Method and apparatus for operating at least one gas discharge lamp
    1.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for operating at least one gas discharge lamp 失效
    用于操作至少一个气体放电灯的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US5049790A

    公开(公告)日:1991-09-17

    申请号:US410920

    申请日:1989-09-22

    IPC分类号: H05B41/24 H05B41/298

    摘要: A method and apparatus for operating at least one gas discharge lamp includes supplying a gas discharge lamp with high-frequency alternating voltage from an externally controlled lamp generator having an operating frequency being variable for dimming the gas discharge lamp. The state of the gas discharge lamp is monitored. A preheating phase with an ensuing starting phase are provided for firing the gas discharge lamp. The operating frequency of the lamp generator during the preheating phase is adjusted to be greater than a rated frequency in rated operation. The operating frequency at the beginning of the starting phase is reduced until the gas discharge lamp has attained a predetermined state and the operating frequency is subsequently maintained at least at an instantaneous value thereof until the gas discharge lamp fires. The operating frequency at the end of the starting phase is reduced to the rated frequency, thereby initiating rated operation. The operating frequency is varied for dimming in an ensuing dimming operation.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于操作至少一个气体放电灯的方法和装置包括从具有可变的工作频率的外部控制的灯发生器向气体放电灯提供高频交流电压,以使气体放电灯变暗。 监视气体放电灯的状态。 提供具有随后的起始阶段的预热阶段用于点燃气体放电灯。 在预热阶段,灯发电机的工作频率在额定运行中调整为大于额定频率。 启动阶段开始时的工作频率降低,直到气体放电灯达到预定状态,并且操作频率随后至少保持在其瞬时值,直到气体放电灯点火。 启动阶段结束时的工作频率降低到额定频率,从而启动额定运行。 在随后的调光操作中,操作频率变化以进行调光。

    Method for actuation, and actuating circuit for a switch in a power factor correction circuit
    2.
    发明申请
    Method for actuation, and actuating circuit for a switch in a power factor correction circuit 有权
    用于功率因数校正电路中的开关的致动和致动电路的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20080252268A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-10-16

    申请号:US11893371

    申请日:2007-08-15

    IPC分类号: G05F1/70

    CPC分类号: G05F1/70 Y02P80/112

    摘要: The document describes a method and an actuating circuit for actuating a switch regulating the power consumption in a power factor correction circuit which has input terminals for applying an input voltage and output terminals for providing an output voltage. In this case, the switch is cyclically turned on for an on-time and turned off for an off-time, respectively, with the on-time having a first on-time period and a second on-time period which is directly adjacent to the first on-time period. A length for the first on-time period is in this case dependent on the control signal, and a length for the second on-time period is proportional, at least for a prescribed range of values for an instantaneous value of the input voltage, to a quotient with a first first-degree function for this instantaneous value in the denominator and a second first-degree function for the instantaneous value in the numerator, with function values for the first function increasing as the instantaneous value rises.

    摘要翻译: 该文件描述了一种方法和致动电路,用于致动调节功率因数校正电路中的功率消耗的开关,该功率因数校正电路具有用于施加输入电压的输入端子和用于提供输出电压的输出端子。 在这种情况下,开关周期性地接通导通时间并分别断开关断时间,导通时间具有第一导通时间段和第二导通时间段,其直接相邻 第一个准时期。 在这种情况下,第一接通时间段的长度在这种情况下取​​决于控制信号,并且第二接通时间周期的长度至少对于输入电压的瞬时值的规定的范围,成比例 具有用于该分母中的该瞬时值的第一一度函数的商和用于分子中的瞬时值的第二一度函数,其中第一函数的函数值随着瞬时值的上升而增加。

    Method for detection of non-zero-voltage switching operation of a ballast of fluorescent lamps, and ballast
    3.
    发明申请
    Method for detection of non-zero-voltage switching operation of a ballast of fluorescent lamps, and ballast 有权
    用于检测荧光灯镇流器和镇流器的非零电压开关操作的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20060034123A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-02-16

    申请号:US11195370

    申请日:2005-08-02

    IPC分类号: G11C16/06

    摘要: The invention relates to a method for detection of non-zero-voltage switching operation of a lamp ballast, which has a half-bridge circuit with a first and a second semiconductor switching element, a resonant tuned circuit which is connected to one output of the half-bridge circuit, and a snubber capacitance, which is connected in parallel with one of the semiconductor switching elements. The method has the following method steps: provision of a voltage measurement signal (Vs) which is dependent on a voltage at the output of the half-bridge, evaluation of the voltage measurement signal (Vs) in each case before switching-on times of at least one of the first and second semiconductor switching elements by comparison of the voltage measurement signal (Vs) with a reference value (Vref) for detection of the non-zero-voltage switching operation. The invention also relates to a ballast for carrying out a method such as this.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种用于检测灯镇流器的非零电压开关操作的方法,其具有具有第一和第二半导体开关元件的半桥电路,谐振调谐电路,其连接到 半桥电路和与半导体开关元件中的一个并联连接的缓冲电容。 该方法具有以下方法步骤:提供取决于半桥输出端的电压的电压测量信号(Vs),在每个情况下评估电压测量信号(Vs),在开启时间之前 通过将电压测量信号(Vs)与用于检测非零电压切换操作的参考值(Vref)进行比较,第一和第二半导体开关元件中的至少一个。 本发明还涉及一种用于执行这种方法的镇流器。

