Light source and projector
US7946715B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 25, 2008 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 5, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B20/00
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A light source includes an discharge lamp including a first electrode and a second electrode emitting light by discharge between them, a drive unit performing a steady operation which supplies steady energy to the first and second electrodes and an initial operation which supplies energy to the first and second electrodes with an operation different from the steady operation before performing the steady operation, a determination unit determining states of the discharge lamp and a data storage unit storing plural initial power feeding conditions provided corresponding to states of the discharge lamp as examples of the initial operation and plural steady power feeding conditions provided corresponding to the states of the discharge lamp as examples of the steady operation, in which the drive unit performs the initial operation in any one of conditions selected from the plural initial power feeding conditions according to a determination result by the determination unit and performs the steady operation in any one of conditions selected from the plural steady power feeding conditions according to a determination result by the determination unit.
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