摘要:
A detect method is provided for performing step dimming selection in an electronic ballast including an End of Lamp Life detect circuit and a half-bridge inverter, the End of Lamp Life detect circuit being connected to an input terminal of the control circuit, wherein each time when the power switch is turned on, it is judged whether the electronic ballast should enter the dimming mode or not by detecting the voltage at the input terminal of the control circuit before the half-bridge inverter starts operating.
摘要:
A circuit for driving a luminous means is provided. The circuit may include a driver circuit having an input and an output, wherein the output of the driver circuit is connected to the luminous means; and a detector circuit, on the basis of which, depending on an input signal of the driver circuit, a capacitor can be connected to the output of the driver circuit or to the input of the driver circuit.
摘要:
A method for operating a lamp, wherein in the preheating phase a first value of the voltage drop correlated with the reciprocal of the electrical resistance of a coil of the lamp is determined across a resistor at a first instant, and a second value of the voltage drop is determined at a second instant, may include: a) determining the difference between a first and the second value; b) b1) if the difference is greater than a first threshold value: carrying out an algorithm for lamp-type recognition; b2) if the difference is not greater than the first threshold value: c1) if the difference is greater than a second threshold value: d1) if the second value is greater than a third threshold value: determining a coil short circuit; d2) if the second value is not greater than the third threshold value: operating the lamp with the current set of operating parameters.
摘要:
A detector circuit for actuating at least one fluorescent lamp may be configured such that the actuation of at least one fluorescent lamp occurs as a function of a first signal at a first input and as a function of a second signal at a second input if the first signal and the second signal are each greater than a first prescribed voltage and less than a second prescribed voltage during a start-up phase.
摘要:
The invention relates to an LED module (1) comprising at least one light-emitting diode (LED) (3) and at least one heat sink (2) for active cooling, having at least one coolant channel (6) through which a cooling fluid flows.The dimensions of the at least one coolant channel (6) are selected so that a predominantly laminar flow of the fluid is set up in the at least one coolant channel (5) during operation of the LED module (1).
摘要:
In various embodiments, a lamp base element for holding a transformer is provided. The lamp base element may include a transformer chamber which holds the transformer, wherein the transformer is held completely in the transformer chamber, and wherein the contact pins of the transformer are passed through a contact-making face of the transformer chamber, which contact-making face is opposite an opening face.
摘要:
In various embodiments, an electrode for a discharge lamp is provided. The electrode may include a metal pin that has a section around which a coil made of metal wire is wound, wherein the metal wire is flattened.
摘要:
An electrode structure configured to operate in a discharge lamp and a method to make such an electrode structure are described. The electrode structure includes an electrode head portion comprising a plurality of raised features arranged in a configuration such that an average pitch of the plurality of raised features is at least 105%. The method includes providing an electrode configured to operate in the discharge lamp and forming raised features on an electrode head portion of the electrode at an average pitch of at least 105%.
摘要:
A lighting module includes a base plate for fixing to a mounting surface, and a reflector body carrying a printed circuit board with one or more electrical light sources such as high power LEDs. The printed circuit board (includes electrical contact pins to the electrical light sources. The base plate and the reflector body are provided with complementary coupling formations for snap-like coupling the base plate and the reflector body with an electrical line interposed in between for feeding the light sources with the electrical contact pins electrically contacting the electrical line. The module may include force-generating formations to urge the printed circuit board against the base plate to promote heat transfer in between.