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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 25, 1996
Nippondenso Co., Ltd., Kariya, JP;
Abstract
A lighting device for a discharge lamp includes a power supplying circuit for supplying electric power to the discharge lamp. A current sensing circuit is operative for sensing a lamp current which flows through the discharge lamp. A control circuit is operative for enabling the power supplying circuit to supply one of a direct-current electric power and a low-frequency electric power to the discharge lamp during a time interval in start of the discharge lamp. The control circuit is also operative for adjusting a duration time of supply of a one-polarity electric power to the discharge lamp in accordance with a magnitude of the lamp current sensed by the current sensing circuit. Further, the control circuit is operative for enabling the power supplying circuit to supply an alternating-current electric power to the discharge lamp after the time interval elapses.