    Drive circuit for a fluorescent lamp with a diagnosis circuit, and method for diagnosis of a fluorescent lamp
    4.
    发明申请
    Drive circuit for a fluorescent lamp with a diagnosis circuit, and method for diagnosis of a fluorescent lamp 有权
    具有诊断电路的荧光灯驱动电路及荧光灯诊断方法

    公开(公告)号:US20060033450A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-02-16

    申请号:US11195376

    申请日:2005-08-02

    IPC分类号: H05B37/00

    CPC分类号: H05B41/2985

    摘要: The invention relates to a drive circuit for at least one fluorescent lamp (10) which has the following features: a half-bridge circuit (Q1, Q2) for production of a supply voltage (V2), a resonant tuned circuit (L1, C1) which is coupled to the half-bridge circuit (Q1, Q2) and to which the at least one fluorescent lamp (10) can be connected, a diagnosis circuit (30) with a resistance element (R1) which is coupled to the resonant tuned circuit (L1, C1), at least one current/voltage converter (31) which is connected to the resistance element (R1) and produces at least one measurement voltage (V31; V311, V312) from a current (I1) flowing through the resistance element, and an evaluation circuit (32) which is connected to the current/voltage converter (31) and is supplied with the at least one measurement voltage (V31; V311, V312), and to a method for diagnosis of a fluorescent lamp.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种用于至少一个荧光灯(10)的驱动电路,其具有以下特征:用于产生电源电压(V 2)的半桥电路(Q1,Q2),谐振调谐电路 耦合到所述半桥电路(Q1,Q2)并且所述至少一个荧光灯(10)可以连接到其上的诊断电路(L 1,C 1),具有电阻元件(R 耦合到谐振调谐电路(L 1,C 1)的至少一个电流/电压转换器(31),其连接到电阻元件(R1)并产生至少一个测量电压(V 31; V 311,V 312)和与电流/电压转换器(31)连接并被提供有至少一个测量电压(V)的评估电路(32) 31; V 311,V 312),以及荧光灯诊断方法。

    Method for controlling gas discharge lamps
    5.
    发明授权
    Method for controlling gas discharge lamps 失效
    气体放电灯控制方法

    公开(公告)号:US08525429B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-09-03

    申请号:US12820219

    申请日:2010-06-22

    IPC分类号: H05B37/02

    CPC分类号: H05B41/2828

    摘要: A method and a device for controlling gas discharge lamps using a direct current/alternating current inverter (DC/AC inverter) that is operated at a predetermined frequency and that generates an AC output voltage U for operating the gas discharge lamps from a DC input voltage which has a residual ripple.The DC/AC inverter is operated in zero voltage switching (ZVS) mode, wherein the DC input voltage is used as the control variable for the lamp current IL, wherein fluctuations in the lamp current IL caused by the residual ripple of the DC input voltage are compensated by a variation in the switch-on times and/or switch-off times of the switching elements QH, QL of the DC/AC inverter.

    摘要翻译: 一种使用以预定频率工作的直流/交流逆变器(DC / AC逆变器)来控制气体放电灯的方法和装置,其产生用于从直流输入电压操作气体放电灯的交流输出电压U 其具有残余纹波。 DC / AC逆变器在零电压开关(ZVS)模式下工作,其中DC输入电压用作灯电流IL的控制变量,其中灯电流IL由直流输入电压的残余纹波引起的波动 通过DC / AC逆变器的开关元件QH,QL的接通时间和/或关断时间的变化来补偿。

    Method for detection of non-zero-voltage switching operation of a ballast of fluorescent lamps, and ballast
    6.
    发明授权
    Method for detection of non-zero-voltage switching operation of a ballast of fluorescent lamps, and ballast 有权
    用于检测荧光灯镇流器和镇流器的非零电压开关操作的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07560873B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-07-14

    申请号:US11195370

    申请日:2005-08-02

    IPC分类号: H05B41/36 G05F1/00

    摘要: The invention relates to a method for detection of non-zero-voltage switching operation of a lamp ballast, which has a half-bridge circuit with a first and a second semiconductor switching element, a resonant tuned circuit which is connected to one output of the half-bridge circuit, and a snubber capacitance, which is connected in parallel with one of the semiconductor switching elements. The method has the following method steps: provision of a voltage measurement signal (Vs) which is dependent on a voltage at the output of the half-bridge, evaluation of the voltage measurement signal (Vs) in each case before switching-on times of at least one of the first and second semiconductor switching elements by comparison of the voltage measurement signal (Vs) with a reference value (Vref) for detection of the non-zero-voltage switching operation.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种用于检测灯镇流器的非零电压开关操作的方法,其具有具有第一和第二半导体开关元件的半桥电路,谐振调谐电路,其连接到 半桥电路和与半导体开关元件中的一个并联连接的缓冲电容。 该方法具有以下方法步骤:提供取决于半桥输出端的电压的电压测量信号(Vs),在每个情况下评估电压测量信号(Vs),在开启时间之前 通过将电压测量信号(Vs)与用于检测非零电压切换操作的参考值(Vref)进行比较,第一和第二半导体开关元件中的至少一个。

