WO1999007191A1 - Ballast - Google Patents
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- WO1999007191A1 WO1999007191A1 PCT/IB1998/001166 IB9801166W WO9907191A1 WO 1999007191 A1 WO1999007191 A1 WO 1999007191A1 IB 9801166 W IB9801166 W IB 9801166W WO 9907191 A1 WO9907191 A1 WO 9907191A1
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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
- H05B41/282—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
- H05B41/285—Arrangements for protecting lamps or circuits against abnormal operating conditions
- H05B41/2851—Arrangements for protecting lamps or circuits against abnormal operating conditions for protecting the circuit against abnormal operating conditions
- H05B41/2856—Arrangements for protecting lamps or circuits against abnormal operating conditions for protecting the circuit against abnormal operating conditions against internal abnormal circuit conditions
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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
- H05B41/36—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
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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
- H05B45/00—Circuit arrangements for operating light-emitting diodes [LED]
- H05B45/30—Driver circuits
- H05B45/355—Power factor correction [PFC]; Reactive power compensation
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- 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
- Y10S323/00—Electricity: power supply or regulation systems
- Y10S323/908—Inrush current limiters
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- the invention relates to a ballast for powering a lamp load, comprising: a buffer capacitor; a first serial combination of two switches joined together at a first junction and connected in parallel across the buffer capacitor; a second serial combination of an inductor and capacitor joined together at a second junction and coupled a feedback circuit coupled to the other end of the second serial combination for supplying a high frequency signal to the buffer capacitorBallast.
- the invention also relates to a fluorescent lamp.
- a conventional single stage fluorescent lamp such as disclosed in PCT Patent Application No. WO 96/07297 includes a ballast having an output (i.e. inverter) stage. No additional stage, such as a switch mode power supply, is required in maintaining a sufficient D.C. voltage across a buffer capacitor. Instead, the lamp ballast includes a feedback path for drawing sufficient current from the ballast input to maintain an appropriate charge across the buffer capacitor.
- a ballast for powering a lamp load includes a buffer capacitor, a first serial combination of two switches joined together at a first junction and connected in parallel across the buffer capacitor and a second serial combination of an inductor and capacitor joined together at a second junction and coupled at one end to the first junction.
- the ballast also includes a feedback circuit coupled to the other end of the second serial combination for supplying a high frequency signal to the buffer capacitor and ahypass circuit coupling the second junction to a junction joining the first serial combination of two switches and the buffer capacitor together.
- the bypass circuit preferably comprises a capacitor and provides a path for diverting a portion of the power which would otherwise be fed back to the capacitor during low level dimming. Consequently, overboost voltages across the buffer capacitor during low level dimming are substantially reduced.
- the lamp may be connected in parallel with the capacitor comprised in the second serial arrangement.
- the ballast also includes a serial combination of a diode and a feedback capacitor connected in parallel with the buffer capacitor.
- the feedback circuit can include the combination of discrete inductive and capacitive components.
- the ballast typically powers the lamp load of a fluorescent lamp.
- FIG. 1 is a partial block diagram and partial schematic of a dimmable, single stage fluorescent lamp in accordance with a first embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 2 is a partial block diagram and partial schematic of a dimmable, single stage fluorescent lamp in accordance with a second embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 3 is a partial block diagram and partial schematic of a dimmable, single stage fluorescent lamp in accordance with a third embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 4 is a partial block diagram and partial schematic of a dimmable, single stage fluorescent lamp in accordance with a fourth embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 5 is a partial block diagram and partial schematic of a dimmable, single stage fluorescent lamp in accordance with a fourth embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 6 is a partial block diagram and partial schematic of a dimmable, single stage fluorescent lamp in accordance with a fourth embodiment of the invention.
- a fluorescent lamp 10 is powered from an A.C. power line represented by an A.C. source 20.
- the desired level of illumination by a lamp 30 is set by a controller 40 in response to a varying D.C. voltage applied to an input 43.
