Fluorescent lamp lighting apparatus and lighting control system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7388337
APP PUB NO 20070075650A1
SERIAL NO

11453013

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A fluorescent lamp lighting apparatus according to the present invention comprises an initial illuminance correction control circuit which sets a fluorescent lamp to an initial illuminance correction control lighting mode, a switching portion which changes the fluorescent lamp from the initial illuminance correction control lighting mode to an external control dimming mode when a predetermined external dimming signal is detected, and a control portion which gradually dimming so as to achieve a dimming level of a switched mode when switching the initial illuminance correction control lighting mode and the external control dimming mode, and control so as to achieve a dimming level corresponding to a cumulative lighting time of the fluorescent lamp when the changed mode is the initial illuminance correction control lighting mode.

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  • TOSHIBA LIGHTING & TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hiraoka, Toshiyuki Numazu, JP 22 200
Ishikita, Toru Yokosuka, JP 22 188
Iwai, Naoko Yokohama, JP 30 145
Kitamura, Noriyuki Hadano, JP 60 322
Nogi, Shinji Tokyo, JP 12 391
Takahasi, Koji Yokosuka, JP 2 7
Uratani, Kazuyuki Tokyo, JP 4 47
Yamazaki, Isao Tokyo, JP 80 1358

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