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20100039039 | High pressure discharge lamp lighting device and luminaire - A high pressure discharge lamp lighting device, includes: a DC/DC converter for converting a power source voltage of a DC power source into a desired DC voltage and stably lighting a high pressure discharge lamp; a DC/AC inverter for inverting the DC voltage into an AC voltage; and a starting pulse generating circuit for generating a high voltage required for the start-up of the high pressure discharge lamp. Further, the high pressure discharge lamp lighting device includes a lighting state decision unit for deciding a lighted/unlighted state of the high pressure discharge lamp; and an operating state switching control unit for switching the operating state of at least one of the DC/DC converter, the DC/AC inverter, and the starting pulse generating circuit to another operating state, depending on a predetermined operation phase out of the start-up, stable lighting and power interrupt phases of the high pressure discharge lamp. | 02-18-2010 |
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 |
20110037406 | HIGH PRESSURE DISCHARGE LAMP LIGHTING APPARATUS AND LIGHTING FIXTURE - The high pressure discharge lamp lighting apparatus ( | 02-17-2011 |
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20100013398 | High Voltage Discharge Lamp Lighting Device - A high-voltage discharge lamp lighting device provides a starting pulse voltage sufficient to turn on a high-voltage discharge lamp having terminal wire connections of variable length. A power conversion circuit is coupled to a commercial AC power source input and rectifies the AC input into a predetermined DC voltage output. A charging capacitor is coupled to the power conversion circuit. A full bridge circuit is coupled to the power conversion circuit and the charging capacitor and provides a rectangular wave AC output signal to a transformer primary winding circuit of at least a capacitor, a single switching element and a primary winding of a transformer. A low pulse voltage is induced in the primary winding and a transformer secondary winding is connected on one end to the high-voltage discharge lamp, wherein the low pulse voltage is stepped up to a high pulse voltage and applied to the high-voltage discharge lamp. A reference voltage is generated in a reference transformer winding representative of the high pulse voltage. A starting pulse equivalent value detection circuit is connected to the reference winding and detects a value associated with the reference voltage. A control circuit receives said value from said detection circuit, and variably controls at least one of a frequency of the single switching element or an ON impedance of the single switching element in association with said value, wherein said frequency or ON impedance is further associated with a starting pulse voltage sufficient to start the high-voltage discharge lamp. | 01-21-2010 |
20100109572 | HIGH-PRESSURE DISCHARGE LAMP BALLAST WITH RAPID LAMP RESTART CIRCUIT - An electronic ballast is provided for quickly restarting a high-pressure discharge lamp after shutdown. The ballast includes a power supply circuit for supplying power to the lamp from a commercial power source, a start voltage generation circuit for supplying a starting high voltage to the lamp and a control circuit for controlling the power supply circuit and the start voltage generation circuit. A lighting transition module detects a startup or shutdown of the lamp. A lighting time count module measures a lighting time of the lamp when startup is detected. A comparison module compares the lighting time and a first reference time when shutdown is detected. A delay time setting module sets a predetermined delay time of the start voltage generation circuit based on the comparison result. Operation of the ballast is halted from a startup trigger until lapse of the delay time, and then the high starting voltage is supplied to the lamp. | 05-06-2010 |
20100156312 | ELECTRONIC BALLAST FOR RESTARTING HIGH-PRESSURE DISCHARGE LAMPS IN VARIOUS STATES OF OPERATION - A high-pressure discharge lamp ballast is provided for igniting and re-igniting a high-pressure discharge lamp in various states of operation. A power supply circuit is coupled to a power source and supplies AC power to the lamp. An ignition voltage generating circuit supplies a high-voltage ignition pulse for igniting the lamp. A pulse control circuit alternatively controls the ignition voltage generating circuit in a first control mode to provide the high-voltage ignition pulses for a first time period and in a second control mode to delay the high-voltage ignition pulses for a second time period. An abnormality detection circuit detects an abnormal lighting state of the lamp wherein a measured condition of the lamp corresponds to a predetermined condition. The pulse control circuit increases a ratio of the second time period relative to the first time period upon detection of an abnormal lighting state of the lamp by the abnormality detection circuit. | 06-24-2010 |
20100195297 | ELECTRONIC BALLAST WITH GROUNDING SPACER AND INSULATING FILLER - An electronic ballast provides a ballast housing including a circuit board electrically and mechanically connected to the ballast housing by an electrically conductive spacer. The circuit board includes a ground electrode surrounding a clearance hole through which an electrically conductive fastener is inserted into a fastener hole located in the spacer. An insulating filler is disposed in the ballast housing between the housing interior surface and the circuit board. A lighting fixture including an electronic ballast is also provided. | 08-05-2010 |
