摘要 |
The invention relates to a device for operating a high-pressure gas discharge lamp (Lp), which is provided with a starting auxiliary electrode (ZE), with a current of alternating polarity. The device comprises a series resonance circuit (L11, C1; L, C3) with a resonance inductive resistor (L11; L), which is flowed through by the lamp current when the lamp is in operation, and comprises a starting device for subjecting the starting auxiliary electrode (ZE) to the starting voltage required for starting the gas discharge in the high-pressure gas discharge lamp (Lp). The device comprises a capacitive component (C2; C5), which is connected in series to the resonance inductive resistor (L11; L) and is dimensioned in such a manner that the capacitive component (C2; C5) effects, after the gas discharge in the high-pressure gas discharge lamp (Lp) has been started, at least a partial compensation for the inductance of the resonance inductive resistor (L11; L), flowed through by the lamp current.
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