IL66736A - Electronic ballast for a discharge lamp - Google Patents

Electronic ballast for a discharge lamp

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Publication number
IL66736A
IL66736A IL66736A IL6673682A IL66736A IL 66736 A IL66736 A IL 66736A IL 66736 A IL66736 A IL 66736A IL 6673682 A IL6673682 A IL 6673682A IL 66736 A IL66736 A IL 66736A
Authority
IL
Israel
Prior art keywords
discharge lamp
electronic ballast
ballast
electronic
lamp
Prior art date
Application number
IL66736A
Other languages
English (en)
Other versions
IL66736A0 (en
Original Assignee
Helvar Oy
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from FI812930A external-priority patent/FI63148C/fi
Priority claimed from FI820094A external-priority patent/FI63146C/fi
Priority claimed from FI820095A external-priority patent/FI63147C/fi
Application filed by Helvar Oy filed Critical Helvar Oy
Publication of IL66736A0 publication Critical patent/IL66736A0/xx
Publication of IL66736A publication Critical patent/IL66736A/xx

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Classifications

    • 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
    • H05B41/2825—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 by means of a bridge converter in the final stage
    • H05B41/2827—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 by means of a bridge converter in the final stage using specially adapted components in the load circuit, e.g. feed-back transformers, piezoelectric transformers; using specially adapted load circuit configurations
    • 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
    • H05B41/39—Controlling the intensity of light continuously
    • H05B41/392—Controlling the intensity of light continuously using semiconductor devices, e.g. thyristor
    • H05B41/3921—Controlling the intensity of light continuously using semiconductor devices, e.g. thyristor with possibility of light intensity variations
    • H05B41/3925—Controlling the intensity of light continuously using semiconductor devices, e.g. thyristor with possibility of light intensity variations by frequency variation
    • 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
    • Y10S315/01—Fluorescent lamp circuits with more than two principle electrodes

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Power Engineering (AREA)
  • Circuit Arrangements For Discharge Lamps (AREA)
IL66736A 1981-09-18 1982-09-07 Electronic ballast for a discharge lamp IL66736A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FI812930A FI63148C (fi) 1981-09-18 1981-09-18 Elektroniskt foerkopplingsdon foer urladdningslampa
FI813298 1981-10-21
FI820094A FI63146C (fi) 1982-01-12 1982-01-12 Foerfarande foer reglering av en urladdningslampas ljusnivao och en elektronisk naetanslutningsanordning foer foerverkligande av foerfarandet
FI820095A FI63147C (fi) 1981-09-18 1982-01-12 Elektroniskt foerkopplingsdon foer urladdningslampa

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
IL66736A0 IL66736A0 (en) 1982-12-31
IL66736A true IL66736A (en) 1988-01-31

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IL66736A IL66736A (en) 1981-09-18 1982-09-07 Electronic ballast for a discharge lamp

Country Status (12)

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US (1) US4553070A (de)
EP (1) EP0075176B1 (de)
AU (1) AU555174B2 (de)
BR (1) BR8205501A (de)
CA (1) CA1188725A (de)
DE (1) DE3277055D1 (de)
ES (1) ES516657A0 (de)
GB (1) GB2106339B (de)
HU (1) HU188204B (de)
IL (1) IL66736A (de)
MX (1) MX151624A (de)
PH (1) PH21846A (de)

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AU8477782A (en) 1983-03-24
BR8205501A (pt) 1983-08-23
ES8401817A1 (es) 1984-01-01
HU188204B (en) 1986-03-28
EP0075176B1 (de) 1987-08-19
CA1188725A (en) 1985-06-11
PH21846A (en) 1988-03-17
EP0075176A3 (en) 1984-05-23
IL66736A0 (en) 1982-12-31
AU555174B2 (en) 1986-09-18
EP0075176A2 (de) 1983-03-30
US4553070A (en) 1985-11-12
ES516657A0 (es) 1984-01-01
GB2106339B (en) 1985-09-04
DE3277055D1 (en) 1987-09-24
GB2106339A (en) 1983-04-07
MX151624A (es) 1985-01-14

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