US2373402A - Device for starting and feeding electric discharge tubes - Google Patents

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US2373402A
US2373402A US285112A US28511239A US2373402A US 2373402 A US2373402 A US 2373402A US 285112 A US285112 A US 285112A US 28511239 A US28511239 A US 28511239A US 2373402 A US2373402 A US 2373402A
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  • the object of the present invention which relates to this last mentioned case, is to produce a circuit arrangement which for the functioning of the tube possesses the advantage of that described above, and allows furthermore a starting of the tube to be obtained with great simplicity.
  • a circuit arrangement for starting and feeding an electric discharge tube by means of an alternating current supply source comprising a reactance coil in series with the tube and a condenser connected across the terminals of this assembly
  • a reactance coil in series with the tube and a condenser connected across the terminals of this assembly
  • a second reactance coil intended to produce in combination with the said condenser, an overvoltage between the electrodes of the tube which is sufficiently high to start the tube, means being provided fo putting out of working the circuit of the said second coil once the starting of the tube is eiiected.
  • l illustrates a luminescent discharge tube
  • '2 and 3 are two reactance coils
  • 4 is a condenser
  • 5 a switch and the feed line voltage is applied at the terminals 8.
  • the opening of the auxiliary switch 5 is efiected by means of a push button which is advantageous especially when the main switch of the installation (not shown) comprises a control of this kind.
  • the mechanisms of the said two apparatuses may in fact be easily combined so that starting of the tube is ensured when the main switch is closed without the operator having to carry out further operations.
  • the switch 5 may also be closed by means of a relay actuated by the feed current of the tube, and for this purpose numerous alternatives are equally possible.
  • a circuit arrangement for starting and feeding an electricdischarge tube from an alter-' nating current supply source comprising a ballast reactance coil in series with the tube, a condenser across said tube and coil series arrangement and forming therewith a receiving circuit, said condenser and said coil having dimensions so as to improve the power factor of said receiving circuit, a starting reactance coil in series with said receiving circuit to produce a resonance effect for raising the voltage applied to the tube above that of the supply source to start the tube and switch means across said starting coil for putting same out of operation after the tube has been started.
  • a circuit arrangement according to claim including means for magnetically coupling two reactance coils.

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April J. LECORGUILLIER 2,373,402
DEVICE FOR STARTING AND FEEDING ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES Filed July 18, 1939 1 a I 4 W 6 3 T E 5 a \/eaq 1960/70/fln Patented Apr. 10, 1945 DEVICE FOR- STARTING AND FEEDING ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES Jean Lecorguillier, Suresnes, France; vested in the Alien Property Custodian Application July 18, 1939, Serial No.- 285,112 In Switzerland August 9, 1938 2 Claims. (01. 315-243) For feeding an electric discharge tube it is well known to connect its electrodes to an alternating current supply through the intermediary of a reactance coil which ensures stable working conditions. The presence of this reactance coil diminishes the power factor of the installation, but it may easily be brought as close to unity as desired by means of a condenser connected across the terminals of'the assembly formed by the tube and the reactance coil.
Such an installation necessitates that the line voltage shall be sufiiciently high to eflect starting of the tube without difficulty. Otherwise, more or less complicated starting circuits must be provided.
The object of the present invention, which relates to this last mentioned case, is to produce a circuit arrangement which for the functioning of the tube possesses the advantage of that described above, and allows furthermore a starting of the tube to be obtained with great simplicity.
According to the invention, in a circuit arrangement for starting and feeding an electric discharge tube by means of an alternating current supply source, comprising a reactance coil in series with the tube and a condenser connected across the terminals of this assembly, there is added to the circuit including the tube the reactance coil and the source of feed current, between one of the terminals of the said source and one of the terminals of the condenser, a second reactance coil intended to produce in combination with the said condenser, an overvoltage between the electrodes of the tube which is sufficiently high to start the tube, means being provided fo putting out of working the circuit of the said second coil once the starting of the tube is eiiected.
The annexed drawing furnishes by. way of non-limitative example an installation diagram according to the present invention.
In the drawing, l illustrates a luminescent discharge tube, '2 and 3 are two reactance coils, 4 is a condenser, 5 a switch and the feed line voltage is applied at the terminals 8.
Considering in the first place the functioning of this circuit when the tube is lighted; the coil 3 having been shortcircuited by the closing of the switch 5, the coil 2 ensures stabilization of the working conditions and the condenser 4 increases the power factor of the installation as hereinbefore mentioned. When the tube is extinguished, it is sufiicient to open theswitch 5 in order to constitute, by means of the reactance coil 3 and the condenser 4, an oscillating circuit connected across the terminals of the line B; by suitably choosing the elements of this circuit a resonance effect is produced giving a much higher voltage at the terminals of the circuit 2, 4 than the line voltage, and the tube is started. The duration of the over-voltage necessary to start the tube being very small, the opening of the auxiliary switch 5 is efiected by means of a push button which is advantageous especially when the main switch of the installation (not shown) comprises a control of this kind. In these circumstances the mechanisms of the said two apparatuses may in fact be easily combined so that starting of the tube is ensured when the main switch is closed without the operator having to carry out further operations. The switch 5 may also be closed by means of a relay actuated by the feed current of the tube, and for this purpose numerous alternatives are equally possible.
Finally, if desired a certain amount of mutual induction may be produced between the reactance coils 2 and 3 by partially combining in known manner their magnetic circuits; in this manner a further regulating of the overvoltage produced at the moment of starting is obtained.
What I claim is:
1. A circuit arrangement for starting and feeding an electricdischarge tube from an alter-' nating current supply source, comprising a ballast reactance coil in series with the tube, a condenser across said tube and coil series arrangement and forming therewith a receiving circuit, said condenser and said coil having dimensions so as to improve the power factor of said receiving circuit, a starting reactance coil in series with said receiving circuit to produce a resonance effect for raising the voltage applied to the tube above that of the supply source to start the tube and switch means across said starting coil for putting same out of operation after the tube has been started.
2. A circuit arrangement according to claim including means for magnetically coupling two reactance coils.
" JEAN LECQRGUILLIER.
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Cited By (12)

