EP 1003355 A1 20000524 - Starting booster device for discharge lamp
Title (en)
Starting booster device for discharge lamp
Title (de)
Boosterstarter für Entladungslampe
Title (fr)
Circuit d'amor age booster pour lampe à décharge
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 98830678 A 19981110
Abstract (en)
A starting device for inert gas-filled tubes and the like, comprising at least one first section and one second section (2, 3) for boosting the mains AC supply voltage, whose output is connected to at least one inert gas-filled tube (6) to be supplied; its particularity consists of the fact that it comprises voltage rectifier means (4) which are arranged between the supply mains and the first and second booster sections and are connected to the terminals of the at least one tube to be supplied, means (24-27) for insulating the first and second booster sections after the tube has been started being provided in order to allow a high power factor of the device. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
H05B 41/16 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
H05B 41/16 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [X] WO 9502311 A1 19950119 - KADESUM LIMITED [GB], et al
- [E] US 5856916 A 19990105 - BONNET ANDRE [FR]
- [A] CN 1110464 A 19951018 - JIANG YUHONG [CN]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 98830678 A 19981110