20100259195 | ELECTRONIC BALLAST FOR AN HID LAMP WITH LAMP RE-START CONTROL - An electronic ballast for a high intensity discharge lamp includes a control circuit for switching between a first operation period to operate a starting voltage generating circuit to start the lamp and a second operation period to maintain a steady arc discharge after the lamp has started, based on a detection result from a lighting detector circuit. The control circuit further includes a measurement circuit to measure operation information of the first operation period, circuits to control operation during the first operation period based on a result of measurement from the measurement circuit, and a reset circuit to initialize the operation information of the first operation period measured by the measurement circuit upon continuation of the second operation period for a reference time or longer. | 10-14-2010 |
20110149543 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD CONNECTION STRUCTURE - A printed wiring board connection assembly includes a first printed wiring board and a plurality of connecting pieces having a first connecting pattern made of an electrically conductive material formed on first and second opposing surfaces. A second printed wiring board has a plurality of connecting holes shaped to receive respective connecting pieces and having second connecting patterns arranged to correspond with the first connecting patterns of the respective connecting pieces. Each of the connecting pieces has one or more through-holes extending between the opposing surfaces of the respective connecting pieces and positioned such that upon receiving of the connecting pieces by the respective connecting holes a portion of at least one through-hole is exposed proximate the first surface of the second printed wiring board and a portion of at least one through-hole is exposed proximate the second surface of the second printed wiring board. | 06-23-2011 |
20140232268 | LIGHTING DEVICE AND LIGHTING FIXTURE - The lighting device according to the present invention includes a power supply circuit, a temperature detection circuit, and a temperature control circuit. The power supply circuit supplies operation power to a light source including a solid state light emitting device. The temperature detection circuit measures a surrounding temperature of the light source and outputs the measured surrounding temperature as a detection temperature. The temperature control circuit determines whether an increase rate of the surrounding temperature exceeds a predetermined criterion value. When determining that the increase rate exceeds the criterion value, the temperature control circuit performs a process of decreasing a temperature of the light source. | 08-21-2014 |
20150035446 | LIGHTING DEVICE AND LUMINAIRE - A lighting device that lights up an LED and includes a DC power source, a buck converter and a control circuit. The buck converter includes a switching element, an inductor and a diode. The control circuit includes a current detection circuit that detects an electric current flowing through the switching element, a voltage detection circuit that detects a voltage across the inductor, a delay circuit that generates a delay time according to the voltage detected by the voltage detection circuit, and a drive circuit that generates and outputs a control signal to the switching element, the control signal turning OFF the switching element after a lapse of the delay time generated by the delay circuit from when the electric current detected by the current detection circuit reaches a predetermined current command value. | 02-05-2015 |
20150035447 | LIGHTING DEVICE AND LUMINAIRE - A lighting device includes a DC/DC converter (step-down chopper circuit) and a control circuit that includes a correction circuit. The correction circuit corrects the timing at which a switching element included in the DC/DC convertor is turned OFF based on a voltage value across a solid-state light-emitting element (LED unit). The correction is made such that an average value of a current flowing through an inductor included in the DC/DC converter is within a predetermined range regardless of a voltage value across the solid-state light-emitting element. | 02-05-2015 |
20150035453 | LIGHTING DEVICE, LUMINAIRE, METHOD FOR DESIGNING LIGHTING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHTING DEVICE - A lighting device that is connected to a DC power source and supplies an electric current to a solid-state light-emitting element (LED) whose forward voltage ranges from Vfmin to Vfmax includes a DC/DC converter (buck converter) and a control unit. The DC/DC converter includes a switching element. The control unit turns OFF the switching element by peak current control, and when the solid-state light-emitting element to be connected to the lighting device has a forward voltage of Vfmax, turns ON the switching element in fixed cycles such that the DC/DC converter operates in BCM. | 02-05-2015 |
20150042228 | ELECTRONIC BALLAST AND LUMINAIRE WITH THE SAME - An electronic ballast includes an AC-DC converter, a DC-DC converter, a cooling device and a power supply. The cooling device is configured to cool the light source. The power supply includes a first power supply configured to generate a first operating voltage from a first voltage obtained from a chopper circuit included in the AC-DC converter to supply the first operating voltage to at least one of the AC-DC converter and the DC-DC converter. The power supply further includes a second power supply configured to generate a second operating voltage from a second voltage obtained from the chopper circuit to supply the second operating voltage to at least the cooling device of the AC-DC converter, the DC-DC converter and the cooling device. | 02-12-2015 |