摘要 |
An electronic ballast for a discharge lamp (8) for restricting and stabilizing the lamps current. The ballast comprises a high frequency oscillator for connection to a D.C. supply which consists of two transistors (1,2) connected in series, with a base drive transformer (3) coupled between them to bring the transistors (1,2) into alternating phase operation. A resonance circuit connected in series with the primary winding (4) of the transformer (3), comprises an inductor (7), resonance capacitors (10 and 11) and a capacitor (9) coupled in parallel with the lamp (8). The lamp (8) is, in turn, connected in series with the resonance circuit. In addition, a filter capacitor (c) having a high charging ability is coupled between the terminals of the D.C. supply. The resonance capacitors (10 and 11) are connected in series between the terminals of the D.C. supply, and diodes (23, 24) are connected parallel to them, and the last part of the resonance circuit is connected to a point common for the capacitors and the diodes, e.g. by means of the electrode (8a) of the lamp (8). |