CA2288874C - Gas discharge lamp drive circuitry - Google Patents

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CA2288874C
CA2288874C CA002288874A CA2288874A CA2288874C CA 2288874 C CA2288874 C CA 2288874C CA 002288874 A CA002288874 A CA 002288874A CA 2288874 A CA2288874 A CA 2288874A CA 2288874 C CA2288874 C CA 2288874C
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H02GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02MAPPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUT POWER; CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF
    • H02M7/00Conversion of AC power input into DC power output; Conversion of DC power input into AC power output
    • H02M7/42Conversion of DC power input into AC power output without possibility of reversal
    • H02M7/44Conversion of DC power input into AC power output without possibility of reversal by static converters
    • H02M7/48Conversion of DC power input into AC power output without possibility of reversal by static converters using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode
    • H02M7/483Converters with outputs that each can have more than two voltages levels
    • H02M7/49Combination of the output voltage waveforms of a plurality of converters
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H05ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05BELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B41/00Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps
    • H05B41/14Circuit arrangements
    • H05B41/36Controlling
    • H05B41/38Controlling the intensity of light
    • H05B41/39Controlling the intensity of light continuously
    • H05B41/392Controlling the intensity of light continuously using semiconductor devices, e.g. thyristor
    • H05B41/3921Controlling the intensity of light continuously using semiconductor devices, e.g. thyristor with possibility of light intensity variations
    • H05B41/3927Controlling the intensity of light continuously using semiconductor devices, e.g. thyristor with possibility of light intensity variations by pulse width modulation

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Circuit Arrangements For Discharge Lamps (AREA)
  • Discharge-Lamp Control Circuits And Pulse- Feed Circuits (AREA)
  • Spectrometry And Color Measurement (AREA)
  • Compositions Of Oxide Ceramics (AREA)
CA002288874A 1997-05-07 1998-05-07 Gas discharge lamp drive circuitry Expired - Lifetime CA2288874C (en)

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GB9709075A GB2325099A (en) 1997-05-07 1997-05-07 Gas discharge lamp drive circuit; dimming
GB9709075.7 1997-05-07
PCT/GB1998/001155 WO1998051134A1 (en) 1997-05-07 1998-05-07 Gas discharge lamp drive circuitry

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ATE224130T1 (de) 2002-09-15
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CN1194585C (zh) 2005-03-23
JP4194666B2 (ja) 2008-12-10
ID26365A (id) 2000-12-14
US6815906B1 (en) 2004-11-09
EP0981935A1 (en) 2000-03-01
CN1257643A (zh) 2000-06-21
GB9709075D0 (en) 1997-06-25
CA2288874A1 (en) 1998-11-12
DE69807862D1 (de) 2002-10-17
DE69807862T2 (de) 2003-07-31
EP0981935B1 (en) 2002-09-11
RU2237390C2 (ru) 2004-09-27
WO1998051134A1 (en) 1998-11-12
JP2001524253A (ja) 2001-11-27

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