- a full bridge rectifier 25 rectifies the low frequency, sinusoidal A.C. voltage supplied by A.C. source 20.
- a pair of fast switching diodes 51 and 54 applies this rectified, sinusoidal A.C. voltage to a buffer (e.g. an electrolytic) capacitor 60.
- Buffer capacitor 60 filters so as to make the sinusoidal voltage into a substantially constant D.C. voltage supplied to an inverter.
- An inverter is configured as a half-bridge and includes the serial combination of switches (e.g.
- Switches 70 and 80 connected in parallel across buffer capacitor 60. Switches 70 and 80 are joined together at a junction 83 and commonly identified as forming a totem pole arrangement. The switching states of the MOSFETs, serving as switches 70 and 80, are controlled by controller 40.
- a serial combination of an inductor 90 and a shunt capacitor 95 are joined at a junction 100 and coupled at one end through a D.C. blocking capacitor 85 to junction 83.
- Lamp 30 is connected in parallel across shunt capacitor 95.
- a feedback circuit 110 is coupled to an end 105 of the serial combination of inductor 90 and capacitor 95.
- Power feedback circuit 110 includes a feedback capacitor 113 connected between a junction 1 16 joining the cathode of diode 51 to the anode of diode 54.
- the serial combination of diode 54 and feedback capacitor 113 are connected in parallel across buffer capacitor 60.
- feedback capacitor 113 can be connected in parallel with diode 52.
- a short circuit is connected between end 105 and junction 1 16.
- an impedance 108 including a combination of one or more inductors and capacitors including, if desired, feedback capacitor 113 (as shown in FIG. 5), can be connected between end 105 and junction 116 in order to increase the impedance of circuit 110 to substantially reduce an overboost voltage across buffer capacitor 60.
- a bypass circuit which includes an impedance such as, but not limited to, a capacitor 119, is coupled between junction 100 and the junction joining the serial combination of switches 70 and 80 and buffer capacitor 60 together.
- controller 40 drives the switching frequency of switches 70 and 80 based on the illumination level corresponding to the D.C. voltage applied to an input 43.
- Power at a high frequency of between about 50 kHz to 85 kHz is delivered to lamp 30 by a resonant circuit formed by inductor 90, capacitors 119, 95 and 113 and lamp 30.
- the resonant circuit includes impedance 108. At low dim levels of, for example, 10% of full lamp output, a portion of the power delivered is diverted away from feedback circuit 110 by capacitor 119. This same resonant circuit controls the amount of power fed back to buffer capacitor 60. Consequently, overboost voltages across the buffer capacitor during low level dimming are substantially reduced.
- a capacitor 120 serves as both bypass capacitor 119 and shunt capacitor 95.
- the common resonant circuit would also include impedance 108.
- a single inductor (choke) 90 can be used to minimize the number of parts and manufacturing cost.
- FIGS. 4 and 6 are similar to FIGS. 3 and 5 except incorporate capacitor 120 rather than bypass capacitor 119 and shunt capacitor 95, respectively.
- bypass capacitor 119 or 120 provides a path for diverting a portion of the power which would otherwise be fed back to buffer capacitor 60 during low level dimming. Consequently, overboost voltages across buffer capacitor 60 during low level dimming are substantially reduced.
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CN98801399A CN1241351A (en) | 1997-07-31 | 1998-07-30 | Ballast |
EP98932477A EP0929995A1 (en) | 1997-07-31 | 1998-07-30 | Ballast |
JP11510729A JP2001502844A (en) | 1997-07-31 | 1998-07-30 | ballast |
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US08/903,567 US5917717A (en) | 1997-07-31 | 1997-07-31 | Ballast dimmer with passive power feedback control |
US09/034,441 US5994848A (en) | 1997-04-10 | 1998-03-04 | Triac dimmable, single stage compact flourescent lamp |
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US08/903,567 | 1998-04-17 | ||
US09/062,170 | 1998-04-17 | ||
US09/062,170 US5982159A (en) | 1997-07-31 | 1998-04-17 | Dimmable, single stage fluorescent lamp |
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