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20100072913 | High pressure discharge lamp lighting device and luminaire using same - A high pressure discharge lamp lighting device includes a DC power source circuit; a power supply circuit for converting an output from the DC power source circuit into a square wave AC output to be supplied to a high pressure discharge lamp; a starting circuit for applying a high voltage output for lamp startup to the high pressure discharge lamp; a control circuit; and a half-wave discharge detection circuit for detecting a half-wave discharge. The detection circuit detects the half-wave discharge at an initial stage of the lamp startup and the control circuit controls the magnitude of a voltage of a square wave half period of one polarity having a load voltage of a larger magnitude and that of a square wave half period of the other polarity having a load voltage of a smaller magnitude to approximate to each other. | 03-25-2010 |
20100327775 | HIGH PRESSURE DISCHARGE LAMP LIGHTING DEVICE AND LIGHTING FIXTURE USING THE SAME - A high pressure discharge lamp lighting device comprising an inverter, an igniter, a controller, a pulse voltage detection circuit, and the starting pulse voltage regulation circuit. The inverter applies a lighting voltage to a high pressure discharge lamp. The controller applies the starting pulse voltage generated by the igniter to the high pressure discharge lamp. The pulse voltage detection circuit is configured to detect a voltage indicative of the starting pulse voltage to output a detection signal. The starting pulse voltage regulation circuit is configured to regulate the starting pulse voltage to a desired value of the starting pulse voltage on the basis of the detection signal. The pulse voltage detection circuit is configured to detect either one of the voltage developed in the specified circuit component of the igniter and the starting pulse voltage as the voltage indicative of the voltage indicative of the starting pulse voltage. | 12-30-2010 |
20100327776 | HIGH PRESSURE DISCHARGE LAMP LIGHTING DEVICE AND LIGHTING FIXTURE USING THE SAME - A high pressure discharge lamp lighting device in this invention comprises a converter, an inverter, an igniter, a controller, and a pulse voltage detection circuit. The converter outputs the direct current voltage. The inverter converts the direct current voltage into the lighting voltage which is alternating current voltage, and applies the lighting voltage to the high pressure discharge lamp through an output terminal. The igniter is configured to output the pulse voltage superimposed on the lighting voltage, whereby the starting voltage is applied to the high pressure discharge lamp. The controller is configured to control the igniter to allow the igniter to superimpose the pulse voltage on the lighting voltage. The pulse voltage detection circuit detects the starting voltage to output the detection signal. The starting voltage regulation circuit regulates the starting voltage to the desired voltage value of the voltage on the basis of the detection signal. | 12-30-2010 |
20110068714 | HIGH PRESSURE DISCHARGE LAMP LIGHTING DEVICE AND ILLUMINATION INSTRUMENT - In an event of switching a DC output voltage of a boost chopper circuit from a first DC output voltage to a second DC output voltage, a boost chopper control circuit operates a boost chopper circuit intermittently. Therefore, a stop period of the boost chopper circuit is shortened as compared with a case where the boost chopper control circuit does not operate the boost chopper circuit intermittently. As a result, it becomes possible to supply a control power also when the DC output voltage of the boost chopper circuit is switched at a starting time of a high pressure discharge lamp while avoiding size and cost increases of a power supply circuit that supplies the control power. | 03-24-2011 |
20110074311 | HIGH-VOLTAGE DISCHARGE LAMP LIGHTING DEVICE AND LIGHTING FIXTURE - A device includes a direct current power circuit configured to convert an alternating current voltage from an alternating current power source into a direct current voltage, an output unit configured to convert a direct current from the direct current power circuit into a square wave alternating current whose polarity is inverted at a prescribed frequency and to supply the square wave alternating current to a high-pressure discharge lamp, a controller, and an anomaly detector configured to detect an instantaneous voltage drop of the alternating current power source. When the anomaly detector detects the instantaneous voltage drop, the controller switches from a normal lighting mode of controlling the output unit to supply the high-pressure discharge lamp with a square wave alternating current to a lighting maintained mode of controlling the output unit to supply the high-pressure discharge lamp with a square wave alternating current having a lower frequency than the square wave alternating current in the normal lighting mode. In this way, it is possible to maintain lighting of the high-pressure discharge lamp even upon occurrence of an instantaneous power failure, an instantaneous voltage drop, and the like. | 03-31-2011 |
