摘要:
The invention relates to a method for detecting a change of gas-discharge lamp and to an electronic lamp ballast with such a method is used. To detect a lamp change a supply voltage of a certain frequency is applied to a load circuit (E) to which at least one gas-discharge lamp (G1, G2) is connected. The transient response of the load circuit (E) is monitored which is set in line with the supply voltage of a certain frequency being applied. On the basis of the transient response it is determined whether one of the gas-discharge lamps connected to the load circuit (E) has been cut off or whether all gas-discharge lamps (G1, G2) are correctly connected to said load circuit (E).
摘要:
The invention concerns a method of operating at least one fluorescent lamp (FL) by means of electronic ballast and the ballast itself. A rectifier bridge (GL) at a.c. supply voltage (L, N), a connected high-value regulator (L1, D1, V1), a half-bridge circuit (V2, V3) and a control and regulating circuit (IC) are provided for continuously monitoring the lamp current with a regulated control circuit (CCO, SEL, HSD, LSD) for the power transistors (V2, V3) which maintains the bulb current constant during normal operation. As a master control system, a time-value emitting device (PST, IT, CT), which is activated in a specific manner whenever the lamp is activated or a fault is detected, generates a time base for a monitoring circuit (MON) which evaluates the lamp current at any particular moment at predetermined reference levels (Mp, Mi and Mo) which differ in individual time sections (Δpt, Δit, Δst, Δot) and which, via the regulated control circuit (CCO, IST, SEL, HSD, LSD), controls the lamp current as a function of time if the lamp starts normally and triggers automatic switching-off of the electronic ballast in the event of a fault.
摘要:
A programmed electronic ballast circuit including a voltage maintenance circuit to ensure that the integrated circuit continues to oscillate and drive the half-bridge inverter until the DC bus voltage falls to a level insufficient to permit the fluorescent bulbs at the output to ignite. Additionally, the voltage maintenance circuit drives the voltage of the integrated circuit down to a level whereby proper resetting of the integrated circuit and proper preheating of the fluorescent bulb filaments is assured.
摘要:
A ballast system for at least one dimmable fluorescent lamp includes a resonant switching inverter and a controller which controls the inverter to operate above resonance during starting and normal running operation. After a start delay timer alloys time for the lamp filaments to heat up, the controller provides control signals to a gate driver to drive the switching devices of the switching inverter initially at a relatively high frequency and then reduces the frequency until a sufficiently high voltage is reached to start the lamp. Once the lamp is started, the inverter is operated in its normal feedback mode. The ballast system further includes an overvoltage shutdown mechanism. During lamp starting, if either the output of the start delay timer is high or the output voltage is greater than a first overvoltage shutdown threshold, then an overvoltage shutdown timer is activated to shut down operation of the inverter for a predetermined overvoltage shutdown period. After the lamp has started, a second overvoltage shutdown threshold is activated which is lower than the first overvoltage threshold for avoiding operation of the inverter below resonance. Both the frequency and duty cycle of the output voltage from the switching inverter are variable to achieve a wide dimming range over a relatively narrow frequency range.
摘要:
The invention relates to a lamp controller comprising a dimmer circuit for operating in response to a control voltage from a control voltage source to control a high frequency AC lamp-energizing source of said lamp controller and to thereby control light intensity, said dimmer circuit comprising: an isolation transformer including coupled primary and secondary winding means, means for applying a high frequency current from said controller to said primary winding means, input terminals for connection to said control voltage source, loading means coupled to said secondary winding means and to said input terminals and arranged to limit the voltage across said secondary winding means as a function of said control voltage and to thereby limit the high frequency voltage developed across said primary winding means from said high frequency current, and detector and output means for developing and applying to said controller an output signal for control of lamp intensity which corresponds to the high frequency voltage developed across said primary winding means, said loading means including amplifier means and being arranged to respond to a small control current through said voltage source to produce amplified and substantially equal loading currents in said secondary winding means in both half cycles of said high frequency current applied to said primary winding means.
摘要:
Die Erfindung stellt ein Verfahren und eine Vorrichtung zum Betreiben einer Gasentladungslampe, insbesondere einer Leuchtstofflampe vor, die durch einen fremdgesteuerten Lampengenerator (III) mit hochfrequenter Wechselspannung gespeist wird. Die Gasentla- dungslampe (22) ist im Normalbetrieb durch Variieren der Betriebs- frequenz (f B ) des Lampengenerators (III) dimmbar. Das Verfahren sieht vor, daß während einer Vorheizphase (a) die Betriebsfrequenz (f B ) des Lampengenerators (III) größer als die Nennfrequenz (f N ) im Nennbetrieb gewählt und anschließend die Betriebsfrequenz (f B ) so lange verringert wird bis die Gasentladungslampe (22) zündet. Nach dem Zünden der Gasentladungslampe (22) wird die Betriebsfrequenz (f B ) bis zur Nennfrequenz (f N ) verringert und anschließend der Normalbetrieb (d) e;ngeleitet.
摘要:
A drive device for a discharge lamp comprises a series inverter circuit (24) with first and second output terminals for producing an AC voltage between the first and second output terminals, a capacitor (33) connected between first ends of first and second filaments (32A, 32B) of the discharge lamp (32), and an inductor section for igniting the discharge lamp (32) in cooperation with the capacitor (33) and restricting a discharge current to be flow between the first and second filaments (32A, 32B) after the discharge lamp (32) has been ignited. In the drive device, the inductor section includes first and second inductors (37A, 37B) respectively connected between the first output terminal of the series inverter circuit (24) and a second end of the first filament (32A) and between the second output terminal of the series inverter circuit (24) and a second end of the second filament (32B).