Abstract: A non-isolated LED driver has a converter which delivers first and second outputs. A sense circuit is coupled to both the first output and the second output, between the converter and an LED unit. The currents at the first output and the second output are compared to obtain a difference therebetween, and a leakage fault is determined based on an alternating current component of the difference. This avoids the need for an isolated driver, by instead detecting a leakage fault and then taking appropriate safety actions.

Abstract: An electronic ballast with power thermal cutback including an electronic ballast operably connected to provide power to a lamp, the electronic ballast having a PFC converter (HO) operable to receive a PFC input voltage (112) and operable to provide a DC bus voltage on a DC bus (114); a DC/AC converter (120) operable to receive the DC bus voltage from the DC bus (114) and to provide AC power (122) to the lamp (140) at an AC output frequency; a compensator (130) responsive to an electronic ballast condition parameter, the compensator (130) being operable to provide a compensator signal to at least one of the PFC converter (110) and the DC/AC converter (120). At least one of the PFC converter (110) and the DC/AC converter (120) is responsive to the compensator signal to reduce the power to the lamp (140) when the electronic ballast condition parameter passes a threshold.

Abstract: This invention discloses a method and apparatus managing a voltage applied to a load. The method comprises determining generation of an electrical arc, the electrical arc being determined based on detecting a high frequency signal; isolating and filtering the high frequency arc signal; generating a signal having a frequency proportional to the frequency of the arc signal; and altering a frequency of the voltage applied to the load in response to the frequency of the signal.

Abstract: An electronic ballast with power thermal cutback including an electronic ballast operably connected to provide power to a lamp, the electronic ballast having a PFC converter (HO) operable to receive a PFC input voltage (112) and operable to provide a DC bus voltage on a DC bus (114); a DC/AC converter (120) operable to receive the DC bus voltage from the DC bus (114) and to provide AC power (122) to the lamp (140) at an AC output frequency; a compensator (130) responsive to an electronic ballast condition parameter, the compensator (130) being operable to provide a compensator signal to at least one of the PFC converter (110) and the DC/AC converter (120). At least one of the PFC converter (110) and the DC/AC converter (120) is responsive to the compensator signal to reduce the power to the lamp (140) when the electronic ballast condition parameter passes a threshold.