Discharge lamp operating apparatus

US9055656B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9055656-B2
Application numberUS-201314064049-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 25, 2013
Priority dateOct 25, 2012
Publication dateJun 9, 2015
Grant dateJun 9, 2015

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A discharge lamp operating apparatus including: a discharge lamp; an operating circuit; a voltage measuring unit; a magnetic field applying unit; and a control unit, wherein the voltage measuring unit measures the voltage of power at sampling intervals, the control unit calculates an average value VL 1 of a group of the measured value of the voltage as a standard and an average value VL 2 of a group of the measured value of the voltage for comparison after a predetermined time has elapsed from the measurement of the measured value of the voltage measured at the beginning from the group of the measured value of the voltage as a standard, and when the difference (VL 2 −VL 1 ) between the average value VL 1 and the average value VL 2 exceeds a predetermined value, drives the magnetic field applying unit.

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What is claimed is: 1. A discharge lamp operating apparatus comprising: a discharge lamp for discharging lights in a horizontal direction; an operating circuit configured to supply power to the discharge lamp; a voltage measuring unit configured to measure a voltage of power supplied to the discharge lamp; a magnetic field applying unit configured to suppress a phenomenon of the arc curving on the upper side occurring in the discharge lamp; and a control unit configured to…

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What does patent US9055656B2 cover?
A discharge lamp operating apparatus including: a discharge lamp; an operating circuit; a voltage measuring unit; a magnetic field applying unit; and a control unit, wherein the voltage measuring unit measures the voltage of power at sampling intervals, the control unit calculates an average value VL 1 of a group of the measured value of the voltage as a standard and an average value VL 2 of …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Ushio Electric Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H05B41/2928. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jun 09 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).