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Ceramic metal halide lamps

US4910432A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 28, 1988
Grant dateMar 20, 1990
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Expiry dateMar 28, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J61/30
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A ceramic metal halide high pressure discharge lamp has an arc gap separating the discharge electrodes which is not more than 10 mm and a wall loading which is at least 50 W cm.sup.-2. The relatively small arc gap enables a relatively low operating voltage (in the range from 80V to 130V, say) to be used.

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