General Electric Company

Harold A Gauper, Jr

Armand P Ferro

John P Walden

The distribution of turns in the primary winding of an induction ionized discharge lamp varies as a function of angular position on a toroidal core. The turns are wound in proportion to the adjoining secondary plasma flux density. Local matching of flux linkages per ampere reduces leakage flux between the primary and secondary and thereby improves lamp coupling and reduces electromagnetic interference.

Spatially distributed windings to improve plasma coupling in induction

Electromagnetic interference shields are connected to electrical reference points from specially selected null or 'center tap' connection points where noise voltages induced in the surface of the electromagnetic shield are substantially balanced out such that injection of such induced interference noise voltages to the connected reference points are substantially reduced. Special selection of isolated reference points for the input and output circuits as well as a special combination of electromagnetic interference shields substantially reduces the electromagnetic interference emanations from an electrical power supply circuit incorporating an inverter and transformer windings therewithin which normally constitute sources of unwanted electromagnetic interference signals unless suppressed.

Electromagnetically shielded electrical converter and an improved

A signal pickup means is provided in a power supply having an inverter driven transformer therewithin for producing a cancellation signal substantially equal in magnitude and opposite in phase with respect to an unwanted common mode interference signal which otherwise appears on the electrical output from the secondary windings of the transformer with respect to an electrically isolated electromagnetic shield about the exterior of the power supply. This signal pickup is connected to the secondary winding and to an electrostatic shield about the secondary winding so as to effectively add the cancellation signal to the interference signal thereby substantially eliminating and reducing the unwanted common mode emanations from the output of the power supply. Preferably, the signal pickup is connected to substantially reduce unwanted common mode potentials between the center tap of the secondary windings and other shielding of the power supply in spite of electrical isolation therebetween. It is further preferred that the secondary winding shield to which the signal pickup is attached have a center-tapped connection located at a null point on the shield where the induced voltages in the shield are substantially balanced out to a minimum magnitude and the signal pickup is electrically connected at such a shield center-tapped connection point.

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Scotia, NY, United States of America

Harold A Gauper, Jr