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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 1986
Filed:
Jul. 09, 1984
Toshiro Kajiwara, Kamakura, JP;
Yoshinori Anzai, Kamakura, JP;
Takeo Saikatsu, Kamakura, JP;
Goroku Kobayashi, Kamakura, JP;
Hiroshi Yamazaki, Kamakura, JP;
Yoshiji Minagawa, Kamakura, JP;
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A low-pressure mercury vapor discharge lamp comprises a tubular bulb having an inside diameter of from 22 mm to 35 mm, an electrode-to-electrode distance of from 400 mm to 1,200 mm, and an inner surface coated with a phosphor. A rare gas including Kr and a mercury vapor source are sealed in the bulb, which is energized by an igniting device having a high-frequency power supply connected to a DC power supply for generating a substantially sinusoidal high-frequency output voltage, and a quiescent period generator connected to the high-frequency power supply and including a switch 17 turned on and off at least once during each half cycle to provide a quiescent period and thereby produce a substantially square wave high-frequency output voltage having rise and fall times of 2 .mu.s or less.