AU3415093A - Automatic light dimmer for gas discharge lamps - Google Patents

Automatic light dimmer for gas discharge lamps

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Publication number
AU3415093A
AU3415093A AU34150/93A AU3415093A AU3415093A AU 3415093 A AU3415093 A AU 3415093A AU 34150/93 A AU34150/93 A AU 34150/93A AU 3415093 A AU3415093 A AU 3415093A AU 3415093 A AU3415093 A AU 3415093A
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Australia
Prior art keywords
gas discharge
discharge lamps
automatic light
light dimmer
dimmer
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Abandoned
Application number
AU34150/93A
Inventor
Richard L Sievers
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INTELLISWITCH Inc
Original Assignee
INTELLISWITCH Inc
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Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by INTELLISWITCH Inc filed Critical INTELLISWITCH Inc
Publication of AU3415093A publication Critical patent/AU3415093A/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B41/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps
    • H05B41/14—Circuit arrangements
    • H05B41/36—Controlling
    • H05B41/38—Controlling the intensity of light
    • H05B41/39—Controlling the intensity of light continuously
    • H05B41/392—Controlling the intensity of light continuously using semiconductor devices, e.g. thyristor
    • H05B41/3921—Controlling the intensity of light continuously using semiconductor devices, e.g. thyristor with possibility of light intensity variations
    • H05B41/3924—Controlling the intensity of light continuously using semiconductor devices, e.g. thyristor with possibility of light intensity variations by phase control, e.g. using a triac
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B41/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps
    • H05B41/14—Circuit arrangements
    • H05B41/26—Circuit arrangements in which the lamp is fed by power derived from dc by means of a converter, e.g. by high-voltage dc
    • H05B41/28—Circuit arrangements in which the lamp is fed by power derived from dc by means of a converter, e.g. by high-voltage dc using static converters
    • H05B41/282—Circuit arrangements in which the lamp is fed by power derived from dc by means of a converter, e.g. by high-voltage dc using static converters with semiconductor devices
    • H05B41/285—Arrangements for protecting lamps or circuits against abnormal operating conditions
    • H05B41/2851—Arrangements for protecting lamps or circuits against abnormal operating conditions for protecting the circuit against abnormal operating conditions
    • H05B41/2853—Arrangements for protecting lamps or circuits against abnormal operating conditions for protecting the circuit against abnormal operating conditions against abnormal power supply conditions
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B41/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps
    • H05B41/14—Circuit arrangements
    • H05B41/36—Controlling
    • H05B41/38—Controlling the intensity of light
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B41/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps
    • H05B41/14—Circuit arrangements
    • H05B41/36—Controlling
    • H05B41/38—Controlling the intensity of light
    • H05B41/382—Controlling the intensity of light during the transitional start-up phase
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B41/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps
    • H05B41/14—Circuit arrangements
    • H05B41/36—Controlling
    • H05B41/38—Controlling the intensity of light
    • H05B41/382—Controlling the intensity of light during the transitional start-up phase
    • H05B41/386—Controlling the intensity of light during the transitional start-up phase for speeding-up the lighting-up
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B41/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps
    • H05B41/14—Circuit arrangements
    • H05B41/36—Controlling
    • H05B41/38—Controlling the intensity of light
    • H05B41/39—Controlling the intensity of light continuously
    • H05B41/392—Controlling the intensity of light continuously using semiconductor devices, e.g. thyristor
    • H05B41/3921—Controlling the intensity of light continuously using semiconductor devices, e.g. thyristor with possibility of light intensity variations
    • H05B41/3922—Controlling the intensity of light continuously using semiconductor devices, e.g. thyristor with possibility of light intensity variations and measurement of the incident light

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Discharge-Lamp Control Circuits And Pulse- Feed Circuits (AREA)
AU34150/93A 1992-12-10 1992-12-18 Automatic light dimmer for gas discharge lamps Abandoned AU3415093A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US98873092A 1992-12-10 1992-12-10
US988730 1992-12-10
PCT/US1992/010967 WO1994014301A1 (en) 1992-12-10 1992-12-18 Automatic light dimmer for gas discharge lamps

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
AU3415093A true AU3415093A (en) 1994-07-04

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AU34150/93A Abandoned AU3415093A (en) 1992-12-10 1992-12-18 Automatic light dimmer for gas discharge lamps

Country Status (2)

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WO (1) WO1994014301A1 (en)

Families Citing this family (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPH0832922A (en) * 1994-07-14 1996-02-02 Hitachi Ltd Magnetic recording/reproducing device
NZ509694A (en) * 1998-10-01 2002-11-26 Future New Developments Ltd Circuit arrangement for energy-saving operation of a fluorescent tube
AU6794000A (en) * 1999-08-23 2001-03-19 Bausch & Lomb Incorporated Method of and system for closed loop control of fluorescent lamps
US6836080B2 (en) * 2001-11-14 2004-12-28 Astral Communications, Inc. Energy savings device and method for a resistive and/or an inductive load and/or a capacitive load

Family Cites Families (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4697122A (en) * 1986-08-01 1987-09-29 Armstrong World Industries, Inc. Slow acting photo lamp control
US4950963A (en) * 1988-05-05 1990-08-21 Sievers Richard L Automatic light dimmer for gas discharge lamps
US5043635A (en) * 1989-12-12 1991-08-27 Talbott Edwin M Apparatus for controlling power to a load such as a fluorescent light

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WO1994014301A1 (en) 1994-06-23

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