DE3062924D1 - Electrodeless discharge lamp - radio frequency oscillator circuit combinations - Google Patents

Electrodeless discharge lamp - radio frequency oscillator circuit combinations

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DE3062924D1
DE3062924D1 DE8080300500T DE3062924T DE3062924D1 DE 3062924 D1 DE3062924 D1 DE 3062924D1 DE 8080300500 T DE8080300500 T DE 8080300500T DE 3062924 T DE3062924 T DE 3062924T DE 3062924 D1 DE3062924 D1 DE 3062924D1
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Prior art keywords
radio frequency
discharge lamp
oscillator circuit
frequency oscillator
electrodeless discharge
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DE8080300500T
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James William Justice
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Philips North America LLC
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
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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
    • H05B41/26—Circuit arrangements in which the lamp is fed by power derived from dc by means of a converter, e.g. by high-voltage dc
    • H05B41/28—Circuit arrangements in which the lamp is fed by power derived from dc by means of a converter, e.g. by high-voltage dc using static converters
    • H05B41/2806—Circuit arrangements in which the lamp is fed by power derived from dc by means of a converter, e.g. by high-voltage dc using static converters with semiconductor devices and specially adapted for lamps without electrodes in the vessel, e.g. surface discharge lamps, electrodeless discharge lamps
    • 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
    • H05B41/14—Circuit arrangements
    • H05B41/24—Circuit arrangements in which the lamp is fed by high frequency ac, or with separate oscillator frequency
    • 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
DE8080300500T 1979-02-21 1980-02-21 Electrodeless discharge lamp - radio frequency oscillator circuit combinations Expired DE3062924D1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US06/013,703 US4245178A (en) 1979-02-21 1979-02-21 High-frequency electrodeless discharge device energized by compact RF oscillator operating in class E mode

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DE3062924D1 true DE3062924D1 (en) 1983-06-09

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US (1) US4245178A (de)
EP (1) EP0016542B1 (de)
JP (1) JPS55113296A (de)
DE (1) DE3062924D1 (de)
IN (1) IN152500B (de)

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EP0016542A3 (en) 1980-11-12
US4245178A (en) 1981-01-13
EP0016542A2 (de) 1980-10-01
EP0016542B1 (de) 1983-05-04
JPS55113296A (en) 1980-09-01
IN152500B (de) 1984-01-28

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