals comprising:

  • solid state dimming ballast for powering one or more of said lamps, said solid state dimming ballast including control interface means for interfacing with an external wireless control system;

    control means for controlling said ballast means said control means further comprising,signal receiving means including decoding means for receiving and decoding remotely transmitted control signals,signal recognition means connected to said decoding means for recognizing control signals addressed to said ballast,enabling means associated with said signal recognition means for allowing transmission of recognized control signals to an output means, andoutput means for generating a setpoint output control signal modulated in response to said recognized control signals and indicative of the desired control setpoint of said one or more lamps controlled by said ballast, wherein said output means is connected between said enabling means and said ballast.

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