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.
- Inventors:
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- (Livermore, CA)
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 869649
- Patent Number(s):
- 5373215
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR H05B - ELECTRIC HEATING
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- ionization; tube; simmer; current; circuit; highly; efficient; flash; lamp; utilizes; fifty; percent; duty; cycle; square; wave; pulse; generator; pass; limiting; inductor; rectifier; dc; output; passed; voltage; smoothing; capacitor; reverse; blocking; diode; sustain; discharges; via; alternate; embodiment; combines; form; fet; line; impedance; limited; step; transformer; applied; yield; similar; dc output; current circuit; pulse generator; highly efficient; duty cycle; alternate embodiment; wave generator; flash lamp; current limiting; square wave; wave rectifier; output transformer; simmer current; fifty percent; wave pulse; blocking diode; current limit; /315/
Citation Formats
Steinkraus, Jr., Robert F. Ionization tube simmer current circuit. United States: N. p., 1994.
Web.
Steinkraus, Jr., Robert F. Ionization tube simmer current circuit. United States.
Steinkraus, Jr., Robert F. Sat .
"Ionization tube simmer current circuit". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/869649.
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title = {Ionization tube simmer current circuit},
author = {Steinkraus, Jr., Robert F.},
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.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1994},
month = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1994}
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