Electrodeless plasma lamp and drive circuit
    1.
    发明授权
    Electrodeless plasma lamp and drive circuit 有权
    无电极等离子灯和驱动电路

    公开(公告)号:US08319439B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-11-27

    申请号:US12562630

    申请日:2009-09-18

    IPC分类号: H05B37/02 H05B41/24

    摘要: An electrodeless plasma lamp and a method of controlling operation of a plasma lamp are provided. The plasma lamp may a power source to provide radio frequency (RF) power and a lamp body to receive the RF power from a feed. The lamp body may comprise a dielectric material having a dielectric constant greater than 2 and bulb is provided that contains a fill that forms a plasma that emits light when at least a portion of the RF power is coupled to the fill. A light guide directs light from the bulb to a photosensor that is shielded from light output from a front side of the lamp body. The lamp includes a drive circuit to control operation of the lamp based on a level of light detected by the photosensor.

    摘要翻译: 提供无电极等离子体灯和控制等离子体灯的操作的方法。 等离子灯可以是提供射频(RF)功率的电源和灯体以从馈电接收RF功率。 灯体可以包括具有大于2的介电常数的介电材料,并且提供灯泡,其中包含形成当至少一部分RF功率耦合到填充物时发光的等离子体的填充物。 导光体将来自灯泡的光导向光电传感器,该光电传感器屏蔽了从灯体正面输出的光。 该灯包括驱动电路,用于基于由光电传感器检测到的光的水平来控制灯的操作。

    ELECTRODELESS PLASMA LAMP AND DRIVE CIRCUIT
    2.
    发明申请
    ELECTRODELESS PLASMA LAMP AND DRIVE CIRCUIT 有权
    无电极等离子体灯和驱动电路

    公开(公告)号:US20100156301A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-06-24

    申请号:US12562630

    申请日:2009-09-18

    IPC分类号: H05B37/02

    摘要: An electrodeless plasma lamp and a method of controlling operation of a plasma lamp are provided. The plasma lamp may a power source to provide radio frequency (RF) power and a lamp body to receive the RF power from a feed. The lamp body may comprise a dielectric material having a dielectric constant greater than 2 and bulb is provided that contains a fill that forms a plasma that emits light when at least a portion of the RF power is coupled to the fill. A light guide directs light from the bulb to a photosensor that is shielded from light output from a front side of the lamp body. The lamp includes a drive circuit to control operation of the lamp based on a level of light detected by the photosensor.

    摘要翻译: 提供无电极等离子体灯和控制等离子体灯的操作的方法。 等离子灯可以是提供射频(RF)功率的电源和灯体以从馈电接收RF功率。 灯体可以包括具有大于2的介电常数的介电材料,并且提供灯泡,其中包含形成当至少一部分RF功率耦合到填充物时发光的等离子体的填充物。 导光体将来自灯泡的光导向光电传感器,该光电传感器屏蔽了从灯体正面输出的光。 该灯包括驱动电路,用于基于由光电传感器检测到的光的水平来控制灯的操作。

    REPLACEABLE LAMP BODIES FOR ELECTRODELESS PLASMA LAMPS
    3.
    发明申请
    REPLACEABLE LAMP BODIES FOR ELECTRODELESS PLASMA LAMPS 审中-公开
    电动等离子体灯的可更换灯体

    公开(公告)号:US20100123396A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-05-20

    申请号:US12576895

    申请日:2009-10-09

    IPC分类号: H05B41/24 H01J7/24

    CPC分类号: H01J65/044 Y02B20/22

    摘要: An electrodeless plasma lamp comprising a lamp housing and a lamp body releasably received with the lamp housing. The lamp housing includes a first electrical connector operatively coupled a power source to provide radio frequency (RF) power. The lamp body includes a second electrical connector to releasably engage with the first electrical connector of the lamp housing. The lamp body includes a dielectric material having a relative permittivity greater than 2. RF power is coupled by the lamp body to a bulb containing a fill that forms a light emitting plasma. In an example embodiment, the plasma lamp includes a retaining arrangement releasably to retain the lamp body at least partially within the lamp housing.

    摘要翻译: 一种无电极等离子体灯,包括灯壳体和可拆卸地容纳在灯壳体中的灯体。 灯壳包括可操作地耦合电源以提供射频(RF)功率的第一电连接器。 灯体包括可与灯壳体的第一电连接器可释放地接合的第二电连接器。 灯体包括具有大于2的相对介电常数的介电材料.RF功率由灯体耦合到包含形成发光等离子体的填充物的灯泡。 在示例性实施例中,等离子体灯包括可释放地保持灯体至少部分地在灯壳体内的保持装置。

    LOW FREQUENCY ELECTRODELESS PLASMA LAMP
    4.
    发明申请
    LOW FREQUENCY ELECTRODELESS PLASMA LAMP 审中-公开
    低频电极等离子体灯

    公开(公告)号:US20100156310A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-06-24

    申请号:US12562763

    申请日:2009-09-18

    IPC分类号: H05B41/24

    摘要: An electrodeless plasma lamp and a method of generating light are provided. The plasma lamp may comprise a power source to provide radio frequency (RF) power, and a bulb containing a fill that forms a plasma when the RF power is coupled to the fill. The plasma lamp further comprises a resonant structure having a quarter wave resonant mode. The resonant structure includes a lamp body comprising a dielectric material having a relative permittivity greater than 2, an inner conductor, and an outer conductor. The power source is configured to provide the RF power to the lamp body at about a resonant frequency for the resonant structure.

