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公开(公告)号:JP2001076683A
公开(公告)日:2001-03-23
申请号:JP2000195989
申请日:2000-06-29
Applicant: FUSION LIGHTING INC
Inventor: MACLENNAN DONALD A , TURNER BRIAN P , BASS GARY K , DOUGLAS A KIRKPATRICK , SIMPSON JAMES E , TRIMBLE WILLIAM C , URY MICHAEL G
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device and a method for increasing temperature in a cold zone in an inductively-coupled electrodeless lamp. SOLUTION: This inductively-coupled electrodeless lamp 20 has a pair of exciting coils positioned within (to surround) an enveloped body 22 or bulb. The pair of exciting coils 21, 24 are positioned and driven, in such a manner as to generate at least one moving-ring forming electric field in the enveloped body 22. The moving-ring electric field forms a corresponding moving ring of plasma discharge in the enveloped body 22. The movement of this electric field forms a volume, having a uniformly high temperature in the enveloped body 22, and this facilitates emission or re-emission of photons.
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公开(公告)号:JP2001057296A
公开(公告)日:2001-02-27
申请号:JP2000200446
申请日:2000-07-03
Applicant: FUSION LIGHTING INC
Inventor: LEVIN IZRAIL , LEWIS AMEZUKUA , BASS GARY K , DOLAN JAMES T , MICHAEL A DUBINOVSKI , GARBER WILLIAM E JR , GITSEVICH ALEKSANDR , DOUGLAS A KIRKPATRICK , KWONG VINCENT H , COPSEY JESSE F , MACLENNAN DONALD A , OLA SAMUEL A , ROBERT J ROY , JSAI PETER , TURNER BRIAN P , SIMPSON JAMES E , PROCTER JAMES , WILLIAM G GRIMM , LAUREN E DIMOND JR , PAUL E STEINER
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the long service life by using a detector capable of supplying a signal corresponding to the detected lamp operation parameter to a control circuit, having a six-port directional coupler connected between an RF power supply source and a lamp, and detecting the forward and reflected power, and allowing them to be corresponded to the lamp operation parameter. SOLUTION: This lamp is covered with a reflective film 5 capable of defining an aperture 16 by an electrodeless lamp bulb 14. A loop 17 for inductive connection is driven by a solid state RF supply source 18 to supply the lamp power. A directional coupler supplies a signal representing the forward power and the reflected power to an RF control circuit. The RF supply source 18 is constituted so us to adjust a predetermined operating frequency on the basis of a low voltage DC signal. Whereby the RF control circuit provides the coherent lighting of the lamp, the quick operation of the lamp for full power, and the stable lamp operation over a life period of the lamp.
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公开(公告)号:WO0103161A3
公开(公告)日:2001-07-12
申请号:PCT/US0016302
申请日:2000-06-29
Applicant: FUSION LIGHTING INC , KIRKPATRICK DOUGLAS A , BASS GARY K , COPSEY JESSE F , DYMOND LAUREN E JR , GARBER WILLIAM E JR , GITSEVICH ALEKSANDR , GRIMM WILLIAM G , KWONG VINCENT H , LEVIN IZRAIL , MACLENNAN DONALD A , OLA SAMUEL A , PROCTOR JAMES , ROY ROBERT J , SIMPSON JAMES E , STEINER PAUL E , TSAI PETER , TURNER BRIAN P
Inventor: KIRKPATRICK DOUGLAS A , BASS GARY K , COPSEY JESSE F , DYMOND LAUREN E JR , GARBER WILLIAM E JR , GITSEVICH ALEKSANDR , GRIMM WILLIAM G , KWONG VINCENT H , LEVIN IZRAIL , MACLENNAN DONALD A , OLA SAMUEL A , PROCTOR JAMES , ROY ROBERT J , SIMPSON JAMES E , STEINER PAUL E , TSAI PETER , TURNER BRIAN P
CPC classification number: H05B41/24 , H01J61/025 , H01J61/52 , H01J65/044 , H01J65/048 , Y02B20/22
Abstract: An ultra bright, low wattage inductively coupled electrodeless aperture lamp is powered by a solid state RF source in the range of several tens to several hundreds of watts at various frequencies in the range of 400 to 900 MHz. Numerous novel lamp circuits and components are disclosed including a wedding ring shaped coil having one axial and one radial lead, a high accuracy capacitor stack, a high thermal conductivity aperture cup and various other aperture bulb configurations, a coaxial capacitor arrangement, and an integrated coil and capacitor assembly. Numerous novel RF circuits are also disclosed including a high power oscillator circuit with reduced complexity resonant pole configuration, parallel RF power FET transistors with soft gate switching, a continuously variable frequency tuning circuit, a six port directional coupler, an impedance switching RF source, and an RF source with controlled frequency-load characteristics. Numerous novel RF control methods are disclosed including controlled adjustment of the operating frequency to find a resonant frequency and reduce reflected RF power, controlled switching of an impedance switched lamp system, active power control and active gate bias control.
