GB1358829A - Discharge lamp ballast circuits - Google Patents

Discharge lamp ballast circuits

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Publication number
GB1358829A
GB1358829A GB5408073A GB5408073A GB1358829A GB 1358829 A GB1358829 A GB 1358829A GB 5408073 A GB5408073 A GB 5408073A GB 5408073 A GB5408073 A GB 5408073A GB 1358829 A GB1358829 A GB 1358829A
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lamp
discharge lamp
supply
july
voltage
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GB5408073A
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EMI Group Ltd
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Thorn Electrical Industries Ltd
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Priority to GB5408073A priority Critical patent/GB1358829A/en
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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
    • H05B41/02—Details
    • H05B41/04—Starting switches
    • H05B41/042—Starting switches using semiconductor devices

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Abstract

1358829 Supply circuits for discharge lamps THORN ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIES Ltd 13 July 1972 [20 July 1971] 54080/73 Divided out of 1354723 Heading H2H A ballast circuit for a discharge lamp 42 comprises first and second input terminals 40 connectible to an alternating voltage source, first and second output terminals 41 for supplying a misdirectional voltage to the lamp, a capacitor 49, an inductor 50 and three pairs of oppositely poled diodes 46, 48; 52, 56; 54, 58. The current supplied to the lamp includes a large D.C. component and a ripple at a frequency four times the supply frequency. The supply of D.C. to the lamp eliminates flicker and the voltage across the lamp is sufficient to strike a high pressure mercury vapour discharge lamp.
GB5408073A 1972-07-13 1972-07-13 Discharge lamp ballast circuits Expired GB1358829A (en)

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GB5408073A GB1358829A (en) 1972-07-13 1972-07-13 Discharge lamp ballast circuits

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GB1358829A true GB1358829A (en) 1974-07-03

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Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4445074A (en) * 1980-11-07 1984-04-24 Hitachi, Ltd. Starting circuits for discharge lamps
GB2239568A (en) * 1989-12-22 1991-07-03 Lutron Electronics Co Circuit for dimming gas discharge lamps without introducing striations
US5173643A (en) * 1990-06-25 1992-12-22 Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. Circuit for dimming compact fluorescent lamps

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4445074A (en) * 1980-11-07 1984-04-24 Hitachi, Ltd. Starting circuits for discharge lamps
GB2239568A (en) * 1989-12-22 1991-07-03 Lutron Electronics Co Circuit for dimming gas discharge lamps without introducing striations
GB2239568B (en) * 1989-12-22 1994-06-08 Lutron Electronics Co Control System of Gas Discharge Lamps
US5173643A (en) * 1990-06-25 1992-12-22 Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. Circuit for dimming compact fluorescent lamps
US5841239A (en) * 1990-06-25 1998-11-24 Lutron Electronics Co., Inc. Circuit for dimming compact fluorescent lamps

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