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WO1999036940A3
WO1999036940A3 PCT/US1999/000047 US9900047W WO9936940A3 WO 1999036940 A3 WO1999036940 A3 WO 1999036940A3 US 9900047 W US9900047 W US 9900047W WO 9936940 A3 WO9936940 A3 WO 9936940A3
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lamp
oscillator
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Donald A Maclennan
Brian P Turner
Aleksandr Gitsevich
Gary K Bass
James T Dolan
Kent Kipling
Douglas A Kirkpatrick
Yongzhang Leng
Izrail Levin
Bruce Shanks
Malcolm Smith
William C Trimble
Peter Tsai
Robert J Roy
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Fusion Lighting Inc
Donald A Maclennan
Brian P Turner
Aleksandr Gitsevich
Gary K Bass
James T Dolan
Kent Kipling
Douglas A Kirkpatrick
Yongzhang Leng
Izrail Levin
Bruce Shanks
Malcolm Smith
William C Trimble
Peter Tsai
Robert J Roy
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Application filed by Fusion Lighting Inc, Donald A Maclennan, Brian P Turner, Aleksandr Gitsevich, Gary K Bass, James T Dolan, Kent Kipling, Douglas A Kirkpatrick, Yongzhang Leng, Izrail Levin, Bruce Shanks, Malcolm Smith, William C Trimble, Peter Tsai, Robert J Roy filed Critical Fusion Lighting Inc
Priority to PL99341695A priority Critical patent/PL341695A1/xx
Priority to KR1020007007596A priority patent/KR20010034002A/ko
Priority to JP2000540559A priority patent/JP2002510123A/ja
Priority to BR9906932-6A priority patent/BR9906932A/pt
Priority to AU21014/99A priority patent/AU749932B2/en
Priority to IL13565799A priority patent/IL135657A0/xx
Priority to EP99901278A priority patent/EP1084508A2/fr
Priority to CA002317730A priority patent/CA2317730A1/fr
Publication of WO1999036940A2 publication Critical patent/WO1999036940A2/fr
Priority to HU0100153A priority patent/HUP0100153A3/hu
Publication of WO1999036940A3 publication Critical patent/WO1999036940A3/fr

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    • 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
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J61/00—Gas-discharge or vapour-discharge lamps
    • H01J61/02—Details
    • H01J61/52—Cooling arrangements; Heating arrangements; Means for circulating gas or vapour within the discharge space
    • H01J61/523—Heating or cooling particular parts of the lamp
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J61/00—Gas-discharge or vapour-discharge lamps
    • H01J61/02—Details
    • H01J61/12—Selection of substances for gas fillings; Specified operating pressure or temperature
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
    • H01J61/00—Gas-discharge or vapour-discharge lamps
    • H01J61/02—Details
    • H01J61/12—Selection of substances for gas fillings; Specified operating pressure or temperature
    • H01J61/125—Selection of substances for gas fillings; Specified operating pressure or temperature having an halogenide as principal component
    • 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
    • H01J65/044—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 a separate microwave unit
    • 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

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Circuit Arrangements For Discharge Lamps (AREA)
  • Discharge Lamps And Accessories Thereof (AREA)

Abstract

On décrit une lampe haute fréquence à couplage inductif dépourvue d'électrode, qui inclut une bobine excitée ayant une longueur électrique effective inférieure, de préférence de beaucoup, à la moitié d'une longueur d'onde d'une fréquence d'excitation appliquée sur ladite bobine. Cette fréquence d'excitation peut être supérieure à 100 MHz et atteint, de préférence, 915 MHz. De préférence, la bobine excitée est configurée en tant surface conductrice semi-cylindrique non hélicoïdale et comporte moins d'un tour ayant la forme générale d'une alliance. A des fréquences élevées, le courant dans la bobine forme deux boucles espacées et parallèles l'une à l'autre. Convenablement configurée, la bobine présente une configuration approximative d'une bobine d'Helmholtz. La lampe fonctionne, de préférence, avec une ampoule enfermée dans une cloche céramique réfléchissante munie d'une ouverture préformée ménagée à l'intérieur de ladite cloche. Cette cloche céramique peut inclure des caractéristiques structurales d'aide à l'alignement et/ou une surface à bride d'aide à la gestion thermique. La tête de la lampe est, de préférence, une tête de lampe intégrée comprenant un composite matriciel métallique entourant un céramique isolant, le champ inducteur étant formé solidairement sur la céramique. De préférence, un nouvel oscillateur à semi-conducteurs alimente la lampe en énergie RF. L'oscillateur est un dispositif unique à élément alimenté capable de fournir une puissance de plus de 70 watts pour une efficacité dépassant 70 %. Divers circuits de commande peuvent être mis en oeuvre pour adapter la fréquence d'excitation de l'oscillateur à une pluralité d'états de réglage de la lampe.
PCT/US1999/000047 1998-01-13 1999-01-11 Lampe inductive haute frequence et oscillateur de puissance WO1999036940A2 (fr)

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PL99341695A PL341695A1 (en) 1998-01-13 1999-01-11 High-frequency induction lamp and power oscillator
KR1020007007596A KR20010034002A (ko) 1998-01-13 1999-01-11 고주파수 유도성램프 및 전력 오실레이터
JP2000540559A JP2002510123A (ja) 1998-01-13 1999-01-11 高周波数誘導性ランプ及び電力発振器
BR9906932-6A BR9906932A (pt) 1998-01-13 1999-01-11 Lâmpada indutiva de alta frequência e oscilador de potência
AU21014/99A AU749932B2 (en) 1998-01-13 1999-01-11 High frequency inductive lamp and power oscillator
IL13565799A IL135657A0 (en) 1998-01-13 1999-01-11 High frequency inductive lamp and power oscillator
EP99901278A EP1084508A2 (fr) 1998-01-13 1999-01-11 Lampe inductive haute frequence et oscillateur de puissance
CA002317730A CA2317730A1 (fr) 1998-01-13 1999-01-11 Lampe inductive haute frequence et oscillateur de puissance
HU0100153A HUP0100153A3 (en) 1998-01-13 1999-10-11 Inductively coupled electrodeless lamp, excitation coil and integrated lamp-mead for it, oscillator, double-walled lamp body, method for producing of double-walled lamp body and lamp device

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US7119298P 1998-01-13 1998-01-13
US7128498P 1998-01-13 1998-01-13
US617198A 1998-01-13 1998-01-13
US7128598P 1998-01-13 1998-01-13
US60/071,285 1998-01-13
US09/006,171 1998-01-13
US60/071,192 1998-01-13
US60/071,284 1998-01-13
US8309398P 1998-04-28 1998-04-28
US60/083,093 1998-04-28
US9192098P 1998-07-07 1998-07-07
US60/091,920 1998-07-07
US9928898P 1998-09-04 1998-09-04
US60/099,288 1998-09-04
US10296898P 1998-10-02 1998-10-02
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AU (1) AU749932B2 (fr)
BR (1) BR9906932A (fr)
CA (1) CA2317730A1 (fr)
HU (1) HUP0100153A3 (fr)
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CN1310858A (zh) 2001-08-29
HUP0100153A3 (en) 2002-07-29
AU749932B2 (en) 2002-07-04
IL135657A0 (en) 2001-05-20
WO1999036940A2 (fr) 1999-07-22
PL341695A1 (en) 2001-04-23
CA2317730A1 (fr) 1999-07-22
BR9906932A (pt) 2000-10-10
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