Abstract translation: 超亮度,低瓦数的电感耦合无电极孔径灯由在400至900MHz范围内的各种频率的几十到几百瓦的范围内的固态RF源供电。 公开了许多新颖的灯电路和组件,其包括具有一个轴向和一个径向引线,高精度电容器堆叠,高导热孔杯和各种其他孔径灯泡配置的结婚戒指线圈,同轴电容器布置和集成线圈 和电容器组件。 还公开了许多新颖的RF电路,包括具有降低复杂度的谐振极配置的高功率振荡器电路,具有软门开关的并联RF功率FET晶体管,连续可变频率调谐电路,六端口定向耦合器,阻抗切换RF源和 具有受控频率负载特性的RF源。 公开了许多新颖的RF控制方法,包括操作频率的受控调整以找到谐振频率并减少反射RF功率,阻抗开关灯系统的受控切换,有功功率控制和有源栅极偏置控制。
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公开(公告)号:WO9936940A3
公开(公告)日:2001-01-04
申请号:PCT/US9900047
申请日:1999-01-11
Applicant: FUSION LIGHTING INC , MACLENNAN DONALD A , TURNER BRIAN P , GITSEVICH ALEKSANDR , BASS GARY K , DOLAN JAMES T , KIPLING KENT , KIRKPATRICK DOUGLAS A , LENG YONGZHANG , LEVIN IZRAIL , SHANKS BRUCE , SMITH MALCOLM , TRIMBLE WILLIAM C , TSAI PETER , ROY ROBERT J
Inventor: MACLENNAN DONALD A , TURNER BRIAN P , GITSEVICH ALEKSANDR , BASS GARY K , DOLAN JAMES T , KIPLING KENT , KIRKPATRICK DOUGLAS A , LENG YONGZHANG , LEVIN IZRAIL , SHANKS BRUCE , SMITH MALCOLM , TRIMBLE WILLIAM C , TSAI PETER , ROY ROBERT J
CPC classification number: H01J61/523 , H01J61/12 , H01J61/125 , H01J65/044 , H01J65/048 , H05B41/24
Abstract: A high frequency inductively coupled electrodeless lamp includes an excitation coil with an effective electrical length which is less than one half wavelength of a driving frequency applied thereto, preferably much less. The driving frequency may be greater than 100 MHz and is preferably as high as 915 MHz. Preferably, the excitation coil is configured as a non-helical, semi-cylindrical conductive surface having less than one turn, in the general shape of a wedding ring. At high frequencies, the current in the coil forms two loops which are spaced apart and parallel to each other. Configured appropriately, the coil approximates a Helmholtz configuration. The lamp preferably utilizes a bulb encased in a reflective ceramic cup with a pre-formed aperture defined therethrough. The ceramic cup may include structural features to aid in alignment and/or a flanged face to aid in thermal management. The lamp head is preferably an integrated lamp head comprising a metal matrix composite surrounding an insulating ceramic with the excitation integrally formed on the ceramic. A novel solid-state oscillator preferably provides RF power to the lamp. The oscillator is a single active element device capable of providing over 70 watts of power at over 70 % efficiency. Various control circuits may be employed to match the driving frequency of the oscillator to a plurality of tuning states of the lamp.
