The specific embodiment
Below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in the embodiment of the invention, the technical scheme in the embodiment of the invention is clearly and completely described, obviously, described embodiment only is the present invention's part embodiment, rather than whole embodiment.Based on the embodiment among the present invention, those of ordinary skills belong to the scope of protection of the invention not making the every other embodiment that is obtained under the creative work prerequisite.
Referring to Fig. 1, be a concrete schematic diagram of forming of fluorescent lamp in the embodiment of the invention.As shown in the figure, this fluorescent lamp comprises fluorescent tube part 1 and power pack 2, described fluorescent tube part 1 comprises glass tube 10 and is arranged in two of described glass tube 10 two ends first with electrode (figure be expressed as first first with electrode 101 and second first with electrode 102), and described power pack 2 provides described two firstly to use being electrically connected between electrode and the power supply 3.
Wherein, fluorescent tube part 1 also comprises at least one backup electrode, as comprises that first backup electrode, 111, the first backup electrodes 111 are positioned at glass tube 10 and first with electrode 101 near first; Power pack 2 also comprises intelligence control circuit 20, intelligence control circuit 20 is used for when detecting described first first during with electrode 101 faults, and described power supply 3 and described first head are switched to being electrically connected between described power supply 3 and described first backup electrode 111 with being electrically connected between the electrode 101.Wherein, the electrode that can claim to be in power supply status of electrically connecting is a working electrode, and promptly working electrode is in running order head with electrode or backup electrode.
As shown in Figure 1a, be that the fluorescent lamp that comprises a plurality of backup electrodes is formed schematic diagram.Wherein, a plurality of backup electrodes are separately positioned near its corresponding first using the electrode.Comprise respectively that at two electrode tips first is first with electrode 101, first backup electrode 111, (n is a nonnegative integer to 2n+1 backup electrode 121, as 1,2,3 ...), second is first with electrode 102, second backup electrode 112,2n+2 backup electrode 122 (n is a nonnegative integer, as 1,2,3 ...).When first head used electrode 102 faults with the electrode 101 or second head, power pack 2 can switch to working electrode with first backup electrode 111 and second backup electrode 112; When first backup electrode 111 or second backup electrode, 112 faults, power pack 2 can switch to working electrode (n=1) with 2n+1 backup electrode 121 and 2n+2 backup electrode 122; And the like, when comprise in the fluorescent lamp a plurality of backup electrodes to the time, can switch successively.
Electrical connection when solid line is represented head with the electrode operate as normal among Fig. 1, when dotted line is represented first head with electrode 101 faults, first backup electrode 111 replaces the first first electrode 101 of using and works (at this moment, first head is in off position with electrode 101, and second head still keeps being electrical connectors be in duty with electrode).
The component relationship of only illustrating shown in Figure 1 as shown in Figure 2, partly comprises the concrete structure schematic diagram of an end of first backup electrode for fluorescent tube among Fig. 1.Concrete, the fluorescent tube part also comprises the stem stem of fixed electrode, be useful on the exhaust nozzle of exhaust on the stem stem, in this example simultaneously, first head is electrically connected with power pack by contact conductor a, b with electrode, first backup electrode is electrically connected with power pack by contact conductor a, c, and when needs switched to first backup electrode with first head with electrode, it was just passable only the electrical connection of contact conductor b need to be switched to contact conductor c.
Shown in Fig. 2 a, first promptly first head is electrically connected with power pack by contact conductor a, b with electrode with electrode and backup electrode also common electrode lead-in wire not, and first backup electrode is electrically connected with power pack by contact conductor c, d.
Wherein, the number of the backup electrode that fluorescent tube part 1 comprises can be that head uses number of electrodes purpose positive integer doubly, and promptly 2 positive integer doubly.Fluorescent tube part 1 comprises 4 of backup electrodes altogether, wherein two (as comprise first backup electrode 111 as the first first backup electrode with electrode 101, the 3rd backup electrode), two as the second first backup electrode (as comprising second backup electrode, the 4th backup electrode) with electrode 102.By that analogy, when fluorescent tube part 1 comprised more a plurality of backup electrode, these backup electrodes were respectively as two first standby with electrodes, and waited near the first usefulness electrode of being placed in respectively of number.Wherein, these backup electrodes can also can adopt other method setting according to the method setting shown in Fig. 2 c described later when being provided with, can be equidistant as electrode spacing at the electrode of same end, also can be not equidistant or the like.
