EP1477046B1 - Capteur de lampe pour ballast concu pour faire fonctionner une lampe a decharge gazeuse - Google Patents

Capteur de lampe pour ballast concu pour faire fonctionner une lampe a decharge gazeuse Download PDF

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EP1477046B1
EP1477046B1 EP03704522A EP03704522A EP1477046B1 EP 1477046 B1 EP1477046 B1 EP 1477046B1 EP 03704522 A EP03704522 A EP 03704522A EP 03704522 A EP03704522 A EP 03704522A EP 1477046 B1 EP1477046 B1 EP 1477046B1
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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
    • H05B41/295—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
    • H05B41/298—Arrangements for protecting lamps or circuits against abnormal operating conditions
    • H05B41/2981—Arrangements for protecting lamps or circuits against abnormal operating conditions for protecting the circuit against abnormal operating conditions
    • H05B41/2985—Arrangements for protecting lamps or circuits against abnormal operating conditions for protecting the circuit against abnormal operating conditions against abnormal lamp operating conditions
    • 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
    • H05B41/2855—Arrangements for protecting lamps or circuits against abnormal operating conditions for protecting the circuit against abnormal operating conditions against abnormal lamp operating conditions

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  • the invention relates to a ballast for at least one gas discharge lamp according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the lamp electrodes are preheated before the ignition voltage is applied between them. It has been shown that the life of the lamps can be extended to a considerable extent by this measure.
  • the gas discharge lamp is usually operated on a series resonant circuit, wherein the resonant circuit capacitor is generally parallel to the Entladurigsddle the gas discharge lamp.
  • the electrodes of the gas discharge lamp are designed as heating coils through which the current of the resonant circuit flows when the lamp is not lit.
  • the frequency is changed relative to the resonance frequency of the series resonant circuit such that the voltage across the resonant capacitor and thus across the gas discharge lamp does not cause ignition of the gas discharge lamp.
  • a substantially constant current flows through the lamp electrodes designed as helices; so that they are preheated.
  • the frequency is adjusted in the vicinity of the resonant frequency of the resonant circuit, whereby the voltage across the resonant capacitor increases so that the gas discharge lamp finally ignites.
  • the ballast should additionally have a function monitoring the state of the gas discharge lamp in order to detect possible malfunctions and to be able to initiate corresponding measures. These measures may include, for example, the shutdown of the high voltage part.
  • a malfunction may be present, for example, if one of the two coils or both are defective, or if the gas discharge lamp has been completely removed or not (correctly) used in the sockets of the lamp.
  • a ballast designed as an ASIC for two tandem arc gas discharge lamps having a number of fault detectors for various functions.
  • the divided lamp voltage of the two gas discharge lamps is detected and fed via a first path of a control circuit.
  • the load circuit current (inductor current) or after the ignition of the lamp current is detected and fed to the control circuit via a second separate path.
  • a ballast for the operation of a gas discharge lamp having two interconnected detection circuits.
  • the one detection circuit picks up the voltage of a supply bus and deactivates the inverter if the bus voltage is too high (ie excessive mains voltage).
  • the other detection circuit picks up the voltage at the "hot" end of the coupling capacitor and deactivates the inverter at too high a voltage in the resonant circuit (in case of non-ignition after a predetermined time).
  • Fig. 3 schematically shows a section of a known ballast, which is designed on the one hand for detecting a lamp failure (coil breakage, non-insertion or removal of the gas discharge lamp, etc.) and on the other hand for detecting the lamp voltage.
  • a lamp failure coil breakage, non-insertion or removal of the gas discharge lamp, etc.
  • a lamp voltage It is denoted by the reference numeral-1 in the FIGS. 1 to 3 schematically an inverter with its two alternately clocked switches (power transistors) 17 and 18 referred to.
  • a load circuit 3 At the node of the inverter 1, a load circuit 3 is connected, which has a series resonant circuit 22, consisting of a resonance inductor 16 ( L R ) and a resonant capacitor 5 ( C R ).
  • a coupling capacitor 2 (C K) is provided which connects the load circuit 3 to the capacitive node of the inverter. 1
  • the discharge path of the gas discharge lamp 4 is connected in parallel
  • the heating coils 8 and 9 of the gas discharge lamp 4 can be seen.
  • a measuring resistor 26 ( R ) is connected, through which the lamp current and the Helical current flows.
  • a measuring signal 10a (S1) can be tapped which shows whether a heating current can flow through the filaments 8 and 9 in the non-ignited state of the lamp and thus whether a gas discharge lamp 4 with proper heating filaments 8 and 9 is inserted in the provided sockets.
