CN1633830B - Lamp sensor for a ballast for operating a gas discharge lamp - Google Patents

Lamp sensor for a ballast for operating a gas discharge lamp Download PDF

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CN1633830B
CN1633830B CN03804114.6A CN03804114A CN1633830B CN 1633830 B CN1633830 B CN 1633830B CN 03804114 A CN03804114 A CN 03804114A CN 1633830 B CN1633830 B CN 1633830B
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    • H05B41/00Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H05ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05BELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
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Abstract

The invention relates to a choke for operating a gas discharge lamp, which comprises an inverter (1) that has two transistor switches (17 and 18) that are connected in series to a direct voltage source (Ubus) in a push-pull circuit. The inverter (1) is linked with a load circuit (3) via a coupling capacitor (2) to which a high-impedance resistor (12) is connected in parallel, said load circuit comprising the gas discharge lamp (4) and an acceptor circuit (22). A sensor circuit (6) is used to detect both a lamp malfunction and the voltage applied to the lamp (4). The sensor circuit (6) is provided with a voltage divider (7) that is connected in parallel to the lamp filaments (8, 9) and the resonance capacitor (5) on the side facing away from the coupling capacitor (2) of the lamp (4). A sensor signal (10) detects a lamp malfunction or determines the lamp voltage that is tapped in a center (11) of the voltage divider (7).

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The lamp sensor that is used for the ballast of operating gas discharge lamps
Technical field
The present invention relates to be used for the ballast of at least a gaseous discharge lamp.
Background technology
At present, be used for high value (high-value) ballast of gaseous discharge lamp usually, before applying starting voltage between the lamp electrode, these lamp electrodes carried out preheating.Have been found that the useful life that can prolong lamp by this measure largely.
For example described in EP 0 594 880 A1, gaseous discharge lamp carries out work based on the series connection oscillating circuit usually, and wherein tank condenser discharge path common and gaseous discharge lamp is arranged in parallel.With the electrode structure of gaseous discharge lamp is heater coil, and the electric current of oscillating circuit flows through this heater coil when not lighting gaseous discharge lamp.In warm-up operation, frequency changes according to the resonance frequency of series resonant circuit, makes the voltage impose on the voltage of resonant capacitor and to impose on gaseous discharge lamp thus can not make the gaseous discharge lamp build-up of luminance.In this way, in being constructed to the lamp electrode of coil, flow through substantially invariable electric current, make these electrodes be preheated.After warm-up phase finishes, frequency setting near the resonance frequency of resonant circuit, increases the voltage on the resonant capacitor by this resonant circuit, thereby makes the final build-up of luminance of gaseous discharge lamp.
Ballast also has the function that the state of lamp is monitored except having the major function that gas discharge is started, keeps and cuts off, interrupt (disruption) and start relative measures to detect possible work.These measures for example can comprise the cutoff high part.
For example when in two coils one or two break down, perhaps when lamp being removed fully or do not have (correctly) to be installed in the lighting device, work can occur and interrupt.
According to EP 0 707 439 A1 as can be known, there is a kind of known method, utilize this method, be used in employing under the situation of electric ballast of gaseous discharge lamp, the ohmically voltage drop and the consequent heating current that are connected with the elementary windings in series of heating transformer are measured, whether opened circuit or whether lamp is not installed in the lighting device with magnetic test coil.
Another requirement of modern ballast is that the voltage on the discharge path that is applied to gaseous discharge lamp is detected.
Fig. 3 schematically shows the part of ballast, this ballast be configured on the one hand detect lamp failure (lamp disruption) (coil opens circuit, lamp not in position or lamp be removed etc.), and on the other hand, this ballast is configured to detect modulating voltage.Therefore, in Fig. 1 to Fig. 3, utilize label 1 to schematically show to have two the alternately switch (power transistor) 17 of clock control (clocked) and 18 inverters.Be connected with load circuit 3 on the node of inverter 1, this load circuit 3 has by resonant inductance 16 (L R) and resonant capacitor 5 (C R) series resonant circuit 22 that constitutes.In addition, coupling capacitor 2 (C are set K), this coupling capacitor 2 is capacitively coupled to load circuit 3 on this node of inverter 1.The discharge path of lamp 4 and resonant capacitor 5 are connected in parallel.
