Discharge lamp operating circuit

Electric lamp and discharge devices: systems – Discharge device and/or rectifier in the supply circuit – Plural discharge devices and/or rectifiers in the supply...

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315206, 315208, 315219, 315226, 315290, 315246, 315DIG7, H05B 4134

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040514110

ABSTRACT:
Color properties of high pressure sodium vapor discharge lamps are improved by disclosed operating circuit for applying pulsed direct current to the lamp. The circuit comprises a direct current supply circuit, a transistor switch in series with a ballast inductor and a lamp across the supply circuit, an SCR switch connected across the inductor, a coasting diode across the inductor and lamp, and a control circuit connected to the switches for applying DC pulses to the lamp at a predetermined repetition rate and duty cycle. The circuit produces pulse waveforms which provide optimum color improvement in the lamp and makes efficient use of the energy supplied from the power source.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3265930 (1966-08-01), Powell
patent: 3890537 (1975-06-01), Park et al.

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