Patent Application
20120091911
The present invention relates to method for saving energy and power factor improvement, and particular to an arrangement and a method for improving the power factor of a lighting and saving energy by forming an open loop between a compensating device and a power source while a fluorescent tube is broken or removed.
Fluorescent tubes are used as illumination for a long time, while the power consumption of the fluorescent tube is not well concerned until the energy saving and carbon reduction awakening are promoted recently.
Prior method of lower the power consumption of the fluorescent tubes is through electrically connected a compensating device to the power source connected to the fluorescent tubes. However, the loop of the power source and the compensating device will still consume energy after a breakage or removal of the fluorescent tube.
Therefore, the prior arrangement and method could lower the power consumption of the fluorescent tube and also might cause extra power consumption while the fluorescent tube is broken or removed. The unexpected effect needs to be corrected.
Accordingly, the primary object of the present invention is to provide an arrangement and method for saving energy and improving the power factor of a lighting while a fluorescent tube of the lighting is broken or removed.
To achieve above object, the present invention provide an arrangement by electrically connecting an output end of an inductive ballast to a second joining, and electrically connecting a starter to a third joining and a fourth joining. A second pin of the compensating device is electrically connected to the third joining, a first pin of the compensating device is electrically connected to an input end of the inductive ballast. A power source is separately electrically connected to the first joining and the first pin of the compensating device.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for improving the power factor of a lighting. The power source is electrically connected to the first joining and the first pin of the compensating device, and the second pin of the compensating device is electrically connected to the third joining. While the fluorescent tube electrically connected to the first joining and the third joining is broken and removed, the compensating device and the power source will become an open loop.
Therefore, by forming an open loop, the compensating device will no longer consume energy while the fluorescent tube is broken or removed.
In order that those skilled in the art can further understand the present invention, a description will be provided in the following in details. However, these descriptions and the appended drawings are only used to cause those skilled in the art to understand the objects, features, and characteristics of the present invention, but not to be used to confine the scope and spirit of the present invention defined in the appended claims.
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The compensating device 1 has a first pin 10 and a second pin 11. The first pin 10 is electrically connected to a power source 12. The compensating device 1 may be a capacitor for selectively compensating the power source 12 and improving the power factor of the lighting.
The lamp holder 3 has a first joining 30, second joining 31, third joining 32, and a fourth joining 33. A fluorescent tube 34 is received to the lamp holder 3. The fluorescent tube 34 is electrically connected to the joinings 30 to 33. The first joining 30 is electrically connected to the power source 12, and the third joining 32 is electrically connected to the second pin 11 of the compensating device 1.
The starter 2 is electrically connected to the third joining 32 and the fourth joining 33.
The inductive ballast 4 has an input end 40 and an output end 41. The output end 41 is electrically connected to the second joining 31, and the input end 40 is electrically connected to the first pin 10.
The present invention is about a method for improving the power factor of a lighting as shown in
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The lamp holder 7 has a first joining 70, second joining 71, third joining 72, and a fourth joining 73. A fluorescent tube 74 is fixed to the lamp holder 7 and electrically connected to the first to the fourth joinings 70, 71, 72, 73, and the first joining 70 is electrically connected to power source 54.
The starter 8 is electrically connected to the third joining 72 and the fourth joining 73.
The safety breaker 5 may be formed by a capacitor 50 and a protection device 51. The safety breaker 5 has at least one input end 52 and at least one output end 53. The output end 53 is electrically connected to the first joining 70, and the input end 52 is electrically connected to the power source 54 so that the capacitor 50 will selectively compensate the power source 54 and promote the power factor of the lighting.
The inductive ballast 6 has an input end 60 and an output end 61. The input end 60 is electrically connected to the input end 52 of the safety breaker 5, and the output end 61 is electrically connected to the second joining 71.
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The fluorescent tube 74 is electrically connected to the first joining 70 so that the power source 54, safety breaker 5, lamp holder 7, and the fluorescent tube 74 form a close loop. While the fluorescent tube 74 is broken or removed, the protection device 51 will automatically open the loop between the safety breaker 5 and the power source 54. Therefore, the capacitor 50 is no longer connected to the power source 54 and is unable to consume power from the power source 54.
The present invention is thus described; it will be obvious that the same may be varied in many ways. Such variations are not to be regarded as a departure from the spirit and scope of the present invention, and all such modifications as would be obvious to one skilled in the art are intended to be included within the scope of the following claims.
