EP0973359B1 - Ballast électronique avec limitation du courant d'appel - Google Patents

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EP0973359B1
EP0973359B1 EP99111406A EP99111406A EP0973359B1 EP 0973359 B1 EP0973359 B1 EP 0973359B1 EP 99111406 A EP99111406 A EP 99111406A EP 99111406 A EP99111406 A EP 99111406A EP 0973359 B1 EP0973359 B1 EP 0973359B1
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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
    • H05B41/285—Arrangements for protecting lamps or circuits against abnormal operating conditions
    • H05B41/2851—Arrangements for protecting lamps or circuits against abnormal operating conditions for protecting the circuit against abnormal operating conditions
    • H05B41/2856—Arrangements for protecting lamps or circuits against abnormal operating conditions for protecting the circuit against abnormal operating conditions against internal abnormal circuit conditions
    • 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
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    • 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

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  • the invention relates to an electronic ballast for at least a fluorescent lamp according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • Fluorescent lamps generally have an electronic ballast a harmonic filter connected to the mains voltage, to which a rectifier circuit connected with a boost converter. With this the rectified voltage usually with this particular group of power supplies approximately increased to the peak value of the feeding AC voltage and kept there.
  • the step-up converter charges a storage capacitor defines up to the charge level specified thereby. This The storage capacitor thus forms a voltage-stabilized output stage the rectifier circuit.
  • Another peculiarity of electronic Ballasts are used to supply the fluorescent lamp (s) Load circuit with a high frequency, possibly in its frequency also changing AC voltage. This is connected to the rectifier circuit an inverter connected, which will eventually use the load circuit said AC voltage in the form of a high-frequency pulse train fed.
  • the inverter disclosed there is in the form of a push-pull chopper realized. This is from a vibration transmitter with two symmetrical Windings and switches connected to them.
  • the published patent application WO 97/30569 discloses a ballast with a filter capacitor, which is connected to the output of a mains voltage rectifier and with an overvoltage limiting circuit that is connected in series to the filter capacitor is arranged around the inrush current flowing through the filter capacitor to limit.
  • the overvoltage limiting circuit includes the Parallel connection of a resistor with a thyristor, which is between the filter capacitor and the ground reference potential is arranged.
  • the invention is therefore based on the object of an electronic ballast to create the type mentioned, in which an active step-up converter is used is to be able to use its advantages, but at the same time an effective name Inrush current limitation is achieved with the simplest possible means.
  • the current limitation is achieved by a simple limiting resistor reached, which is in series with the storage capacitor and also to the at low potential, the return path to the reference potential Rectifier assembly is connected.
  • the advantage of such a simple circuit to limit the inrush current is in interaction with one from a half-bridge arrangement, inverters of the usual type today not to be exploited without further ado.
  • This problem is solved in that the Inverter is designed as a converter network, through which already in the Switch-on phase a current path to the storage capacitor is closed.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic ballast for Fluorescent lamps shown.
  • a rectifier arrangement 1 on the input side via a conventional mains switch SW1 to mains AC voltage u connected. This is done using a rectifier bridge rectified from diodes D1 to D4. At a high potential The output of this rectifier bridge is a charging choke in series L1 and a charging diode D5 polarized in the forward direction. The output of rectifier bridge D1 to D4 at low potential is placed on case ground.
  • This is a defined reference potential Uref set for the entire electronic ballast. Is on the cathode side the charging diode D5 is connected to a storage capacitor C2, the second connection, is set to reference potential Uref, as in more detail will be presented.
  • a series connection arranged out of the switching path of a second switch preferably an electronic switch SW2 and an ohmic resistor R0 exists.
  • This second switch SW2 forms the switching element of one Rectifier of the rectifier order 1.
  • the function is controlled this second switch SW2 via a control unit 4. Its inputs are at the high potential output of the rectifier bridge D1 to D4, an auxiliary winding assigned to the charging choke L1 L11, at the connection point of the second switch SW2 with that with it series resistance R0 or the high potential Connection of the storage capacitor C2 connected. Is on the output side this control unit 4 is connected to the control input of the second switch SW2.
  • the rectifier arrangement 1 described above represents one in itself known basic circuit of an AC / DC converter active step-up converter for an electronic ballast. It requires therefore only a summary functional description, as follows.
  • the rectifier bridge is connected to the outputs D1 to D4 emitted a pulsating DC voltage. This should by means of the storage capacitor forming the output stage of the rectifier arrangement 1 C2 transformed into a stabilized DC voltage U + become.
  • An inverter 2 is connected to the rectifier arrangement 1 in this case designed as a transformer-controlled push-pull chopper is. This converts the one supplied by the rectifier arrangement 1 stabilized DC voltage U + into a high-frequency pulse train.
  • a second choke L2 at the common connection point of two primary windings T1 / 1 or T1 / 2 of a vibration transmitter T1 connected.
  • Second connections of these primary windings T1 / 1 and T1 / 2 are initially with each other via a resonance capacitor that is common to them C1 connected. Furthermore, these connections are each via the Switching distance of one of two further switches SW3 or SW4 to the reference potential Uref laid.
