CA1178649A - Starter and discharge lamp starting circuit - Google Patents

Starter and discharge lamp starting circuit

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Publication number
CA1178649A
CA1178649A CA000391536A CA391536A CA1178649A CA 1178649 A CA1178649 A CA 1178649A CA 000391536 A CA000391536 A CA 000391536A CA 391536 A CA391536 A CA 391536A CA 1178649 A CA1178649 A CA 1178649A
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Prior art keywords
lamp
bimetals
circuit
starter
bimetal
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Expired
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CA000391536A
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English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Sheppard Cohen
Nikolaos Barakitis
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Osram Sylvania Inc
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GTE Products Corp
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J61/00—Gas-discharge or vapour-discharge lamps
    • H01J61/02—Details
    • H01J61/54—Igniting arrangements, e.g. promoting ionisation for starting
    • H01J61/541—Igniting arrangements, e.g. promoting ionisation for starting using a bimetal switch
    • H01J61/544—Igniting arrangements, e.g. promoting ionisation for starting using a bimetal switch and an auxiliary electrode outside the vessel
    • 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
    • H05B41/02—Details
    • H05B41/04—Starting switches
    • H05B41/06—Starting switches thermal only
    • H05B41/08—Starting switches thermal only heated by glow discharge
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S315/00—Electric lamp and discharge devices: systems
    • Y10S315/07—Starting and control circuits for gas discharge lamp using transistors

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  • Discharge Lamps And Accessories Thereof (AREA)
  • Circuit Arrangements For Discharge Lamps (AREA)
CA000391536A 1980-12-15 1981-12-04 Starter and discharge lamp starting circuit Expired CA1178649A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US06/216,874 US4329621A (en) 1980-12-15 1980-12-15 Starter and discharge lamp starting circuit
US216,874 1980-12-15

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CA1178649A true CA1178649A (en) 1984-11-27

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US (1) US4329621A (enExample)
EP (1) EP0054270B1 (enExample)
JP (1) JPS6313678Y2 (enExample)
CA (1) CA1178649A (enExample)
DE (1) DE3174679D1 (enExample)

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NL8002891A (nl) * 1980-05-20 1981-12-16 Philips Nv Glimstarter.
US4600861A (en) * 1984-02-23 1986-07-15 Gte Products Corporation Fluorescent lamp circuit breaker
US4600860A (en) * 1984-02-23 1986-07-15 Gte Products Corporation Rapid-start fluorescent lamp closure switch
BE1007770A3 (nl) * 1993-11-12 1995-10-17 Philips Electronics Nv Ontladingslamp voorzien van bimetaalschakelaar en bimetaalschakelaar geschikt voor een lamp.
EP1328007A1 (en) * 2001-12-14 2003-07-16 Patent-Treuhand-Gesellschaft für elektrische Glühlampen mbH Dielectric barrier discharge lamp with starting aid.
WO2009115120A1 (de) * 2008-03-19 2009-09-24 Osram Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung Verfahren und betriebsgerät zur minimierung der isolationsbeanspruchung eines hochdruckentladungslampensystems

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DE1489350C3 (de) * 1962-07-13 1974-09-05 Dr. Kern Gmbh, 3400 Goettingen Gasentladungslampe mit einer Gasfüllung aus Deuterium- oder Wasserstoffgas
DE1589375C3 (de) * 1966-09-30 1978-04-06 Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co., Ltd., Kawasaki, Kanagawa (Japan) Glimmstarter für Gasentladungsröhren
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NL7017065A (enExample) * 1970-11-21 1972-05-24
US3746914A (en) * 1971-12-30 1973-07-17 Gte Sylvania Inc Arc discharge tube with surrounding starting coil
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US4328446A (en) * 1980-04-11 1982-05-04 Gte Laboratories Incorporated Method and apparatus for starting high intensity discharge lamps

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Publication number Publication date
US4329621A (en) 1982-05-11
EP0054270A1 (en) 1982-06-23
DE3174679D1 (en) 1986-06-26
JPS57119499U (enExample) 1982-07-24
JPS6313678Y2 (enExample) 1988-04-18
EP0054270B1 (en) 1986-05-21

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