DE59203290D1 - Ballast for starting and operating AC high pressure gas discharge lamps. - Google Patents

Ballast for starting and operating AC high pressure gas discharge lamps.

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DE59203290D1
DE59203290D1 DE59203290T DE59203290T DE59203290D1 DE 59203290 D1 DE59203290 D1 DE 59203290D1 DE 59203290 T DE59203290 T DE 59203290T DE 59203290 T DE59203290 T DE 59203290T DE 59203290 D1 DE59203290 D1 DE 59203290D1
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ballast
starting
operating
high pressure
gas discharge
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DE59203290T
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German (de)
Inventor
Wolfgang Daub
Friedrich-Karl Wendt
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Hella GmbH and Co KGaA
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Hella KGaA Huek and Co
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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
    • H05B41/36—Controlling
    • H05B41/38—Controlling the intensity of light
    • H05B41/382—Controlling the intensity of light during the transitional start-up phase
    • H05B41/388—Controlling the intensity of light during the transitional start-up phase for a transition from glow to arc
    • 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
    • H05B41/288—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 and specially adapted for lamps without preheating electrodes, e.g. for high-intensity discharge lamps, high-pressure mercury or sodium lamps or low-pressure sodium lamps
    • H05B41/2881—Load circuits; Control thereof
    • H05B41/2882—Load circuits; Control thereof the control resulting from an action on the static converter
    • H05B41/2883—Load circuits; Control thereof the control resulting from an action on the static converter the controlled element being a DC/AC converter in the final stage, e.g. by harmonic mode starting
    • 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
    • H05B41/288—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 and specially adapted for lamps without preheating electrodes, e.g. for high-intensity discharge lamps, high-pressure mercury or sodium lamps or low-pressure sodium lamps
    • H05B41/2885—Static converters especially adapted therefor; Control thereof
    • H05B41/2887—Static converters especially adapted therefor; Control thereof characterised by a controllable bridge in the final stage
    • H05B41/2888—Static converters especially adapted therefor; Control thereof characterised by a controllable bridge in the final stage the bridge being commutated at low frequency, e.g. 1kHz
    • 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
DE59203290T 1991-11-06 1992-10-17 Ballast for starting and operating AC high pressure gas discharge lamps. Expired - Fee Related DE59203290D1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE4136486A DE4136486A1 (en) 1991-11-06 1991-11-06 High power gas discharge lamp ballast for ignition and operation of lamp - uses bridge stage switched between DC mode for lamp ignition and AC mode for subsequent operation of lamp

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DE59203290D1 true DE59203290D1 (en) 1995-09-21

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DE4136486A Withdrawn DE4136486A1 (en) 1991-11-06 1991-11-06 High power gas discharge lamp ballast for ignition and operation of lamp - uses bridge stage switched between DC mode for lamp ignition and AC mode for subsequent operation of lamp
DE59203290T Expired - Fee Related DE59203290D1 (en) 1991-11-06 1992-10-17 Ballast for starting and operating AC high pressure gas discharge lamps.

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Legal Events

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

Owner name: HELLA KGAA HUECK & CO., 59557 LIPPSTADT, DE

8339 Ceased/non-payment of the annual fee