公开(公告)号：US5712536A

公开(公告)日：1998-01-27

申请号：US509281

申请日：1995-07-31

申请人： Kurt W. Haas ,  David J. Kachmarik ,  Kelvin B. Belle

发明人： Kurt W. Haas ,  David J. Kachmarik ,  Kelvin B. Belle

IPC分类号： H05B41/28 ,  H02M5/458 ,  G05F1/70

CPC分类号： H05B41/28 ,  Y10S315/07

摘要： A condensed power supply circuit for powering a gas discharge lamp with bi-directional current reduces duty cycle by increasing dead time. The circuit comprises an arrangement for supplying d.c. power from an a.c. voltage, a series half bridge converter, a boost converter, a resistor-capacitor delay circuit associated with a gate to control dead time, and a snubber capacitance for facilitating zero voltage switching to fill the entire dead time. The series half-bridge converter alternately impresses a d.c. bus voltage from a bus conductor across a load circuit first with one polarity and then with an opposite polarity. The series half-bridge converter includes a first switch, a second switch, and a switching control circuit for alternately switching on the first and second switches. The boost converter comprises a boost capacitor, a boost inductor, and means for periodically connecting a load end of the boost inductor through a low impedance path to the ground conductor, thereby charging the boost inductor. The present invention reduces duty cycle via an increase in dead time. The resistor-capacitor delay circuit, associated with a gate, is used to control dead time. The snubber capacitance, which facilitates zero voltage switching to fill the entire dead time range, has a value set by the resistor-capacitor delay circuit.

摘要翻译： 用于通过双向电流为气体放电灯供电的冷凝电源电路通过增加死区时间来减少占空比。 该电路包括用于提供直流电的装置。 来自a.c.的权力 电压，串联半桥转换器，升压转换器，与栅极相关的电阻器 - 电容器延迟电路以控制死区时间，以及用于促进零电压切换以填充整个死区时间的缓冲电容。 串联半桥转换器交替印象深刻。 总线电压从总线导体穿过负载电路，首先具有一个极性，然后具有相反的极性。 串联半桥转换器包括用于交替接通第一和第二开关的第一开关，第二开关和开关控制电路。 升压转换器包括升压电容器，升压电感器和用于通过低阻抗路径周期性地将升压电感器的负载端连接到接地导体的装置，从而对升压电感器充电。 本发明通过增加死区时间来减少占空比。 与栅极相关的电阻 - 电容延迟电路用于控制死区时间。 促进零电压切换以填充整个死区时间范围的缓冲电容具有由电阻 - 电容器延迟电路设置的值。

公开(公告)号：US5691598A

公开(公告)日：1997-11-25

申请号：US569019

申请日：1995-12-07

申请人： Kelvin B. Belle ,  Leon F. Chamberlain ,  Raymond A. Fillion ,  Jozsef Fulop ,  David J. Kachmarik ,  Donald W. Kuk ,  Robert S. McFeely ,  Ferenc Papp ,  Istvan Wursching

发明人： Kelvin B. Belle ,  Leon F. Chamberlain ,  Raymond A. Fillion ,  Jozsef Fulop ,  David J. Kachmarik ,  Donald W. Kuk ,  Robert S. McFeely ,  Ferenc Papp ,  Istvan Wursching

IPC分类号： H01J61/04 ,  H01J61/32 ,  H01J61/56 ,  H01J1/62 ,  H01J1/02 ,  H01J7/24 ,  H01J63/04

CPC分类号： H01J61/56 ,  H01J61/045 ,  H01J61/327

摘要： A fluorescent lamp includes a lamp tube having first and second ends and containing fill materials for causing light generation when provided with electrical power. The lamp further includes first and second power-transferring means at the first and second ends of the lamp tube, respectively, for providing the fill materials in the lamp tube with electrical power. Also included is a thermal heat shield separating the first power-transferring means from ballast circuitry which supplies power to the first power-transferring means and which has a lifetime that becomes substantially less as its operating temperature increases. The thermal heat shield is constructed so that it reflects back to the first power-transferring means and any adjacent portion of the lamp tube sufficient radiant energy to reduce the operating temperature of the ballast circuitry by more than about one degree Celsius compared with the absence of the heat shield.

