Device and method for operating a high-pressure discharge lamp
US8111002B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 2006 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B20/00
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device for operating a high-pressure discharge lamp (930) with a bipolar supply current and a regulated power input. The device includes a regulator (961) with an asymmetrical regulating characteristic curve for forming a current or power impulse (K1, K2) close to the zero crossing of the supply current.
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