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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 1993
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yutaka Usami, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Tokyo Electric Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H05B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
315170 ; 315171 ; 315172 ; 315173 ; 315205 ; 315208 ; 315242 ; 315244 ; 315219 ; 315277 ; 3152 / ; 315239 ; 315240 ; 315224 ; 315D / ; 315D / ; 315291 ;
Abstract
A discharge lamp lighting apparatus comprises a transformer for stepping up an AC power source voltage from an AC power source to produce a high voltage as an output voltage required for lighting a discharge lamp. Particularly, the lighting apparatus further comprises a diode for rectifying the output voltage of the transformer to be supplied to the discharge lamp. The amount of current supply from the AC power source is determined to obtain an output impedance capable of limiting the current which is to flow through the discharge lamp after the start of discharging to maintain the voltage across the discharge lamp at a level required for continuing the discharge.