Abstract translation: 高频电感耦合无电极灯包括具有小于施加到其上的驱动频率的一半波长的有效电长度的励磁线圈,优选地少得多。 驱动频率可以大于100MHz,优选高达915MHz。 优选地,激励线圈被配置为具有小于一圈的非螺旋,半圆柱形导电表面,具有结婚戒指的一般形状。 在高频时,线圈中的电流形成两个彼此间隔开并平行的环。 配置适当,线圈接近亥姆霍兹配置。 该灯优选地使用封装在反射陶瓷杯中的灯泡,其中形成有预先形成的孔。 陶瓷杯可以包括有助于对准的结构特征和/或凸缘面以辅助热管理。 灯头优选是集成灯头,其包括围绕绝缘陶瓷的金属基体复合体,其中整体形成在陶瓷上的激发。 新颖的固态振荡器优选地向灯提供RF功率。 振荡器是能够以超过70%效率提供超过70瓦功率的单个有源元件器件。 可以采用各种控制电路来将振荡器的驱动频率与灯的多个调谐状态相匹配。
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公开(公告)号:WO02097842A3
公开(公告)日:2003-05-08
申请号:PCT/US0216688
申请日:2002-05-29
Applicant: FUSION LIGHTING INC , KIRKPATRICK DOUGLAS A , BASS GARY K , COPSEY JESSE F , GITSEVICH ALEKSANDR , HELSEL DAVID , LAWRENCE DAVID W , RHYNE EDWARD P , SWEENEY STEPHEN J , TSAI PETER
Inventor: KIRKPATRICK DOUGLAS A , BASS GARY K , COPSEY JESSE F , GITSEVICH ALEKSANDR , HELSEL DAVID , LAWRENCE DAVID W , RHYNE EDWARD P , SWEENEY STEPHEN J , TSAI PETER
CPC classification number: H01J65/042 , H01J61/025 , H01J61/52 , H01J61/56 , H01J65/048
Abstract: An integrated electrodeless lamp (11) includes a lamp housing (13) defining two or more compartments (33, 35, 37) housing components of the lamp (11), wherein at least one compartment (33) provides an opening (17) in the lamp housing (13), a cover (15) fitted to the lamp housing (13), and an optics assembly (19) positioned in the opening (17) in the lamp housing (13), wherein the lamp housing (13), the cover (15), and the optics assembly (19) provide an RF sealed system. The lamp components include an RF source providing RF energy for the lamp (11), an aperture bulb (51) assembly including an electrodeless envelope (54) containing a discharge forming fill which emits light when excited by RF energy, andan excitation structure for coupling RF energy from the RF source to the discharge forming fill. The optics assembly (19) may be mounted in the opening (17) in the lamp housing (13) with a twist lock mounting structure. The application also discloses solid state oscillators comprising either a turning circuit having a pair of complementary varactor diodes or a solid state active element with at least two die which may be comprised in the RF source of such an integrated electrodeless lamp (11).
