F-Term-List

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AA00
PURPOSE OR EFFECT *

AA01

AA02

AA03

AA04

AA05

AA06

AA07

AA09

. Improvement of starting

. . Instantaneous lighting

. . Prevention of overshoots

. . Facilitation of transition to arc discharge

. . Improvement of starting at low or high temperatures

. . Reduction of starting voltage or current

. . Improvement of restarting

. Improvement of preheat

AA11

AA12

AA13

AA14

AA15

AA16

AA17

AA18

AA19

AA20

. Improvement of safety

. . Prevention of equipment damage

. . . Starter protection

. . . . Prevention of chattering

. . . Lamp protection

. . . . Prevention of cold start

. . . . Prevention of sputtering of electrode materials or prevention of blackening

. . . Protection of ballasts

. . . Prevention of overload

. . . . Prevention of overvoltage

AA22

AA23

AA24

AA25

AA26

AA27

AA28

AA29

AA30

. . . . Prevention of overcurrent

. . . . . Prevention of inrush current

. . . corresponding to last stage of lamp life

. . . Countermeasures to high voltage

. . . . taking measures against leak of pulses or high frequency current

. . . . Prevention of repetitive operations of starter

. . Prevention of excessive temperature rise

. . Prevention of excessive preheat

. . Prevention of current leakage or electric shock

AA32

. . Protection during lamp replacement

AA41

AA42

AA43

AA44

AA45

AA46

AA47

AA48

AA49

AA50

. Improvement of accuracy or reliability

. . Improvement of detection precision

. . Prevention of malfunctions

. . Prevention of property deterioration i.e. life extension

. . . of lamps

. . . of starters

. . Improvement of characteristics of components

. . . Prevention of variation

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

. . Noise prevention

AA51

AA52

AA54

AA55

AA56

. adapting to external environment of equipment

. . adapting to a plurality of types of power sources

. Comfort of use

. . Improvement of operability

. . Noise reduction

AA61

AA62

AA63

AA64

AA65

AA66

AA67

. Improvement of lighting stability

. . Stable lighting at low or high temperatures

. . . Prevention of fall of lamp electrode temperature

. . Prevention of light emission luminance abnormality

. . Improvement of flicker

. . Prevention of lamp fade-out or prevention of lighting failure

. . Reduction of distortion in voltage or current of power sources or lamps

AA71

AA72

AA73

AA74

AA76

AA77

AA79

. Uniformity of lighting

. . Prevention of luminance nonuniformity

. . . Prevention of biased emission of mercury in lamps

. . . Prevention of cataphoretic phenomena

. Improvement of efficiency

. . Loss reduction

. Power saving

AA81

AA83

AA85

AA86

AA88

. Improvement of power factors

. Facilitation of maintenance

. Simplification of structures

. . Standardisation of components

. Degradation of component qualities

AA91

AA92

AA94

. Size reduction or space saving

. . on ballasts

. adapted for components having different characteristics

BA00
STABILISING CIRCUIT UNIT

BA01

BA02

BA03

BA04

BA05

BA06

. Output supplied to lamps

. . Direct current

. . Pulsating current

. . Rectangular waves

. . High-frequency waves

. . Alternating current containing direct current components

BA11

BA12

BA13

BA14

BA15

BA16

BA17

BA18

BA19

BA20

. Structures of ballasts

. . Choke coil types

. . Leakage transformer types

. . characterised by magnetic core materials

. . characterised by magnetic core shapes

. . having intermediate taps

. . having short-circuited windings

. . Inductor-capacitor (L-C) types

. . Capacitor-resistor (C-R) types

. . Capacitor types

BA22

BA23

BA24

BA25

BA26

. . Resistance ballasts

. . Electronic ballasts

. . . Simulated inductors

. . . Inverter ballasts

. . . Direct current (DC) converters

BA31

BA32

BA33

BA34

BA35

BA36

. Electronic ballast control modes *

. . Phase control

. . Pulse width modulation (PWM) control

. . Constant value control

. . Time-shared control

. . Selection of control modes

BA41

BA43

BA44

BA45

BA47

BA49

. having superimposing means

. Dispersed spot lighting

. . Balancer choke types

. . with rectifying devices attached to filaments

. with ballast impedance changed at starting

. operating polarity of connections between power sources and lamps

BA51

BA53

BA55

BA57

BA59

. Energisation by switching different types of power sources

. for dimming

. for intermittent lighting

. Adjustment of preheat power sources used for lighting power sources

. Use of current balancing transformers

BB00
PREHEAT CIRCUIT UNIT

BB01

BB02

BB03

BB04

BB05

BB06

BB07

BB08

BB09

BB10

. Preheat modes

. . Continuous preheat

. . Restriction of preheat at lights-out time

. . Restriction of preheat after lighting up

. . Stop of preheat after lighting up

. . Increase of preheat current at starting

. . Full-cycle preheat

. . Half-cycle preheat

