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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2002
Gérard Rilly, St Etienne Crossey, FR;
Gérard Morizot, Voiron, FR;
Jean-raphaël Bezal, Meylan, FR;
Thomson Licensing, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to a device comprising a metallic support plate, the front face of which supports a plasma discharge panel which is equipped with a network of pairs of adjacent electrodes and the rear face of which is equipped with a power supply. According to the invention, the connection ends of the electrodes of one electrode pair are located on opposite edges of the panel and the power circuit of each pair of adjacent electrodes forms a current loop that does not surround the metallic plate. In this way, electric losses are restricted in said plate and the cells of the panel operate identically along the entire length of the electrodes.