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An RF fluorescent lamp, comprising a bulbous vitreous portion of the RF fluorescent lamp comprising a vitreous envelope filled with a working gas mixture, a power coupler to induce an alternating electric field within the vitreous envelope, an electronic ballast, and a mercury amalgam accommodating...

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Main Authors Miller, Harris, Alexandrov, Felix I, Nanchung, Tenzin Wangjor, Goscha, John R
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 07.01.2020
Subjects
APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC,OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWERSUPPLY SYSTEMS
BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF
CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUTPOWER
CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
ELECTRIC HEATING
ELECTRIC LIGHTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
ELECTRICITY
GENERATION
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Summary:An RF fluorescent lamp, comprising a bulbous vitreous portion of the RF fluorescent lamp comprising a vitreous envelope filled with a working gas mixture, a power coupler to induce an alternating electric field within the vitreous envelope, an electronic ballast, and a mercury amalgam accommodating structure mounted within the lamp envelope and adapted to absorb power from the electric field to rapidly heat and vaporize an amalgam of mercury to rapidly illuminate the lamp envelope during a turn-on phase of the RF fluorescent lamp, wherein the structure is comprised of a substrate material coated with a mixture of indium and gold.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201715671520