. . Keeping filament temperature constant

. . Self-control of preheat time

BB12

BB13

BB14

BB15

BB16

BB17

. . . corresponding to lights-out time

. . by resonance

. . by lamp short-circuiting with starters

. Use of preheat transformers

. . by sharing stabilising circuit transformers

. . . installed at secondary wiring side of ballasts

BC00
STARTER UNIT

BC01

BC02

BC03

BC04

BC05

BC06

BC07

. Starter switches

. . Contact switches

. . . Glow switches

. . . Heat-activated switches

. . . . Hot-wire relays

. . . Magnetic switches

. . . Shape-memory alloy

BC12

BC13

BC14

BC15

BC16

BC17

BC18

BC19

BC20

. . Contactless switches

. . . Transistors

. . . Unidirectional two-terminal thyristors

. . . Unidirectional three-terminal thyristors

. . . Bidirectional two-terminal thyristors

. . . Bidirectional three-terminal thyristors

. . . Non-linear capacitors

. . Use of discharge gaps

. . using a plurality of switches

BC22

BC23

. . . Combination of contact switches and contactless switches

. . . having switches used solely for restarting

BC31

BC32

BC33

BC34

BC35

BC36

BC37

BC38

BC39

BC40

. High-voltage-generating modes

. . High-frequency wave generation

. . Pulse generation

. . . with inductance kick

. . . with piezoelectric elements

. . . Broad-width pulses

. . . Constant pulse voltage

. . . Sequentially increasing pulse voltage

. . . Alternating feed of pulses and preheat current

. . . Lighting power source turned off during pulse generation

BC42

BC43

BC44

BC45

BC47

BC48

. . using discharge of capacitor charge voltage

. . . Use of voltage-doubling circuits

. . using resonance

. . High-voltage generation after end glow

. using pulse transformers

. . using ballasts simultaneously

BD00
DETECTOR UNIT

BD01

BD02

BD03

BD04

BD05

BD06

BD07

BD08

BD09

BD10

. Detected variables

. . Electrical variables *

. . . Voltage

. . . Current

. . . Phase

. . . . Zero-cross points

. . Non-electrical variables *

. . . Light

. . . Temperature

. . . Time

BD11

BD12

BD13

BD14

BD15

BD16

BD17

BD18

. Objects to be detected

. . inside equipment

. . . Stabilising circuit units

. . . Preheat circuits

. . . Starter units

. . . Lamps

. . outside equipment

. . . Power sources

BD21

BD22

BD23

BD24

BD25

BD26

BD27

BD28

BD29

BD30

. Detection purposes *

. . Discharge states

. . . Asymmetric discharge

. . . . Half-wave discharge

. . . Discrimination of lighting states

. . Component connection states

. . . Discontinuities

. . . Short circuits

. . Discrimination of component characteristics

. . Power failure

BE00
OTHER STRUCTURE OF LIGHTING CIRCUIT *

BE01

BE02

BE03

BE04

BE05

BE06

BE07

BE08

BE09

BE10

. Structures of control means *

. . having calculating functions

. . Using microcomputers

. . having storage means

. . Timers

. . . responding to power source voltage

. . . . staying ON for a predetermined period after power sources are switched on

. . . . becoming ON after lapse of a predetermined period from switching on of power sources

. . . responding to lamp-lighting states

. . . responding to starter operations

BE12

BE13

BE14

BE15

BE16

BE17

BE18

BE19

BE20

. . . Electric or electronic timers

. . . . Time-constant circuits using capacitors

. . . Mechanical timers

. . . . Thermal timers

. . . A plurality of timers

. . Use of counter circuits

. . . Counting of the number of times of lighting-up

. . 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

BE38

BE40

. Use of non-linear devices

. . Non-linear inductors

. Use of superconductors

. Use of circuits for inspecting component functions

. having micro-discharge circuits

. Restrictions on component arrangements

CA00
LAMP

CA01

CA03

CA05

CA06

CA07

CA09

. Restrictions on lamp arrangements

. Lamp shapes

. Structures of electrodes

. . having auxiliary electrodes

. . Structures of filaments

. having proximity conductors

CA11

CA13

. having amalgam in tubes

. having coolest point set up

CA21

CA22

CA23

CA24

CA25

CA26

CA27

CA28

. having a plurality of lamps

. . connected in series

. . connected in parallel

. . connected in series and parallel

. . lighting selected lamps

. . lighting lamps sequentially

. . Combined use of different types of lamps

. . Combined use of lamps with different standards

CA31

CA32

CA33

CA34

CA35

CA36

CA37

CA38

. Lamp types *

. . High-pressure lamps

. . . Metal halide lamps

. . Extra-high pressure lamps

. . Xenon lamps

. . Neon lamps

. . Sodium lamps

. . having filaments on electrodes

DA00
NOTIFICATION UNIT *

DA01

DA02

. Visual

. Audible

EA00
OTHERS

EA01

EA02

EA03

EA04

EA05

EA07

EA08

EA09

. Magnetic field application

. having heating means e.g. tube heaters

. having cooling means

. having adapters

. having service outlets

. Numerical limitations *

. . for lamps

. . for ballasts

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