摘要:
A vehicle head lamp is disclosed for use in a vehicle, and includes a plurality of semiconductor light sources which differ in directions of radiation; an optical system disposed for common use by the plurality of semiconductor light sources; and a luminous energy control section for changing a ratio among luminous energies emitted by the respective semiconductor light sources in accordance with a vehicle-originated signal provided by a vehicle-side. In addition, the luminous energy control section may change the ratio among the luminous energy in accordance with a rotation angle by means of receiving a signal indicating a rotation angle of a steering wheel as the vehicle-originated signal.
摘要:
A switching regulator circuit for controlling power supplied to a load, includes: a switching device for repeatedly going on or off to control a voltage or a current applied to the load; a detector for detecting a supply voltage or a supply current supplied to the load; and a controller for controlling a duration ratio of a period in which the switching device is on or off based on the supply voltage or supply current detected by the detector, so as to control a value of the voltage applied to the load. The controller includes: a saw-tooth wave generation unit for charging and discharging a saw-tooth wave generation capacitor grounded at one end so as to change a voltage at another end of the saw-tooth wave generation capacitor to a saw-tooth wave; a charge/discharge controller for changing a ratio of a charge rate and a discharge rate of the saw-tooth wave generation capacitor based on the supply voltage or supply current detected by the detector; and a switching device controller for comparing a voltage value of the saw-tooth wave generation capacitor with a predetermined threshold value and controlling the duration ratio of the period in which the switching device is on or off based on the comparison result.
摘要:
A discharge lamp illumination circuit 1 has a DC-AC conversion circuit 3 which effects AC conversion and boosting upon receipt of a DC input, and a starter circuit 4 for supplying a start-up signal to a discharge lamp. Power output from the DC-AC conversion circuit 3 is controlled by control means 6, thereby controlling illumination of a discharge lamp 10. An AC transformer 7 constituting the DC-AC conversion circuit 3 is provided, and a primary circuit and a secondary circuit, both forming part of the AC transformer 7, are insulated from each other. The start-up signal boosted by the AC transformer 7 is superposed on the AC-converted output, and the resultant signal is supplied to the discharge lamp 10. Thus, the need for a starter transformer specifically designed for startup can be obviated.
摘要:
A discharge lamp illumination circuit 1 has a DC-AC conversion circuit 3, which effects DC-AC conversion and boosting upon receipt of a DC input, and a starter circuit 4. Power output from the DC-AC conversion circuit 3 is controlled by means of control means 6. The DC-AC conversion circuit 3 has an AC conversion transformer 7; a plurality of switching elements 5H and 5L; and a resonance capacitor 8. The switching elements are activated by the control means 6, thereby causing serial resonance between the resonance capacitor 8 and a leakage inductance component of the AC conversion transformer 7, or between the resonance capacitor 8 and an inductance component 9 connected to the resonance capacitor 8. Provided that a resonance frequency achieved during an extinction period of the discharge lamp 10 is denoted as f1, the operating frequency is first regulated to a frequency level deviating from f1 and then gradually reduced so as to approach f1 in connection with a no-load voltage which is applied to the discharge lamp before illuminating.
摘要:
In a discharge lamp lighting circuit having a DC-AC converter circuit, a circuit for generating a driving voltage for the DC-AC converter circuit is simplified and cost and power losses are reduced. A discharge lamp lighting circuit 1 has a DC-DC converter circuit 3 for converting an input voltage from a DC power source 2 to a required DC voltage, a DC-AC converter circuit 4 disposed down-circuit of the DC-DC converter circuit and having a bridge-type construction using a plurality of switching devices, and a control circuit 7 for performing lighting control of a discharge lamp 6. A voltage generated from a power supply voltage to the control circuit 7 by a driving voltage generating part 9B is supplied as the driving voltage of the DC-AC converter circuit 4.
摘要:
A lighting circuit carrying out lighting control of plural discharge lamps in which depressing of ripple current and noise, small-sizing, and low cost are realized. Plural DC-DC converting circuits (3_1, 3_2) for converting direct current input voltage to designated direct current voltage by ON/OFF control of switching elements in a discharge lamp lighting circuit carrying out controlling lighting plural discharge lamps. Control signal from a control circuit 7 is supplied to each switching element constituting each DC-DC converting circuit, and state of conductivity or non-conductivity of each switching element is controlled as non-synchronization.
摘要:
A power supply unit having a series regulator that changes an input DC voltage input from a DC power supply into a stabilized output DC voltage lower than the input DC voltage, includes: a power consuming unit, provided on a direct current path between the DC power supply and the series regulator, including a parallel circuit formed by a first fixed resistor and a semiconductor device; and a current setting unit operable to set the amount of a current flowing between a current input and a current output of the semiconductor device, wherein the current input of the semiconductor device is arranged on the DC power supply side thereof, the current output of the semiconductor device is arranged on the series regulator side thereof, and a setting input of the semiconductor device is connected to a setting output of the current setting unit.
摘要:
A discharge-lamp illumination circuit has a DC power supply circuit, a DC-AC conversion circuit, and a control circuit for controlling a voltage from the DC power supply circuit. The DC power supply circuit has a transformer and a first switching element connected in series with a primary coil of the transformer. The activation/deactivation of the first switching element is controlled by the control signal from the control circuit. The transformer is equipped with secondary coils equal in number with the discharge lamps. Each secondary coil is equipped with a second switching element whose activation or deactivation is controlled by a signal from the control circuit. The secondary coils provide different voltages by means of control of the second switching elements.
摘要:
A lighting system provides an auxiliary lighting circuit for turning on an auxiliary light source in place of the discharge lamp if the abnormality in the lighting circuit is detected.
摘要:
In a discharge lamp lighting circuit 1 using a common starter circuit 5A to a plurality of discharge lamps 6i (i=1, 2, . . . , n) to start the discharge lamps 6, the starter circuit 5A has a transformer 7 comprising a plurality of secondary windings 7bi (i=1, 2, . . . , n) provided for a primary winding 7a. A primary circuit 8 comprises a capacitor 9 and a switch element 10 and the generated voltage when the capacitor 9 is charged when the switch element 10 conducts is increased by the transformer 7, then is applied through each secondary winding to the corresponding discharge lamp.