Discharge lamp driving device, light source device, projector, and discharge lamp driving method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9338416
APP PUB NO 20150264786A1
SERIAL NO

14636944

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A discharge lamp driving device includes: a discharge lamp driving unit that supplies a driving current to the discharge lamp; and a control unit that controls the discharge lamp driving unit. The driving current having driving periods is supplied, the driving period including: a mixing period which alternately has an AC period in which an alternating current is supplied and a first DC period in which a direct current is supplied, a second DC period which is provided immediately after the mixing period and in which a direct current having a polarity which is the same as that of the direct current in the first DC period is supplied, and a third DC period which is provided immediately after the second DC period and in which a direct current having a polarity opposite to that of the direct current in the second DC period is supplied.

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  • SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Nakagomi, Yoichi Matsumoto, JP 15 155
Suzuki, Junichi Matsumoto, JP 206 2395

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