Constant lumen output control system
CA 2626575 C · Owner: Acuity Brands, Inc. · Inventors: Green, John D.; Ries, Jack L.
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A constant lumen output control system for providing a constant lumen output throughout the life of a lamp at the mean or preset lumen level . The lumen con system (315) coupled to a lamp driver (310) initially reduces the power to the lamp (330) to prevent the lamp from being operated at power levels that result excess mean or preset lumen levels. With increased lamp usage the , lumen contr system gradually increases power to the lamp to compensate for lamp lumen depreciation due to light-reducing mechanisms. By compensating for lamp lumen depreciation the lamp is operated at a constant mean or preset lumen output throughout the life of the lamp.
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- Filed October 17, 2005 and granted January 6, 2015. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended October 17, 2025.
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