H - Electricity – 05 – B
Patent
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H05B 41/24 (2006.01) H05B 41/28 (2006.01) H05B 41/38 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2110004
AUTO-STARTING SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRODELESS HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE LAMP ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE An auto-starting lamp system comprises an electrodeless high intensity discharge lamp of the type including an arc tube that contains an ionizable fill, an excitation coil surrounding the arc tube for exciting an arc discharge in the ionizable fill at least during steady state lamp operation, and a starter circuit for facilitating arc discharge of the ionizable fill. The system further comprises a controllable r.f. power source for powering the lamp excitation coil, and an electrical network for matching the impedance of the excitation coil to the impedance of the r.f. power source. The impedance-matching network has the same impedance-matching relation during both lamp start-up and steady state lamp operation. A system controller causes the r.f. power source, during lamp start-up, to ramp up in power to a peak level preferably substantially in excess of a steady state lamp operating power level, and then to decrease from the peak level. Preferably, the system further comprises circuitry for re-powering the starter circuit after a predetermined period of time has elapsed that is sufficiently long as to prevent thermal damage to the lamp resulting from powering the starter circuit. The system preferably further comprises control circuitry for alternately turning on and turning off power to the starter circuit after the lamp ionizable fill recovers an ability to reach full arc discharge after being extinguished.
El-Hamamsy Sayed-Amr A.
Secen Michael M.
Thomas Edward J.
Company General Electric
Craig Wilson And Company
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