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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2011
James M. Borsuk, Westlake, OH (US);
James Khoury, Strongsville, OH (US);
Edward C. Mcghee, Amherst, OH (US);
James Smith, Amherst, OH (US);
James M. Borsuk, Westlake, OH (US);
James Khoury, Strongsville, OH (US);
Edward C. McGhee, Amherst, OH (US);
James Smith, Amherst, OH (US);
Nordson Corporation, Westlake, OH (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide an apparatus, method, and program product to control a lamp system. The apparatus comprises a plasma lamp bulb () and a microwave generator () operable to generate a microwave energy field to excite the plasma lamp bulb () to emit ultraviolet light (). The apparatus further comprises a sensor () to measure the intensity of the ultraviolet light () and a reflector () positioned between the plasma lamp bulb () and the sensor () The reflector () is operable to reflect at least a portion of the ultraviolet light () generated by the plasma lamp bulb (). The method comprises receiving a target intensity for the ultraviolet light () and measuring an intensity of the ultraviolet light () using a sensor (). The method further comprises comparing the target intensity to the measured intensity and, in response to the comparison, adjusting power to a microwave generator () to adjust the intensity of the ultraviolet light ().