    摘要翻译: 提供无电极等离子体灯和产生光的方法。 等离子体灯可以包括提供射频(RF)功率的电源和包含当RF功率耦合到填充物时形成等离子体的填充物的灯泡。 等离子体灯还包括具有四分之一波谐振模式的谐振结构。 谐振结构包括灯主体,其包括具有大于2的相对介电常数的电介质材料,内导体和外导体。 电源被配置为以大约共振结构的谐振频率向灯体提供RF功率。

    ELECTRODELESS PLASMA LAMP WITH VARIABLE VOLTAGE POWER SUPPLY
    5.
    发明申请
    ELECTRODELESS PLASMA LAMP WITH VARIABLE VOLTAGE POWER SUPPLY 审中-公开
    具有可变电压电源的无电极等离子体灯

    公开(公告)号:US20120249010A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-10-04

    申请号:US13368990

    申请日:2012-02-08

    IPC分类号: H05B41/24

    CPC分类号: H05B41/2806 Y02B20/22

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to apparatuses and methods to control an electrodeless plasma light source. In various embodiments, an apparatus is provided that includes an electrodeless plasma lamp with a lamp driver circuit. The lamp driver circuit may include a voltage-controlled oscillator to provide radio frequency power to the electrodeless plasma lamp. A radio frequency power detector is coupled to an output of the voltage-controlled oscillator to detect a level of reflected power from the electrodeless plasma lamp. A microprocessor is configured to receive signals from the radio frequency power detector and control a frequency of the voltage-controlled oscillator to minimize the reflected power from the electrodeless plasma lamp.

    摘要翻译: 本公开涉及控制无电极等离子体光源的装置和方法。 在各种实施例中,提供一种包括具有灯驱动电路的无电极等离子体灯的装置。 灯驱动器电路可以包括压控振荡器,以向无电极等离子体灯提供射频功率。 射频功率检测器耦合到压控振荡器的输出,以检测来自无电极等离子体灯的反射功率的水平。 微处理器被配置为从射频功率检测器接收信号并且控制压控振荡器的频率以最小化来自无电极等离子体灯的反射功率。

    ELECTRODELESS LAMPS AND METHODS
    6.
    发明申请
    ELECTRODELESS LAMPS AND METHODS 有权
    无电极灯和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20090284166A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-11-19

    申请号:US12418482

    申请日:2009-04-03

    IPC分类号: H05B41/24

    CPC分类号: H05B41/24 H01J65/044

    摘要: An electrodeless plasma lamp and method of generating light are described. The lamp may comprise a lamp body, a source of radio frequency (RF) power and a bulb. The lamp body may comprise a solid dielectric material and at least one conductive element within the solid dielectric material. The source of RF power is configured to provide RF power and an RF feed configured to radiate the RF power from the RF source into the lamp body. The bulb is positioned proximate the lamp body and contains a fill that forms a plasma when the RF power is coupled to the fill from the lamp body. The at least one conductive element is configured to concentrate an electric field proximate the bulb.

    摘要翻译: 描述了一种无电极等离子体灯和产生光的方法。 灯可以包括灯体,射频(RF)电源和灯泡。 灯体可以包括固体电介质材料和固体电介质材料内的至少一个导电元件。 RF功率源被配置为提供RF功率和RF馈送,其被配置为将RF功率从RF源辐射到灯体中。 灯泡位于灯体附近,并且当RF功率与灯体耦合到填充物时,包含形成等离子体的填充物。 至少一个导电元件被配置为集中靠近灯泡的电场。

    Electrodeless plasma lamp systems and methods
    7.
    发明授权
    Electrodeless plasma lamp systems and methods 有权
    无电极等离子灯系统及方法

    公开(公告)号:US08232730B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-07-31

    申请号:US12849243

    申请日:2010-08-03

    IPC分类号: H05B31/26

    摘要: An electrodeless plasma lamp having a bulb containing a fill that forms a light-emitting plasma is described. The lamp includes a power amplifier to provide radio frequency power to the fill at a frequency in the range of about 50 MHz to 10 GHz and the power amplifier is configured to operate in at least two classes of operation. Control electronics of the lamp is configured to change the class of operation of the power amplifier during operation of the plasma lamp. For example, the power amplifier may be configured to operate as a class A/B amplifier during at least a first mode of operation and a class C amplifier during at least a second mode of operation.

