AU5657486A - Gas discharge tube control circuit - Google Patents

Gas discharge tube control circuit

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Publication number
AU5657486A
AU5657486A AU56574/86A AU5657486A AU5657486A AU 5657486 A AU5657486 A AU 5657486A AU 56574/86 A AU56574/86 A AU 56574/86A AU 5657486 A AU5657486 A AU 5657486A AU 5657486 A AU5657486 A AU 5657486A
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Australia
Prior art keywords
control circuit
gas discharge
discharge tube
tube control
gas
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Abandoned
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AU56574/86A
Inventor
Kennan Clark Herrick
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    • 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
    • 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
    • H05B41/2858—Arrangements for protecting lamps or circuits against abnormal operating conditions for protecting the lamp against abnormal operating conditions
AU56574/86A 1985-04-26 1986-04-24 Gas discharge tube control circuit Abandoned AU5657486A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US72781085A 1985-04-26 1985-04-26
US727810 1985-04-26

Publications (1)

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AU5657486A true AU5657486A (en) 1986-11-06

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AU56574/86A Abandoned AU5657486A (en) 1985-04-26 1986-04-24 Gas discharge tube control circuit

Country Status (3)

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EP (1) EP0222824A1 (en)
AU (1) AU5657486A (en)
WO (1) WO1986006572A1 (en)

Cited By (1)

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Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
AU606952B2 (en) * 1987-04-13 1991-02-21 Kennan C. Herrick Apparatus and method for forming segmented luminosity in gas discharge tubes

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EP0222824A1 (en) 1987-05-27
WO1986006572A1 (en) 1986-11-06

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