摘要翻译： 荧光灯包括具有第一端和第二端的灯管，并且当设置有电力时包含用于使光产生的填充材料。 该灯还包括分别在灯管的第一和第二端处的第一和第二电力传递装置，用于在灯管中提供具有电功率的填充材料。 还包括将第一功率传输装置与将功率供应到第一功率传输装置的镇流器电路分离的热隔离屏蔽层，其寿命随其工作温度的升高而变得明显较小。 热隔离罩被构造成使得其反射回第一电力传递装置和灯管的任何相邻部分的足够的辐射能量，以将镇流器电路的操作温度降低超过约1摄氏度，而不存在 隔热罩。

公开(公告)号：US5629581A

公开(公告)日：1997-05-13

申请号：US569018

申请日：1995-12-07

申请人： Kelvin B. Belle ,  Jozsef Fulop ,  David J. Kachmarik ,  Robert S. McFeely ,  Ferenc Papp ,  Brian M. Ronald ,  Istvan Wursching

发明人： Kelvin B. Belle ,  Jozsef Fulop ,  David J. Kachmarik ,  Robert S. McFeely ,  Ferenc Papp ,  Brian M. Ronald ,  Istvan Wursching

IPC分类号： H01J5/62 ,  H01J61/32 ,  H01J61/56 ,  H01R4/48 ,  H01R33/08 ,  H01J5/48 ,  H01J5/50 ,  H01J7/44

CPC分类号： H01J61/56 ,  H01J5/62 ,  H01J61/327 ,  H01R33/0809 ,  H01R4/48

摘要： A lamp cathode-to-ballast interconnect is provided in combination with a lamp having elongated cathodes and ballast circuitry for supplying power to the cathodes. The lamp cathode-to-ballast interconnect comprises a plurality of conductive clips connected to the ballast circuitry. Each clip has a generally flat portion connected at a first end to ballast circuitry and has a pinching groove formed through the flat portion and extending to a cathode-receiving opening at a second end. The interconnect further comprises a loom for holding the lamp cathodes. The loom comprises, for each cathode, a pair of cathode-receiving support grooves separated by a space in which a second end of an associated conductive clip is to be received. Walls of each of the pair of cathode-receiving support grooves grip therein-received portions of the cathode with sufficient force to enable a gas-tight contact to be made with its associated conductive clip when the cathode is received within the pinching groove of the clip. In a method of connecting elongated cathodes from a lamp to ballast circuitry for a lamp, the cathodes are gripped and inserted by machine implementation into respective pairs of cathode-receiving support grooves of the loom. A conductive clip is moved into a respective clip-receiving space in the loom so that the pinching groove of the clip receives and pinches a cathode and completes a gas-tight connection between the clip and the cathode.

摘要翻译： 提供了灯阴极至镇流器互连件，其与具有细长阴极和镇流器电路的灯组合供应，以向阴极供电。 灯阴极至镇流器互连件包括连接到镇流器电路的多个导电夹。 每个夹具具有大致平坦的部分，其第一端连接到镇流器电路，并且具有通过平坦部分形成并且在第二端延伸到阴极接收开口的夹持槽。 互连还包括用于保持灯阴极的织机。 对于每个阴极，织机包括一对阴极接收支撑槽，所述阴极接收支撑槽被相应导电夹的第二端接收的空间分开。 一对阴极接收支撑槽中的每一个的壁以足够的力夹紧阴极的接收部分，以使得当阴极容纳在夹子的夹持槽内时能够与其相关联的导电夹具进行气密接触 。 在将灯的细长阴极连接到用于灯的镇流器电路的方法中，通过机器实施将阴极夹持并插入到织机的相应的阴极接收支撑槽对中。 导电夹子移动到织机中相应的夹子接收空间中，使得夹子的夹持槽接收并夹住阴极并完成夹子和阴极之间的气密连接。