  • a control network 5 is shown schematically in FIG. 1 specified for these two further switches SW3 and SW4, to the circuit details are shown in the further Figures 2 and 3, as still is to be described.
  • the basic circuit shown in FIG. 1 for the inverter 2 with the symmetrically constructed vibration transmitter T1 it is known per se the function of the inverter 2 is therefore summarized as follows explain.
  • the control unit 5 is designed so that it alternatively one of the two further switches SW3 and SW4 turns on.
  • the Switch SW3 is conductive when the switching path is closed, so current overflows the other inductor L2 and the one, this currently conductive switch SW3 associated primary winding T1 / 1 of the vibration transmitter T1 back into the rectifier arrangement 1. This also becomes the resonance capacitor C1 charged, the voltage at the currently non-conductive Switch SW4 rises.
  • a lamp load circuit 3 is via a secondary winding T1 / 4 of the vibration transmitter T1 inductively coupled to the inverter 2.
  • a bipolar pulse train is in the lamp load circuit 3 coupled whose frequency through the switching periods of the two switches SW3 or SW4 of the inverter 2 is specified.
  • two fluorescent lamps La1, La2 are provided in the lamp load circuit.
  • La2 over one each Limiting capacitor C4 or C5 to one of the connections of the secondary winding T1 / 4 connected.
  • the other filaments of the fluorescent lamps are together with the second connection of this secondary winding T1 / 4 directly connected.
  • FIG. 1 also shows one associated with the storage capacitor C2 Network shown.
  • This limiting resistance is in series with the storage capacitor C2, to the return branch lying at reference potential Uref in the Rectifier assembly 1 connected.
  • the connection point of the storage capacitor C2 with the limiting resistor R1 is over one each Coupling diode D6 and D7 to the connection of the further switches SW3 or SW4 connected with the corresponding primary winding T1 / 1 or T1 / 2 of the vibration transmitter T1 is connected.
  • Another diode is D8 the limiting resistor R1 connected in parallel.
  • FIG 2 is another embodiment of the electronic ballast shown. This essentially corresponds to that already shown above with reference to Figure 1. Similar Circuit elements are identified by the same reference symbols. In the further description is therefore only on the differences from the embodiment according to Figure 1.
  • FIG. 2 shows in more detail how the control unit 5 for the Both switches SW3 and SW4 of the inverter 2 can be configured.
  • the vibration transmitter T1 has one further secondary winding T1 / 3, which has a connection immediately Reference potential Uref is set.
  • Your second connection is via another Charging diode D9 connected to a second storage capacitor C3, the on the other hand is set to reference potential Uref.
  • the cargo of this second Storage capacitor C3 supplies the supply voltages for the two Switches SW3 and SW4 of the inverter 2, which in this embodiment are designed as transistor switches.
  • control inputs and are each one of the winding connections further secondary winding T1 / 5 of the vibration transmitter T1 on the one hand and via a further ohmic resistor R2 or R3 to the connection point of the second storage capacitor C3 with that assigned to it Charging diode D9 connected.
  • This connection point is over one of these two resistors, in the example R2 and another resistor R5 to the output of the stabilized DC voltage U + Rectifier assembly 1 connected.
  • The delivers in stationary operation with the basic connections of the switches SW3 or SW4 of the inverter 2 connected secondary winding T1 / 5 the commutator voltage to the alternative Activate these two switches.
  • FIG. 3 shows a further embodiment of the electronic ballast shown, which is only of the embodiment in Figure 2 with regard to the control of the further, with its switching path Limiting resistor R1 distinguishes transistor switch Q1 connected in parallel.
  • the two emitters are the transistor switches SW3, SW4 of the inverter 2 via a clamping diode D10 on the Reference potential Uref laid. This diode is also parallel to the emitter-base path of the further switching transistor Q1.
  • the limiting resistor R1 limits the Inrush current during the start-up process. But as soon as the inverter 2 has started flows over the mutually conductive Transistor switch SW3 or SW4 current, which via the clamping diode D10 flows. The resulting voltage drop at the clamping diode D10 switches the further transistor switch Q1 conductive, which in turn the limiting resistor R1 shorts.

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  1. Ballast électronique, comportant
    un dispositif redresseur (1) avec élévateur actif, qui est alimenté par une tension alternative de réseau (u) et dans l'étage de sortie duquel un condensateur de stockage (C2) est placé entre deux sorties mises au potentiel haut de tension continue (U+) respectivement au potentiel de référence (Uref),
    un onduleur (2) raccordé aux sorties du dispositif redresseur pour la transformation de la tension continue amenée en une séquence d'impulsions à haute fréquence,
    un circuit de charge (3) qui est placé du côté de la sortie de l'onduleur et qui comporte au moins un tube fluorescent (La1 ou La2), et
    un réseau qui est destiné à limiter un courant de démarrage et qui est formé par une résistance de limitation (R1) qui, en série avec le condensateur de stockage (C2), est mise par son autre borne au potentiel de référence,
    caractérisé par le fait que
    l'onduleur (2) comporte un réseau transformateur (T1/1, T1/2, C1, SW3, SW4) placé entre le potentiel de tension continue (U+) et le potentiel de référence (Uref) et contenant deux branches de pont qui sont connectées en alternance au potentiel de référence pendant l'état de fonctionnement permanent, et
    le point de jonction du condensateur de stockage (C2) avec la résistance de limitation (R1) est couplé aux deux branches de pont du réseau transformateur (T1/1, T1/2, C1, SW3, SW4).
