Abstract:
A dual voltage and current control feedback control loop for an optical sensor system. A power supply provides a regulated DC voltage. A current source receives the regulated DC voltage and provides switched current to a light source. A current feedback representative of the current to the light source is provided to the power supply on a feedback path when the current source is driving the light source. A voltage feedback representative of the DC voltage is provided to the power supply on the feedback path when the current source is not driving the light source.
Abstract:
There is described an EHID lamp that comprises a field applicator, a means for coupling RF power to the field applicator, and a discharge vessel; the discharge vessel being disposed within the field applicator and containing a discharge medium; the field applicator being comprised of a solid, transparent or translucent dielectric material and having an optical control surface and a conductive coating that substantially covers its external surfaces. By combining functions served by otherwise individual components, the EHID lamp of this invention has the potential for reducing parts count, improving RF coupling to the plasma, reducing shadowing, and improving reliability.
Abstract:
A lamp including a two-sided source plate, a plurality of light sources, a lens, a diffuser plate, and a driver insulator is disclosed. One set of the light sources generates white light and is attached to one side of the source plate. Another set of the light sources generates colored light and is attached to the source plate's other side. The lens encapsulates the white light-generating set, and redirects that white light. The driver insulator and the diffuser plate are each in contact with the source plate's other side. The driver insulator, diffuser plate, and that side of the source plate define a light box region that contains the colored light-generating set of light sources. The driver insulator acts as a reflector, and the diffuser plate acts as a diffuser, such that colored light is dispersed from the light box region through the diffuser plate.
Abstract:
A lamp having a candle-like appearance and using one or more light-emitting diodes (LEDs) as its light source. Light is emitted from only a small volume at or near the bulb's center. Heat sink and control electronics are outside the bulb. Inside the bulb, a set of secondary optics guides light to an emission point at a prescribed location in the bulb's interior. The secondary optics include a light pipe that guides light away from an LED chip, and a volume scattering element, made from a transparent base material and including transparent particles of a predetermined size and refractive index, that receives light from the light pipe, scattering it. The density of particles in the volume scattering element, the particle size, and the particle refractive index are chosen to produce a scattering pattern that directs more light toward the bulb's base, while maintaining reasonable efficiency.
Abstract:
A light source (10) comprises a tubular glass heat pipe (12) having a given inside diameter ID. A tubular fiberglass wick (14) is positioned within the glass heat pipe (12). The fiberglass wick (14) has an outside diameter OD substantially equal to the given inside diameter ID and has a substantially centrally located open chamber (16) extending the length thereof. A quantity of an evaporable-condensable medium (17) is provided within the glass heat pipe (12) and a metal cap (18) selected from the group of glass-sealing metals and alloys is fixed to a proximal end (20) of the glass heat pipe (12). Heat dissipaters (22) are fixed to the distal end (24) of the heat pipe (12) and a light emitting diode (26) is fixed to the metal cap (18). Power conducting traces (28) are formed with the heat pipe (12) and are electrically connected to the light emitting diode (26). A lamp (40) can be formed with a plurality of the light sources (10).
Abstract:
A high frequency ballast for a metal halide lamp comprises a controller, a switch, and an oscillator. The controller selectively enables and disables the oscillator via the switch to ignite the lamp. The switch is in a power supply loop of the oscillator and selectively open circuits and close circuits the power supply loop. When the switch close circuits the power supply loop, the oscillator oscillates and provides power to the lamp. When the switch open circuits the power supply loop, the oscillator does not oscillate and does not provide power to the lamp.
Abstract:
A resonant tank converter including a reconfigurable resonant tank circuit including a switch configured to switch a resonant tank configuration of the reconfigurable resonant tank circuit to a first or second configuration in response to feedback signals representative of the output to a load. In some embodiments, the first configuration is an LLC resonant tank configuration, and the second configuration is an LCC resonant tank configuration.
Abstract:
Metalenses and technologies incorporating the same are disclosed. In some embodiments, the metalenses are in the form of a hybrid multiregion collimating metalens that includes a first region and a second region, wherein the hybrid multiregion collimating metalens is configured to collimate (e.g., visible) light incident thereon. In some instances the first region includes an array of first unit cells that contain subwavelength spaced nanostructures, such that the first region functions as a subwavelength high contrast grating (SWHCG), whereas the second region includes an array of second unit cell, wherein the array of second unit cells includes a near periodic annular arrangement of nanostructures such that the second region approximates the functionality of a locally periodic radial diffraction grating. Lighting devices including such metalenses are also disclosed
Abstract:
Wavelength converters including coarse particles/grains of a red nitride phosphor are disclosed. In some embodiments the red nitride phosphor is a (Ca,Sr,Ba) 2 Si 5 N 8 : Eu phosphor with a D50 grain size or a D50 particle size that is ≥ 5 microns. The red nitride phosphor may be encapsulated within an organic matrix or present in an inorganic matrix. In the latter case, the inorganic matrix may include fine grains with a D50 grain size
Abstract translation:公开了包括红色氮化物荧光体的粗颗粒/颗粒的波长转换器。 在一些实施方案中,红色氮化物荧光体是具有D50晶粒尺寸或≥50微米的D50粒度的(Ca,Sr,Ba)2 Si 5 N 8:Eu荧光体。 红色氮化物荧光体可以封装在有机基质中或存在于无机基质中。 在后一种情况下,无机基质可以包括具有D50晶粒尺寸<5微米的细晶粒。 还描述了制造这种波长转换器和包括这种波长转换器的装置的方法。
Abstract:
A DC-DC flyback converter includes a transformer and a switching component connected between the transformer and a ground. The switching component controls current flow through the primary winding of the transformer. A snubber circuit is connected between ground and the connection between the transformer and the switching component. The snubber circuit reduces transient voltage spikes across the switching component. A capacitive component of the snubber circuit provides stability for a primary side auxiliary output voltage while maintaining power factor and THD performance.