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8143794 Low voltage light source driving circuit  
A low voltage LED (Light Emitting Diode) driving circuit operates under low supply voltage to provide stable and reliable control of LEDs. The LED driving circuit includes a switching transistor to...
8115401 Safety starter device  
A safety starter circuit for a gas discharge lamp includes a series arrangement of a glow switch starter, a resistive element, and a thermally controlled switching element. The thermally controlled...
8115403 Method of starting an HID lamp and ballast incorporating same  
There is provided herein a method for starting a high intensity discharge lamp and a ballast incorporating the same. In a preferred embodiment, the method comprises the steps of: (a) obtaining a...
7919926 Aggregate ignition method in high frequency metal halide lamps  
A high frequency ballast for a metal halide lamp comprises a controller, a switch, and an oscillator. The controller selectively enables and disables the oscillator via the switch to ignite the...
7893628 Electronic circuit for operating a plurality of gas discharge lamps at a common voltage source  
The presented circuit makes it possible to operate a plurality of gas discharge lamps, particularly cold cathode tubes, at a common voltage source. The uniform distribution of current to all the...
7825604 Drive circuit supplying current to load based on control signal, and portable information terminal including the same  
A drive circuit (100) includes an operational amplifier (OP1) that compares a voltage applied to an inverting input terminal with a reference voltage applied to a non-inverting input terminal, a...
7643267 Optical emission spectrometry device  
An optical emission spectrometry device is provided. In the optical emission spectrometry device, a discharge path is formed by connecting an ignition circuit to a discharge gap, and further...
7548031 Lighting apparatus for discharge lamp  
In the transient electric power control of a discharge lamp containing no mercury or a small amount of mercury, a change value relating to a lamp voltage from the initial value thereof is detected....
7541858 Integration circuit, decrement circuit, and semiconductor devices  
An ignitor comprising a circuit with a millisecond order time constant and with a minimum circuit size and area, which is capable of self-shutdown without leading to erroneous ignition upon...
7459861 Lamp containing voltage conversion circuit including forward/reverse hybrid phase-control clipping circuit  
A lamp contains a lamp voltage conversion circuit which includes a forward/reverse hybrid phase-control clipping circuit that clips a load voltage and provides an RMS load voltage to the lamp. The...
7436127 Ballast control circuit  
A ballast control circuit having a bridge driver for driving a transistor bridge of a ballast circuit coupled to a resonant ballast output stage including a lamp, the ballast control circuit...
7432663 Circuit for igniting a high intensity discharge lamp  
A circuit (300) for igniting a high intensity discharge (HID) lamp comprises input terminals (302,304), output terminal (306,308), a charging circuit (RIGN,CIGN), a transformer (320) having a...
7432662 Circuit arrangement and method for operating at least one lamp  
The present invention relates to a circuit arrangement for operating at least one lamp (LA), which has a first filament (W1) and a second filament (W2), it comprising an apparatus (10) for...
7385356 Energy saving startup circuit for power supply  
A startup circuit (30) for a power supply (44), has an input (31) for connecting to a source of high voltage thereto, and an output rail (33) for feeding rectified voltage to the power supply. A...
7365497 Discharge lamp ignition device and projector  
To avoid the phenomenon of unsightly flickering in images projected by the projector, in high pressure discharge lamps—especially in high intensity discharge lamps, such as high pressure mercury l...
7341051 Electronic high frequency plasma catalyzer  
The catalyzer is applicable in the ignition of gasoline engines of transportation vehicles, generates, stand alone and stationary machines and others. Its advantage is that it has a higher quality...
7215523 Apparatus for protecting an integrated circuit and method thereof  
An apparatus for protecting an integrated circuit is applied to an electrical apparatus having a control unit. The control unit is used for controlling the integrated circuit and the protecting...
7196480 Method of soft-starting a switching power supply containing phase-control clipping circuit  
A method of operating a power controller that converts a line voltage to an RMS load voltage includes a soft start in which a conduction angle of a phase-control clipping circuit is gradually...
7166969 Drive circuit for illumination unit  
In case of driving a plurality of lamps with the use of a plurality of output transformers, a difference in the bright-ness of each lamp occurs by a dispersion of characteristics of the output...
7141935 Inverter circuit for surface light source system  
An inverter circuit for discharge lamps, in which transformers are separated into multiple small or middle-sized transformers connected to one another to provide a high-power transformer equivalent...
7141941 Staggering switching signals for multiple cold cathode fluorescent lamp backlighting system to reduce electromagnetic interference  
In order to minimize switching-induced electromagnetic interference in a power supply switching circuit of the type used to control the AC power for multiple high voltage devices, such as cold...
7095182 Ignition control apparatus for internal combustion engine  
An ignition control apparatus for an internal combustion engine of the present invention has a switching circuit and a control circuit. The switching circuit includes a first switch controlling a...
7095181 Method and apparatus for controllably generating sparks in an ignition system or the like  
An apparatus for controllably generating sparks is provided. The apparatus includes a spark generating device; at least two output stages connected to the spark generating device; means for...
7075247 Controller and driver architecture for double-ended circuitry for powering cold cathode fluorescent lamps  
A distributed controller and DC voltage switch-driver system supplies AC power to a cold cathode fluorescent lamp of the type used to backlight a liquid crystal display. The system includes a local...
7053562 Lamp containing soft-start power supply  
A lamp includes a lamp voltage conversion circuit which converts a line voltage to an RMS load voltage by clipping or modulating a load voltage. The voltage conversion circuit includes a time-based...
