CA2107139C - Fluorescent lamp starter - Google Patents

Fluorescent lamp starter

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Publication number
CA2107139C
CA2107139C CA002107139A CA2107139A CA2107139C CA 2107139 C CA2107139 C CA 2107139C CA 002107139 A CA002107139 A CA 002107139A CA 2107139 A CA2107139 A CA 2107139A CA 2107139 C CA2107139 C CA 2107139C
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Canada
Prior art keywords
transistor
voltage
fluorescent lamp
node
thyristor
Prior art date
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Expired - Fee Related
Application number
CA002107139A
Other languages
English (en)
French (fr)
Other versions
CA2107139A1 (en
Inventor
Tetsuya Tahara
Kazushige Sugita
Kazuhiko Ito
Nobuhisa Yoshikawa
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Panasonic Holdings Corp
Original Assignee
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd
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Priority claimed from JP25937392A external-priority patent/JP3003419B2/ja
Priority claimed from JP28734592A external-priority patent/JP2842098B2/ja
Application filed by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd filed Critical Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd
Publication of CA2107139A1 publication Critical patent/CA2107139A1/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of CA2107139C publication Critical patent/CA2107139C/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J61/00—Gas-discharge or vapour-discharge lamps
    • 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
    • H05B41/042—Starting switches using semiconductor devices
    • H05B41/044—Starting switches using semiconductor devices for lamp provided with pre-heating electrodes
    • H05B41/046—Starting switches using semiconductor devices for lamp provided with pre-heating electrodes using controlled semiconductor devices
    • 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
    • Y10S315/02—High frequency starting operation for fluorescent lamp
    • 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
    • Y10S315/05—Starting and operating circuit for fluorescent lamp

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  • Circuit Arrangements For Discharge Lamps (AREA)
CA002107139A 1992-09-29 1993-09-28 Fluorescent lamp starter Expired - Fee Related CA2107139C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP25937392A JP3003419B2 (ja) 1992-09-29 1992-09-29 蛍光ランプ点灯装置
JP4-259373 1992-09-29
JP4-287345 1992-10-26
JP28734592A JP2842098B2 (ja) 1992-10-26 1992-10-26 蛍光ランプ点灯装置

Publications (2)

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CA2107139A1 CA2107139A1 (en) 1994-03-30
CA2107139C true CA2107139C (en) 1997-11-04

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CA002107139A Expired - Fee Related CA2107139C (en) 1992-09-29 1993-09-28 Fluorescent lamp starter

Country Status (7)

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US (1) US5440205A (enEXAMPLES)
EP (1) EP0590639B1 (enEXAMPLES)
KR (1) KR0152673B1 (enEXAMPLES)
CN (1) CN1124777C (enEXAMPLES)
CA (1) CA2107139C (enEXAMPLES)
DE (1) DE69318919T2 (enEXAMPLES)
TW (1) TW266381B (enEXAMPLES)

Families Citing this family (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP3607428B2 (ja) * 1996-08-08 2005-01-05 松下電器産業株式会社 蛍光ランプ点灯装置
KR100195620B1 (ko) * 1996-12-14 1999-06-15 윤종용 음극선관의 히터 발열회로 및 발열방법
US6147455A (en) * 1999-06-02 2000-11-14 General Electric Company Gas discharge lamp ballast circuit with electronic starter
IL145649A0 (en) * 2001-09-25 2002-06-30 Nira Sciences Ltd Method and apparatus for real-time dynamic chemical analysis
CN101153293B (zh) * 2007-08-28 2011-08-31 陕西省微生物研究所 以苹果渣为原料制备苹果酸及微晶纤维素的方法

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CA1026817A (en) * 1972-05-09 1978-02-21 Michel Remery Electrical circuit for igniting and supplying a discharge lamp
US4023066A (en) * 1973-05-21 1977-05-10 U.S. Philips Corporation Operating circuit for a gas and/or vapour discharge lamp
JPS57118397A (en) * 1981-01-14 1982-07-23 Tokyo Electric Co Ltd Discharge lamp unit
JPH0668385B2 (ja) * 1986-08-01 1994-08-31 松下電器産業株式会社 給湯装置
JP3077153B2 (ja) * 1990-02-28 2000-08-14 松下電器産業株式会社 蛍光ランプ点灯装置
CH681263A5 (enEXAMPLES) * 1990-08-16 1993-02-15 Knobel Lichttech
US5138236B1 (en) * 1991-05-28 1996-11-26 Motorola Lighting Inc Circuit for driving a gas discharge lamp load

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Publication number Publication date
KR0152673B1 (ko) 1998-10-01
EP0590639B1 (en) 1998-06-03
CA2107139A1 (en) 1994-03-30
US5440205A (en) 1995-08-08
CN1124777C (zh) 2003-10-15
CN1091891A (zh) 1994-09-07
EP0590639A1 (en) 1994-04-06
TW266381B (enEXAMPLES) 1995-12-21
DE69318919D1 (de) 1998-07-09
KR940007965A (ko) 1994-04-28
DE69318919T2 (de) 1999-01-21

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