Electric lamp and discharge devices: systems – Periodic switch in the supply circuit – Silicon controlled rectifier ignition
Patent
1996-09-06
1998-08-18
Pascal, Robert J.
Electric lamp and discharge devices: systems
Periodic switch in the supply circuit
Silicon controlled rectifier ignition
315225, 315244, 315DIG7, H05B 3702
Patent
active
057962146
ABSTRACT:
A ballast circuit for a gas discharge lamp comprises a resonant load circuit incorporating the gas discharge lamp and including a resonant inductance and a resonant capacitance. A d.c.-to-a.c. converter circuit induces an a.c. current in the resonant load circuit. The converter circuit comprises first and second switches serially connected between a bus conductor at a d.c. voltage and a reference conductor, and which are connected together at a common node through which the a.c. load current flows. The first and second switches each comprise a control node and a reference node, the voltage between such nodes determining the conduction state of the associated switch. The respective control nodes of the first and second switches are interconnected. The respective reference nodes of the first and second switches are connected together at the common node. A gate drive arrangement regeneratively controls the first and second switches, and comprises a driving inductor mutually coupled to the resonant inductor in such manner that a voltage is induced therein which is proportional to the instantaneous rate of change of the a.c. load current. The driving inductor is connected between the common node and the control nodes. A second inductor is serially connected to the driving inductor, with the serially connected driving and second inductors being connected between the common node and the control nodes. A bidirectional voltage clamp is connected between the common node and the control nodes for limiting positive and negative excursions of voltage of the control nodes with respect to the common node.
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General Elecric Company
Hawranko George E.
Pascal Robert J.
Shingleton Michael
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