6989637 Method and apparatus for a voltage controlled start-up circuit for an electronic ballast  
A voltage control startup circuit for a lighting ballast includes first and second transistors for converting direct current from a voltage source into alternating current to operate a lamp. The...
6941869 Sensor for monitoring electronic detonation circuits  
A voltage sensor (10) for monitoring electronic ignition circuits (1) which contains a plurality of igniters (4) connected to an ignition line (3) and an ignition device (2) connected to the...
6848437 Ignition device for an internal combustion engine  
The ignition device for an internal combustion engine includes, a control unit (1) for outputting an ignition signal used to determine a time when an ignition plug (8) should be ignited, a...
6756744 Method of initiating lighting of a discharge lamp, circuit for lighting a discharge lamp, light source device using the circuit, and optical instrument incorporating the light source device  
A method of initiating lighting of a discharge lamp is provided including applying to the discharge lamp to be lighted an initiating voltage resulting from superimposition of a step-up pulse...
6539929 Ignition device for an internal combustion engine  
A one-chip integration circuit including a power part and a control part integrated within an IGBT monolithic silicon substrate is disclosed. The control circuit part comprises a current limiting...
6389050 High-speed CMOS driver for vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers  
High-speed driver circuits interface with and enhance the performance of vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) diodes used within fiber optic communication systems, according to...
6339296 Low profile emergency ballast  
An emergency ballast for a low profile fluorescent lamp fixture including an AC ballast including an end of lamp life shut down circuit. The emergency ballast includes a timing circuit which...
6333604 Integrated ignition circuit and method  
An integrated circuit (10) for driving an ignition coil (14) has a first transistor (30) providing a coil current (ICOIL) at a first lead (22) of the integrated circuit. A second transistor (32)...
6257216 Device for suppressing undesired ignitions in a spark ignition engine  
The primary winding of an ignition coil is connected in series with an ignition switch that can be switched by a control circuit. A circuit including a capacitor, a resistor, and a diode is...
6188180 Ignition circuit for automotive high intensity discharge lamps  
An ignition circuit for a high intensity discharge (HID) lamp, comprising: first and second series coupled switching transistors connected across upper and lower voltage buses to which a source of...
6167876 Circuit arrangement for an ignition stage, in particular for the ignition circuit of a motor vehicle  
A circuit arrangement of an ignition output stage, in particular for an ignition circuit of a motor vehicle, is described. The circuit arrangement includes a multiple Darlington transistor...
6107748 Circuit arrangement of a final ignition stage  
A circuit arrangement of an ignition output stage in particular for an ignition circuit of a motor vehicle, having a switching arrangement which triggers a primary winding of an ignition coil, and...
6081074 Method and apparatus for offsetting power draw in a multiple channel system  
An apparatus and method are disclosed for reducing peaks of operating power drawn from a power source by a multi-channel system. Each channel of the system drives a load and demands operating power...
6049176 Ignition device for an internal combustion engine  
An ignition device for an internal combustion engine capable of suppressing not only a decrease in the discharge energy of the spark plug but also the LC resonance itself. When an igniter 13 is...
5970964 Circuit device for igniting internal combustion engine and semiconductor device for igniting internal combustion engine  
A circuit is provided in which a voltage due to a minute current is applied to a gate terminal from a collector terminal when a collector voltage is higher than a gate voltage in an operation of...
5886476 Method and apparatus for producing electrical discharges  
A dual primary, single secondary ignition coil and control provides for establishment of a continuous extended arc across a pair of electrodes or dual arcs across the pair of electrodes. Continuous...
5875749 A.C. ignition system for an engine  
An a.c. ignition system for an engine, with an ignition transistor that switches the primary winding of an ignition coil, with a control circuit for controlling the ignition transistor and a...
5852381 Turbine engine ignition exciter circuit including low voltage lockout control  
An improved turbine engine ignition exciter circuit. Energy stored in an exciter tank capacitor is subsequently switched to the load (igniter plug) through a novel thyristor switching device...
5690085 Control circuit for ignition coil  
An ignition coil control circuit for controlling a current flowing to a primary coil of an ignition coil, comprises a switching circuit for switching the primary coil of the ignition coil, a...
5675220 Power supply for vehicular neon light  
A circuit for use in providing high voltage power to a neon bulb positioned on the vehicle utilizing the vehicle DC battery as the power source. The circuit includes an invertor, a transformer, and...
5621278 Ignition apparatus  
A charging circuit charges a first capacitor to a first voltage and a second capacitor, via a potential divider to a second voltage smaller than the first voltage. A trigger circuit repeatedly...
5616992 Electronic starter circuit for fluorescent lamp  
An electronic starter for a fluorescent lamp comprises a power switch, controlled at its gate by a gate-control circuit and an auxiliary supply circuit that gives the necessary logic supply voltage...
5592118 Ignition exciter circuit with thyristors having high di/dt and high voltage blockage  
An improved turbine engine ignition exciter circuit. Energy stored in an exciter tank capacitor is subsequently switched to the load (igniter plug) through a novel thyristor switching device...
5587630 Continuous plasma ignition system  
A continuous plasma ignition system includes an exciter 12, an ignitor plug 16 and a cable 18 which connects the excitor 12 to the ignitor plug 16. The ignition system operates at the resonant...
5569982 Clamping circuit for IGBT in spark plug ignition system  
An ignition circuit for a spark plug includes an IGBT switch with a foldback clamp circuit. The foldback clamp has a first high clamp voltage for a first short interval to fire the spark plug,...
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