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Electronic ballast having a protective circuit for a switching transistor of a converter

US7196479B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 14, 2004
Grant dateMar 27, 2007
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Expiry dateOct 14, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05B41/2853
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to an electronic ballast for lamps having a converter, in which a switching transistor is protected against transient disturbances by a detection circuit C1, C2, R1, R2, D1–3, T1. In this case, the time derivative of the voltage is taken into consideration.

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