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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Daniel La Dret, Bobigny Cedex, FR;
Jean-Marc Nicolaï, Bobigny Cedex, FR;
Assignee:
Valeo Vision, Bobigny Cedex, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 7/5387 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02M 7/5387 ;
Abstract
A discharge lamp for a motor vehicle headlight is fed through a power supply device which includes a dc/ac converter. The power supplied to the dc/ac converter is modulated over time, preferably in a pseudo-random sequence. A power supply device adapted to perform this method is also described.