Abstract: A DC-to-DC converter for transporting energy between two networks includes two or more converter circuits connected in parallel, wherein a first semiconductor switch that can be actuated as a function of a voltage drop across the first semiconductor switch is arranged in series to each converter circuit or a second semiconductor switch that can be actuated as a function of a voltage drop across the second semiconductor switch is arranged in series to each converter circuit.

Abstract: A DC-DC converter circuit arrangement consisting of at least one multiphase DC-DC converter for transporting energy between two electrical systems. The arrangement may include several converter circuits whereby each features at least one first control element that can be regulated. A controller can produce several drive signals that have different phases. One switched mode operation of a converter circuit of the multiphase DC-DC converter can be controlled with each drive signal. The switched mode operation of each converter circuit of each subsequent multiphase DC-DC converter can be controlled by means of a drive signal, which can be produced by the controller. The controller is designed and equipped in such a way that it can enable or disable the energy transport by means of one of the multiphase DC-DC converter.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a circuit for emulating a current via a power inductor of a DC-to-DC converter. The circuit is able to generate a first signal and detect or emulate the constant component of the current by using a power inductor. The circuit is also able to generate a second signal or components of a second signal and emulate an alternating component of the current by using the power inductor. The circuit also is able to splice the first and second signal or the first signal and components of the second signal into a signal which at least partially emulates the current via the power inductor. The circuit able to generate a first signal may include a current sensing resistor connected to the power inductor and a first capacitor, and to a first input and output.

Abstract: A multi-phase stray field transformer used for storing energy and filtering currents with a number of 2*n+1 phases, wherein “n” represents a natural number, comprising a core (11, 12, 13, 14) with 2*n+1 of first yokes (11, 11a) with one winding (2) arranged on every first yoke and with at least one additional (second) yoke (12) that is connected to the rest of the core (13, 14) across an air gap (3) and/or exhibits such an air gap (3) with the core (11, 12, 13, 14) of the transformer being provided with 2*n second yokes (12) that are arranged with the first yokes (11) in an alternating fashion.

Abstract: DC-DC converter circuit arrangement (1) consisting of one multiphase DC-DC converter (MW1, . . . , MWn) for transporting energy between two electrical systems, comprising of several converter circuits (WS1.1, . . . , WS1.m, . . . , WSn.1, . . . , WSn.m), whereby each converter circuit (WS1.1, . . . , WS1.m, . . . , WSn.1, . . . , WSn.m) features at least one first control element that can be regulated. A controller (S) can produces several drive signals (TS), whereby the drive signals (TS) have different phases and one switched mode operation of a converter circuit of the multiphase DC-DC converter can be controlled with each drive signal (TS). The DC-DC converter circuit arrangement (1) consists of at least one further multiphase DC-DC converter (MW1, . . . , MWn) for transporting energy between two electrical systems, comprising of several converter circuits (WS1.1, . . . , WS1.m, . . . , WSn.1, . . . , WSn.m), whereby each converter circuit (WS1.1, . . . , WS1.m, . . . , WSn.1, . . . , WSn.

Abstract: A circuit for emulating a current via a power inductor of a DC-to-DC converter includes means for generating a first signal and operable for detecting or emulating the constant component of the current via the power inductor and having first elements for generating the first signal, means for generating a second signal or components of the second signal and operable for emulating the alternating component of the current via the power inductor, and means for splicing the first signal and the second signal, or the first signal and the components of the second signal, into a signal which at least partially emulates the current via the power inductor, with the first elements of the first means including a current sensing resistor connected on the one hand to the power inductor and a first capacitor, and on the other hand to the first input and output.

Abstract: A DC-to-DC converter for transporting energy between two networks includes two or more converter circuits connected in parallel, wherein a first semiconductor switch that can be actuated as a function of a voltage drop across the first semiconductor switch is arranged in series to each converter circuit or a second semiconductor switch that can be actuated as a function of a voltage drop across the second semiconductor switch is arranged in series to each converter circuit.

