Lamp ballast circuit with simplified starting circuit

Electric lamp and discharge devices: systems – Periodic switch in the supply circuit – Silicon controlled rectifier ignition

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315219, 315224, 315307, H05B 3700

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059527900

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. A voltage-breakover (VBO) device is effectively connected between the common node and a second node. A network is provided for setting the voltage of the second node with respect to the common node at less than the breakover voltage of the VBO device when the lamp is operating at steady state. A polarity-determining impedance is connected between the common node and one of the bus conductor and the reference conductor, to set the initial polarity of pulse to be generated upon the firing of the VBO device.

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