Control methods and apparatus are disclosed for operating an inverter at resonant mode, where the inverter adapts its frequency to the resonant tank characteristics before a lamp is struck, and operates at fixed frequency after the lamp is struck. Disclosed embodiments combine the advantages of operation in fixed mode as well as the variable mode.

 
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