GB2397182B - Gas discharge lamp drive circuitry - Google Patents

Gas discharge lamp drive circuitry

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GB2397182B
GB2397182B GB0230314A GB0230314A GB2397182B GB 2397182 B GB2397182 B GB 2397182B GB 0230314 A GB0230314 A GB 0230314A GB 0230314 A GB0230314 A GB 0230314A GB 2397182 B GB2397182 B GB 2397182B
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discharge lamp
gas discharge
lamp drive
drive circuitry
circuitry
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David John Aarons
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    • H05B41/382—Controlling the intensity of light during the transitional start-up phase
    • H05B41/388—Controlling the intensity of light during the transitional start-up phase for a transition from glow to arc
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    • H05B41/2882—Load circuits; Control thereof the control resulting from an action on the static converter
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    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • Y02B20/00—Energy efficient lighting technologies, e.g. halogen lamps or gas discharge lamps

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GB0230314A 2002-12-31 2002-12-31 Gas discharge lamp drive circuitry Expired - Lifetime GB2397182B (en)

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GB0604590A GB2421645B (en) 2002-12-31 2002-12-31 Gas discharge lamp drive circuitry
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US4415839A (en) * 1981-11-23 1983-11-15 Lesea Ronald A Electronic ballast for gaseous discharge lamps
EP0241279A1 (en) * 1986-04-08 1987-10-14 Actronic Lighting Cc Controller for gas discharge lamps
US4999547A (en) * 1986-09-25 1991-03-12 Innovative Controls, Incorporated Ballast for high pressure sodium lamps having constant line and lamp wattage
GB2244608A (en) * 1990-04-23 1991-12-04 P I Electronics Pte Ltd High frequency drive circuit for a fluorescent lamp
US5298836A (en) * 1991-08-27 1994-03-29 Diehl Gmbh & Co. Power supply circuit for gas discharge lamps operating at a resonant frequency
US6369526B1 (en) * 1998-01-22 2002-04-09 Jbp Technologies, Ltd. Method and device for operating electronic ballasts for high intensity discharge (HID) lamps
US20020145886A1 (en) * 2001-04-06 2002-10-10 Stevens Carlile R. Power inverter for driving alternating current loads

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