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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 1987
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1986
Johannes M Van Meurs, Eindhoven, NL;
U.S. Philips Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
An electric arrangement for regulating the luminous intensity of at least one discharge lamp (15). The arrangement comprises an electric circuit having a first winding (110) arranged to surround a core (111) of magnetizable material. The winding (110) is included in a circuit forming part of a DC/AC converter for the supply of high-frequency energy to the discharge lamp. The core (111) is further provided with a second winding (112) and a third winding (118). The third winding is connected to a control device forming part of the converter. The third winding is magnetically coupled to the first winding. A series-combination of a non-capacitive variable impedance (115) and a diode (113) is connected between the ends of the second winding.