EP0671866A3 - Circuit for operating a discharge lampe; its use and an associated process. - Google Patents

Circuit for operating a discharge lampe; its use and an associated process. Download PDF

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EP0671866A3
EP0671866A3 EP94118802A EP94118802A EP0671866A3 EP 0671866 A3 EP0671866 A3 EP 0671866A3 EP 94118802 A EP94118802 A EP 94118802A EP 94118802 A EP94118802 A EP 94118802A EP 0671866 A3 EP0671866 A3 EP 0671866A3
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lampe
discharge
operating
circuit
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Volker Adam
Helmut Gellweiler
Walter Dieudonne
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Heraeus Noblelight GmbH
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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
    • H05B41/16—Circuit arrangements in which the lamp is fed by dc or by low-frequency ac, e.g. by 50 cycles/sec ac, or with network frequencies
    • H05B41/18—Circuit arrangements in which the lamp is fed by dc or by low-frequency ac, e.g. by 50 cycles/sec ac, or with network frequencies having a starting switch
    • 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
    • Y10S315/07—Starting and control circuits for gas discharge lamp using transistors
EP94118802A 1994-03-08 1994-11-30 Circuit for operating a discharge lampe; its use and an associated process Expired - Lifetime EP0671866B1 (en)

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DE4407674A DE4407674A1 (en) 1994-03-08 1994-03-08 Power supply circuit for a discharge lamp, its use and method of operation
DE4407674 1994-03-08

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EP0671866A2 EP0671866A2 (en) 1995-09-13
EP0671866A3 true EP0671866A3 (en) 1996-12-04
EP0671866B1 EP0671866B1 (en) 2001-04-18

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US4101809A (en) * 1977-05-26 1978-07-18 General Electric Company Discharge lamp operating circuit
DE3205256A1 (en) * 1981-03-03 1982-10-14 ISCO, Inc., 68504 Lincoln, Nebraska LAMP SWITCH
US4417180A (en) * 1981-03-05 1983-11-22 The Perkin-Elmer Corporation Lamp firing apparatus
US4742276A (en) * 1986-07-25 1988-05-03 The Perkin-Elmer Corporation Regulated deuterium arc supply system
DE4005665A1 (en) * 1989-02-23 1990-08-30 Matsushita Electric Works Ltd LIGHTING DEVICE WITH A DC DISCHARGE LAMP
US5047689A (en) * 1989-02-21 1991-09-10 Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. Gas discharge tube, indirectly heated cathode for use therein and drive circuit therefor
DE4101911A1 (en) * 1990-01-25 1991-09-12 Beckman Instruments Inc POWER SUPPLY DEVICE FOR GAS FILLED LAMPS
US5053683A (en) * 1990-12-06 1991-10-01 Lendar Design Inc. Starting and operating device for controlling a starter that ignites a sodium lamp

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DE1489350C3 (en) * 1962-07-13 1974-09-05 Dr. Kern Gmbh, 3400 Goettingen Gas discharge lamp with a gas filling made of deuterium or hydrogen gas
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DE4140557A1 (en) * 1991-12-09 1993-06-17 Patent Treuhand Ges Fuer Elektrische Gluehlampen Mbh CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT FOR OPERATING ONE OR MORE LOW-PRESSURE DISCHARGE LAMPS

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4101809A (en) * 1977-05-26 1978-07-18 General Electric Company Discharge lamp operating circuit
DE3205256A1 (en) * 1981-03-03 1982-10-14 ISCO, Inc., 68504 Lincoln, Nebraska LAMP SWITCH
US4417180A (en) * 1981-03-05 1983-11-22 The Perkin-Elmer Corporation Lamp firing apparatus
US4742276A (en) * 1986-07-25 1988-05-03 The Perkin-Elmer Corporation Regulated deuterium arc supply system
US5047689A (en) * 1989-02-21 1991-09-10 Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. Gas discharge tube, indirectly heated cathode for use therein and drive circuit therefor
DE4005665A1 (en) * 1989-02-23 1990-08-30 Matsushita Electric Works Ltd LIGHTING DEVICE WITH A DC DISCHARGE LAMP
DE4101911A1 (en) * 1990-01-25 1991-09-12 Beckman Instruments Inc POWER SUPPLY DEVICE FOR GAS FILLED LAMPS
US5053683A (en) * 1990-12-06 1991-10-01 Lendar Design Inc. Starting and operating device for controlling a starter that ignites a sodium lamp

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EP0671866B1 (en) 2001-04-18
DE4407674A1 (en) 1995-09-14
EP0671866A2 (en) 1995-09-13
DE59409733D1 (en) 2001-05-23
US5530319A (en) 1996-06-25

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