Electric lamp and discharge devices: systems – Current and/or voltage regulation – Automatic regulation
Reexamination Certificate
2008-09-16
2008-09-16
Tran, Thuy Vinh (Department: 2821)
Electric lamp and discharge devices: systems
Current and/or voltage regulation
Automatic regulation
C315S2090SC, C315S246000, C315S360000, C353S085000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11725481
ABSTRACT:
A projector includes a lamp drive circuit which drives a lamp, and a lamp drive current detection unit which detects the lamp drive current. Based upon the lamp drive current which is detected, the lamp drive circuit controls the lamp drive current by PWM control, so as to drive the lamp at constant power. A control unit detects the pulse width of this PWM control signal for the lamp several times, after a constant time period has elapsed from when the power supply is turned ON, and includes a lamp shorted out decision unit which decides that the lamp is shorted out, if all of these pulse widths which have thus been detected are less than or equal to a predetermined width.
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Funai Electric Co. Ltd.
Le Tung X
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw & Pittman LLP
Tran Thuy Vinh
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