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Discharge lamp lighting device, method of controlling discharge lamp lighting device, and projector

US7956315B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 16, 2009
Grant dateJun 7, 2011
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Expiry dateJan 21, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05B41/2885
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A discharge lamp lighting device includes: a power control circuit adapted to generate discharge lamp driving power; an alternating current conversion circuit adapted to execute polarity reversal on a direct current output from the power control circuit, thereby generating an alternating current; and a control section adapted to perform alternating current conversion control of controlling the polarity reversal timing of the alternating current, wherein the control section executes a steady drive process of executing the alternating current conversion control at a given frequency, a first low frequency drive process of executing the alternating current conversion control at a first low frequency driving frequency lower than the given frequency, and starting from a first polarity and ending with the first polarity, and a second low frequency drive process of executing the alternating current conversion control at a second low frequency driving frequency lower than the given frequency, and starting from a second polarity and ending with the second polarity.

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