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20090315470 | HIGH-PRESSURE DISCHARGE LAMP LIGHTING DEVICE AND LIGHTING FIXTURE USING THE SAME - A high-pressure discharge lamp lighting device includes: a power converter circuit which includes a plurality of switching elements and an inductance element, converts an input from a DC power supply, and supplies a rectangular wave AC output to a high-pressure discharge lamp; and a control circuit which controls the switching elements of the power converter circuit. The control circuit performs first lighting control in which the switching elements of the power converter circuit are controlled in order to supply a current to a peak value for each switching cycle, and performs second lighting control in which desired power is supplied during steadily lighting state of the high-pressure discharge lamp; and the first lighting control and the second lighting control are switched over in response to a lighting state of the high-pressure discharge lamp. | 12-24-2009 |
20100084988 | DISCHARGE LAMP LIGHTING DEVICE, LIGHTING FIXTURE, AND LIGHTING SYSTEM - A discharge lamp lighting device includes: a direct current power supply circuit that outputs direct current power; an inverter circuit that converts the direct current power, which is outputted by the direct current power supply circuit, into alternating current power, and supplies the alternating current power to a discharge lamp; a control circuit that controls a frequency of an output of the inverter circuit (operation frequency); and a starting detection circuit that detects beginning (starting) of a discharge in the discharge lamp. The control circuit operates in a starting improvement mode, in which the operation frequency is lowered than an operation frequency in a lighting mode, during a predetermined time from when the starting of the discharge lamp is detected by the starting detection circuit | 04-08-2010 |
20100109533 | ELECTRONIC BALLAST WITH ADJUSTABLE FILAMENT PREHEATING BASED ON OUTPUT CURRENT SYMMETRY - An electronic ballast is provided for adjustable filament preheating of a discharge lamp based on output current symmetry. A power converter receives DC power and outputs AC power. A starting circuit generates a high voltage for starting the lamp. A control circuit controls the AC power output from the power converting circuit. A symmetry determining circuit determines a positive-negative symmetrical state of the AC power output to the lamp with respect to ground. After lamp startup, the control circuit enters a filament heating operation in which the output frequency of the power converting circuit is controlled to a first frequency. At one or more predetermined current detection points during the filament heating operation, the control circuit checks the symmetry state. If the output current is symmetrical at the current detection point, the control circuit ends the frequency heating operation and enters steady state operation with an output frequency of the power converter controlled to a second frequency for maintaining lamp lighting. If the output current is asymmetrical at the current detection point, the control circuit increases the output current to the lamp and continues the frequency heating operation. | 05-06-2010 |
20100109534 | ELECTRONIC BALLAST WITH CONTROLLED FILAMENT PREHEATING USING HALF-WAVE LAMP CURRENT DETECTION - An electronic ballast is provided for controlled preheating of filaments in a discharge lamp. A power converter has a plurality of switching elements and converts DC power from a DC power source into AC power for the lamp. A starting circuit generates a high voltage for starting the lamp. A half-wave discharge detecting circuit detects an absolute value for each polarity peak of a lamp current, calculates an asymmetrical current value from the detected peaks with respect to a predetermined current threshold, and detects a half-wave discharge of the lamp wherein an absolute value of the asymmetrical current value is equal to or more than the current threshold for a predetermined determination time. A control circuit regulates on-times for the switching elements in an filament heating operation wherein the power converting circuit provides a high output frequency for heating each filament of the discharge lamp, and further regulates the on-times to reduce half-wave discharge detected during the filament heating operation. | 05-06-2010 |