    Actuating circuit
    7.
    发明申请
    Actuating circuit 审中-公开
    执行电路

    公开(公告)号:US20080252269A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-10-16

    申请号:US11786049

    申请日:2007-04-10

    IPC分类号: G05F5/00

    CPC分类号: G05F1/70

    摘要: Disclosed is an actuating circuit and method for actuating a switch regulating the power consumption in a power factor correction circuit having input terminals for applying an input voltage and output terminals for providing an output voltage. The switch is cyclically turned on for an on-time and turned off for an off-time, the on-time having a first on-time period and a second on-time period directly adjacent to the first on-time period. A length for the first on-time period is dependent on the control signal, and a length for the second on-time period is proportional, at least for a prescribed range of values for an instantaneous value of the input voltage, to a quotient with a first first-degree function for the instantaneous value in the denominator and a second first-degree function for the instantaneous value in the numerator, with function values for the first function increasing as the instantaneous value rises.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种致动电路和方法,用于致动调节具有用于施加输入电压的输入端子和用于提供输出电压的输出端子的功率因数校正电路中的功率消耗的开关。 该开关周期性地接通导通时间并且关闭关闭时间,导通时间具有与第一接通时间段直接相邻的第一导通时间段和第二导通时间周期。 第一接通时间段的长度取决于控制信号,并且第二导通时间周期的长度至少对于输入电压的瞬时值的规定的值范围是成正比的,具有与 用于分母瞬时值的第一第一度函数和分子瞬时值的第二一度函数,第一函数的函数值随着瞬时值的上升而增加。

    Method for detection of non-zero-voltage switching operation of a ballast of fluorescent lamps, and ballast
    9.
    发明授权
    Method for detection of non-zero-voltage switching operation of a ballast of fluorescent lamps, and ballast 有权
    用于检测荧光灯镇流器和镇流器的非零电压开关操作的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08378590B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-02-19

    申请号:US13230207

    申请日:2011-09-12

    IPC分类号: H05B37/02

    摘要: A method for use in a lamp ballast includes obtaining a measurement signal representative of a voltage at an output of a half-bridge circuit. The half-bridge circuit includes first and second semiconductor switching elements, a resonant circuit connected to the half-bridge circuit, and a snubber capacitance connected in parallel with one of the semiconductor switching elements. The method also includes providing a comparison signal by comparing the measurement signal with a reference value. The method further includes detecting one of a first type of non-zero-voltage switching operation and a second type of non-zero-voltage switching operation based on evaluations of the comparison signal, wherein the evaluations of the comparison signal occurs in each case before the first semiconductor element is switched on and in each case before the second semiconductor element is switched on.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于灯镇流器的方法包括获得表示半桥电路输出端的电压的测量信号。 半桥电路包括第一和第二半导体开关元件,连接到半桥电路的谐振电路,以及与半导体开关元件之一并联连接的缓冲电容。 该方法还包括通过将测量信号与参考值进行比较来提供比较信号。 该方法还包括基于比较信号的评估来检测第一类型的非零电压开关操作和第二类型的非零电压开关操作之一,其中比较信号的评估在每种情况下发生 第一半导体元件被接通,并且在每种情况下在第二半导体元件被接通之前。

    Method for detection of non-zero-voltage switching operation of a ballast of fluorescent lamps, and ballast
    10.
    发明申请
    Method for detection of non-zero-voltage switching operation of a ballast of fluorescent lamps, and ballast 有权
    用于检测荧光灯镇流器和镇流器的非零电压开关操作的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20090256487A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-10-15

    申请号:US12381648

    申请日:2009-03-13

    IPC分类号: H05B41/36

    摘要: A method detects a non-zero-voltage switching operation of a lamp ballast, the lamp ballast including a half-bridge circuit with a first and a second semiconductor switching element, a resonant circuit connected to the half-bridge circuit, and a snubber capacitance connected in parallel with one of the semiconductor switching elements. The method includes obtaining a voltage measurement signal representative of a voltage at an output of the half-bridge circuit. The method also includes providing a comparison signal representative of a comparison of the voltage measurement signal with a reference value. The method further includes evaluating the comparison signal in each case before the first semiconductor element is switched on and in each case before the second semiconductor element is switched on, and detecting one of a first and second non-zero-switching operations based on these evaluations.

    摘要翻译: 一种方法检测灯镇流器的非零电压切换操作,灯镇流器包括具有第一和第二半导体开关元件的半桥电路,连接到半桥电路的谐振电路和缓冲电容 与半导体开关元件中的一个并联连接。 该方法包括获得表示半桥电路的输出端的电压的电压测量信号。 该方法还包括提供表示电压测量信号与参考值的比较的比较信号。 该方法还包括在第一半导体元件接通之前和在每种情况下在第二半导体元件被接通之前的每种情况下评估比较信号,并且基于这些评估来检测第一和第二非零切换操作之一 。