In addition, can see the heater coil 8 and 9 of gaseous discharge lamp 4.With the series circuit of lower heating coil 9 in, promptly between lamp 4 and ground node, be connected with measuring resistance 26 (R), lamp current and coil current flow through this measuring resistance 26.By the voltage of locating so reducing at measuring resistance 26 (R), can export measuring-signal 10a (S1), whether this measuring-signal has reflected under the non-build-up of luminance state of lamp has heating current to flow through coil 8 and 9, and thus the reaction have in order heater coil 8 and 9 lamp 4 whether install in position.
In order to detect modulating voltage, at the coupling capacitor 2 (C of load circuit 3 K) a side also be connected with the voltage divider 7 in parallel with gaseous discharge lamp 4.This voltage divider 7 has two resistance that are connected in series 14 and 15 (R 1And R 2).Therefore, circuit node 11 places between two resistance 14 and 15 can output signal 10b (S2), and this signal 10b represents the voltage that the discharge path to gaseous discharge lamp 4 applies.
Therefore it should be noted that the situation of the sort circuit that interrupts for the work that is used to detect modulating voltage and be used for identification light 4, the circuit of independent setting all must be provided under each situation.And must correspondingly estimate two signal S1 and S2.
Summary of the invention
In view of the demand of hyundai electronics ballast, the objective of the invention is to realize a kind of technology, this technology can come the voltage that imposes on gaseous discharge lamp is at work detected and can identification light fault (lacking lamp etc.) in simple mode.
Especially, individual signals should be enough to be used for detecting the work interruption of modulating voltage and identification light.
According to the present invention, the feature by independent claims has realized this purpose.Dependent claims has further been set forth cardinal principle of the present invention in particularly preferred mode.
According to the present invention, a kind of ballast that utilizes the heater coil operating gas discharge lamps is provided, it has: inverter, this inverter has two switches that series connection is provided with, and be connected to direct voltage source, and this inverter carried out the push-pull type clock control, this inverter is connected to load circuit by coupling capacitor, this load circuit has gaseous discharge lamp and series resonant circuit, and sensor circuit, be used for lamp failure and the voltage that imposes on described lamp are made up identification, wherein a high-impedance resistor and described coupling capacitor be connected in parallel; Wherein when described lamp in position the time, direct current flows through described top heater coil via described high-impedance resistor, described sensor circuit has voltage divider, this voltage divider one side is connected in series with the top current potential carrying coil of described lamp, link to each other with ground on the other hand, and be used for the sensor signal of identification light fault and detection modulating voltage in the midpoint output of voltage divider.
Sensor circuit 6 makes can export sensor signal (S2), and this sensor signal (S2) is used for the identification light fault and detects modulating voltage.Therefore, the invention has the advantages that, can estimate lamp failure and modulating voltage based on single detector signal (S2).
In order to form the direct current branch road in simple mode, can be with high-impedance resistor R KBe connected in parallel with coupling capacitor.
This sensor circuit can ASIC mode integrated.
Can with heating power capacitively or inductive be coupled at least one coil of gaseous discharge lamp.
In addition, according to the present invention, a kind of method that is used for detecting at the ballast of gaseous discharge lamp modulating voltage and identification light fault also is provided, described ballast comprises: estimate circuit, when not having direct current to flow through the top heater coil, this evaluation circuit identify do not have lamp in position or described top heater coil open circuit; Sensor circuit is used for lamp failure and the voltage that imposes on described lamp are made up identification; It is characterized in that, described sensor circuit has voltage divider, this voltage divider one side is connected in series with the top current potential carrying coil of described lamp, link to each other with ground on the other hand, and be used for the identification light fault and detect the sensor signal of modulating voltage in the output of the midpoint of voltage divider, realize the detection of modulating voltage and the identification that the coil of gaseous discharge lamp is opened circuit according to described sensor signal.
