GB2106729B - Electric arrangement for operating a gas and/or vapour discharge lamp - Google Patents

Electric arrangement for operating a gas and/or vapour discharge lamp

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Publication number
GB2106729B
GB2106729B GB08225540A GB8225540A GB2106729B GB 2106729 B GB2106729 B GB 2106729B GB 08225540 A GB08225540 A GB 08225540A GB 8225540 A GB8225540 A GB 8225540A GB 2106729 B GB2106729 B GB 2106729B
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
gas
operating
discharge lamp
vapour discharge
electric arrangement
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Expired
Application number
GB08225540A
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GB2106729A (en
Inventor
Hubert Raets
Theo Husgen
Jan Zwier
Gerd Schiefer
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Koninklijke Philips NV
Original Assignee
Philips Gloeilampenfabrieken NV
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Publication of GB2106729A publication Critical patent/GB2106729A/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
    • H05B41/14—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
    • 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
    • H05B41/36—Controlling
    • H05B41/38—Controlling the intensity of light
    • 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
    • Y10S315/07—Starting and control circuits for gas discharge lamp using transistors
GB08225540A 1981-09-11 1982-09-08 Electric arrangement for operating a gas and/or vapour discharge lamp Expired GB2106729B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
NL8104200A NL8104200A (nl) 1981-09-11 1981-09-11 Elektrische schakeling voor het bedrijven van een gas- en/of dampontladingslamp.

Publications (2)

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GB2106729A GB2106729A (en) 1983-04-13
GB2106729B true GB2106729B (en) 1985-02-13

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GB08225540A Expired GB2106729B (en) 1981-09-11 1982-09-08 Electric arrangement for operating a gas and/or vapour discharge lamp

Country Status (5)

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US (1) US4766350A (en, 2012)
JP (1) JPS5857291A (en, 2012)
DE (1) DE3231939A1 (en, 2012)
GB (1) GB2106729B (en, 2012)
NL (1) NL8104200A (en, 2012)

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Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
NL8104200A (nl) 1983-04-05
GB2106729A (en) 1983-04-13
DE3231939A1 (de) 1983-03-31
US4766350A (en) 1988-08-23
DE3231939C2 (en, 2012) 1991-02-14
JPS5857291A (ja) 1983-04-05

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