Patent ID: 6734640
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: H05B

Abstract:
An electronic ballast design system for designing an electronic lamp ballast circuit, the system comprising:a line input module, the line input module receiving a line input voltage for the ballast; a lamp input module, the lamp input module receiving a type of lamp for the ballast; a control IC module, the control IC module receiving an identification of a ballast integrated circuit chip for the ballast; a lamp configuration module, the lamp configuration module receiving an identification of a configuration for one or more lamps for the ballast; a ballast design module responsive to the line input module, lamp input module, control IC module, and lamp configure module, the ballast design module generating a ballast circuit bill of materials, a ballast circuit design schematic, and at least one winding specification for at least one inductor of the ballast circuit calculated from inputs received from each of the line input module, the lamp input module, the control IC module and the lamp configuration module; and further wherein the ballast design module is responsive to a database of core parameters for standard E cores made of standard power grade Ferrite material.