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Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2013

Filed:

Dec. 09, 2010
Applicants:

Jong-jae Lee, Asan-si, KR;

Hyeon-yong Jang, Osan-si, KR;

Inventors:

Jong-Jae Lee, Asan-si, KR;

Hyeon-Yong Jang, Osan-si, KR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05F 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An arc discharge detecting circuit includes; a voltage dividing part which divides a driving voltage provided to a light source, a detecting part which includes a loop-shaped wiring spaced apart from the voltage dividing part and which detects a current corresponding to an arc discharge flowing through the voltage dividing part using a coupling capacitance generated between the loop-shaped wiring of the detecting part and a wiring of the voltage dividing part, and an output part connected to the detecting part to output a detection voltage corresponding to the arc discharge. Accordingly, the arc discharge detecting circuit may improve a sensitivity of detecting an arc discharge as a current source type using the coupling capacitors, a design may be simplified, and manufacturing costs may be decreased.


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