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High-pressure sodium vapor discharge lamp

US4795943A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 28, 1987
Grant dateJan 3, 1989
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Expiry dateApr 28, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J61/825
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A high-pressure sodium vapor discharge lamp having a ceramic discharge vessel, which has over a length L a substantially constant inner diameter and in which electrodes are arranged opposite to each other at a relative distance D. The lamp emits white light during operation and consumes a power of at most 50 watts. The lamp has a high efficiency and good color rendering due to the fact that D/L.ltoreq.0.5.

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