EP0779768A3 - Process and circuit for operating a discharge lamp - Google Patents

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EP0779768A3
EP0779768A3 EP96118851A EP96118851A EP0779768A3 EP 0779768 A3 EP0779768 A3 EP 0779768A3 EP 96118851 A EP96118851 A EP 96118851A EP 96118851 A EP96118851 A EP 96118851A EP 0779768 A3 EP0779768 A3 EP 0779768A3
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Klaus Fischer
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Osram GmbH
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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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Y10S315/05—Starting and operating circuit for fluorescent lamp
EP96118851A 1995-12-13 1996-11-25 Circuit for operating a discharge lamp Expired - Lifetime EP0779768B1 (en)

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DE19546588A DE19546588A1 (en) 1995-12-13 1995-12-13 Method and circuit arrangement for operating a discharge lamp
DE19546588 1995-12-13

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EP0779768A2 EP0779768A2 (en) 1997-06-18
EP0779768A3 true EP0779768A3 (en) 1997-10-29
EP0779768B1 EP0779768B1 (en) 2000-05-10

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EP96118851A Expired - Lifetime EP0779768B1 (en) 1995-12-13 1996-11-25 Circuit for operating a discharge lamp

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US (1) US5828187A (en)
EP (1) EP0779768B1 (en)
JP (1) JPH09219293A (en)
KR (1) KR100432541B1 (en)
CN (1) CN1199525C (en)
CA (1) CA2192506C (en)
DE (2) DE19546588A1 (en)

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US5828187A (en) 1998-10-27
DE19546588A1 (en) 1997-06-19
DE59605182D1 (en) 2000-06-15
JPH09219293A (en) 1997-08-19
EP0779768A2 (en) 1997-06-18
CN1199525C (en) 2005-04-27
CA2192506C (en) 2004-11-16
CN1155825A (en) 1997-07-30
KR970058386A (en) 1997-07-31
EP0779768B1 (en) 2000-05-10
CA2192506A1 (en) 1997-06-14
KR100432541B1 (en) 2004-08-11

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