Abstract translation: 集成的无电极灯(11)包括限定两个或更多个容纳灯(11)的部件的隔室(33,35,37)的灯壳(13),其中至少一个隔室(33)提供一个开口(17) 灯壳体(13),安装到灯壳体(13)的盖子(15)和位于灯壳体(13)中的开口(17)中的光学组件(19),其中灯壳体(13) ,盖(15)和光学组件(19)提供RF密封系统。 灯组件包括为灯(11)提供RF能量的RF源,包括无电极外壳(54)的孔灯(51)组件,其包含当被RF能量激发时发射光的放电形成填充物,以及用于耦合的激励结构 RF能量从RF源到放电成形填充。 光学组件(19)可以用扭锁安装结构安装在灯壳体(13)中的开口(17)中。 本申请还公开了包括具有一对互补变容二极管的转向电路或具有至少两个管芯的固态有源元件的固态振荡器,该至少两个管芯可以包括在这种集成无极灯(11)的RF源中。
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公开(公告)号:AU2101499A
公开(公告)日:1999-08-02
申请号:AU2101499
申请日:1999-01-11
Applicant: FUSION LIGHTING INC
Inventor: MACLENNAN DONALD A , TURNER BRIAN P , GITSEVICH ALEKSANDR , BASS GARY K , DOLAN JAMES T , KIPLING KENT , KIRKPATRICK DOUGLAS A , LENG YONGZHANG , LEVIN IZRAIL , SHANKS BRUCE , SMITH MALCOLM , TRIMBLE WILLIAM C , TSAI PETER , ROY ROBERT J
Abstract: A high frequency inductively coupled electrodeless lamp includes an excitation coil with an effective electrical length which is less than one half wavelength of a driving frequency applied thereto, preferably much less. The driving frequency may be greater than 100 MHz and is preferably as high as 915 MHz. Preferably, the excitation coil is configured as a non-helical, semi-cylindrical conductive surface having less than one turn, in the general shape of a wedding ring. At high frequencies, the current in the coil forms two loops which are spaced apart and parallel to each other. Configured appropriately, the coil approximates a Helmholtz configuration. The lamp preferably utilizes a bulb encased in a reflective ceramic cup with a pre-formed aperture defined therethrough. The ceramic cup may include structural features to aid in alignment and/or a flanged face to aid in thermal management. The lamp head is preferably an integrated lamp head comprising a metal matrix composite surrounding an insulating ceramic with the excitation integrally formed on the ceramic. A novel solid-state oscillator preferably provides RF power to the lamp. The oscillator is a single active element device capable of providing over 70 watts of power at over 70 % efficiency. Various control circuits may be employed to match the driving frequency of the oscillator to a plurality of tuning states of the lamp.
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公开(公告)号:HU0100153A2
公开(公告)日:2001-06-28
申请号:HU0100153
申请日:1999-10-11
Applicant: FUSION LIGHTING INC
Inventor: BASS GARY K , DOLAN JAMES T , GITSEVICH ALEKSANDR , KIPLING KENT , KIRKPATRICK DOUGLAS A , LENG YONGZHANG , LEVIN IZRAIL , MACLENNAN DONALD A , ROY ROBERT J , SHANKS BRUCE , SMITH MALCOLM , TRIMBLE WILLIAM C , TSAI PETER , TURNER BRIAN P
Abstract: A high frequency inductively coupled electrodeless lamp includes an excitation coil with an effective electrical length which is less than one half wavelength of a driving frequency applied thereto, preferably much less. The driving frequency may be greater than 100 MHz and is preferably as high as 915 MHz. Preferably, the excitation coil is configured as a non-helical, semi-cylindrical conductive surface having less than one turn, in the general shape of a wedding ring. At high frequencies, the current in the coil forms two loops which are spaced apart and parallel to each other. Configured appropriately, the coil approximates a Helmholtz configuration. The lamp preferably utilizes a bulb encased in a reflective ceramic cup with a pre-formed aperture defined therethrough. The ceramic cup may include structural features to aid in alignment and/or a flanged face to aid in thermal management. The lamp head is preferably an integrated lamp head comprising a metal matrix composite surrounding an insulating ceramic with the excitation integrally formed on the ceramic. A novel solid-state oscillator preferably provides RF power to the lamp. The oscillator is a single active element device capable of providing over 70 watts of power at over 70 % efficiency. Various control circuits may be employed to match the driving frequency of the oscillator to a plurality of tuning states of the lamp.