  • a voltage divider 7 is additionally connected in parallel to the gas discharge lamp 4 on the side of the coupling capacitor 2 (C K ) of the load circuit 3.
  • This voltage divider 7 has two resistors 14 and 15 ( R 1 and R 2 ), which are connected in series.
  • a signal 10b (S2) can be tapped, which is representative of the voltage applied across the discharge path of the gas discharge lamp 4 voltage.
  • the invention thus provides a ballast for operating a gas discharge lamp.
  • an inverter having two series-connected and connected to a DC voltage source, in push-pull transistor switch ( T 1 or T 2 ), which are connected via a coupling capacitor ( C K ) with a load circuit.
  • the load circuit as already known from the prior art, the gas discharge lamp and a series resonant circuit.
  • a sensor circuit for the combined detection of a lamp failure and the voltage applied to the gas discharge lamp voltage on the basis of a single measurement signal (S2) is provided.
  • the sensor circuit has a voltage divider which, on the one hand, is connected to the "upper" potential-carrying filament of the lamp and, on the other hand, to ground.
  • a high resistance R K is connected in parallel to easily form a DC branch.
  • the sensor circuit 6 allows the tapping of a sensor signal (S2) for detecting a lamp failure or for detecting the lamp voltage.
  • S2 sensor signal
  • the sensor circuit may be integrated in an ASIC.
  • the heating power can be capacitively or inductively coupled into at least one filament of the gas discharge lamp.
  • Fig. 1 schematically an embodiment of the present invention is shown.
  • the ballast according to the invention has an inverter 1 with two series-connected, connected to a DC voltage source U bus and alternately clocked transistor switches 17 and 18 ( T 1 and T 2 ) on.
  • the switching can be effected by a control unit 23, which can be realized as an integrated circuit (IC) and in particular in an ASIC.
  • a load circuit 3 is connected, which has a series resonant circuit 22 and the lamp 4.
  • the series resonant circuit 22 consists of a resonance inductor 16 ( L R ) and a resonant capacitor 5 ( C R ) .
  • the discharge path of the gas discharge lamp 4 between the two heating coils 8 and 9 is, as known, connected in parallel with the resonance capacitor 5 ( C R ).
  • a high-resistance resistor 12 ( R x ) is connected, so that bypassing the coupling capacitor 2 ( C k ) a low direct current I DC through the upper heating coil 8 and a later explained in detail voltage divider can flow.
  • a measuring signal 10b is generated (Sensor signal S2) tapped, which after an analog-to-digital conversion of a (digital) evaluation circuit 13 can be supplied.
  • This evaluation circuit 13 can also be implemented as an integrated circuit.
  • the voltage divider 7 together with the signal tap 11 thus represents a sensor circuit 6 for detecting a lamp failure as well as for detecting the lamp voltage.
  • the high-resistance resistor 12 ( R K ) in the parallel branch of the coupling capacitor 2 ( C K ) further has the advantage that it so-called "Walmen", ie alternately bright and dark sections in the gas discharge lamp 4, by providing a can at least greatly reduce certain DC component.
  • Fig. 2 shows a further embodiment of the present invention.
  • the coupling of the heating power takes place in the heating coils 8 and 9 inductively via the two coils 19 and 20 ( L h 1 , and L h 2 ) of a transformer. While a capacitive coupling of the heating power is usually preferred in non-dimmed devices, the dimmed devices, the inductive form of Schumacherseinkopplung is preferred.
  • the primary winding 21 ( L h 3 ) of a separate transformer can be used as a primary winding for the inductive heating power transmission.
  • the resonance inductance 16 ( L R ) is also shown schematically that the primary winding 21 ( L h 3 ) of a separate transformer can be used as a primary winding for the inductive heating power transmission.
  • the resonance inductance 16 ( L R ) is also shown schematically as a primary winding for the inductive coupling of the heating power into the heating coils 8 and 9 of the gas discharge lamp 4.
  • any type of coupling of the heating power in the heating coils 8 and 9 can be applied.
  • Inductance L h 2 (implemented as a primary winding of a heating transformer Tr 2 ) for inductive coupling of the heating power in the second (lower) heating coil 9 of the gas discharge lamp.
  • Inductance L h 3 (realized as a primary winding of a heating transformer Tr 3 ) for inductive coupling of the heating power in the heating coils of the gas discharge lamp.
  • 4 22 Series resonant circuit as part of the load circuit 3
  • Control unit (implemented as IC or ASIC) for driving the two realized as a self-locking n-channel MOSFETs T 1 and T 2 transistor switch 17 and 18th 24 Coupling capacitor C h 1 in Einkoppelzweig the first (upper) heating coil 8 of the gas discharge lamp.
  • 4 25 Coupling capacitor C h 2 in Einkoppelzweig the second (lower) heating coil 9 of the gas discharge lamp.
  • 4 26 Measuring resistor R , connected in series with the second (lower) heating coil of the gas discharge lamp.

