ATE218268T1 - ELECTRONIC BALLAST - Google Patents

ELECTRONIC BALLAST

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Publication number
ATE218268T1
ATE218268T1 AT98912314T AT98912314T ATE218268T1 AT E218268 T1 ATE218268 T1 AT E218268T1 AT 98912314 T AT98912314 T AT 98912314T AT 98912314 T AT98912314 T AT 98912314T AT E218268 T1 ATE218268 T1 AT E218268T1
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Austria
Prior art keywords
light sensor
brightness
electronic ballast
lamp
ballast
Prior art date
Application number
AT98912314T
Other languages
German (de)
Inventor
Siegfried Luger
Alfred Troestl
Christian Soehnel
Original Assignee
Tridonicatco Gmbh & Co Kg
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Priority claimed from DE19757295A external-priority patent/DE19757295B4/en
Application filed by Tridonicatco Gmbh & Co Kg filed Critical Tridonicatco Gmbh & Co Kg
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of ATE218268T1 publication Critical patent/ATE218268T1/en

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Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B41/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps
    • H05B41/14—Circuit arrangements
    • H05B41/36—Controlling
    • H05B41/38—Controlling the intensity of light
    • H05B41/39—Controlling the intensity of light continuously
    • H05B41/392—Controlling the intensity of light continuously using semiconductor devices, e.g. thyristor
    • H05B41/3921—Controlling the intensity of light continuously using semiconductor devices, e.g. thyristor with possibility of light intensity variations
    • H05B41/3922—Controlling the intensity of light continuously using semiconductor devices, e.g. thyristor with possibility of light intensity variations and measurement of the incident light
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B39/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for operating incandescent light sources
    • H05B39/04—Controlling
    • H05B39/041—Controlling the light-intensity of the source
    • H05B39/042—Controlling the light-intensity of the source by measuring the incident light
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B41/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps
    • H05B41/14—Circuit arrangements
    • H05B41/36—Controlling

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  • Circuit Arrangement For Electric Light Sources In General (AREA)
  • Discharge-Lamp Control Circuits And Pulse- Feed Circuits (AREA)
  • Organic Low-Molecular-Weight Compounds And Preparation Thereof (AREA)
  • Mechanical Treatment Of Semiconductor (AREA)
  • Glass Compositions (AREA)
  • Furan Compounds (AREA)

Abstract

The invention relates to an electronic ballast (EVG) operating at least one lamp (10), wherein a light sensor (20) for monitoring the brightness of a specific physical area (28) can be connected to said ballast. A control device (12) controls or adjusts the brightness of the lamp (10) according to the actual brightness value provided by the light sensor (20) and automatically recognizes whether the light sensor (20) is connected to the connection device (18a, 18b) when the electronic ballast is operated. If no light sensor (20) is connected, the brightness of the lamp (10) is controlled or adjusted according to externally supplied control data (Iextern).
AT98912314T 1997-03-04 1998-02-16 ELECTRONIC BALLAST ATE218268T1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE19708784 1997-03-04
DE19757295A DE19757295B4 (en) 1997-03-04 1997-12-22 Electronic ballast
PCT/EP1998/000879 WO1998039951A1 (en) 1997-03-04 1998-02-16 Electronic ballast

Publications (1)

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ATE218268T1 true ATE218268T1 (en) 2002-06-15

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Country Status (6)

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EP (1) EP0965252B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE218268T1 (en)
AU (1) AU722238B2 (en)
BR (1) BR9808163B1 (en)
DE (1) DE29724657U1 (en)
WO (1) WO1998039951A1 (en)

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BR9808163B1 (en) 2011-02-08
EP0965252B1 (en) 2002-05-29
DE29724657U1 (en) 2002-09-05
BR9808163A (en) 2000-05-16
AU722238B2 (en) 2000-07-27
AU6720398A (en) 1998-09-22
WO1998039951A1 (en) 1998-09-11
EP0965252A1 (en) 1999-12-22

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