Fluorescent lamp with static magnetic field generating means

Patent · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:866358

Moskowitz, Philip E ^[1]; Maya, Jakob ^[2]

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1. Peabody, MA
2. Brookline, MA

A fluorescent lamp wherein magnetic field generating means (e.g., permanent magnets) are utilized to generate a static magnetic field across the respective electrode structures of the lamp such that maximum field strength is located at the electrode's filament. An increase in efficacy during operation has been observed.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• Assignee: GTE Products Corporation (Danvers, MA)
• Patent Number(s): US 4692661
• OSTI ID: 866358
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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