Shown in Fig. 2 b, be the front view and the side view of the part of the fluorescent tube in the specific embodiment of the present invention, the glass tube in this example is spiral glass pipe (also can be U-shaped pipe, straight tube etc.).Shown in Fig. 2 c, be the B-B profile of the part of the fluorescent tube among Fig. 2 b.In the present embodiment, first first all has backup electrode with the electrode and second head respectively with electrode, and with the shared lead-in wire of backup electrode separately (be respectively common electrode go between 1 and common electrode go between 2).And, from Fig. 2 c as can be seen, first first with electrode and second first with between the electrode along the distance of glass tube trend greater than between first backup electrode and second backup electrode along the distance of glass tube trend.
Wherein, can claim that first backup electrode 111 and second backup electrode are that first backup electrode is right, the 3rd backup electrode and the 4th backup electrode are that second backup electrode is right.When any one head uses electrode failure, can switch the backup electrode of a backup electrode centering simultaneously.In the present embodiment, when first head uses electrode 101 faults, can simultaneously first backup electrode 111 and second backup electrode be switched to duty, first first then the switching to electrode 102 with the electrode 101 and second head do not worked; Further, if switch to first backup electrode 111 of duty and a fault in second backup electrode, then the 3rd backup electrode and the 4th backup electrode can be switched to duty, first backup electrode 111 and second backup electrode then switch to does not work.By that analogy, when also comprising more backup electrode in the fluorescent tube part 1, can do further switching.
Simultaneously, can be by the size of the distance of two backup electrodes in glass tube of backup electrode centering, it is right to switch (or claiming to enable) each backup electrode successively, so that the distance of two backup electrodes in glass tube of the backup electrode centering that is changed to duty (or claiming newly to enable) to be cut is less than the size of the distance of two electrodes in glass tube that will be switched.In the example shown in Fig. 2 b and 2c, when working electrode switches to two backup electrodes by two head with electrode, reduced as the distance along the glass tube trend between two electrodes of working electrode.
Specifically can be with reference to example shown in Figure 3 (because the electrode at fluorescent tube part two ends is symmetrically distributed, so only illustrate among the figure situation of fluorescent tube part one end), enable successively backup electrode to 30, backup electrode to 40 (not shown) ...Wherein, backup electrode comprises that to 30 backup electrode 311 and backup electrode 321, backup electrode comprise backup electrode 412 and backup electrode 422 to 40; First backup electrode with electrode 100 be backup electrode 311, backup electrode 412, First backup electrode with electrode 200 is backup electrode 321, backup electrode 422 ...Wherein, similar with Fig. 2, the first shared contact conductor of an end with electrode 100, backup electrode 311 and backup electrode 412.Simultaneously, shown in Fig. 3 a, between the backup electrode, backup electrode and and head with also common electrode lead-in wire not between the electrode.
Shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 3 a, along with every switching one-time electrode is right, distance between two working electrodes of fluorescent lamp can reduce, the valve voltage of fluorescent lamp starting is reduced, offset the difficult phenomenon of starter gate valve gate voltage rising startup when fluorescent tube electrode electronics powder exhausts, when having guaranteed to enable new backup electrode, the easier startup of fluorescent lamp.
On the other hand, shown in Fig. 2,2a, also be distributed with fluorescent material near backup electrode 111 parts at glass tube 10 inwalls.Fluorescent lamp can be normally luminous continuously during with 111 energisings of assurance backup electrode.If it is a plurality of that first backup electrode with electrode has, then near the glass tube inwall a plurality of backup electrodes also is distributed with the fluorescent material of capacity.
As shown in Figure 4, be the composition schematic diagram of intelligence control circuit in the embodiment of the invention 20.This intelligence control circuit 20 comprises: unusual sample circuit 201 is used to obtain the voltage signal of described two working electrodes, and described voltage signal is converted to direct current signal output; Delay control circuit 202 is used for the direct current signal of described unusual sample circuit 201 outputs is delayed time and gone to disturb and handle, the direct current signal after obtaining to go to disturb; Electrode commutation circuit 203, be used to detect described direct current signal after going to disturb and whether reach switching threshold, and when testing result when reaching switching threshold, automatically being electrically connected between described power supply 3 and the described working electrode switched to being electrically connected between described power supply 3 and the described backup electrode.
Wherein, the voltage signal of two above-mentioned working electrodes can be collection in the voltage signal of any end of any one output of the ballast of the secondary end of the choke coil of the secondary end of the driving transformer of described power pack, described power pack, described power pack or two working electrodes or other circuit, embody at power pack two first with electrode in any one electrode or the voltage signal that embodies two voltage change on the electrode simultaneously get final product.In electrode commutation circuit 203, comprise relay, electronic relay or switch electronic circuit.
As shown in Figure 5, be the power supply circuits schematic diagram of the power pack of the fluorescent lamp in the embodiment of the invention.Wherein, node L, N connect power supply, as the 220V civil power.L0 is the inferior extreme of choke coil; Node A, B are ballast output end.Intelligence control circuit (or claiming commutation circuit) control relay J switches between electrode pair.