公开(公告)号：US5807121A

公开(公告)日：1998-09-15

申请号：US707899

申请日：1996-09-12

申请人： Jozsef Fulop ,  Ferenc Papp ,  Jozsef Tokes ,  Istvan Wursching ,  Kelvin B. Belle ,  Leon F. Chamberlain ,  David J. Kachmarik ,  Brian M. Ronald

发明人： Jozsef Fulop ,  Ferenc Papp ,  Jozsef Tokes ,  Istvan Wursching ,  Kelvin B. Belle ,  Leon F. Chamberlain ,  David J. Kachmarik ,  Brian M. Ronald

IPC分类号： H01R4/24 ,  H01R9/09

CPC分类号： H01R12/58 ,  H01R4/2416 ,  Y10S439/947

摘要： A junction component fixed on a PCB (13) has a slot (4) suitable for accepting the electrical leads (10) protruding from the electrical unit and also has a base part (11) and a connection part (12). The base part (11) is embedded into the PCB (13) and is connected with its corresponding output. The leads of the electrical unit are connected to a connection part (12). At the place of connection, the orientation of the electrical leads is substantially perpendicular to the plane of the PCB (13). The direction in which the electrical leads are connected to the connection part (12) is substantially parallel to the plane of the PCB (13). The base part (11) comprises a base plate (1) and tabs(s) (8a-8c) bending out from it. The tab(s) protrude(s) into openings (17) formed in the PCB (13) and is (are) embedded there in a way also ensuring electrical contact to the PCB (13). The base plate (1) connects the tab(s) (8a-8c) with the connection part (12), and the connection part (12) is made to have an orientation substantially in or parallel to the plane of the base plate (1).

摘要翻译： 固定在PCB（13）上的连接部件具有适于接纳从电气单元突出的电引线（10）的槽（4），并且还具有基部（11）和连接部（12）。 基座部件（11）嵌入到PCB（13）中，与其相应的输出端相连。 电气单元的引线连接到连接部分（12）。 在连接位置，电引线的取向基本上垂直于PCB（13）的平面。 电引线连接到连接部分（12）的方向基本上平行于PCB（13）的平面。 基部（11）包括从其弯曲的基板（1）和突片（8a-8c）。 突片突出到形成在PCB（13）中的开口（17）中，并且以确保与PCB（13）的电接触的方式嵌入其中。 基板（1）将突片（8a-8c）与连接部分（12）连接，并且连接部分（12）被制成具有基本上平行于基板平面的取向（ 1）。