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公开(公告)号:AU6335400A
公开(公告)日:2001-01-22
申请号:AU6335400
申请日:2000-06-29
Applicant: FUSION LIGHTING INC
Inventor: KIRKPATRICK DOUGLAS A , BASS GARY K , COPSEY JESSE F , DYMOND LAUREN E JR , GARBER WILLIAM E JR , GITSEVICH ALEKSANDR , GRIMM WILLIAM G , KWONG VINCENT H , LEVIN IZRAIL , MACLENNAN DONALD A , OLA SAMUEL A , PROCTOR JAMES , ROY ROBERT J , SIMPSON JAMES E , STEINER PAUL E , TSAI PETER , TURNER BRIAN P
Abstract: An ultra bright, low wattage inductively coupled electrodeless aperture lamp is powered by a solid state RF source in the range of several tens to several hundreds of watts at various frequencies in the range of 400 to 900 MHz. Numerous novel lamp circuits and components are disclosed including a wedding ring shaped coil having one axial and one radial lead, a high accuracy capacitor stack, a high thermal conductivity aperture cup and various other aperture bulb configurations, a coaxial capacitor arrangement, and an integrated coil and capacitor assembly. Numerous novel RF circuits are also disclosed including a high power oscillator circuit with reduced complexity resonant pole configuration, parallel RF power FET transistors with soft gate switching, a continuously variable frequency tuning circuit, a six port directional coupler, an impedance switching RF source, and an RF source with controlled frequency-load characteristics. Numerous novel RF control methods are disclosed including controlled adjustment of the operating frequency to find a resonant frequency and reduce reflected RF power, controlled switching of an impedance switched lamp system, active power control and active gate bias control.
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公开(公告)号:AU2002312078A1
公开(公告)日:2002-12-09
申请号:AU2002312078
申请日:2002-05-29
Applicant: FUSION LIGHTING INC
Inventor: COPSEY JESSE F , SWEENEY STEPHEN J , GITSEVICH ALEKSANDR , BASS GARY K , LAWRENCE DAVID W , RHYNE EDWARD P , TSAI PETER , KIRKPATRICK DOUGLAS A , HELSEL DAVID
Abstract: An integrated high brightness electrodeless lamp includes a lamp base defining two or more compartments housing components of the lamp, wherein at least one compartment provides an opening in the lamp base, a cover fitted to the lamp base, and an optics assembly positioned in the opening in the lamp base, wherein the lamp base, the cover, and the optics assembly provide an RF sealed system. The lamp components include an RF source providing RF energy for the lamp, an aperture bulb assembly including an electrodeless envelope containing a discharge forming fill which emits light when excited by RF energy, and an excitation structure for coupling RF energy from the RF source to the discharge forming fill. The optics assembly may be mounted in the opening in the lamp base with a twist lock mounting structure.
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公开(公告)号:AU5898600A
公开(公告)日:2001-01-22
申请号:AU5898600
申请日:2000-06-30
Applicant: FUSION LIGHTING INC
Inventor: MACLENNAN DONALD A , TURNER BRIAN P , BASS GARY K , KIRKPATRICK DOUGLAS A , SIMPSON JAMES E , TRIMBLE WILLIAM C , URY MICHAEL G
Abstract: An inductively coupled electrodeless lamp has a pair of excitation coils positioned exterior to an envelope or bulb. The pair of excitation coils are positioned and driven in a manner to produce at least one moving ring-shaped electric field within the envelope. The moving ring electric field results in formation of a correspondingly moving ring of plasma discharge within the envelope. The movement of the electric field results in a more uniformly hot plasma discharge volume within the envelope, thereby facilitating emission or re-radiation of photons. The movement of the ring-shaped electric field (and the corresponding plasma discharge) can be rotational, oscillating, wobbling, or switching. The nature of the movement depends upon such factors as coil geometry and orientation and coil excitation (driving) technique. In some embodiments, the pair of excitation coils are driven by quadrature techniques (e.g., either phase quadrature, frequency quadrature, or amplitude quadrature). Differing coil geometries and orientations are taught.
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