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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
May. 24, 2007
Applicants:
Luca Giussani, San Vittore Olona, IT;
Massimiliano Gobbi, Castel San Giovanni, IT;
Luca Salati, Milan, IT;
Inventors:
Luca Giussani, San Vittore Olona, IT;
Massimiliano Gobbi, Castel San Giovanni, IT;
Luca Salati, Milan, IT;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics S.r.l., Agrate Brianza, IT;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A control circuit controls a driving circuit of a discharge lamp. The driving circuit comprises a half bridge and a clock generator that determines the switching frequency of the half bridge. The control circuit comprises a regulator that regulates the value of the switching frequency when the value of the voltage across the lamp exceeds a threshold value.