公开(公告)号：US5483125A

公开(公告)日：1996-01-09

申请号：US161844

申请日：1993-12-06

申请人： David J. Kachmarik ,  Louis R. Nerone ,  Michael M. Secen ,  Kurt W. Haas

发明人： David J. Kachmarik ,  Louis R. Nerone ,  Michael M. Secen ,  Kurt W. Haas

IPC分类号： H05B41/24 ,  H05B41/298 ,  H05B39/04

CPC分类号： H05B41/2988 ,  Y10S315/05

摘要： A ballast circuit for a gas discharge lamp, of the type having a pair of resistively heated cathodes that are resistively heated both during a cathode pre-heat period prior to lamp turn-on, and during steady state lamp operation, is disclosed. The ballast circuit includes circuitry for providing, on a bus conductor, a d.c. bus voltage with respect to a ground, and a converter, responsive to the d.c. bus voltage, for supplying bidirectional current to a resonant load circuit. The resonant load circuit includes the gas discharge lamp, a resonant capacitor coupled between the lamp cathodes such that its voltage varies with lamp voltage, and a resonant inductor serially coupled to the resonant capacitor and cooperating therewith to set a magnitude, and resonant frequency, of the bidirectional lamp current. Circuitry is provided for powering the resistively heated lamp cathodes, to thereby heat the cathodes. Further included is a circuit for maintaining the lamp voltage during a cathode pre-heat period below a predetermined level so as to prevent lamp turn-on during such period; such circuit includes circuitry for holding a first cathode of the lamp at a substantially constant voltage, and circuitry for clamping a second cathode of the lamp below the predetermined level. Such clamping circuitry includes a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) impedance device coupled to a second cathode of the lamp, and serially connected by a positively poled clamping diode to the bus conductor, and serially connected by a negatively poled clamping diode to the ground.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于气体放电灯的镇流器电路，其具有在灯开启之前的阴极预热期间以及稳态灯操作期间电阻加热的一对电阻加热的阴极。 镇流器电路包括用于在总线导体上提供直流电的电路。 相对于地面的总线电压，以及响应于直流的转换器。 总线电压，用于向谐振负载电路提供双向电流。 谐振负载电路包括气体放电灯，耦合在灯阴极之间的谐振电容器，使得其电压随灯电压变化，以及串联耦合到谐振电容器的谐振电感器，并与其配合以设定幅度和谐振频率 双向灯电流。 提供电路用于对电阻加热的灯阴极供电，从而加热阴极。 还包括一个电路，用于在阴极预热期间保持低于预定水平的灯电压，以防止在这样的时间段期间灯接通; 这种电路包括用于将灯的第一阴极保持在基本上恒定的电压的电路，以及将灯的第二阴极夹持在预定水平以下的电路。 这种钳位电路包括耦合到灯的第二阴极的正温度系数（PTC）阻抗器件，并且通过正极钳位二极管串联连接到总线导体，并且由负极化的钳位二极管串联连接到地。

公开(公告)号：US07772780B2

公开(公告)日：2010-08-10

申请号：US11646213

申请日：2006-12-27

申请人： Rajendra K. Pokharna ,  David J. Kachmarik ,  Virgil Chichernea ,  Bruce Roberts ,  David A. D'Onofrio

发明人： Rajendra K. Pokharna ,  David J. Kachmarik ,  Virgil Chichernea ,  Bruce Roberts ,  David A. D'Onofrio

IPC分类号： H01J7/44

CPC分类号： H05B41/042 ,  H05B41/02

摘要： Disclosed are a lamp igniter module and method of assembling a lamp igniter module. The lamp igniter module comprises a transformer carrier, a slide-in electrical connector, a pc board, and a housing. Assembly of the lamp igniter module is accomplished by initially inserting a transformer carrier assembly within the housing and subsequently installing a slide-in electrical connector which may or may not be attached to the pc board.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种点灯器模块和组装灯点火器模块的方法。 灯点火器模块包括变压器托架，滑入式电连接器，印刷电路板和壳体。 灯泡点火器模块的装配通过首先将变压器承载组件插入壳体内并随后安装可插入或不连接到印刷电路板的滑动式电连接器来实​​现。

公开(公告)号：US06465972B1

公开(公告)日：2002-10-15

申请号：US09874588

申请日：2001-06-05

申请人： David J. Kachmarik ,  Louis R. Nerone

发明人： David J. Kachmarik ,  Louis R. Nerone

IPC分类号： H05B3702

CPC分类号： H05B41/2858

摘要： The present invention provides a lighting system powered by a system power source. The lighting system includes a ballast in operative connection with the system power source where the ballast is designed to generate a lamp input signal. A lamp input line is operatively connected to receive the lamp input signal. Further, a gas discharge lamp is in operative connection to the lamp input line configured to receive the lamp input signal. An amplitude modulation circuit is then placed in operative connection to the lamp input line, where the amplitude modulation circuit is configured to periodically modulate amplitudes of the lamp input signal prior to the lamp input signal being received by the gas discharge lamp. Operation of the amplitude modulation circuit results in a periodic amplitude modulation of the lamp input signal and eliminating visual striations otherwise occurring in the lamp.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供一种由系统电源供电的照明系统。 照明系统包括与系统电源操作连接的镇流器，其中镇流器被设计成产生灯输入信号。 灯输入线可操作地连接以接收灯输入信号。 此外，气体放电灯与配置为接收灯输入信号的灯输入线操作连接。 然后将幅度调制电路放置成与灯输入线的操作性连接，其中，幅度调制电路配置为在灯输入信号被气体放电灯接收之前周期性地调制灯输入信号的幅度。 幅度调制电路的操作导致灯输入信号的周期性幅度调制，并消除灯中另外发生的视线条纹。