Abstract: The invention relates to a high-pressure gas discharge lamp (8) for a lighting device, in particular for a headlight unit of a motor vehicle, with an electronic ignition system (9) that is arranged inside a lamp cap housing (1, 2) that comprises an upper part (1) and a cover (2), wherein said upper part (1) is provided with an opening (1.1) within which a high-voltage connection (4) between the high-pressure gas discharge lamp (8) and the electronic ignition system (9) is present, the cover (2) projects into said opening (1.1) and closes off this opening (1.1) in an insulating manner, and the mutually facing surfaces of the upper part (1) and the cover (2) form a labyrinth (3) that is interrupted by an insulating element (5).

Abstract: The invention relates to a high-pressure gas discharge lamp (8) for a lighting device, in particular for a headlight unit of a motor vehicle, with an electronic ignition system (9) that is arranged inside a lamp cap housing (1, 2) that comprises an upper part (1) and a cover (2), wherein said upper part (1) is provided with an opening (1.1) within which a high-voltage connection (4) between the high-pressure gas discharge lamp (8) and the electronic ignition system (9) is present, the cover (2) projects into said opening (1.1) and closes off this opening (1.1) in an insulating manner, and the mutually facing surfaces of the upper part (1) and the cover (2) form a labyrinth (3) that is interrupted by an insulating element (5).

Abstract: The invention concerns a headlamp for vehicles with a reflector comprising a reflector opening for receiving a gas discharge lamp, with an ignition device for operating the gas discharge lamp, with holding means for releasably connecting the ignition device to a reflector, with electromagnetically compatible contact means arranged between the ignition device and the reflector, wherein the holding means includes a holding element which together with the ignition device and the gas discharge lamp forms a common unit, and the electromagnetically compatible contact means is integrated in the holding element, in such a way that, in a locking position of the holding element with the reflector, there is an electrically conductive connection between the ignition device and the reflector.

Abstract: The invention concerns a headlamp for vehicles with a reflector comprising a reflector opening for receiving a gas discharge lamp, with an ignition device for operating the gas discharge lamp, with holding means for releasably connecting the ignition device to a reflector, with electromagnetically compatible contact means arranged between the ignition device and the reflector, wherein the holding means includes a holding element which together with the ignition device and the gas discharge lamp forms a common unit, and the electromagnetically compatible contact means is integrated in the holding element, in such a way that, in a locking position of the holding element with the reflector, there is an electrically conductive connection between the ignition device and the reflector.

Abstract: A circuit for operating an alternating current high pressure gas discharge lamp for a motor vehicle is described. The circuit includes a ballast, a superimposed pulse starter, a symmetrical lamp filter and a high pressure gas discharge lamp which is surrounded at least partially by a reflector, the symmetrical lamp filter being arranged between the high pressure gas discharge lamp and the superimposed pulse starter, with a filter capacitor arranged in parallel with the high pressure gas discharge lamp and with one reactance coil arranged in each of the connecting lines between this parallel circuit and the starter circuit, and with two lamp power supply lines at the input of the starter circuit, a capacitor being arranged between the reflector and at least one of the lamp power supply lines.

Abstract: A device for receiving a gas discharge lamp of an automotive headlight has a housing (1) in which an igniting apparatus is arranged. This housing (1) also has an insertion opening (2) with recesses (4) at an edge in an outer wall (3) of the housing for receiving a lamp base with radially projecting bayonet lugs (18) on the base, said lugs axially securing the lamp base (17) in the insertion opening (2) when the lamp base is turned into a locked rotational position. A box (9) is also provided on the housing (1) for a feeder plug (11) which provides an electric power supply. With such a device having an integrated igniting apparatus, mechanical locking is provided for the box arranged on the housing to prevent insertion of the feeder plug as long as a bayonet connection of a base of gas discharge lamp is not in the locked rotational position.

Abstract: A diagnostic system for a ballast of a high-pressure gas discharge lamp in a motor vehicle includes the ballast and a separate light control module that controls the ballast via a supply line and in case of a fault, the ballast gives a modulated diagnostic signal via the supply line to the light control module. For this, in case of a fault, the ballast modulates a current that is received, using a switchable current sink, such that the light control module receives coded diagnostic information via the supply line.

