F-Term-List

H05B41/14-41/16

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PURPOSE AND EFFECTS

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AA02

AA03

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AA06

AA08

AA09

. Improvement of starting

. . Immediate lighting

. . Improvement of starting at low temperatures

. . Reduction of starting voltage or current

. . Improvement of restarting

. . Prevention of pulse voltage from dropping

. Improvement of preheating

. . Shortening of preheating time

AA11

AA12

AA13

AA14

AA15

AA16

AA17

AA18

AA19

AA20

. Improvement of safety

. . Prevention of equipment damage

. . . Switch protection

. . . . Prevention of melting together of contacts

. . . Lamp protection

. . . Stabilizer protection

. . . Variants that prevent capacity from being exceeded

. . . . Protection against excessive voltage

. . . . Protection against excessive current

. . . . . Prevention of spike current

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AA23

AA24

AA25

AA26

AA27

. . . Accommodation of the final stages of lamps

. . . Measures against high voltage

. . . . Accommodation of pulse or high frequency leakage

. . . . Prevention of repeated operation by the starter

. . Prevention current leakage or electric shock

. . Prevention of excessive increases in temperature

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AA32

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AA36

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AA39

. Improvement of accuracy or reliability

. . Improvement of detection precision

. . Prevention of malfunction

. . Prevention of deterioration of characteristics (i.e., extending life)

. . . Lamp characteristics

. . Improvement of characteristics of parts

. . . Prevention of variation

. . . Improvement of current cut-off characteristics of switches

. . Noise prevention

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AA42

AA43

AA45

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AA47

. Accommodation to the environment external to the equipment

. . Accommodation for multiple types of power supplies

. . . Both alternating and direct current

. Ease of use

. . Improvement of operability

. . Noise reduction

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AA52

AA53

AA54

AA55

AA57

AA58

AA59

. Improvement to lighting stability

. . Stable lighting at low or high temperatures

. . Prevention of abnormalities in emission brightness

. . Improvement to flickering

. . Prevention of failure (i.e., preventing non-lighting)

. Improvement to lighting uniformity

. . Prevention of variations in brightness

. . . Prevention of the cataphoresis phenomenon

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AA62

AA64

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AA68

. Improved efficiency

. . Loss reduction

. Power savings

. Improvement of the power factor

. Facilitation of maintenance

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AA77

AA79

. Simplification of structure

. . Provision for common use of parts

. Reduction of the number of parts

. Miniaturization and space savings

. . Miniaturization of stabilizers

. Variants suitable for parts having different characteristics

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STABILIZATI0ON OF CIRCUIT SECTIONS

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BA02

BA03

BA04

BA05

BA06

. Output fed to lamps

. . Direct current

. . Pulsed current

. . Rectangular waves

. . High frequency

. . Alternating current that includes direct current components

BA11

BA12

BA13

BA14

BA15

BA16

BA17

BA18

BA19

BA20

. Stabilizer structure

. . Choke-coil types

. . Leakage-transformer types

. . Variants characterized by core materials

. . Variants characterized by magnetic core shape

. . Variants having center taps

. . Inductance-capacitance types

. . Capacitance-resistance types

. . Capacitor types

. . Resistance ballasts

BA22

BA23

BA24

BA25

. . Electronic stabilizers

. . . Simulated inductors

. . . Inverter stabilizers

. . . Direct current (DC) converters

BA31

BA32

BA33

BA34

BA35

. Electronic stabilizer control modes

. . Phase control

. . Pulse-width modulation (PWM) control

. . Constant-value control

. . Time-shared control

BA41

BA42

BA43

BA44

BA45

BA47

BA48

BA49

. Variants having superimposing means

. . Superimposing of high frequency

. . Superimposing of pulses

. . Adjustment of superimposed voltage

. . Adjustment of period of superimposing

. Dispersed-spot lighting

. . Balancer-choke types

. . Variants with rectifying elements provided for filaments

BA51

BA53

BA55

BA56

BA58

BA60

. Variants in which stabilizer impedance is changed at start-up

. Variants in which the polarity of connections between power supplies and lamps is manipulated