公开(公告)号：US06621238B2

公开(公告)日：2003-09-16

申请号：US09683619

申请日：2002-01-25

申请人： Louis R. Nerone ,  David J. Kachmarik ,  Melvin C. Cosby

发明人： Louis R. Nerone ,  David J. Kachmarik ,  Melvin C. Cosby

IPC分类号： G05F100

CPC分类号： H02M1/4225 ,  H02M1/36 ,  H05B41/28 ,  Y02B70/126

摘要： A ballast circuit including a power factor correction circuit with an alterable d.c. bus charging rate is provided. The power factor correction circuit selectively alters the d.c. bus charging rate such that, during a startup period for the ballast circuit, the charging rate is faster than during a steady-state period. The ballast circuit including a bridge rectifier, a power factor correction circuit, a bus capacitor, and at least one inverter. The power factor correction circuit including a power factor controller, a semiconductor switch operationally coupled to an output signal of the power factor controller, a selectively alterable impedance network operationally coupled to an output of the semiconductor switch and operationally coupled to an input signal of the power factor controller, and an impedance network control circuit operationally coupled to the impedance network to selectively alter the impedance network.

摘要翻译： 一种镇流器电路，包括具有可变直流电源的功率因数校正电路。 提供总线充电率。 功率因数校正电路选择性地改变直流 总线充电率使得在镇流器电路的启动期间，充电速率比稳态期间快。 镇流器电路包括桥式整流器，功率因数校正电路，总线电容器和至少一个逆变器。 所述功率因数校正电路包括功率因数控制器，可操作地耦合到所述功率因数控制器的输出信号的半导体开关，可操作地耦合到所述半导体开关的输出并且可操作地耦合到所述功率的输入信号的选择性可变阻抗网络 因子控制器和阻抗网络控制电路，其可操作地耦合到阻抗网络以选择性地改变阻抗网络。

公开(公告)号：US5914570A

公开(公告)日：1999-06-22

申请号：US922203

申请日：1997-09-02

申请人： Louis R. Nerone ,  David J. Kachmarik

发明人： Louis R. Nerone ,  David J. Kachmarik

IPC分类号： H05B41/24 ,  H05B41/28 ,  H05B37/02

CPC分类号： H05B41/28

摘要： A gas discharge lamp ballast comprises a load circuit including circuitry for connection to a gas discharge lamp. A circuit supplies d.c. power from an a.c. voltage. A d.c.-to-a.c. converter circuit is coupled to the load circuit for inducing a.c. current therein. The converter circuit comprises first and second converter switches serially connected in the foregoing order between a bus node at a d.c. voltage and a reference node, and being connected together at a common node through which the a.c. load current flows. The first and second converter switches each have a control node and a reference node, the voltage between such nodes determining the conduction state of the associated switch. The respective control nodes of the first and second converter switches are interconnected. The respective reference nodes of the first and second converter switches are connected together at the common node. A boost converter comprises a boost capacitor connected between the bus and reference nodes and whose level of charge determines the bus voltage on the bus conductor. A boost inductor stores energy from the circuit that supplies d.c. power, the boost inductor being connected by at least one diode to the boost capacitor, for discharging its energy into the boost capacitor. A boost switch periodically connects the boost inductor through a low impedance path to the bus node to thereby charge the boost inductor. The boost switch comprises the first switch of the converter circuit. The ballast achieves a high degree of power factor correction.

