Instantaneous and efficient surface wave excitation of a low pressure gas or gases
Abstract
A system for instantaneously ionizing and continuously delivering energy in the form of surface waves to a low pressure gas or mixture of low pressure gases, comprising a source of rf energy, a discharge container, (such as a fluorescent lamp discharge tube), an rf shield, and a coupling device responsive to rf energy from the source to couple rf energy directly and efficiently to the gas or mixture of gases to ionize at least a portion of the gas or gases and to provide energy to the gas or gases in the form of surface waves. The majority of the rf power is transferred to the gas or gases near the inner surface of the discharge container to efficiently transfer rf energy as excitation energy for at least one of the gases. The most important use of the invention is to provide more efficient fluorescent and/or ultraviolet lamps.
- Inventors:
-
- (Berkeley, CA)
- (San Francisco, CA)
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA
- OSTI Identifier:
- 866800
- Patent Number(s):
- 4792725
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by Department of Energy (Washington, DC) LBNL
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- instantaneous; efficient; surface; wave; excitation; pressure; gas; gases; instantaneously; ionizing; continuously; delivering; energy; form; waves; mixture; comprising; source; rf; discharge; container; fluorescent; lamp; tube; shield; coupling; device; responsive; couple; directly; efficiently; ionize; portion; provide; majority; power; transferred; near; inner; transfer; ultraviolet; lamps; excitation energy; fluorescent lamp; pressure gas; inner surface; rf power; rf energy; discharge tube; provide energy; surface waves; surface wave; pressure gases; energy directly; wave excitation; efficient surface; /315/313/333/
Citation Formats
Levy, Donald J., and Berman, Samuel M. Instantaneous and efficient surface wave excitation of a low pressure gas or gases. United States: N. p., 1988.
Web.
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@article{osti_866800,
title = {Instantaneous and efficient surface wave excitation of a low pressure gas or gases},
author = {Levy, Donald J. and Berman, Samuel M.},
abstractNote = {A system for instantaneously ionizing and continuously delivering energy in the form of surface waves to a low pressure gas or mixture of low pressure gases, comprising a source of rf energy, a discharge container, (such as a fluorescent lamp discharge tube), an rf shield, and a coupling device responsive to rf energy from the source to couple rf energy directly and efficiently to the gas or mixture of gases to ionize at least a portion of the gas or gases and to provide energy to the gas or gases in the form of surface waves. The majority of the rf power is transferred to the gas or gases near the inner surface of the discharge container to efficiently transfer rf energy as excitation energy for at least one of the gases. The most important use of the invention is to provide more efficient fluorescent and/or ultraviolet lamps.},
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year = {1988},
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