Abstract: A ballast for a high-pressure gas discharge lamp of a motor vehicle has: a primary pulsed direct-voltage converter including a conversion transformer, a primary-side converter switch (switching transistor), and a secondary-side rectifier circuit; an H-bridge circuit and an ignition circuit downstream of the direct-voltage converter; a pulse-width modulator whose output signal is applied to a control input of the primary-side convert switch; and a regulator whose output signal value is applied to an input of the pulse-width modulator and determines a pulse width of an output signal generated by the pulse-width modulator.

Abstract: A power-supply apparatus, or ballast, for starting and operating a high-pressure gas discharge lamp is fed from a battery and has at least one current- and/or power-controlled voltage converter which is coupled to a high-pressure gas discharge lamp via an ignition device and to a current/power control device via input and output terminals. A comparator of the current/power control device produces a switching signal dependent upon a lamp voltage input signal, and a capacitor, dependent upon the switching signal, is charged with a circuit having a first time constant and discharged with a circuit having a second time constant. The charge voltage of the capacitor is applied to the output to determine the level and duration of additional power supplied to the high-pressure gas discharge lamp after ignition. When the power-supply apparatus is turned off, the capacitor is coupled to a second reference voltage source and is charged by means of the first time constant.

Abstract: In a power-supply circuit apparatus for high pressure gas discharge lamps in motor vehicles which is fed from a vehicle battery wherein the power-supply circuit apparatus, which produces a lamp supply voltage and an ignition auxiliary voltage, has at least one voltage converter coupled to the vehicle battery and a vehicle ground connection and is electrically-conductively coupled to an ignition device for igniting and operating a high pressure gas discharge lamp, the lamp supply voltage and/or the ignition auxiliary voltage is produced by the voltage converter to be physically separated from the battery voltage of the vehicle battery and a reference voltage level for the ignition auxiliary voltage and/or the lamp supply voltage is coupled to the vehicle ground connection via a low-resistance first precision resistor for measuring purposes.

Abstract: A circuit arrangement for a motor vehicle headlight including a reflector and/or a lens, a light source coupled to a voltage providing device (W), at least one electrically conductive heating element (H) mounted on or in an enclosing light-transmissive shield coupled to the voltage source, and a switching-on apparatus (E) for the heating element will, in addition to avoiding a coating and ice build-up, in an uncomplicated and cost effective manner provide a dependable, security-increasing, crack monitoring of the light transmissive shield in that the heating element is electrically coupled with an analyzing apparatus (A) which includes a light-transmissive-shield, crack-monitoring device formed as a current or voltage measuring device.

Abstract: In a process for starting a high pressure gas discharge lamp (GDL) of a motor vehicle of a type for which an alternating voltage is developed from a direct voltage, the alternating voltage being fed to an ignition device to ignite the high pressure gas discharge lamp, a lamp voltage and/or a lamp current is measured, an actual value based on lamp current and/or lamp voltage is compared with a desired value and after ignition of the high pressure gas discharge lamp for a predetermined time span, or period, an additional power is added to an operational power of the high pressure gas discharge lamp by means of changes in the alternating voltage which, on the one hand, is limited by a maximum permissible lamp current and on the other hand is terminated at the end of the predetermined time span.

Abstract: In a circuit arrangement for ignition and operation of a high pressure gas discharge lamp (GEL) for motor vehicles include: a desired power value determining device (LS) coupled to a first input of an integrating comparator (K) whose second input is coupled to an output of a multiplier; a switching device (S) which couples either a phase comparator or the integrating comparator (K) with a voltage control oscillator; and a status recognition device (ST), coupled with a current measuring device, for controlling the switching device which when the high pressure gas discharge lamp is not ignited couples the oscillator with the phase comparator and which when the high pressure gas discharge lamp is ignited couples the oscillator with the integrating comparator.