EP1443807A3 - Circuit et méthode d'allumage et de commande du fonctionnement des lampes à décharges - Google Patents

Circuit et méthode d'allumage et de commande du fonctionnement des lampes à décharges Download PDF

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EP1443807A3
EP1443807A3 EP03029436A EP03029436A EP1443807A3 EP 1443807 A3 EP1443807 A3 EP 1443807A3 EP 03029436 A EP03029436 A EP 03029436A EP 03029436 A EP03029436 A EP 03029436A EP 1443807 A3 EP1443807 A3 EP 1443807A3
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Bernd Rudolph
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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
    • 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
    • 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
    • H05B41/295—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 with preheating electrodes, e.g. for fluorescent lamps
    • 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
    • Y10S315/05—Starting and operating circuit for fluorescent lamp
    • 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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EP03029436A 2003-01-28 2003-12-19 Circuit et méthode d'allumage et de commande du fonctionnement des lampes à décharges Expired - Lifetime EP1443807B1 (fr)

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DE10303276 2003-01-28
DE10303276A DE10303276A1 (de) 2003-01-28 2003-01-28 Schaltungsanordnung und Verfahren zum Start und Betrieb von Entladungslampen

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EP1443807A2 EP1443807A2 (fr) 2004-08-04
EP1443807A3 true EP1443807A3 (fr) 2005-10-26
EP1443807B1 EP1443807B1 (fr) 2007-01-24

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US (1) US6933681B2 (fr)
EP (1) EP1443807B1 (fr)
KR (1) KR101010164B1 (fr)
CN (1) CN1558705B (fr)
AT (1) ATE352976T1 (fr)
CA (1) CA2456371A1 (fr)
DE (2) DE10303276A1 (fr)
TW (1) TWI340608B (fr)

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US6144169A (en) * 1998-12-29 2000-11-07 Philips Electronics North America Corporation Triac dimmable electronic ballast with single stage feedback power factor inverter
EP1049361A2 (fr) * 1999-04-28 2000-11-02 Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha Appareil pour alimenter une lampe à décharge

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ATE352976T1 (de) 2007-02-15
KR101010164B1 (ko) 2011-01-20
DE50306367D1 (de) 2007-03-15
EP1443807B1 (fr) 2007-01-24
TW200501830A (en) 2005-01-01
CN1558705B (zh) 2010-05-12
CN1558705A (zh) 2004-12-29
TWI340608B (en) 2011-04-11
CA2456371A1 (fr) 2004-07-28
DE10303276A1 (de) 2004-07-29
US6933681B2 (en) 2005-08-23
US20040150349A1 (en) 2004-08-05
EP1443807A2 (fr) 2004-08-04

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