Thus, can realize the identification that the coil of the detection of modulating voltage and lamp opens circuit based on single measuring-signal (S2).Especially, in preheating and build-up of luminance phase process, coil current is monitored, and in course of normal operation, lamp current is monitored.
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Now with reference to the accompanying drawings and with reference to the detailed description of exemplary embodiment, other features of the present invention, advantage and characteristic are described.
Fig. 1 represents first exemplary embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 represents another exemplary embodiment of the present invention; And
Fig. 3 represent for the identification light fault and the voltage that detects the discharge path impose on lamp in the another kind of possibility aspect the principle.
Embodiment
In Fig. 1, schematically show one embodiment of the invention.Situation also has an inverter 1 according to ballast of the present invention as is known, and this inverter 1 has two transistor switches that are connected in series 17 and 18 (T 1And T 2), this inverter 1 and a direct current voltage source U BusLink to each other, and this inverter 1 is carried out clock control in push-pull mode.Thus, can realize switching by the control unit 23 that is implemented as integrated circuit (IC) (especially with ASIC mode).Be connected with a load circuit 3 on the node of two switches 17 and 18, this load circuit 3 has a series connection resonant circuit 22 and a lamp 4.Thus, series resonant circuit 22 is by a resonant inductance 16 (L R) and a resonant capacitor 5 (C R) form.Situation as is known, the discharge path and the resonant capacitor 5 (C of the gaseous discharge lamp 4 between two heater coils 8 and 9 R) be connected in parallel.
High-impedance resistor 12 (R K) and coupling capacitor 2 (C K) be connected in parallel, make by bypass coupling capacitor 2 (C K), can make faint direct current I DCFlow through top heater coil 8 and flow through following the voltage divider 7 that describes in detail.
As shown in Figure 1, according to the present invention, will have resistance 14 and 15 (R 1And R 2) voltage divider 7 be parallel-connected to gaseous discharge lamp and resonant capacitor 5 (C R) parallel circuits.Or rather, lamp 4 away from coupling capacitor 2 (C K) a side voltage divider 7 is set, therefore from inverter 1, voltage divider 7 is connected the downstream of top heater coil 8.As already mentioned, high impedance resistors in parallel 12 makes direct current I DCFlow through the resistance 14 and the 15 (R of voltage divider 7 1And R 2).Circuit node 11 places output measuring-signal 10b (sensor signal S2) between two resistance 14 and 15 of voltage divider 7 is estimating circuit 13 through this measuring-signal 10b being sent to (numeral) after mould/number conversion.Can similarly this evaluation circuit 13 be embodied as integrated circuit.Therefore, voltage divider 7 and signal output terminal (tap) 11 represented the sensor circuit 6 that is used for the identification light fault and is used to detect modulating voltage together.
Function in a circuit according to the invention now will be described.Estimate circuit 13 and can discern following illumination condition according to the value of sensor signal 10b (S2):
When lamp 4 not being installed in the appropriate location of lighting device,, there is not direct current I if when perhaps the top heater coil 8 of gaseous discharge lamp 4 opens circuit DCFlow through this heater coil 8 and flow through voltage divider 7 thus.Therefore, in this case, on voltage divider 7, there is not voltage drop.Therefore, under non-build-up of luminance state, under the situation of lamp failure, only apply and the corresponding alternating voltage of the oscillating characteristic of series resonant circuit 22 to voltage divider 7.As mentioned above, this can detect according to sensor signal 10b (S2) by estimating circuit 13.For this situation of lamp failure, may need in some cases to take some measures immediately, for example because lamp 4 not in position, very high voltage may occur in output place of inverter 1.Therefore, can be the cut-out system or cut off inverter 1 at least by a kind of measure that evaluation circuit 13 is taked.
