Global Patent Index - EP 1223792 B1

EP 1223792 B1 20050216 - Ballasting circuit for operating electrical lamps

Title (en)

Ballasting circuit for operating electrical lamps

Title (de)

EVG zum Betrieb von elektrischen Lampen

Title (fr)

Circuit d'amorçage des lampes électriques

Publication

EP 1223792 B1 20050216 (DE)

Application

EP 01129450 A 20011210

Priority

DE 10100037 A 20010103

Abstract (en)

[origin: CA2366894A1] The invention relates to a circuit arrangement for operating electric lamps, the circuit arrangement having an inverter for generating a medium or high- frequency supply voltage for one or more lamps (21) and a starting circuit for the inverter, and also a device for deactivating the starting circuit, the starting circuit comprising a voltage-dependent switching element (34) and a capacitor (33), and the device for deactivating the starting circuit comprising a switching means (35) whose switching path is arranged in parallel with the capacitor (33) of the starting circuit. According to the invention, the device for deactivating the starting circuit has a threshold switch (39) for controlling the switching means (35).

IPC 1-7

H05B 41/285

IPC 8 full level

H05B 41/285 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H05B 41/2855 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1223792 A1 20020717; EP 1223792 B1 20050216; AT E289476 T1 20050315; CA 2366894 A1 20020703; DE 10100037 A1 20020704; DE 50105361 D1 20050324; US 2002140369 A1 20021003; US 6525489 B2 20030225

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 01129450 A 20011210; AT 01129450 T 20011210; CA 2366894 A 20020102; DE 10100037 A 20010103; DE 50105361 T 20011210; US 2547401 A 20011226