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:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6626308
- Patent Number(s):
- 5373215
- 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.
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Steinkraus, Jr, R F. Ionization tube simmer current circuit. United States.
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"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},
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