Discharge lamp lighting apparatus and projector
US7504782B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B41/2883
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A discharge lamp lighting apparatus comprising a d.c. power source section which rectifies and smoothes an a.c. voltage; a current detecting circuit which detects a current which flows through a discharge lamp; a power source ripple detecting circuit which detects a voltage change of power supplied from the d.c. power source section and outputs a voltage obtained by superimposing the detected voltage over a detected voltage which is available from the current detecting circuit; and a control circuit which controls, based on the output voltage from the power source ripple detecting circuit, an output voltage to the discharge lamp so that the current flowing through the discharge lamp becomes a constant current. A rate of superimposition of the output voltage from the power source ripple detecting circuit may be switched in accordance with the discharge lamp voltage.
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