Abstract: In order to improve the starting of a dielectric barrier discharge lamp it is proposed to provide elements for igniting an auxiliary discharge inside the exhaust tube (5) of the lamp.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 2, 2002
Date of Patent:
August 2, 2005
Assignee:
Patent-Treuhaud-Gesellschaft für elektrische Glühlampen mbH
Inventors:
Gerhard Döll, Wolfgang Kumpf, Joseph-A. Olsen