Patent ID: 8319453

Claim:
An electronic operating device for operating at least one discharge lamp, the electronic operating device comprising: a two-pole connection for connection of the electronic operating device to a supply voltage having a first pole and a second pole; a filter apparatus, which is coupled to the two-pole connection, for filtering EMC interference; a rectifier, which is coupled to the filter apparatus and has a first output connection and a second output connection, wherein the first output connection is coupled to a first voltage rail in order to provide a first reference potential, and the second output connection is coupled to a second voltage rail in order to provide a second reference potential, wherein the rectifier is configured to provide a DC voltage between its first output connection and its second output connection; an inverter having at least one first electronic switch and one second electronic switch, which is coupled between the first voltage rail and the second voltage rail, wherein the center point of the inverter is coupled to a connection for the at least one discharge lamp; and a monitoring and control apparatus, which is coupled between the first voltage rail and the second voltage rail and has at least one input connection which can be coupled to the at least one discharge lamp, in order to monitor at least one operating parameter of the at least one discharge lamp; wherein the electronic operating device furthermore has an output network having at least one input connection and at least one output connection, wherein the at least one input connection of the output network is coupled to one of the voltage rails, and wherein the at least one output connection of the output network is coupled to one of the poles prior to the coupling of the poles to the filter apparatus.