EP1276137B1 - Dielektrische Barrieren-Entladungslampe mit Zündhilfe - Google Patents

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EP1276137B1
EP1276137B1 EP02011745A EP02011745A EP1276137B1 EP 1276137 B1 EP1276137 B1 EP 1276137B1 EP 02011745 A EP02011745 A EP 02011745A EP 02011745 A EP02011745 A EP 02011745A EP 1276137 B1 EP1276137 B1 EP 1276137B1
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Werner Berlinghof
Gerhard Dr. Döll
Wolfgang Kumpf
Gerwin Thiel
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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
    • H01J61/04—Electrodes; Screens; Shields
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J61/00—Gas-discharge or vapour-discharge lamps
    • H01J61/02—Details
    • H01J61/54—Igniting arrangements, e.g. promoting ionisation for starting
    • H01J61/547—Igniting arrangements, e.g. promoting ionisation for starting using an auxiliary electrode outside the vessel
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J65/00—Lamps without any electrode inside the vessel; Lamps with at least one main electrode outside the vessel
    • H01J65/04—Lamps in which a gas filling is excited to luminesce by an external electromagnetic field or by external corpuscular radiation, e.g. for indicating plasma display panels
    • H01J65/042—Lamps in which a gas filling is excited to luminesce by an external electromagnetic field or by external corpuscular radiation, e.g. for indicating plasma display panels by an external electromagnetic field
    • H01J65/046—Lamps in which a gas filling is excited to luminesce by an external electromagnetic field or by external corpuscular radiation, e.g. for indicating plasma display panels by an external electromagnetic field the field being produced by using capacitive means around the vessel

