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Title: Ionization tube simmer current circuit

Abstract

A highly efficient flash lamp simmer current circuit utilizes a fifty percent duty cycle square wave pulse generator to pass a current over a current limiting inductor to a full wave rectifier. The DC output of the rectifier is then passed over a voltage smoothing capacitor through a reverse current blocking diode to a flash lamp tube to sustain ionization in the tube between discharges via a small simmer current. An alternate embodiment of the circuit combines the pulse generator and inductor in the form of an FET off line square wave generator with an impedance limited step up output transformer which is then applied to the full wave rectifier as before to yield a similar simmer current. 6 figures.

Inventors:
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
6626308
Patent Number(s):
US 5373215; A
Application Number:
PPN: US 8-087221
Assignee:
Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-48
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 7 Jul 1993
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; GAS DISCHARGE TUBES; ENERGY CONSERVATION; LIGHTING SYSTEMS; IONIZATION; PULSE GENERATORS; ELECTRON TUBES; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENERGY SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT; FUNCTION GENERATORS; 320106* - Energy Conservation, Consumption, & Utilization- Building Equipment- (1987-)

Citation Formats

Steinkraus, Jr, R F. Ionization tube simmer current circuit. United States: N. p., 1994. Web.
Steinkraus, Jr, R F. Ionization tube simmer current circuit. United States.
Steinkraus, Jr, R F. 1994. "Ionization tube simmer current circuit". United States.
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abstractNote = {A highly efficient flash lamp simmer current circuit utilizes a fifty percent duty cycle square wave pulse generator to pass a current over a current limiting inductor to a full wave rectifier. The DC output of the rectifier is then passed over a voltage smoothing capacitor through a reverse current blocking diode to a flash lamp tube to sustain ionization in the tube between discharges via a small simmer current. An alternate embodiment of the circuit combines the pulse generator and inductor in the form of an FET off line square wave generator with an impedance limited step up output transformer which is then applied to the full wave rectifier as before to yield a similar simmer current. 6 figures.},
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year = {Tue Dec 13 00:00:00 EST 1994},
month = {Tue Dec 13 00:00:00 EST 1994}
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