DE3373774D1 - Ballast apparatus for operating a discharge lamp - Google Patents

Ballast apparatus for operating a discharge lamp

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Publication number
DE3373774D1
DE3373774D1 DE8383300693T DE3373774T DE3373774D1 DE 3373774 D1 DE3373774 D1 DE 3373774D1 DE 8383300693 T DE8383300693 T DE 8383300693T DE 3373774 T DE3373774 T DE 3373774T DE 3373774 D1 DE3373774 D1 DE 3373774D1
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Prior art keywords
operating
discharge lamp
ballast apparatus
ballast
lamp
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Expired
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DE8383300693T
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English (en)
Inventor
John Merrill Hicks
Joseph Charles Engel
Robert James Spreadbury
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Philips North America LLC
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North American Philips Lighting Corp
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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
    • H05B41/26—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
    • H05B41/2825—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 by means of a bridge converter in the final stage
    • H05B41/2827—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 by means of a bridge converter in the final stage using specially adapted components in the load circuit, e.g. feed-back transformers, piezoelectric transformers; using specially adapted load circuit configurations
    • 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
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
    • Y02B20/00—Energy efficient lighting technologies, e.g. halogen lamps or gas discharge lamps

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Circuit Arrangements For Discharge Lamps (AREA)
DE8383300693T 1982-02-11 1983-02-11 Ballast apparatus for operating a discharge lamp Expired DE3373774D1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US34727482A 1982-02-11 1982-02-11

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DE3373774D1 true DE3373774D1 (en) 1987-10-22

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DE8383300693T Expired DE3373774D1 (en) 1982-02-11 1983-02-11 Ballast apparatus for operating a discharge lamp

Country Status (5)

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EP (1) EP0091724B1 (de)
JP (1) JPS58147997A (de)
DE (1) DE3373774D1 (de)
DK (1) DK58183A (de)
ES (1) ES519665A0 (de)

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JPH03283297A (ja) * 1990-03-29 1991-12-13 Toshiba Lighting & Technol Corp 放電灯点灯装置
GB2356499B (en) * 1996-11-19 2001-07-11 Micro Tech Ltd Lamp driver circuit and method
US6495971B1 (en) 1998-06-13 2002-12-17 Hatch Transformers, Inc. High intensity discharge lamp ballast
GB9812703D0 (en) * 1998-06-13 1998-08-12 Simsoarica Limited High intensity discharge lamp ballast
EP0984670B1 (de) 1998-06-13 2009-12-09 Greenwood Soar IP Limited Vorschaltgerät für eine Starkstromentladungslampe
US7589480B2 (en) 2006-05-26 2009-09-15 Greenwood Soar Ip Ltd. High intensity discharge lamp ballast

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EP0091724B1 (de) 1987-09-16
EP0091724A1 (de) 1983-10-19
DK58183A (da) 1983-08-12
ES8402688A1 (es) 1984-02-16
DK58183D0 (da) 1983-02-10
JPS58147997A (ja) 1983-09-02
ES519665A0 (es) 1984-02-16

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Legal Events

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8364 No opposition during term of opposition
8327 Change in the person/name/address of the patent owner

Owner name: NORTH AMERICAN PHILIPS CORP., NEW YORK, N.Y., US

8328 Change in the person/name/address of the agent

Free format text: KUPFERMANN, F., DIPL.-ING., PAT.-ANW., 2000 HAMBURG

8327 Change in the person/name/address of the patent owner

Owner name: PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORP., NEW YORK,

8328 Change in the person/name/address of the agent

Free format text: PEUCKERT, H., DIPL.-ING., PAT.-ASS., 20097 HAMBURG

8339 Ceased/non-payment of the annual fee