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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2006
Scot Olson, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Bruce Pitman, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Scot Olson, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Bruce Pitman, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
An assembly for heating a fluorescent lamp (such as the lamp used in a flat panel display) includes a circuit card having a plurality of transistors each configured to produce heat disposed thereon. A thermally-conductive layer is disposed proximate to the plurality of transistors, and the fluorescent lamp is disposed proximate the thermally-conductive layer such that the heat from the transistors is transmitted to the fluorescent lamp via the thermally-conductive layer. By controlling the heat applied to the fluorescent lamp, microclimates in the lamp can be reduced or eliminated, thereby improving the performance of the lamp.