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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Classifications
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02M—APPARATUS 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
- H02M7/00—Conversion of AC power input into DC power output; Conversion of DC power input into AC power output
- H02M7/42—Conversion of DC power input into AC power output without possibility of reversal
- H02M7/44—Conversion of DC power input into AC power output without possibility of reversal by static converters
- H02M7/48—Conversion 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
- H02M7/483—Converters with outputs that each can have more than two voltages levels
- H02M7/49—Combination of the output voltage waveforms of a plurality of converters
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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
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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)
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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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 |
Publications (2)
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| CA2288874A1 CA2288874A1 (en) | 1998-11-12 |
| CA2288874C true CA2288874C (en) | 2005-12-13 |
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| CA002288874A Expired - Lifetime CA2288874C (en) | 1997-05-07 | 1998-05-07 | Gas discharge lamp drive circuitry |
Country Status (12)
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| US (1) | US6815906B1 (enExample) |
| EP (1) | EP0981935B1 (enExample) |
| JP (1) | JP4194666B2 (enExample) |
| CN (1) | CN1194585C (enExample) |
| AT (1) | ATE224130T1 (enExample) |
| AU (1) | AU727625B2 (enExample) |
| CA (1) | CA2288874C (enExample) |
| DE (1) | DE69807862T2 (enExample) |
| GB (1) | GB2325099A (enExample) |
| ID (1) | ID26365A (enExample) |
| RU (1) | RU2237390C2 (enExample) |
| WO (1) | WO1998051134A1 (enExample) |
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1997
- 1997-05-07 GB GB9709075A patent/GB2325099A/en not_active Withdrawn
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1998
- 1998-05-07 CN CN98805363.2A patent/CN1194585C/zh not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1998-05-07 RU RU99126503/09A patent/RU2237390C2/ru not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1998-05-07 CA CA002288874A patent/CA2288874C/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-05-07 DE DE69807862T patent/DE69807862T2/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-05-07 AT AT98919301T patent/ATE224130T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1998-05-07 AU AU72183/98A patent/AU727625B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1998-05-07 WO PCT/GB1998/001155 patent/WO1998051134A1/en not_active Ceased
- 1998-05-07 JP JP54780798A patent/JP4194666B2/ja not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-05-07 US US09/423,484 patent/US6815906B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-05-07 EP EP98919301A patent/EP0981935B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-05-07 ID IDW991543A patent/ID26365A/id unknown
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| Publication number | Publication date |
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| AU727625B2 (en) | 2000-12-14 |
| AU7218398A (en) | 1998-11-27 |
| ATE224130T1 (de) | 2002-09-15 |
| GB2325099A (en) | 1998-11-11 |
| 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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Legal Events
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| EEER | Examination request | ||
| MKEX | Expiry |
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| MKEX | Expiry |
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