EP0087745A1 - Langlebende, warmfarbige Metallhalogenid-Bogenentladungslampe - Google Patents
Langlebende, warmfarbige Metallhalogenid-Bogenentladungslampe Download PDFInfo
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- EP0087745A1 EP0087745A1 EP83101743A EP83101743A EP0087745A1 EP 0087745 A1 EP0087745 A1 EP 0087745A1 EP 83101743 A EP83101743 A EP 83101743A EP 83101743 A EP83101743 A EP 83101743A EP 0087745 A1 EP0087745 A1 EP 0087745A1
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- H01J61/00—Gas-discharge or vapour-discharge lamps
- H01J61/02—Details
- H01J61/38—Devices for influencing the colour or wavelength of the light
- H01J61/42—Devices for influencing the colour or wavelength of the light by transforming the wavelength of the light by luminescence
- H01J61/44—Devices characterised by the luminescent material
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- This invention relates to metal halide arc discharge lamps and more particularly to such lamps which provide a warm color temperature approximating that of incandescent lamps.
- Metal halide arc discharge lamps comprise an arc tube containing mercury and a plurality of metal halides, usually the iodides of for example, sodium and scandium, and a starting gas such as argon. These lamps are well known and are frequently employed in commercial establishments because of their long life (about 10,000 to 20, 000 hours depending on wattage) and their high efficacy. The efficacy of lamps is usually measured in lumens/watt, and the metal halide arc lamps have efficacies in the neighborhood of 80 to 125 lumens/watt, again, depending on the wattage.
- Yet another object of the invention is the provision of a metal halide arc discharge lamp having a low color temperature and a long life.
- a metal halide arc discharge lamp which comprises an arc tube mounted within an outer jacket.
- the inside surface of the outer jacket is coated with a mixture of phosphors which selectively absorb some of the blue and ultraviolet emission of the arc tube and re-emit this absorbed energy in the red region of the spectrum, thus shifting the color temperature from about 4600°K to between 3200°K - 33000K.
- This useful shift in color temperature is accomplished by this invention without any change in the standard arc tube, its fill or its loading, thus eliminating the problems occasioned by the prior art.
- the metal halide arc discharge lamp of FIG. 1 comprises a n.srcury containing arc tube 1 within a glass outer jacket 2.
- the arc tube 1 contains an inert starting gas, e.g., argon, and at least the halides of sodium and scandium. Generally, the halides are the iodides.
- the arc tube 1 is supported in the usual mount 3 and has the usual electrical connections to base 4.
- the dotted line spectrum of FIG. 2 represents the light output of the arc tube 1, when operating. As can be seen therefrom the spectrum has strong peaks in the blue region but is relatively deficient in the red. Not shown in the spectrum is the strong peak in the ultraviolet (at 365 nm) which occurs from the mercury discharge.
- Such an arc tube when operated in a clear glass B T37 jacket at 400 watts, has a light output of about 38410 lumens; a color temperature of about 4465°K; and a color rendering index (C.R.I.) of 63.0.
- the lamp of the invention is formed by applying to the interior surface of jacket 2 a phosphor coating 5.
- the phosphor coating 5 comprises a mixture of a first phosphor which absorbs radiation in the blue region and emits in the red; and a second phosphor which absorbs radiation in the ultraviolet and also emits in the red.
- the mixture comprises from 40 weight percent to 60 weight percent of the first phosphor with the balance being the second phosphor.
- the preferred range is 50% of each phosphor.
- the first phosphor is a manganese activated magnesium fluorogermanate (Mg 4 (F) Ge0 6 : Mn) (Sylvania type 236 or 2361) and the second phosphor is europium activated yttrium orthovanadate (YV0 4 : Eu) (Sylvania type 2390 or 2391).
- the preferred mixture includes 1.5 grams of each phosphor.
- the spectrum of the lamp employing phosphor coating 5 is shown by the solid line in FIG. 2.
- the differences between the two spectra are clearly apparent and show the additional emission peaks in the red region (at about 620 nm and 658 nm) with a concurrent suppression of the blue emission.
- the overall result provides a lamp color temperature of about 3266°K and a marked improvement in color rendering with a C.R.I. of 74.9. There is a slight but tolerable drop in lumens to about 36820.
- a metal halide arc discharge lamp having a desirable, low color temperature and.high C.R.I. The result is accomplished without disturbing the complicated, but proven, chemistry of a conventional metal halide arc tube, and the typical life expectancies of such lamps are maintained.
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US35313882A | 1982-03-01 | 1982-03-01 | |
US353138 | 1982-03-01 |
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EP0087745A1 true EP0087745A1 (de) | 1983-09-07 |
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EP83101743A Ceased EP0087745A1 (de) | 1982-03-01 | 1983-02-23 | Langlebende, warmfarbige Metallhalogenid-Bogenentladungslampe |
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EP (1) | EP0087745A1 (de) |
JP (1) | JPS58158854A (de) |
CA (1) | CA1207005A (de) |
Cited By (1)
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US7573072B2 (en) * | 2004-03-10 | 2009-08-11 | Lumination Llc | Phosphor and blends thereof for use in LEDs |
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JP2928257B2 (ja) * | 1988-12-07 | 1999-08-03 | 松下電子工業株式会社 | メタルハライドランプ |
JP2928262B2 (ja) * | 1989-03-16 | 1999-08-03 | 松下電子工業株式会社 | メタルハライドランプ |
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NL7920189A (nl) * | 1978-12-28 | 1980-10-31 | Mitsubishi Electric Corp | Metaaldamp-ontladingslamp. |
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- 1983-01-27 CA CA000420345A patent/CA1207005A/en not_active Expired
- 1983-02-23 EP EP83101743A patent/EP0087745A1/de not_active Ceased
- 1983-02-25 JP JP2963583A patent/JPS58158854A/ja active Pending
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NL7920189A (nl) * | 1978-12-28 | 1980-10-31 | Mitsubishi Electric Corp | Metaaldamp-ontladingslamp. |
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JAPANESE PATENTS REPORT, vol. 76, no. 1, week X01, Part I - Chemical, & JP - A - 75 039 629 (HITACHI LTD.) 18-12-1975 * |
Cited By (1)
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US7573072B2 (en) * | 2004-03-10 | 2009-08-11 | Lumination Llc | Phosphor and blends thereof for use in LEDs |
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Inventor name: WYNER, ELLIOT F. Inventor name: GUNGLE, CALVIN W. |