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US2480060A (en) * 1942-03-18 1949-08-23 Hartford Nat Bank & Trust Co Device comprising a gaseous discharge tube
US2513840A (en) * 1949-12-12 1950-07-04 Berland Morton Quick starting arrangement for fluorescent lamps
US2549353A (en) * 1944-06-28 1951-04-17 Gen Electric Circuits for operating electrical discharge devices
US2588858A (en) * 1947-10-07 1952-03-11 Lehmann Frantisek Circuit arrangement for discharge tubes, particularly glow discharge tubes
US2610289A (en) * 1949-02-23 1952-09-09 Arthur A Brainerd Enclosed internally heated electric discharge lamp luminaire for variable temperature service
US2659037A (en) * 1941-07-28 1953-11-10 Claude Andre Device for the ignition and the operation of a gas filled electric discharge apparatus
US2664541A (en) * 1950-11-24 1953-12-29 Gen Electric Electric ballast
US2681429A (en) * 1951-03-20 1954-06-15 John E Long Electrical circuit for discharge tubes
US2773217A (en) * 1952-01-29 1956-12-04 Gen Motors Corp Fluorescent lamp system
US2825005A (en) * 1955-09-26 1958-02-25 Hanovia Chemical & Mfg Co Operating circuits for electrical discharge lamps
US3577030A (en) * 1967-10-30 1971-05-04 Us Navy Inductive energizing circuit for arc plasma generator
US3732460A (en) * 1972-01-28 1973-05-08 Gen Electric Circuit for instant restart of high pressure discharge lamp

Cited By (12)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2659037A (en) * 1941-07-28 1953-11-10 Claude Andre Device for the ignition and the operation of a gas filled electric discharge apparatus
US2480060A (en) * 1942-03-18 1949-08-23 Hartford Nat Bank & Trust Co Device comprising a gaseous discharge tube
US2549353A (en) * 1944-06-28 1951-04-17 Gen Electric Circuits for operating electrical discharge devices
US2588858A (en) * 1947-10-07 1952-03-11 Lehmann Frantisek Circuit arrangement for discharge tubes, particularly glow discharge tubes
US2610289A (en) * 1949-02-23 1952-09-09 Arthur A Brainerd Enclosed internally heated electric discharge lamp luminaire for variable temperature service
US2513840A (en) * 1949-12-12 1950-07-04 Berland Morton Quick starting arrangement for fluorescent lamps
US2664541A (en) * 1950-11-24 1953-12-29 Gen Electric Electric ballast
US2681429A (en) * 1951-03-20 1954-06-15 John E Long Electrical circuit for discharge tubes
US2773217A (en) * 1952-01-29 1956-12-04 Gen Motors Corp Fluorescent lamp system
US2825005A (en) * 1955-09-26 1958-02-25 Hanovia Chemical & Mfg Co Operating circuits for electrical discharge lamps
US3577030A (en) * 1967-10-30 1971-05-04 Us Navy Inductive energizing circuit for arc plasma generator
US3732460A (en) * 1972-01-28 1973-05-08 Gen Electric Circuit for instant restart of high pressure discharge lamp

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