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Electrode structure including a rod comprising refractory metal and having a greater thermal conductivity material

US5874805A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 24, 1997
Grant dateFeb 23, 1999
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Expiry dateFeb 24, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J9/02
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electrode structure for use in a sealed arc lamp is described. The electrode structure includes a tungsten containing rod surrounded by a block of sintered tungsten containing powder. The block may be impregnated with a thermally conductive material such as copper, silver or braze, and may have a high thermal emissivity surface.

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