As shown in Figure 6, be the circuit theory diagrams of the intelligence control circuit of the power pack of the fluorescent lamp in the embodiment of the invention.In the present embodiment, with the input of L0 as intelligence control circuit.Simultaneously, in the present embodiment, two head have a backup electrode respectively with electrode, and promptly first have backup electrode 1 with electrode 1, and first have backup electrode 2 with electrode 2.When initial, two first electricity consumptions are working electrode very.
Shown in the circuit in left side among Fig. 6, obtain the signal of telecommunication from time extreme L0 of choke coil, carry out rectification by diode D0 and resistance R 1 and obtain direct current signal, this direct current signal goes to disturb by capacitor C 0 and diode D1 and handles, the direct current signal after obtaining to go to disturb.Owing to first will be higher than first voltage of signals during with the electrode operate as normal from the voltage of signals of L0 output when unusual with electrode, by the value of power Vcc, resistance R 2 and R3 suitably is set, then when head is unusual with electrode, the Q conducting, shown in right side circuit among Fig. 6, relay J switches to the lead-in wire c of backup electrode from head with the lead-in wire b of electrode with switch, realizes first switching with electrode 1 and backup electrode 1, and can realize first switching with electrode 2 and backup electrode 2 simultaneously.
In the present embodiment, because when switching is to switch in pairs, the collection point of the voltage signal of two above-mentioned working electrodes can be in following each end points the end points of combination arbitrarily: the 1. secondary end of driving transformer, 2. secondary end, 3. output terminals A, 4. output B, 5. E end, the 6. F end of device C2 of device C2 of ballast of ballast of choke coil.As gathering the output terminals A of ballast, voltage between the B is as the voltage of two above-mentioned working electrodes, or the voltage on time extreme L0 of collection choke coil is as the voltage of two above-mentioned working electrodes, or the voltage (being the voltage of C2) between the E of sampler C2 end and the F end is as the voltage of two above-mentioned working electrodes, or the voltage on the secondary end of collection driving transformer is as the voltage of two above-mentioned working electrodes, or gather voltage between the E end of the output terminals A of ballast and device C2 as the voltage of two above-mentioned working electrodes etc., so long as the voltage change that the voltage of gathering can embody on the working electrode gets final product.
Accordingly, the embodiment of the invention also provides a kind of fluorescent lamp method of supplying power to, and this fluorescent lamp is the fluorescent lamp of describing in the previous embodiment, and as shown in Figure 7, described method comprises:
701, when described first head used the electrode operate as normal, first backup electrode was in off position;
702, detect described first firstly when use electrode failure when described intelligence control circuit, described power supply and described first head are switched to being electrically connected between described power supply and described first backup electrode with being electrically connected between the electrode.Then first head is in off position with electrode, is electrically connected as disconnecting.If comprise a plurality of backup electrodes in the fluorescent lamp, then when first backup electrode also breaks down, also can automatically switch to and close on the fault-free backup electrode.
Concrete, step 702 also comprises:
A, obtain the signal of telecommunication, and the described signal of telecommunication is converted to direct current signal output from the output of time extreme or ballast of the driving transformer that links to each other with electrode with described first head or choke coil etc.;
B, the direct current signal of described unusual sample circuit output is delayed time and gone to disturb and handle, the direct current signal after obtaining to go to disturb;
C, detect described direct current signal after going to disturb and whether reach switching threshold, and when testing result when reaching switching threshold, automatically described power supply and described first head are switched to being electrically connected between described power supply and described first backup electrode with being electrically connected between the electrode.If comprise a plurality of backup electrodes in the fluorescent lamp, then when first backup electrode also breaks down, also can automatically switch to and close on the fault-free backup electrode.
Wherein, the backup electrode in this method embodiment also can be for a plurality of, i.e. example among the embodiment of fluorescent lamp as the aforementioned, be 2 positive integer doubly, also can arrange and connected mode simultaneously according to aforesaid.And design its circuit, and make according to described before, when adopting the changing method in the present embodiment, move towards distance along glass tube between the electrode after the switching and progressively reduce.
In embodiments of the present invention, for the electrode in the fluorescent lamp provides backup electrode, this backup electrode is not worked during with the electrode operate as normal at head, loss is extremely low under off position, and when head uses electrode failure,, can automatically backup electrode be switched to duty by the control of intelligence control circuit, thereby replace original head to carry out work, prolonged the service life of fluorescent lamp with electrode.Make the life-span of fluorescent lamp go up new step, make it have new matter, develop by leaps and bounds.For environmental protection is contributed.
Simultaneously, reach under the situation of certain value in the service life that guarantees other parts of fluorescent lamp, the life-span of fluorescent lamp can become multiple ground to increase by the quantity of backup electrode.