. Current flow that switches between different types of power supplies

. . Current flow that alternates between different types of power supplies

. Variants that adjust light

. Variants that light intermittently

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BA63

. Adjustment of preheating power supplies for lighting power supplies

. Use of current balancing transformers

BB00
PREHEATING CIRCUIT SECTIONS

BB01

BB02

BB03

BB04

BB05

BB06

BB07

BB09

BB10

. Preheating modes

. . Continuous preheating

. . Limitation of preheating when lamps are off

. . Limitation of preheating after lighting

. . Stopping of preheating after lighting

. . Increased preheating current at start-up

. . Variants in which starters short-circuit lamps

. Use of preheating transformers

. . Sharing of stabilizing circuit transformers

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STARTER SECTIONS

BC01

BC02

BC03

BC04

BC05

BC06

BC07

BC08

BC09

BC10

. Starter switches

. . Contact switches

. . . Glow switches

. . . Heat-activated switches

. . . Magnetic switches

. . Contactless switches

. . . Transistors

. . . Unidirectional two-terminal thyristors

. . . Unidirectional three-terminal thyristors

. . . Bidirectional two-terminal thyristors

BC12

BC13

BC14

BC15

. . . Bidirectional three-terminal thyristors

. . . Non-linear capacitors

. . Use of discharge gaps

. . Use of multiple switches

BC21

BC22

BC23

BC24

BC25

BC26

BC27

BC29

BC30

. High-voltage-generating modes

. . High-frequency generation

. . Pulse generation

. . . Variants using inductance kicking

. . Use of discharge capacitor charge voltage

. . . Use of voltage-doubling circuits

. . Variants using resonance

. Use of pulse transformers

. . Shared use of stabilizers

BC31

BC32

. Starting at each half-cycle

. . Shifting of pulse generation positions

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DETECTING SECTIONS

BD01

BD02

BD03

BD04

BD05

BD06

. Detected variables

. . Electrical variables

. . . Voltage

. . . Current

. . . Phase

. . . . Zero-cross points

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BD13

BD14

BD15

BD16

. . Non-electrical variables

. . . Light

. . . Temperature

. . . Time

. . . Position

BD21

BD22

BD23

BD24

BD25

BD26

BD27

BD28

. Objects of detection

. . Objects inside equipment

. . . Stabilizing-circuit sections

. . . Preheating-circuits

. . . Starter sections

. . . Lamps

. . Objects outside equipment

. . . Power supplies

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BD32

BD33

BD34

BD35

BD36

BD37

. Detection parameters

. . Discharge states

. . . Asymmetrical discharge

. . Connection states of parts

. . . Faulty connections

. . . Short circuits

. . Power failures

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OTHER STRUCTURES OF LIGHTING CIRCUITS

BE01

BE02

BE03

BE04

BE05

BE06

BE07

BE08

BE09

BE10

. Structure of control means

. . Variants having calculating functions

. . Variants having storage means

. . Timers

. . . Time-constant circuits using capacitors

. . . Variants that respond to power source voltage

. . . . Variants that remain on for a predetermined time period after power comes on

. . . . Variants that remain on even after the predetermined time after power comes on

. . . . Variants that respond to the power supply going off

. . . Variants that responding to lamp-lighting states

BE12

BE13

BE14

. . Use of counter circuits

. . Use of digital circuits

. . . Use of logic circuits

BE21

BE22

BE23

BE24

BE26

BE27

BE28

. Use of temperature-dependent elements

. . Thermistors

. . . Positive temperature coefficients (PTC)

. . . Negative temperature coefficients (NTC)

. Use of voltage-dependent elements

. . Varistors

. . Zener diodes

BE31

BE32

BE34

BE36

. Use of non-linear elements

. . Non-linear inductors

. Variants having circuits that monitor functions of parts

. Limitations on arrangements of parts

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LAMPS

CA01

CA03

CA05

CA06

CA07

CA09

. Limitations on arrangements of lamps

. Lamp shape

. Electrode structure

. . Variants having auxiliary electrodes

. . Filament structure

. Variants having proximity conductors

CA11

CA13

. Variants having amalgams in tubes

. Variants that establish the coolest places

CA21

CA22

CA23

CA24

CA25

CA26

CA27

CA28

. Variants having multiple lamps

. . Serial connections

. . Parallel connections

. . Serial-parallel connections

. . Selective lighting

. . Sequential lighting

. . Combined use of different types of lamps

. . Combined use of lamps with different ratings

CA31

CA32

CA33

CA34

CA35

CA36

CA37

. Types of lamps

. . High-voltage lamps

. . . Metal halide lamps

. . Superhigh-voltage lamps

. . Neon lamps

. . Sodium vapor lamps

. . Variants having filaments on electrodes

DA00
NOTIFICATION SECTIONS

DA01

DA02

. Visual variants

. Audible variants

EA00
EMERGENCY LIGHTING APPARATUSES

EA01

EA02

EA04

EA05

EA06

EA08

. Power supply switching between normal and emergency uses

. . Contactless switching

. Use of one circuit for both normal and emergency uses

. . Use for power lines

. . Use for inverters

. Variants having lamps solely for emergency use

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OTHERS

FA01

FA02

FA03

FA04

FA06

FA07

FA08

. Magnetic field impression

. Impression of high-frequency electric fields

. Variants having heating means (e.g., tube heaters)

. Variants having cooling means

. Numerical-value limitations

. . Use for lamps

. . Use for stabilizers

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