Patent Treuhand Gesellschaft Fur Elektrische Gluhlampen Mbh

Osram Ag

Osram Gmbh

Osram Gesellschaft MIT Beschraenkter Haftung

Osram Gesellschaft MIT Beschrankter Haftung

Horst Werni

Olaf Busse

Siegfried Mayer

Alfons Lechner

Bernd Rudolph

Markus Heckmann

Arwed Storm

Harald Schmitt

Reinhard Lecheler

Bernhard Schemmel

Thomas Pollischansky

Thomas Siegmund

Kay Schmidtmann

Christof Schwarzfischer

Günther Casper

According to the present disclosure, a circuit arrangement for operating semiconductor light sources includes: a power input for inputting an AC input voltage, an output having a first output terminal, and a second output terminal, which is designed to connect a string of semiconductor light sources, a control input for controlling the operation of the circuit arrangement with a control signal, a rectifier circuit for converting the AC input voltage into a rectified voltage, a converter circuit for transforming the rectified voltage into a current which is suitable for the semiconductor light sources, a first switch arranged between the converter circuit and the output, for the switching of the current through the semiconductor light sources, and a first diode arranged between the first switch and the output, or between the converter circuit and the first switch.

Circuit arrangement for operating semiconductor light sources

An electronic operating device for operating at least one discharge lamp may include an output network having at least one input connection and at least one output connection, wherein the at least one input connection of the output network is coupled to one of a plurality of voltage rails, and wherein the at least one output connection of the output network is coupled to one of a plurality of poles of a supply voltage.

Electronic operating device having an output network for operating at least one discharge lamp

A double-sided printed circuit board may include: electrical conductor tracks fitted thereon and serving for electrically connecting components mounted on the printed circuit board, which has at least one conductor track fuse in the form of a conductor track with a fusible link part, wherein, upon the occurrence of an abnormal operating state, in particular an electrical short circuit, the electric circuit is interrupted by melting and evaporation of the fusible link part and plasma arises upon the evaporation of the fusible link part, wherein the fusible link part lies on the other side of the printed circuit board with respect to the supply line.

Double-sided printed circuit board comprising a strip conductor safety fuse

The present invention relates to an electronic ballast for discharge lamps (LA) which have preheatable electrodes (E, E). The electronic ballast has a measuring apparatus (M), which is designed to measure, during the preheating process, a variable, which is correlated with the electrode temperature increased by the preheating, of at least one of the electrodes (E, E) of a connected discharge lamp (LA), and a control apparatus (C), which is designed to match the electrode temperature, during the preheating process, in response to the measurement by adjusting an operational parameter of the electronic ballast. Furthermore, the electronic ballast is designed to detect cross discharges or a sufficient operating temperature of one of the electrodes (E, E) and possibly to ignite the discharge.

Ballast for a discharge lamp with adaptive preheating

The present invention relates to a circuit arrangement for operating at least one electric lamp and at least one LED including: an inverter having a bridge circuit having at least one first bridge transistor and one second bridge transistor arranged in series with one another, a center point of the bridge circuit being defined between the first and second bridge transistors; a lamp supply unit for supplying the electric lamp with energy from the bridge circuit, which includes a supply line with an inductance, via which the center point (M) of the bridge circuit is coupled to a first connection for the electric lamp; the lamp supply unit including an LED supply unit, which is designed to supply the at least one LED with energy. Moreover, it relates to an operating method for at least one electric lamp and at least one LED using such a circuit arrangement.

Circuit arrangement and method for operating at least one electric lamp and at least one LED

The present invention relates to a circuit arrangement for operating at least one electric lamp (LP) having a drive circuit (), which has at least one terminal for a system voltage (U) on the input side and at least one terminal for the at least one electric lamp (LP) on the output side; the drive circuit () having a control unit () and a step-up converter having a step-up converter inductor (L) and a switch (S), and the control unit () being designed to operate the step-up converter in a discontinuous mode, in which the current (I) through the step-up converter inductor (L) has gaps, the duration (&#x25ae;t) of these gaps being varied. It also relates to an operating method for at least one electric lamp (LP) using such a circuit arrangement.

Circuit arrangement and method for operating at least one electric lamp

The present invention relates to an electronic ballast for discharge lamps, for example low-pressure discharge lamps, having a converter having a switching element and a two-part lamp inductor which is connected upstream and downstream of the discharge lamp. An electronic ballast according to the invention has a smoothing circuit which reduces voltage jumps caused by switching operations in the converter at the lamp terminals.

Smoothing circuit for improving EMC

The invention relates to a cost effective protective device for safeguarding an electrical device against overcurrent. The preferred exemplary embodiment is a conductor track fuse that is arranged in a hollow body. According to the invention, the hollow body has an opening that specifically allows metal vapor to escape upon tripping of the fuse. This prevents the production of an electric arc.

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