US3522475A - Discharge lamp starting device - Google Patents

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US3522475A
US3522475A US735369A US3522475DA US3522475A US 3522475 A US3522475 A US 3522475A US 735369 A US735369 A US 735369A US 3522475D A US3522475D A US 3522475DA US 3522475 A US3522475 A US 3522475A
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discharge lamp
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Tsuguhito Hashimoto
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Ikeda Electric Works Ltd
Panasonic Holdings Corp
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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
    • 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
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    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S315/00—Electric lamp and discharge devices: systems
    • Y10S315/02—High frequency starting operation for fluorescent lamp
    • 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
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    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S315/00—Electric lamp and discharge devices: systems
    • Y10S315/05—Starting and operating circuit for fluorescent lamp

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Cited By (13)

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US3699385A (en) * 1970-12-30 1972-10-17 Sylvania Electric Prod Control circuit for starting, sustaining and operating arc lamps
US3701925A (en) * 1970-02-28 1972-10-31 Blackwell Electronics Ind Co L Instantaneous starting system for discharge lamp
US3758818A (en) * 1969-07-25 1973-09-11 New Nippon Electric Co Starting circuit for discharge lamps
US3889152A (en) * 1974-10-10 1975-06-10 Litton Systems Inc Starting and operating ballast for high pressure sodium lamps
US3917976A (en) * 1967-10-11 1975-11-04 Gen Electric Starting and operating circuit for gaseous discharge lamps
USRE29204E (en) * 1970-04-08 1977-05-03 Esquire, Inc. Controlled high voltage lighting system for gaseous-discharge lamps
DE3125261A1 (de) * 1980-07-07 1982-06-16 Nuarc Co Steuerschaltung fuer eine hochleistungs-entladungslampe
USRE31486E (en) 1974-09-30 1984-01-03 Chadwick-Helmuth Company, Inc. Rapid starting of gas discharge lamps
US4683404A (en) * 1986-09-29 1987-07-28 Cooper Industries Starting circuit and apparatus for high pressure sodium lamps
US4695771A (en) * 1985-07-29 1987-09-22 Advance Transformer Company Ignition circuit for high pressure arc discharge lamps
US4745341A (en) * 1986-03-25 1988-05-17 Cooper Industries Rapid restrike starter for high intensity discharge lamps
US4939430A (en) * 1987-12-16 1990-07-03 Advance Transformer Company Ignitor circuit for discharge lamps with novel ballast
US5210471A (en) * 1991-10-18 1993-05-11 Hubbell Incorporated Controlled-current lamp starting ciruit

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US3944876A (en) * 1974-09-30 1976-03-16 Chadwick-Helmuth Company, Inc. Rapid starting of gas discharge lamps

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US3259797A (en) * 1962-12-05 1966-07-05 Engelhard Ind Inc Arc lamp starter
US3334270A (en) * 1964-09-04 1967-08-01 Gen Electric Discharge lamp circuit
US3364386A (en) * 1964-11-09 1968-01-16 Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co Pulse generating means for starting discharge lamps
US3383558A (en) * 1966-07-05 1968-05-14 Sylvania Electric Prod Non-resonant starting circuit for high pressure double jacketed mercury lamps

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US2523021A (en) * 1945-07-19 1950-09-19 Gen Electric Starting arrangement for electric discharge devices
FR1207637A (fr) * 1957-07-01 1960-02-17 Lampes Sa Circuit d'amorçage et de fonctionnement d'une lampe à décharge en arc.
GB1186891A (en) * 1966-04-09 1970-04-08 Matsushita Electric Works Ltd Starting Device for Discharge Lamp

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3259797A (en) * 1962-12-05 1966-07-05 Engelhard Ind Inc Arc lamp starter
US3334270A (en) * 1964-09-04 1967-08-01 Gen Electric Discharge lamp circuit
US3364386A (en) * 1964-11-09 1968-01-16 Tokyo Shibaura Electric Co Pulse generating means for starting discharge lamps
US3383558A (en) * 1966-07-05 1968-05-14 Sylvania Electric Prod Non-resonant starting circuit for high pressure double jacketed mercury lamps

Cited By (13)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3917976A (en) * 1967-10-11 1975-11-04 Gen Electric Starting and operating circuit for gaseous discharge lamps
US3758818A (en) * 1969-07-25 1973-09-11 New Nippon Electric Co Starting circuit for discharge lamps
US3701925A (en) * 1970-02-28 1972-10-31 Blackwell Electronics Ind Co L Instantaneous starting system for discharge lamp
USRE29204E (en) * 1970-04-08 1977-05-03 Esquire, Inc. Controlled high voltage lighting system for gaseous-discharge lamps
US3699385A (en) * 1970-12-30 1972-10-17 Sylvania Electric Prod Control circuit for starting, sustaining and operating arc lamps
USRE31486E (en) 1974-09-30 1984-01-03 Chadwick-Helmuth Company, Inc. Rapid starting of gas discharge lamps
US3889152A (en) * 1974-10-10 1975-06-10 Litton Systems Inc Starting and operating ballast for high pressure sodium lamps
DE3125261A1 (de) * 1980-07-07 1982-06-16 Nuarc Co Steuerschaltung fuer eine hochleistungs-entladungslampe
US4695771A (en) * 1985-07-29 1987-09-22 Advance Transformer Company Ignition circuit for high pressure arc discharge lamps
US4745341A (en) * 1986-03-25 1988-05-17 Cooper Industries Rapid restrike starter for high intensity discharge lamps
US4683404A (en) * 1986-09-29 1987-07-28 Cooper Industries Starting circuit and apparatus for high pressure sodium lamps
US4939430A (en) * 1987-12-16 1990-07-03 Advance Transformer Company Ignitor circuit for discharge lamps with novel ballast
US5210471A (en) * 1991-10-18 1993-05-11 Hubbell Incorporated Controlled-current lamp starting ciruit

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GB1222699A (en) 1971-02-17

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