    摘要翻译: 描述了具有包含形成发光等离子体的填充物的灯泡的无电极等离子体灯。 该灯包括功率放大器,以在约50MHz至10GHz范围内的频率向填充提供射频功率,并且功率放大器被配置为在至少两类操作中操作。 灯的控制电子元件被配置为在等离子体灯的操作期间改变功率放大器的工作类别。 例如,功率放大器可以被配置为在至少第二操作模式期间在至少第一操作模式和C类放大器期间作为A / B放大器工作。

    RF FEED CONFIGURATIONS AND ASSEMBLY FOR PLASMA LAMP
    8.
    发明申请
    RF FEED CONFIGURATIONS AND ASSEMBLY FOR PLASMA LAMP 审中-公开
    RF进料配置和等离子体灯组装

    公开(公告)号:US20110043111A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-02-24

    申请号:US12445693

    申请日:2007-10-16

    IPC分类号: H01J7/44

    CPC分类号: H01J65/042 Y02B20/22

    摘要: Systems and methods for lamp assembly and connection of radio frequency feeds to lamp body are described. In an example embodiment, a circuit board is positioned transverse to a lamp body and one or more radio frequency probes extend from the edge of the circuit board into the lamp body. In another embodiment, portions of a circuit board may form traces that extend into a lamp body. In other embodiments, radio frequency probes may extend from the front surface or back surface of a circuit board into a lamp body. A lamp housing may provide a support, ground and heat sink for lamp components.

    摘要翻译: 描述了用于灯组装和将射频馈送连接到灯体的系统和方法。 在示例性实施例中,电路板横向于灯体定位,并且一个或多个射频探头从电路板的边缘延伸到灯体中。 在另一实施例中,电路板的部分可以形成延伸到灯体内的迹线。 在其他实施例中,射频探针可以从电路板的前表面或后表面延伸到灯体中。 灯壳体可以为灯组件提供支撑,接地和散热器。

    ELECTRODELESS PLASMA LAMP SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    9.
    发明申请
    ELECTRODELESS PLASMA LAMP SYSTEMS AND METHODS 有权
    无电极等离子体灯系统及方法

    公开(公告)号:US20100295453A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-11-25

    申请号:US12849243

    申请日:2010-08-03

    IPC分类号: H05B41/36 H05B41/24

    摘要: An electrodeless plasma lamp having a bulb containing a fill that forms a light-emitting plasma is described. The lamp includes a power amplifier to provide radio frequency power to the fill at a frequency in the range of about 50 MHz to 10 GHz and the power amplifier is configured to operate in at least two classes of operation. Control electronics of the lamp is configured to change the class of operation of the power amplifier during operation of the plasma lamp. For example, the power amplifier may be configured to operate as a class A/B amplifier during at least a first mode of operation and a class C amplifier during at least a second mode of operation.

    摘要翻译: 描述了具有包含形成发光等离子体的填充物的灯泡的无电极等离子体灯。 该灯包括功率放大器,以在约50MHz至10GHz范围内的频率向填充提供射频功率,并且功率放大器被配置为在至少两类操作中操作。 灯的控制电子元件被配置为在等离子体灯的操作期间改变功率放大器的工作类别。 例如,功率放大器可以被配置为在至少第二操作模式期间在至少第一操作模式和C类放大器期间作为A / B放大器工作。

    ELECTRODELESS PLASMA LAMP SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    10.
    发明申请
    ELECTRODELESS PLASMA LAMP SYSTEMS AND METHODS 审中-公开
    无电极等离子体灯系统及方法

    公开(公告)号:US20100253231A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-10-07

    申请号:US12445671

    申请日:2007-10-16

    IPC分类号: H05B41/36 H05B41/24

    摘要: Systems and methods for an electrodeless plasma lamp as described. A drive probe is coupled to the lamp body to provide the primary power for ignition and steady state operation of the lamp. Feedback is used to adjust frequency in response to changing conditions of the lamp during startup. A phase shifter is used to adjust the phase of the power between ignition and steady state operation. A sensor may detect a lamp operating condition that automatically triggers a shift in phase after the fill in the bulb is vaporized. The phase shift may then continue to be adjusted as the plasma heats up and the impedance continues to change. The bias conditions of an amplifier may be changed to change the operating class of the amplifier for different modes of the lamp.

    摘要翻译: 如上所述的无电极等离子体灯的系统和方法。 驱动探针耦合到灯体,以提供用于点火的主要功率和灯的稳态操作。 反馈用于响应启动期间灯的变化条件来调节频率。 使用移相器来调节点火和稳态运行之间的功率相位。 传感器可以检测在灯泡的填充物蒸发之后自动触发相位偏移的灯操作状态。 然后当等离子体加热并且阻抗继续改变时,相移可以继续调节。 可以改变放大器的偏置条件以改变用于不同模式的灯的放大器的工作类别。