摘要:
A self-ballasted electrodeless discharge lamp of the invention is provided with a discharge vessel filled with discharge gas, the discharge vessel having a cavity portion, a coil inserted into the cavity portion of the discharge vessel, a ballast circuit for supplying high frequency power to the coil, and a lamp base that is electrically connected to the ballast circuit, wherein the discharge vessel, the coil, the ballast circuit, and the lamp base are configured as a single unit, and a reflective tape for reflecting light that is radiated from the discharge gas and emitted from inside the discharge vessel to its cavity portion side is wound around the coil.
摘要:
A dimmable self-ballasted fluorescent lamp includes a fluorescent lamp, a ballast and a lamp base that are formed as one unit. The ballast includes a preheating current supply circuit for supplying a preheating current to the fluorescent lamp; an inverter circuit portion for supplying a high frequency AC voltage to the fluorescent lamp; and a control circuit portion for controlling a driving frequency of the inverter circuit portion. The ballast is provided with an output current limiting element for limiting an output current from the preheating current supply circuit.
摘要:
Disclosed is a dimmable fluorescent lamp operating apparatus which comprises a fluorescent lamp, electrical characteristic detecting element for detecting an electrical characteristic of the fluorescent lamp, an inverter circuit for driving the fluorescent lamp, and a feedback controlling circuit for controlling the drive frequency of the inverter circuit such that the electrical characteristic of the fluorescent lamp becomes a predetermined value, wherein the feedback controlling circuit includes temperature detecting element for detecting the temperature of the fluorescent lamp and wherein the frequency characteristic bandwidth of the feedback controlling circuit is varied based on the detected fluorescent lamp temperature.
摘要:
A discharge lamp operating apparatus has a glass envelope for defining a discharge space and a pair of electrodes which are hermetically sealed within the glass envelope and are opposed to each other. The apparatus includes (1) generation element for generating a waveform signal having an acoustic resonant frequency for exciting a mode, in which a discharge arc between the pair of electrodes is straightened and (2) modulation element for modulating the waveform signal so that a polarity of the center line of the waveform signal is alternately changed at a lower frequency than the acoustic resonant frequency. If the value of the amplitude of the waveform signal from peak to peak is .alpha., and the effective value of the modulated waveform signal is .beta., then the depth of modulation .alpha./.beta. at the beginning of operation is equal to or less than the depth of modulation .alpha./.beta. at an operation under rated condition.
摘要:
An operating apparatus of a discharge lamp for operating the discharge lamp having an arc tube defining a discharge space includes: generation means for generating a first waveform signal having a frequency component of an acoustic resonance frequency exciting a mode which straightens an arc discharge, a center line of a waveform of the first waveform signal being maintained at a fixed level; and modulation means for modulating the first waveform signal periodically so that a polarity of the center line of the first waveform signal changes alternately at a modulation frequency which is lower than the acoustic resonance frequency, and generating a modulated signal. A modulation depth .alpha./.beta., where .alpha. is a peak-to-peak amplitude of the first waveform signal and .beta. is an effective value of an amplitude of the modulated signal, is set at such a value that a sealed material in the arc tube is prevented from adhering to a center portion of the arc tube in substantially a strip shape.
摘要:
The present invention discloses an operating apparatus of discharge lamp comprising an AC/DC converter means for converting an ac voltage into a dc voltage, a DC/AC converter means for converting a dc output voltage of the AC/DC converter means into a high frequency ac voltage, a discharge lamp coupled to an output terminal of the DC/AC converter means, and a controller means by which the output of the DC/AC converter means is made variable according to an integrated value based on a half cycle of the ac voltage.
摘要:
An apparatus that obtains a straight discharge arc during the whole lighting period, as well as provides a discharge lamp-lighting apparatus which can form a plurality of luminous intensity distribution patterns by changing the shape of the discharge arc. By supplying a lighting waveform equal to an acoustic resonance frequency which lighting waveform excites the mode to make the discharge arc straight. The acoustic resonance frequency is determined by the sound velocity in the discharge space medium and the height of a section orthogonal area to the electrode axis to the discharge lamp. The shape of the discharge arc at the time of rated lighting can be made substantially straight. By supplying the lighting waveform which amplifies the amplitude of the compressional wave emitted from the discharge arc during the period when the vapor pressure of the filler of the discharge lamp is low, the shape of the discharge arc can be made straight during the whole lighting period. By changing the ratio of the acoustic resonance frequency component, the shape of the discharge arc can be changed.
摘要:
A discharge lamp operating apparatus or a compact self-ballasted fluorescent lamp includes: an AC/DC conversion unit 5 for converting an alternating voltage phase-controlled by a dimmer 2 into a direct current voltage; a DC/AC conversion unit 6 for converting an output from the AC/DC conversion unit 5 into a high frequency voltage and applying the high frequency voltage to a discharge lamp, whereby the discharge lamp is intermittently operated; and a dimming control unit 7 which generates a dimming instruction signal for driving the DC/AC conversion unit 6 so that the discharge lamp performs an intermittent operation and outputs the dimming instruction signal to the DC/AC conversion unit via a photocoupler 9, and synchronizes the timings of turn-ON and turn OFF of the phase-controlled voltage with the timings of turn-ON and turn OFF of an operation of the DC/AC conversion unit 6, respectively.
摘要:
The invention provides a self-ballasted fluorescent lamp provided with a function for operating normally when the self-ballasted fluorescent lamp is inadvertently connected to a lighting fixture provided with a light bulb dimmer if the dimmer is at the maximum level, and with a function for reliably stopping operation of the ballast circuit if the dimmer is in a dimmed state and thereby latch the lamp in an unlit state and protect the ballast circuit. Even if the self-ballasted fluorescent lamp is connected to a power source via a light bulb dimmer, when a current detected by a current detection circuit exceeds a predetermined current value, a stop circuit stops operation of an inverter circuit and latches it in that stopped state in order to maintain the self-ballasted fluorescent lamp in an unlit state.
摘要:
A ballast for a discharge lamp includes a fluorescent lamp, an AC/DC conversion portion, a dimming control portion, and a DC/AC conversion portion. The AC/DC conversion portion converts a phase-controlled input AC voltage to a DC voltage. The dimming control portion calculates a dimming control signal from the input AC voltage. The DC/AC conversion portion converts the DC voltage from the AC/DC conversion portion to a high frequency AC voltage to be applied to the fluorescent lamp and lights and dims the lamp in response to the dimming control signal. The DC/AC conversion portion has a first operation mode for maintaining the lighting of the fluorescent lamp and for lighting and dimming the same and a second operation mode for supplying the fluorescent lamp with a voltage lower than the starting voltage of the lamp in its non-operating state. The conducting period of the phase-controlled AC voltage can be detected even in the non-operating state of the fluorescent lamp so as to restart the lamp.