摘要:
A circuit for dimmably driving fluorescent lamps (102, 104, 106) from a DC supply voltage includes: input nodes (174, 176) having input capacitors (184, 186) connected therebetween; a half-bridge transistor inverter (178, 180) connected between the input terminals; a series-resonant LC oscillator (196, 198) coupled in series between the half-bridge transistors and the input capacitors; an output transformer (212) having a primary winding (214) connected in series with the LC inductor (196) and in parallel with the LC capacitor (198) and a secondary winding (216) for connection to the lamp load; and first and second voltage clamp diodes (215A, 215B) connected between an intermediate point on the primary winding and the input nodes respectively. The voltage clamp diodes, in conjunction with the input capacitors, provide significant enhancement in reduction of power transferred to the lamps when the DC supply voltage is reduced, allowing lamp dimming to be simply and efficiently effected by reduction of the DC supply voltage.
摘要:
A ballast circuit uses an optocoupler (140) to provide electrical isolation of the dimming control (152) from the remainder of the ballast. The optocoupler (140) is operated in the linear range to provide continuous dimming of the lamps. The circuit further uses a combination of diodes and a diode bridge (206) to steer current from the current sensor during the lamp out conditions so that the inverter (100) will maintain operation at a low frequency, thereby maximizing the output voltage. A clamp winding is used to insure that the voltage does not exceed the DC rail voltage.
摘要:
A parallel resonant circuit (310, 330) for powering a gas discharge lamp (380) achieves power factor correction by using a floating power supply (200, 400, 390) having adjustable voltage and impedance level. The floating power supply is powered by a transformer and placed in series with the rectified AC power line.
摘要:
A ballast circuit uses an optocoupler (140) to provide electrical isolation of the dimming control (152) from the remainder of the ballast. The optocoupler (140) is operated in the linear range to provide continuous dimming of the lamps. The circuit further uses a combination of diodes and a diode bridge (206) to steer current from the current sensor during the lamp out conditions so that the inverter (100) will maintain operation at a low frequency, thereby maximizing the output voltage. A clamp winding is used to insure that the voltage does not exceed the DC rail voltage.
摘要:
An electronic ballast having a boot strap capacitor (22) that becomes initially charged at a first rate and a high voltage storage capacitor (23) that becomes charged at a second, faster rate, wherein the boot strap capacitor (22), becoming initially fully charged initiates operation of a PWM driver (18) that in turn causes a power factor corrector and inverter (16) to energize corresponding gas discharge lamps (11). Upon activation of the PWM driver (18) and the corresponding activation of the power factor corrector and inverter (16), a voltage clamp (19) responds to these events by establishing a conductive path (20) between the high voltage storage capacitor (23) and the boot strap capacitor (22), such that continued operation of the PWM driver (18) is ensured. So configured, a relatively small valued capacitor can be utilized for the boot strap capacitor (22), thereby ensuring rapid activation of the lamps (11) without risking subsequent sporadic energization or other operational difficulties.
摘要:
A ballast circuit (100) includes a ground fault detector (200). The ballast circuit is arranged for coupling to a power source (101) and a load (135, 137), the power source characterized by a source frequency, the ballast circuit including an electromagnetic interference ('EMI') filter (110) which includes a ground terminal (145). The ground fault detector (200) determines when the load is coupled to a ground fault (141) by detecting the presence of a high-frequency current at the ground terminal, the high-frequency current characterized by a frequency that is substantially greater than the source frequency. When the high-frequency current is detected, the ground fault detector provides an output signal (150) which may be used to disconnect the load from the ballast circuit.
摘要:
A circuit for powering a gas discharge lamp from a source of a first frequency AC power has a first rectifier (104) for converting the first frequency AC power into a first DC power, a capacitor (108) and driver (110) for converting the DC power to a second frequency AC power. A second rectifier (106) is used to increase the power factor for the circuit. A control (136) is provided to disable the second rectifier if the lamp is removed from the circuit.
摘要:
A circuit for powering a gas discharge lamp from a source of a first frequency AC power has a first rectifier (104) for converting the first frequency AC power into a first DC power, a capacitor (108) and driver (110) for converting the DC power to a second frequency AC power. A second rectifier (106) is used to increase the power factor for the circuit. A control (136) is provided to disable the second rectifier if the lamp is removed from the circuit.
摘要:
L'invention se rapporte à un circuit (500) servant à fournir le courant d'excitation à des lampes à décharge de gaz connectées en série depuis un enroulement secondaire de transformateur (528) connecté en un premier (529A) et en un second (529B) point respectivement à une première (508) et une seconde (514) borne de sortie sur la ligne d'alimentation des lampes. Un condensateur (532) assure le couplage du premier point avec une borne de sortie intermédiaire (512). La tension de pré-allumage produite dans l'enroulement secondaire est appliquée dans une seule lampe (506) pour produire son allumage. Après l'allumage, le courant dirigé vers la borne de sortie intermédiaire (512) est limité par le condensateur (532) et les lampes sont excitées en série. Ainsi, la tension qu'il faut produire dans l'enroulement secondaire pour assurer l'allumage de toutes les lampes est réduite. Dans une variante, les bornes de sortie sur la ligne d'alimentation des lampes peuvent être connectées en des points de l'enroulement secondaire qui sont plus éloignés que les premier et second points (Fig. 6) ou qui sont situés entre les premier et second points (Figs. 1-4).
摘要:
Un circuit de commande par atténuation de lampes fluorescentes (102, 104, 106) au moyen d'une tension d'alimentation en courant continu comprend: des noeuds d'entrée (174, 176) entre lesquels sont connectés des condensateurs d'entrée (184, 186); un onduleur en demi-pont à transistors (178, 180) connectés entre les bornes d'entrée; un oscillateur pilote à capacité-inductance résonnant en série (196, 198) couplé en série entre les transistors en demi-pont et les condensateurs d'entrée; un transformateur de sortie (212) présentant un enroulement primaire (214) connecté en série à l'inducteur à capacité-inductance (196) et en parallèle avec le condensateur à capacité-inductance (198), et un enroulement secondaire (216) assurant la connexion à la charge de la lampe; ainsi que des première et seconde diodes de blocage de tension (215A, 215B) connectées entre un point intermédiaire situé sur l'enroulement primaire et les noeuds d'entrée respectivement. Les diodes de blocage de tension, conjointement avec les condensateurs d'entrée, améliorent sensiblement la réduction du transfert de puissance aux lampes lorsque la tension d'alimentation en courant continu est réduite, ce qui permet d'obtenir une variation de la lampe de manière simple et efficace par réduction de la tension d'alimentation en courant continu.