EP1286572A3 - Ballast pour alimenter au moins une lampe à décharge basse-pression - Google Patents

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EP1286572A3
EP1286572A3 EP02011284A EP02011284A EP1286572A3 EP 1286572 A3 EP1286572 A3 EP 1286572A3 EP 02011284 A EP02011284 A EP 02011284A EP 02011284 A EP02011284 A EP 02011284A EP 1286572 A3 EP1286572 A3 EP 1286572A3
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Juergen Klier
Rene Twardzik
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Osram GmbH
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H05ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05BELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B41/00Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps
    • H05B41/14Circuit arrangements
    • H05B41/26Circuit arrangements in which the lamp is fed by power derived from dc by means of a converter, e.g. by high-voltage dc
    • H05B41/28Circuit 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
    • H05B41/282Circuit 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
    • H05B41/2825Circuit 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
    • H05B41/2827Circuit 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

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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)
EP02011284A 2001-07-23 2002-05-22 Ballast pour alimenter au moins une lampe à décharge basse-pression Expired - Lifetime EP1286572B1 (fr)

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EP08150534A EP1915036B1 (fr) 2001-07-23 2002-05-22 Appareil de montage destiné au fonctionnement d'au moins une lampe à décharge basse tension

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DE10134966A DE10134966A1 (de) 2001-07-23 2001-07-23 Vorschaltgerät zum Betrieb mindestens einer Niederdruckentladungslampe
DE10134966 2001-07-23

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EP08150534A Division EP1915036B1 (fr) 2001-07-23 2002-05-22 Appareil de montage destiné au fonctionnement d'au moins une lampe à décharge basse tension

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EP1286572A2 EP1286572A2 (fr) 2003-02-26
EP1286572A3 true EP1286572A3 (fr) 2005-01-19
EP1286572B1 EP1286572B1 (fr) 2008-10-29

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EP08150534A Expired - Lifetime EP1915036B1 (fr) 2001-07-23 2002-05-22 Appareil de montage destiné au fonctionnement d'au moins une lampe à décharge basse tension
EP02011284A Expired - Lifetime EP1286572B1 (fr) 2001-07-23 2002-05-22 Ballast pour alimenter au moins une lampe à décharge basse-pression

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US (1) US6717371B2 (fr)
EP (2) EP1915036B1 (fr)
AT (2) ATE459232T1 (fr)
CA (1) CA2394409A1 (fr)
DE (3) DE10134966A1 (fr)

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US6717371B2 (en) 2004-04-06
ATE413086T1 (de) 2008-11-15
EP1286572B1 (fr) 2008-10-29
EP1915036A1 (fr) 2008-04-23
DE50212951D1 (de) 2008-12-11
CA2394409A1 (fr) 2003-01-23
EP1915036B1 (fr) 2010-02-24
ATE459232T1 (de) 2010-03-15
EP1286572A2 (fr) 2003-02-26
DE50214247D1 (de) 2010-04-08
US20030015974A1 (en) 2003-01-23
DE10134966A1 (de) 2003-02-06

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