  2. Ballast électronique selon la revendication 1, caractérisé par le fait que l'onduleur (2), conçu comme un inverseur symétrique, comporte un transformateur à oscillations (T1) symétrique avec deux enroulements primaires du même type (T1/1, T1/2) dont les premières bornes d'enroulement sont couplées en commun à la sortie, mise au potentiel haut (U+), de l'élévateur (1) et dont les deuxièmes bornes d'enroulement sont reliées d'une part entre elles par l'intermédiaire d'un condensateur de résonance (C1) et d'autre part au potentiel de référence (Uref) à chaque fois par l'intermédiaire de l'un des deux interrupteurs (SW3 ou SW4) fermés en alternance.
  3. Ballast électronique selon la revendication 2, caractérisé par le fait que les interrupteurs (SW3, SW4) de l'onduleur (2) sont conçus comme des transistors bipolaires (Q2, Q3) par l'intermédiaire des sections de commutation desquels à chaque fois les deuxièmes bornes des deux enroulements (T1/1, T1/2) du transformateur à oscillations (T1) sont mises au potentiel de référence (Uref) et que l'onduleur comporte en plus un réseau de commande (T1/3, T1/4, D7, C3, R2, R3, R5), couplé au transformateur à oscillations, pour les deux transistors.
  4. Ballast électronique selon la revendication 3, caractérisé par le fait que le transformateur à oscillations (T1) comporte un troisième enroulement (T1/3) qui est mis au potentiel de référence (Uref) par une première borne d'enroulement et dont la deuxième borne d'enroulement est mise au potentiel de référence par l'intermédiaire d'une diode (D9) polarisée en sens direct et d'un deuxième condensateur de stockage (C3) branché en série par l'intermédiaire d'un point de jonction, que ce point de jonction est raccordé à chaque fois par l'intermédiaire d'une autre résistance (R2 ou R3) à la base de l'un des deux transistors (SW3 ou SW4) ainsi que par l'intermédiaire de l'une de ces autres résistances (par exemple R2) au potentiel haut de tension continue (U+) et qu'un autre enroulement (T1/5) du transformateur à oscillations est raccordé à chaque fois par l'une de ses bornes d'enroulement à la base de l'un des deux transistors.
  5. Ballast électronique selon l'une des revendications 2 à 4, caractérisé par le fait que le transformateur à oscillations (T1) comporte pour le couplage du circuit de charge (3) à l'onduleur (2) un autre enroulement (T1/4) et que le ou les tubes fluorescents (La1, La2) sont reliés par leurs électrodes, directement ou par l'intermédiaire d'un condensateur (C4 ou C5), aux deux bornes de cet autre enroulement.
  6. Ballast électronique selon l'une des revendications 2 à 5, caractérisé par le fait qu'une diode (D8) polarisée en sens inverse est montée en parallèle avec la résistance de limitation (R1 ).
  7. Ballast électronique selon l'une des revendications 2 à 6, caractérisé par le fait qu'un point de jonction entre le condensateur de stockage (C2) du dispositif redresseur (1) et la résistance de limitation (R1) est raccordé à chaque fois par l'intermédiaire d'une diode de couplage (D6 ou D7) à la borne des autres interrupteurs (SW3 ou SW4) qui est raccordée à l'un des deux enroulements primaires (T1/1 ou T1/2) du transformateur à oscillations (T1 ).
  8. Ballast électronique selon l'une des revendications 4 à 6, caractérisé par le fait qu'il est prévu dans le réseau destiné à limiter le courant de démarrage un transistor de commutation bipolaire (Q1) qui est monté avec sa section de commutation en parallèle avec la résistance de limitation (R1) et qui est raccordé avec sa base, par l'intermédiaire d'une autre résistance (R4), au point de jonction du deuxième condensateur de stockage (C3) avec la diode (D9) associée à celui-ci.
  9. Ballast électronique selon l'une des revendications 4 à 6, caractérisé par le fait que les bornes au potentiel bas des deux transistors bipolaires (SW3 ou SW4) de l'onduleur (2) sont mises, montées en parallèle, au potentiel de référence (Uref) par l'intermédiaire d'une autre diode (D10) polarisée en sens inverse et qu'il est prévu dans le réseau destiné à limiter le courant de démarrage un transistor de commutation bipolaire (Q1) qui est monté avec sa section de commutation en parallèle avec la résistance de limitation (R1) et avec sa section émetteur-base en parallèle avec l'autre diode (D10).
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