Abstract:
The invention relates to an electrode frame for a discharge lamp, comprising a first (2) and a second power supply (3), which are connected to an electrode (4), and a metal hydride material arranged at the electrode frame (1), characterized in that the metal hydride material is present in the form of a paste (10, 16, 17). The invention also relates to a discharge lamp comprising such an electrode frame and a method for producing an electrode frame.
Abstract:
A method for operating a discharge lamp (1), wherein, during operation of the discharge lamp (1), an electrical heating current (IH) and an electrical discharge current (Id) are supplied at least temporarily to an electrode (6, 7). During undimmed operation of the discharge lamp (1), the value (SoS1, SoS2) of the sum of the squares of the electrical currents (I1, I2) supplied via power supply lines (8, 9, 10, 11) connected to an electrode (6, 7) is set in an interval of between 1.2 times the square of a test current (IT) predetermined for the discharge lamp (1) and 2 times the square of this test current (IT)