A STARTING CIRCUIT FOR AN ELECTRODELESS HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE LAMP

    公开(公告)号:AU7514291A

    公开(公告)日:1991-11-28

    申请号:AU7514291

    申请日:1991-04-18

    Applicant: GEN ELECTRIC

    Inventor: NAME NOT GIVEN

    Abstract: A starting circuit for an electrodeless high intensity discharge lamp (10) comprises a high efficiency power supply (30) for providing a radio frequency signal to a starting probe (12) disposed proximate the arc tube of the lamp. The power supply may comprise either a Class-D or Class-E power amplifier having an output resonant circuit (26) tuned to a substantially higher frequency than the operating frequency of the signal provided to the excitation coil by the lamp ballast to ensure minimal interaction between the starting circuit and the ballast. The output resonant circuit includes an inductance (Lo) coupled in series with a capacitance (Co) that preferably comprises the capacitance between the excitation coil and the starting probe. After initiating the arc discharge, the starting circuit is deactivated.

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