The multi-electrode setting of the fluorescent lamp in the foregoing description also can similarly be generalized to gas-discharge lamp, corresponding this gas-discharge lamp comprises fluorescent tube part and power pack, described fluorescent tube partly comprises outer glass bulb and is positioned at the electric arc tube of described outer glass bulb, wherein, comprise a pair of first electrode and at least one pair of backup electrode used in the described electric arc tube; Described power pack also comprises intelligence control circuit, described intelligence control circuit is used for when detecting first when use electrode failure, and described power supply and described head are switched to being electrically connected between described power supply and the described backup electrode with being electrically connected between the electrode.
Wherein, this intelligence control circuit can comprise: unusual sample circuit is used to obtain the voltage signal of described two working electrodes, and described voltage signal is converted to direct current signal output; Delay control circuit is used for the direct current signal of described unusual sample circuit output is delayed time and gone to disturb and handle, the direct current signal after obtaining to go to disturb; The electrode commutation circuit, be used to detect described direct current signal after going to disturb and whether reach switching threshold, and when testing result when reaching switching threshold, automatically being electrically connected between described power supply and the described working electrode switched to being electrically connected between described power supply and the described backup electrode.
As shown in Figure 8, be the fluorescent tube composition schematic diagram partly that comprises the gas-discharge lamp of a pair of backup electrode.As shown in FIG., this gas-discharge lamp comprises a pair of first with electrode (first with electrode 40 and first with electrode 41), and a pair of backup electrode (backup electrode 50 and backup electrode 51).
Be illustrated in figure 9 as the composition of corresponding intelligence control circuit.In the present embodiment, with time extreme L0 of choke coil input as intelligence control circuit.Simultaneously, in the present embodiment, two head have a backup electrode respectively with electrode, and promptly first have backup electrode 50 with electrode 40, and first have backup electrode 51 with electrode 41.When initial, two first electricity consumptions are working electrode very.
Shown in the circuit of downside among Fig. 9, obtain the signal of telecommunication from time extreme L0 of choke coil, carry out rectification by diode D0 and resistance R 1 and obtain direct current signal, this direct current signal goes to disturb by capacitor C 0 and diode D1 and handles, the direct current signal after obtaining to go to disturb.Owing to first will be higher than first voltage of signals during with the electrode operate as normal from the voltage of signals of L0 output when unusual with electrode, by the value of power Vcc, resistance R 2 and R3 suitably is set, then when head is unusual with electrode, the Q conducting.
As going up among Fig. 9 shown in the lateral circuit, relay J with switch from head with lead-in wire B1 and B2 that the lead-in wire A1 and the A2 of electrode switches to backup electrode simultaneously, realize first with electrode 40 and first with electrode 41 switching time backup electrode 50 and the backup electrode 51.T is a choke coil among the figure, and A1, A2, B1 and B2 are the output of ballast.
In the present embodiment, electrode is to switch in pairs when switching, and the collection point of the voltage signal of corresponding two working electrodes can be other end points, as the output of ballast etc., so long as the voltage change that the voltage of gathering can embody on the working electrode gets final product.
Wherein, the gas-discharge lamp in the foregoing description can be any in high-pressure mercury lamp, low-pressure sodium lamp, high-pressure sodium lamp or the Metal halogen lamp.
In embodiments of the present invention, for the electrode in the gas-discharge lamp provides backup electrode, this backup electrode is not worked during with the electrode operate as normal at head, loss is extremely low under off position, and when head uses electrode failure,, can automatically backup electrode be switched to duty by the control of intelligence control circuit, thereby replace original head to carry out work, prolonged the service life of gas-discharge lamp with electrode.
On the other hand, owing to prolonged the service life of fluorescent lamp or gas-discharge lamp electrode part greatly, make the utilization rate of fluorescent lamp or other parts of gas-discharge lamp to improve, saved the inert gas of glass, fluorescent material, mercury, filling etc., reduce professional manufacturing equipment, electric power energy etc.And because the minimizing of above-mentioned material, particularly reduced the consumption of mercury, for environmental protection contributes.
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Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art can be well understood to each embodiment and can realize by the mode that software adds essential general hardware platform, can certainly pass through hardware.Based on such understanding, the part that technique scheme contributes to prior art in essence in other words can embody with the form of software product, this computer software product can be stored in the computer-readable recording medium, as ROM/RAM, magnetic disc, CD etc., comprise that some instructions are with so that a computer equipment (can be a personal computer, server, perhaps network equipment etc.) carry out the described method of some part of each embodiment or embodiment.
Above-described embodiment does not constitute the qualification to this technical scheme protection domain.Any at above-mentioned embodiment spirit and principle within done modification, be equal to and replace and improvement etc., all should be included within the protection domain of this technical scheme.