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Short arc lamp driver and applications

US7859194B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 30, 2006
Grant dateDec 28, 2010
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 31, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05B41/325
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A short arc lamp driving circuit includes a trigger boosting circuit, a flash current control circuit, and a closed loop exposure control and calibration circuits that, when combined, can produce short pulses of light with short time separation, quasi-continuous illumination light, and meanwhile, an extremely large dynamic range of delivered and/or calibrated light power or energy.

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