Method and device for lighting ultra-high pressure discharge lamps
US6788009B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 1, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05B41/2928
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There is provided an improved method of lighting an ultra-high pressure discharge lamp in which a pair of electrodes are disposed confronting each other with a spacing of not more than 1.5 mm therebetween in an arc tube forming part of an envelope of quartz glass, the arc tube encapsulating mercury in an amount of 0.15 mg/mm3, the method including the steps of: reducing a lamp power supplied to the pair of electrodes to a degree such as not to stop arc discharge in a transition state from a lighting state to extinction; keeping the lamp power thus reduced for a predetermined time period; and shutting down the supply of current to the electrodes.
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