Electric lamp and discharge devices: systems – Discharge device and/or rectifier in the supply circuit – Plural discharge devices and/or rectifiers in the supply...
Patent
1976-09-02
1977-09-27
Smith, Alfred E.
Electric lamp and discharge devices: systems
Discharge device and/or rectifier in the supply circuit
Plural discharge devices and/or rectifiers in the supply...
315206, 315207, 315221, 315269, 315272, 315DIG7, H05B 4134
Patent
active
040514102
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 the lamp and the primary of a transformer connected across the supply circuit, a diode in series with the secondary of the transformer connected across the supply circuit, and SCR switch connected across the secondary of the transformer, 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 substantial color improvement in the lamp and makes efficient use of the energy supplied from the power source.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3389300 (1968-06-01), Walter et al.
patent: 3767970 (1973-10-01), Collins
General Electric Company
Greenberg Sidney
Roberts Charles F.
Smith Alfred E.
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