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Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2004

Filed:

Mar. 20, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:

Masahiro Yamamoto, Takatsuki, JP;

Shunsuke Ono, Takatsuki, JP;

Minoru Ozasa, Kyoto, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/00 ;
Abstract

Disclosed are a lighting method for a high-pressure discharge lamp, a lighting apparatus for a high-pressure discharge lamp, and a high-pressure discharge lamp apparatus each suppresses abnormal blackening of a discharge tube that may occur at an initial stage of operation from a discharge start. According to the lighting method of the present invention, the lamp current is reduced upon detection, by an abnormal discharge detector , of an abnormal discharge that is produced between a tip of one electrode and a root of the other electrode.


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Yamamoto, Masahiro. (2004). Lighting method and apparatus for high-pressure discharge lamp, and high-pressure discharge lamp apparatus (U.S. Patent No. 6794832). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6794832

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