Global Patent Index - EP 1261240 B1

EP 1261240 B1 20040616 - Apparatus for discharge lamps with safe ignition

Title (en)

Apparatus for discharge lamps with safe ignition

Title (de)

Betriebsgerät für Entladungslampen mit sicherer Zündung

Title (fr)

Appareil pour des lampes à décharge avec un allumage sûr

Publication

EP 1261240 B1 20040616 (DE)

Application

EP 02005923 A 20020314

Priority

DE 10124636 A 20010518

Abstract (en)

[origin: CA2383331A1] Appliance for discharge lamps, which has a load circuit with a resonance point at a resonant frequency fres. In order to start the discharge lamps, the load circuit is fed with a square-wave source voltage Uq, whose period duration Tper multiplied by the resonant frequency fres of the load circuit produces approximately a natural number n which is greater than 1. The pulse duration Tpulse at the source voltage Uq is in a range which is described by the following condition: (see formula I)

IPC 1-7

H05B 41/288

IPC 8 full level

H05B 41/288 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H05B 41/2883 (2013.01 - EP US); Y10S 315/07 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1261240 A1 20021127; EP 1261240 B1 20040616; CA 2383331 A1 20021118; DE 10124636 A1 20021121; DE 50200521 D1 20040722; US 2002180376 A1 20021205; US 6611112 B2 20030826

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 02005923 A 20020314; CA 2383331 A 20020425; DE 10124636 A 20010518; DE 50200521 T 20020314; US 11984702 A 20020411