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  • the invention relates to a dielectric barrier discharge lamp and a lighting system with such a lamp and an electrical supply device.
  • dielectric barrier discharge lamp includes sources of electromagnetic radiation based on dielectrically impeded gas discharges.
  • the spectrum of the radiation emitted by the gas discharge can include both the visible range and the UV (ultraviolet) / VUV (vacuum ultraviolet) range and the IR (infrared) range.
  • UV ultraviolet
  • VUV vacuum ultraviolet
  • IR infrared
  • the discharge vessel is usually filled with a noble gas, for example xenon, or a gas mixture.
  • a noble gas for example xenon
  • a gas mixture for example xenon
  • excimers are formed.
  • Excimers are excited molecules, such as Xe 2 *, which emit electromagnetic radiation when they return to the normally unbound ground state. In the case of Xe 2 *, the maximum of the molecular beam radiation is about 172 nm.
  • a dielectric barrier discharge lamp necessarily requires at least one so-called dielectrically impeded electrode.
  • a dielectrically impeded electrode is separated from the interior of the discharge vessel by means of a dielectric barrier.
  • This dielectric barrier can be embodied, for example, as a dielectric layer covering the electrode, or it is formed by the discharge vessel of the lamp itself, namely when the electrode is arranged on the outer wall of the discharge vessel.
  • a time-varying voltage between the electrodes is required for the operation of such lamps, for example a sinusoidal alternating voltage or pulsed voltage as in US Pat US-A 5,604,410 disclosed.
  • means which force an initial ignition by local field distortion or field superelevation at a point in the discharge space.
  • the resulting UV radiation and the charge carriers of this local discharge then enforce the reliable ignition of the entire discharge volume.
  • a suitable means for field distortion are disclosed: a dent in the inner or outer tube, which comes up to about half the gap width to the respective other tube; a ball of dielectric material in the discharge space; a quartz droplet fused to the inner surface of the outer tube or the outer surface of the inner tube.
  • a dielectric barrier discharge lamp having electrodes disposed on the outside of the discharge vessel.
  • the electrodes are connected to generate the main discharge with a first electrical voltage source.
  • One of the two electrodes is divided into several segments.
  • the segments of the electrode are alternately connected to one pole of a second voltage source.
  • auxiliary discharges are generated between the adjacent segments serving as auxiliary electrodes in this phase with the aid of the second voltage source.
  • the auxiliary discharges between The segments trigger the actual main discharge between the electrodes.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a dielectric barrier discharge lamp according to the preamble of claim 1, which exhibits an improved ignition behavior.
  • the dielectric barrier discharge lamp according to the invention with an elongated discharge vessel defining a longitudinal axis has at least one electrically conductive means for assisting the ignition of the dielectrically impeded discharge, which is arranged on the discharge vessel wall and extends with respect to the longitudinal axis only over a partial region of the discharge vessel wall.
  • the dielectric barrier discharge lamp has internal electrodes, since this embodiment according to the US-A 6,097,155 has proven to be particularly efficient.
  • the dielectrically impeded electrodes are realized by elongated electrodes arranged along the longitudinal axis on the inside of the wall of the discharge vessel and covered with a dielectric layer.
  • the electrically conductive means is preferably arranged on the outside of the wall of the discharge vessel.
  • the electrically conductive means is a ring or part of a ring, in particular made of metal, which also subsequently on the elongated, in particular circular tubular discharge vessel can be plugged.
  • the width of the means along the longitudinal axis of the discharge vessel is typically between about 1 mm and a few 10 mm, in particular between 3 mm and 15 mm. It has been shown that this is sufficient on the one hand for a reliable ignition in the rule and on the other hand, the light emitted by the lamp light is still relatively little shadowed.
  • the means is preferably arranged at one end of the discharge vessel. It has proven to be advantageous if the means overlaps one end of the elongated electrodes. An overlap of a few mm, in particular about 1 mm, is already sufficient. However, the means may also overlap the elongate electrodes over its entire width.
  • the lamp has at least at one end a base, wherein the means is integrated in the base.
  • the electrically conductive means may also be at floating electrical potential, it has proved favorable if the means is connected to ground potential, preferably to the ground potential of the voltage source supplying the lamp.
  • the connection to ground potential has the advantage that defined voltage ratios between means and electrodes are established.
  • the electrodes of the dielectric barrier discharge lamp according to the invention are connected to the associated poles of a voltage source.
  • the means is connected to constant potential with respect to the time-varying voltage at the poles of the voltage source.
  • the voltage source is designed such that it can provide a pulse voltage sequence at its poles.
  • the voltage source is designed such that the voltage source can provide a symmetrical pulse voltage sequence with respect to its ground potential, wherein the means is connected to the ground potential.
  • a symmetrical voltage here has, inter alia, the advantage that no unwanted capacitive currents flow through the ground line through the ground line.
  • FIG. 1 shows a rod-shaped fluorescent lamp 1.
  • the lamp 1 consists essentially of a tubular discharge vessel 2 made of soda-lime glass with a circular cross-section and two strip-shaped electrodes 3 (the second electrode is hidden and therefore not visible), which are parallel to the tube longitudinal axis and arranged diametrically to each other on the Inside the wall of the discharge vessel 2 are applied.
  • Each of the internal electrodes 3 is covered with a dielectric barrier 4 made of glass solder.
  • the inside of the wall of the discharge vessel is covered with a phosphor layer (not shown for illustrative purposes).
  • a first end of the discharge vessel 2 is closed by means of a blunt fusion 5.
  • the second end of the discharge vessel 2 is closed by means of a plate-shaped closure element (not visible in this illustration).
  • the edge of the plate-shaped closure element is fused with a constriction 7 of the discharge vessel 2.
  • a metal ring 8 of width B 5 mm - viewed in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the discharge vessel 2 - arranged on the outside of the wall of the discharge vessel 2.
  • the metal ring 8 in FIG. 1 shown transparent.
  • the lamp 1 is for a pulsed mode of operation according to the already mentioned US-A 5,604,410 intended.
  • the two outer power supply lines 6 of the dielectric barrier discharge lamp 1 are connected to the two poles of a voltage source (not shown).
  • the voltage source is designed to provide at its two poles a pulse voltage sequence symmetrical with respect to a ground potential.
  • a voltage source is on the US 6,172,467 The disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
  • the metal ring 8 is connected via a connection 9 to the ground potential of the voltage source. As a result, the metal ring 8 acts as a means for improving the ignition behavior, whereby significantly lower voltages for the ignition of the lamp after long periods of operation are required as without ring.
  • FIG. 2 is a variant of the lamp FIG. 1 shown.
  • the same features are provided with the same reference numerals.
  • the variant in FIG. 1 differs in that the metal ring 8 is pushed over the second end of the discharge vessel 2 and above the constriction 7 (here hidden and therefore not visible) is arranged.
  • the advantage of this variant is that the connection 9 at the second end of the lamp together with the supply lines (not shown) for the power supply lines 6 of the electrodes 3 can be led to the voltage source.
  • the probability of the above-mentioned undesirable occurrence of filamentous partial discharge is particularly significantly reduced.
  • a connection with a defined electrical potential is not absolutely necessary.
  • the metal ring 8 above the constriction 7 in any case has a favorable influence on the electric field in the region of the passage of the power supply lines 6 into the interior of the discharge vessel 2.
  • the lamp is provided with a base (not shown) in which the metal ring is integrated.

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