Will be wherein at least top heater coil 8 lamps 4 working properly be installed under the situation in the lighting device direct current I DCCan flow through top heater coil 8 and flow through voltage divider 7 thus.According to sensor signal 10b (S2), estimate circuit 13 and will detect in this case by the setovered alternating voltage of (displaced) of the direct current pressure drop of voltage divider 7.
Measure the AC voltage drop of lamp 4 in all cases.Whether be set at the appropriate location according to lamp 4 with normal top heater coil 8, can be by the dc voltage drop of voltage divider this alternating voltage of setovering.
Should be noted that at coupling capacitor 2 (C K) parallel branch in high-impedance resistor 12 (R K) also have the following advantages, that is, can reduce so-called " flicker (wavering) " effectively at least widely by making specific DC component, that is, and clear zone that replaces in the gaseous discharge lamp 4 and dark space.
Fig. 2 represents another exemplary embodiment of the present invention.Utilize this embodiment, by two coils 19 and the 20 (L of transformer H1And L H2) realize inductively heating power is coupled in heater coil 8 and 9.Although the capacitive couplings of heating power is preferred under the situation of the non-low light level (non-dimmed) device usually, the coupling of the heating power of inductance form is preferred under the situation of the low light level (dimmed) device.
In this accompanying drawing, also schematically shown following situation, promptly as the elementary winding of induction heating power transformer, can adopt the elementary winding 21 (L of separated transformer H3).Alternatively, can adopt resonant inductance 16 (L R) as elementary winding, be used for heating power is coupled to inductively the heater coil 8 and 9 of discharge lamp 4.
Should also be noted that in the context of the present invention, can adopt any coupling that heating power is coupled in heater coil 8 and 9.
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  1 Inverter is embodied as the n channel mosfet T of two automatic interlocks that are connected in series1And T 2
  2 Coupling capacitor C in the series resonant circuit 22K
  3 Load circuit is made of series resonant circuit 22 and gas-discharge lamp 4
  4 Gas-discharge lamp in the load circuit 3
  5 Resonant capacitor C in the series resonant circuit 22R
  6 Be used for the fault of identification gas-discharge lamp 4 and (be embodied as and have resistance R for detection of the sensor circuit of the voltage drop of gas-discharge lamp 41And R2Divider 7)
  7 Divider is used as sensor circuit 6
  8 First (top) heater coil of gas-discharge lamp 4
  9 Second (bottom) heater coil of gas-discharge lamp 4
  10a The voltage drop of measuring resistance 26 (sensor signal S1)
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  10b The output voltage of sensor circuit 6 (sensor signal S2)
  11 Circuit node in the middle of the divider 7
  12 Coupling capacitor CKParallel branch in high-impedance resistor RK
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  13 Be used for estimating the evaluation circuit of sensor signal 10
  14 First (top) resistance R of divider 71
  15 Second (bottom) resistance R of divider 72
  16 The resonant inductance L of series resonant circuit 22R
  17 The first clock control transistor switch (is embodied as automatic interlock n channel mosfet T1)
  18 Second clock control transistor switch (is embodied as automatic interlock n channel mosfet T2)
  19 Be used for heating power is coupled to inductively the inductance L of first (top) heater coil of gas-discharge lamp 4h1(be embodied as heating transformer Tr1Armature winding)
  20 Be used for heating power is coupled to inductively the inductance L of second (bottom) heater coil 9 of gas-discharge lamp 4h2(be embodied as heating transformer Tr2Armature winding)
  21 Be used for heating power is coupled to inductively the inductance L of the heater coil of gas-discharge lamp 4h3(be embodied as heating transformer Tr3Armature winding)
  22 Series resonant circuit as the part of load circuit 3
  23 Be used for control and be implemented as automatic interlock n channel mosfet T1With two transistor switches 17 of T2 and 18 control module (being embodied as IC or ASIC)
  24 Coupling capacitor C in the coupling branch road of first (top) heater coil 8 of gas-discharge lamp 4h1
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  25 Coupling capacitor C in the coupling branch road of second (bottom) heater coil 9 of gas-discharge lamp 4h2
