Heat transfer assembly for a fluorescent lamp and fixture

Patent · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:868611

Siminovitch, Michael J ^[1]; Rubenstein, Francis M ^[2]; Whitman, Richard E ^[1]

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1. Richmond, CA
2. Berkeley, CA

In a lighting fixture including a lamp and a housing, a heat transfer structure is disclosed for reducing the minimum lamp wall temperature of a fluorescent light bulb. The heat transfer structure, constructed of thermally conductive material, extends from inside the housing to outside the housing, transferring heat energy generated from a fluorescent light bulb to outside the housing where the heat energy is dissipated to the ambient air outside the housing. Also disclosed is a method for reducing minimum lamp wall temperatures. Further disclosed is an improved lighting fixture including a lamp, a housing and the aforementioned heat transfer structure.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• Assignee: Regents of University of California (Berkeley, CA)
• Patent Number(s): US 5174646
• OSTI ID: 868611
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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