JPH0680596B2 - 無電極高光度放電ランプ用始動補助装置 - Google Patents

無電極高光度放電ランプ用始動補助装置

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JPH0680596B2
JPH0680596B2 JP3337953A JP33795391A JPH0680596B2 JP H0680596 B2 JPH0680596 B2 JP H0680596B2 JP 3337953 A JP3337953 A JP 3337953A JP 33795391 A JP33795391 A JP 33795391A JP H0680596 B2 JPH0680596 B2 JP H0680596B2
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Prior art keywords
arc tube
starting container
arc
discharge
starting
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JP3337953A
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Japanese (ja)
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JPH04292897A (ja
Inventor
ジェームス・トーマス・ダキン
マーク・エルトン・ダフィ
レイモンド・アルバート・ハインドル
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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
    • H05B41/24—Circuit arrangements in which the lamp is fed by high frequency AC, or with separate oscillator frequency
    • 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
    • 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

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Discharge Lamps And Accessories Thereof (AREA)
  • Circuit Arrangements For Discharge Lamps (AREA)
  • Non-Portable Lighting Devices Or Systems Thereof (AREA)
JP3337953A 1990-12-04 1991-11-28 無電極高光度放電ランプ用始動補助装置 Expired - Lifetime JPH0680596B2 (ja)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US622,026 1990-12-04
US07/622,026 US5140227A (en) 1990-12-04 1990-12-04 Starting aid for an electrodeless high intensity discharge lamp

Publications (2)

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JPH04292897A JPH04292897A (ja) 1992-10-16
JPH0680596B2 true JPH0680596B2 (ja) 1994-10-12

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US (1) US5140227A (OSRAM)
EP (1) EP0489532B1 (OSRAM)
JP (1) JPH0680596B2 (OSRAM)
CN (1) CN1062237A (OSRAM)
BR (1) BR9105230A (OSRAM)
CA (1) CA2056520A1 (OSRAM)
DE (1) DE69107183T2 (OSRAM)
ES (1) ES2067166T3 (OSRAM)
MX (1) MX9102380A (OSRAM)
TW (1) TW236069B (OSRAM)

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US5140227A (en) 1992-08-18
MX9102380A (es) 1992-06-01
CA2056520A1 (en) 1992-06-05
EP0489532A1 (en) 1992-06-10
EP0489532B1 (en) 1995-02-01
DE69107183D1 (de) 1995-03-16
JPH04292897A (ja) 1992-10-16
BR9105230A (pt) 1992-08-18
ES2067166T3 (es) 1995-03-16
CN1062237A (zh) 1992-06-24
TW236069B (OSRAM) 1994-12-11
DE69107183T2 (de) 1995-09-28

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