FR2670073B1 - Circuit d'allumage resonnant a deux etages pour lampe a decharge sans electrode a haute intensite. - Google Patents

Circuit d'allumage resonnant a deux etages pour lampe a decharge sans electrode a haute intensite.

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FR2670073B1
FR2670073B1 FR9114330A FR9114330A FR2670073B1 FR 2670073 B1 FR2670073 B1 FR 2670073B1 FR 9114330 A FR9114330 A FR 9114330A FR 9114330 A FR9114330 A FR 9114330A FR 2670073 B1 FR2670073 B1 FR 2670073B1
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discharge lamp
high intensity
ignition circuit
electrode discharge
stage resonant
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FR2670073A1 (fr
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George Albert Farrall
John Paul Cocoma
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General Electric Co
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General Electric Co
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B41/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps
    • H05B41/14—Circuit arrangements
    • H05B41/36—Controlling
    • H05B41/38—Controlling the intensity of light
    • H05B41/382—Controlling the intensity of light during the transitional start-up phase
    • 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
    • H01J65/048—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 an excitation coil
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H05—ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H05B—ELECTRIC HEATING; ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES, IN GENERAL
    • H05B41/00—Circuit arrangements or apparatus for igniting or operating discharge lamps
    • H05B41/02—Details
    • H05B41/04—Starting switches
    • H05B41/042—Starting switches using semiconductor devices
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02B—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS
    • Y02B20/00—Energy efficient lighting technologies, e.g. halogen lamps or gas discharge lamps

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Circuit Arrangements For Discharge Lamps (AREA)
  • Discharge Lamps And Accessories Thereof (AREA)
FR9114330A 1990-12-04 1991-11-20 Circuit d'allumage resonnant a deux etages pour lampe a decharge sans electrode a haute intensite. Expired - Fee Related FR2670073B1 (fr)

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US07/622,246 US5057750A (en) 1990-12-04 1990-12-04 Two-stage resonant starting circuit for an electrodeless high intensity discharge lamp

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FR2670073A1 FR2670073A1 (fr) 1992-06-05
FR2670073B1 true FR2670073B1 (fr) 1994-01-28

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US (1) US5057750A (fr)
JP (1) JPH0679518B2 (fr)
CA (1) CA2056553A1 (fr)
DE (1) DE4139336C2 (fr)
FR (1) FR2670073B1 (fr)
GB (1) GB2251140B (fr)

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GB2251140B (en) 1994-11-02
DE4139336A1 (de) 1992-06-11
CA2056553A1 (fr) 1992-06-05
DE4139336C2 (de) 1993-11-18
GB2251140A (en) 1992-06-24
JPH0679518B2 (ja) 1994-10-05
GB9125216D0 (en) 1992-01-29
US5057750A (en) 1991-10-15
JPH04292898A (ja) 1992-10-16
FR2670073A1 (fr) 1992-06-05

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