Microwave lamp with multi-purpose rotary motor

Patent · Tue Feb 02 00:00:00 EST 1999

OSTI ID:321279

Ury, M G; Turner, B; Wooten, R D

In a microwave powered electrodeless lamp, a single rotary motor is used to (a) rotate the bulb and (b) provide rotary motion to a blower or pump means for providing cooling fluid to the magnetron and/or to a forced gas cooler for providing cooling gas to the bulb. The blower may consist of only of an impeller without the usual blower housing. The motor, bulb stem and bulb, or motor, bulb stem, bulb and blower may be formed as an integral unit so as to facilitate replacement. 8 figs.

• Research Organization: Fusion Lightings Inc
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FG01-95EE23796
• Assignee: Fusion Lighting, Inc., Rockville, MD (United States)
• Patent Number(s): US 5,866,990/A/
• Application Number: PAN: 8-592,477
• OSTI ID: 321279
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 2 Feb 1999
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
LIGHTING SYSTEMS
LIGHT BULBS
MAGNETRONS
BLOWERS
GAS COOLING