摘要翻译： 气体放电灯镇流器包括负载电路，其包括用于连接到气体放电灯的电路。 电路提供直流 来自a.c.的权力 电压。 一个d.c.到a.c。 转换器电路耦合到负载电路，用于诱发电流。 电流。 转换器电路包括按照上述顺序在总线节点之间以直流方式串联连接的第一和第二转换器开关。 电压和参考节点，并且在公共节点处连接在一起，通过该节点，交流电源 负载电流流动。 第一和第二转换器开关各自具有控制节点和参考节点，这些节点之间的电压确定相关联的开关的导通状态。 第一和第二转换器开关的相应控制节点相互连接。 第一和第二转换器开关的相应参考节点在公共节点处连接在一起。 升压转换器包括连接在总线和参考节点之间的升压电容器，其电荷电平决定总线导体上的总线电压。 升压电感器存储供应直流电路的电路的能量。 电源，升压电感器由至少一个二极管连接到升压电容器，用于将其能量释放到升压电容器中。 升压开关通过低阻抗路径周期性地将升压电感连接到总线节点，从而为升压电感器充电。 升压开关包括转换器电路的第一开关。 镇流器实现了高度的功率因数校正。

公开(公告)号：US5703440A

公开(公告)日：1997-12-30

申请号：US647605

申请日：1996-05-13

申请人： David J. Kachmarik ,  Thomas F. Soules ,  Raymond A. Fillion ,  Erwin G. Steinbrenner ,  Donald W. Kuk

发明人： David J. Kachmarik ,  Thomas F. Soules ,  Raymond A. Fillion ,  Erwin G. Steinbrenner ,  Donald W. Kuk

IPC分类号： H01J61/32 ,  H01J61/56 ,  H05B41/02 ,  H05B41/282 ,  H05B37/02

CPC分类号： H05B41/02 ,  H01J61/327 ,  H01J61/56 ,  H05B41/282 ,  Y02B20/183 ,  Y02B20/185 ,  Y02B20/19

摘要： Disclosed is a fluorescent lamp and ballast arrangement of the type having a lamp base for connection to a fixture that also accommodates a lamp base of an incandescent lamp. A ballast circuit contains a first conversion circuit which converts a.c. voltage to d.c. voltage and which has an electrolytic capacitor for smoothing the d.c. voltage. The ballast circuit further includes a second conversion circuit which converts the d.c. voltage into a.c. current and which includes a resonant inductor and resonant capacitor. A ballast housing has first and second ends spaced along a longitudinal axis of the housing and encloses parts of the ballast circuit. Only two lamp tube portions of the lamp terminate in the first end of the ballast housing, with the resonant inductor being positioned between the two lamp tube portions. Preferably, a pair of printed-circuit boards are positioned within the ballast housing, between the electrolytic capacitor and the resonant inductor, and are dimensioned to convectively shield the capacitor from the inductor and the lamp tube portions. Substantially all ballast components in addition to the resonant inductor and the electrolytic capacitor are preferably sandwiched between the pair of printed-circuit boards. Additionally, the electrolytic capacitor is preferably positioned at least partially within the lamp base. Employing all the foregoing features together has resulted in ballast component temperatures that are equal to, or lower, than ballast component temperatures on comparable high wattage (i.e., greater than about 20 watts) but much larger ballasts that are integral (as here) to the lamp.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种荧光灯和镇流器布置，其具有用于连接到还容纳白炽灯的灯座的灯具的灯座的类型。 镇流器电路包含转换交流电的第一转换电路。 电压到直流 电压，并具有用于平滑直流的电解电容器。 电压。 镇流器电路还包括第二转换电路，其转换直流 电压进入。 电流，包括谐振电感和谐振电容。 镇流器壳体具有沿着壳体的纵向轴线间隔开的第一和第二端，并且包围镇流器电路的部分。 灯的两个灯管部分终止于镇流器壳体的第一端，谐振电感器位于两个灯管部分之间。 优选地，一对印刷电路板位于镇流器壳体内，位于电解电容器和谐振电感器之间，并且尺寸设计成对电屏蔽电感器和灯管部分。 除了谐振电感器和电解电容器之外，基本上所有的镇流器部件优选地夹在该对印刷电路板之间。 此外，电解电容器优选地至少部分地位于灯座内。 将所有上述特征结合在一起已经导致了压载组件的温度等于或低于镇流器部件温度，在相当高的功率（即，大于约20瓦），但是更大的镇流器是整体的（如这里）到 灯。