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  1. Ballast électronique pour faire fonctionner une lampe à décharge de gaz, comportant:
    - un onduleur (1), qui comprend deux commutateurs (17 et 18) connectés en série, raccordés à une source de tension continue (Ubus) et connectés en push-pull, et qui est relié au travers d'un condensateur de couplage (2) à un circuit de charge (3), lequel comporte la lampe à décharge de gaz (4) et un circuit de résonnance série (22), et
    - un circuit capteur (6), qui comporte un diviseur de tension (7), lequel est relié d'une part à l'un des deux branchements du filament (8) portant potentiel de la lampe à décharge de gaz (4), et d'autre part est relié à la masse, un signal de capteur (10b) étant récupéré à l'intersection (11) du diviseur de tension (7),
    caractérisé en ce que
    une résistance (12) à haute résistance est connectée en parallèle du condensateur de couplage (2), laquelle résistance (12) est reliée à l'autre des deux branchements du filament (8) portant potentiel de la lampe à décharge de gaz (4).
  2. Ballast électronique selon la revendication 1,
    caractérisé en ce que
    le circuit capteur (6) est intégré dans un ASIC.
  3. Ballast électronique selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que
    la puissance de chauffage est couplée de façon capacitive dans les filaments (8, 9) de la lampe à décharge de gaz (4).
  4. Ballast électronique selon l'une des revendications 1 à 2,
    caractérisé en ce que
    la puissance de chauffage est couplée de façon inductive dans les filaments (8, 9) de la lampe à décharge de gaz (4).
  5. Ballast électronique selon l'une des revendications précédentes,
    caractérisé en ce que
    le signal de capteur (10b) est converti d'analogique en numérique, et transmis à un circuit d'évaluation (13).
EP03704522A 2002-02-18 2003-02-03 Capteur de lampe pour ballast concu pour faire fonctionner une lampe a decharge gazeuse Expired - Lifetime EP1477046B1 (fr)

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DE10206731.7A DE10206731B4 (de) 2002-02-18 2002-02-18 Lampensensor für ein Vorschaltgerät zum Betrieb einer Gasentladunslampe
DE10206731 2002-02-18
PCT/EP2003/001046 WO2003069963A1 (fr) 2002-02-18 2003-02-03 Capteur de lampe pour ballast concu pour faire fonctionner une lampe a decharge gazeuse

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