High frequency luminous tube power supply having neon-bubble and mercury-migration suppression
US5367224A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 28, 1992 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 28, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S315/07
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A low frequency parasitic oscillation suppressor for series, current-fed high frequency luminous tube power supplies. The suppressor incorporates a transformer, the primary of which serves as the conventional series input choke. A parasitic damping resistor and diode are connected in series with the transformer secondary and this series combination is, in turn, connected across the DC supply source for the oscillator. The transformer turns-ratio is selected such that no current flows through the series secondary under normal operating conditions. Upon the generation of a low frequency parasitic oscillation, a current is caused to flow through the secondary including the parasitic damping resistor thereby dampening the parasitic oscillation while maintaining normal high frequency operation.
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