  26 Be connected in series to the measuring resistance R of second (bottom) heater coil of gas-discharge lamp

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1. ballast that utilizes heater coil (8,9) operating gas discharge lamps, it has:
Inverter (1), this inverter (1) have two switches (17 and 18) that series connection is provided with, and are connected to direct voltage source (U Bus), and this inverter (1) carried out the push-pull type clock control, and this inverter (1) is connected to load circuit (3) by coupling capacitor (2), and this load circuit (3) has gaseous discharge lamp (4) and series resonant circuit (22), and
Sensor circuit (6) is used for lamp failure and the voltage that imposes on described lamp (4) are made up identification,
Wherein a high-impedance resistor (12) and described coupling capacitor (2) are connected in parallel,
Wherein when described lamp (4) in position the time, direct current (I DC) flow through described top heater coil (8) via described high-impedance resistor (12), described sensor circuit (6) has voltage divider (7), this voltage divider (7) one side is connected in series with the top current potential carrying coil of described lamp, link to each other with ground on the other hand, and locate to export the sensor signal (10b) that is used for the identification light fault and detects modulating voltage at the mid point (11) of voltage divider (7).
2. ballast according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
Has evaluation circuit (13), when there not being direct current (I DC) when flowing through described top heater coil, this evaluation circuit (13) identify do not have lamp (4) in position or described top heater coil (8) open circuit.
3. any described ballast in requiring according to aforesaid right is characterized in that,
Described sensor circuit (6) is integrated in the mode of ASIC.
4. according to any described ballast among the aforesaid right requirement 1-2, it is characterized in that,
Heating power capacitively is coupled in the coil (8,9) of described gaseous discharge lamp (4).
5. according to any described ballast among the aforesaid right requirement 1-2, it is characterized in that,
With the heating power inductive be coupled in the coil (8,9) of described gaseous discharge lamp (4).
6. according to any described ballast among the aforesaid right requirement 1-2, it is characterized in that,
The inductance of described series resonant circuit (16) is used for heating power is coupled to inductively the coil (8,9) of described discharge lamp (4) as elementary winding.
7. require 2 described ballasts according to aforesaid right, it is characterized in that,
When there not being direct current (I DC) when flowing through described top heater coil, described evaluation circuit (13) cuts off described inverter (1).
8. one kind is used in the ballast detection modulating voltage of gaseous discharge lamp (4) and the method for identification light fault,
Described ballast comprises:
Estimate circuit (13), when not having direct current (IDC) to flow through top heater coil (8), this evaluation circuit (13) identify do not have lamp (4) in position or described top heater coil (8) open circuit;
Sensor circuit (6) is used for lamp failure and the voltage that imposes on described lamp (4) are made up identification;
It is characterized in that,
Described sensor circuit (6) has voltage divider (7), this voltage divider (7) one side is connected in series with the top current potential carrying coil of described lamp, link to each other with ground on the other hand, and locate to export the sensor signal (10b) that is used for the identification light fault and detects modulating voltage at the mid point (11) of voltage divider (7), realize the detection of modulating voltage and the identification that the coil of gaseous discharge lamp (4) is opened circuit according to described sensor signal (10b).
9. method according to claim 8, wherein,
When described lamp (4) in position the time, direct current (I DC) flow through top heater coil (8) via the high-impedance resistor that is parallel-connected to coupling capacitor (2) (12).
10. method according to claim 9, wherein,
There is not direct current (I when identifying DC) when flowing through described top heater coil, cut off described inverter.
11. according to Claim 8 or 9 described methods, it is characterized in that,
In the preheating and the process in build-up of luminance stage, coil current is monitored, and in course of normal operation, lamp current is monitored.
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