20100109542 | ELECTRONIC BALLAST WITH CONTROLLED LAMP PREHEATING - An electronic ballast provides controlled preheating for a discharge lamp. A power converting circuit receives a DC power input and converts it into an AC power output. A starting circuit coupled to the power converting circuit generates a high voltage for starting the lamp. A control circuit controls the power converting circuit to generate AC power output to the lamp dependent on a mode of operation. A symmetry detecting circuit determines a positive-negative symmetrical state of the output power provided to the discharge lamp with respect to ground. The control circuit has a starting mode wherein the discharge lamp is triggered to start with a high voltage generated by the starting circuit, an electrode heating mode wherein the AC power output of the power converting circuit is controlled to a first frequency for heating each lamp electrode, and a steady-state mode wherein the AC power output of the power converting circuit is controlled to a second frequency for maintaining lighting of the discharge lamp. The control circuit shifts from the electrode heating mode to the steady-state mode when the symmetry detecting circuit determines that the AC power output is in a positive-negative symmetrical state in the electrode heating operation. | 05-06-2010 |
20100194303 | ELECTRONIC BALLAST FOR CORRECTING ASYMMETRICAL CURRENT FLOW ACROSS A GAS DISCHARGE LAMP - An electronic ballast for powering a discharge lamp includes an asymmetry determination circuit functional to determine whether positive and negative polarities of an AC output current to the lamp are symmetrical. An inverter having a plurality of switching elements is coupled to a DC power source and converts the DC power to the AC output current. A control circuit is functional to control the plurality of switching elements dependent upon an operating mode and an output from the asymmetry determination circuit. The control circuit controls the switching elements in a normal mode upon receiving a determination of symmetrical current from the asymmetry determination circuit, and controls the switching elements in a restart mode for a predetermined period of time upon receiving a determination of asymmetrical current from the asymmetry determination circuit. | 08-05-2010 |
20100244716 | HIGH PRESSURE DISCHARGE LAMP BALLAST WITH ADAPTIVE FILAMENT HEATING CONTROL BASED ON LAMP AGE - A high pressure discharge lamp ballast is provided with adaptive power control during a filament heating period. A starting circuit is coupled along with a high pressure discharge lamp to output terminals of a DC-AC power converter and generates a high voltage for dielectric breakdown in the lamp. A control circuit controls output power from the power converter to the lamp during the filament heating period after dielectric breakdown of the lamp. The output power is controlled in accordance with a power output parameter which is further determined by the control circuit in accordance with one or more lamp parameters detected by a lamp status detection circuit. The lamp parameters may be cumulative lamp parameters or electrical characteristics associated with the lamp. | 09-30-2010 |
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20090019403 | CIRCUIT WIRING INTERFERENCE ANALYSIS DEVICE, INTERFERENCE ANALYSIS PROGRAM, DATABASE USED IN INTERFERENCE ANALYSIS DEVICE, AND ASYMMETRICALLY CONNECTED LINE MODEL - An interference analysis device that analyzes interference includes an input unit | 01-15-2009 |
20090174476 | NOISE REDUCTION CIRCUIT FOR CANCELING LEAKAGE SIGNAL - In a noise reduction circuit, a transistor circuit amplifies an input signal and outputs an output signal with supply of power from the DC voltage source via a power supply line circuit. The canceling signal adding circuit acquires and attenuates a part of the output signal, to generate a canceling signal having a phase substantially opposite to a phase of a leakage signal leaking to the power supply line circuit, and having an amplitude substantially the same as an amplitude of the leakage signal. | 07-09-2009 |
20150062437 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device comprises a first semiconductor chip; and a second semiconductor chip provided on the first semiconductor chip with having chip-on-chip connection to the first semiconductor chip, wherein when seen from a direction perpendicular to an upper surface of the second semiconductor chip, an outline of the second semiconductor chip is larger than an outline of the first semiconductor chip, a plurality of electrode terminals for the first semiconductor chip are provided on an upper surface of the first semiconductor chip, the plurality of electrode terminals for the first semiconductor chip comprise one or more first covered terminals which are covered with the second semiconductor chip and one or more first uncovered terminals which are not covered with the second semiconductor chip. | 03-05-2015 |