Abstract: A retrofit Light Emitting Diode, LED, tube for replacing a fluorescent tube, wherein said retrofit LED tube is arranged to be connected to a ballast, said retrofit LED tube comprising a ballast determining unit arranged for identifying a type of ballast connected to said retrofit LED tube by controlling an output voltage of said power rectifier to a first voltage and measuring a first current provided by said power rectifier, controlling said output voltage of said power rectifier to a second voltage and measuring a second current provided by said power rectifier, wherein said second voltage differs from said first voltage and determining said type of ballast based on said first and second output voltages and said measured first and second currents, wherein said ballast determining unit is further arranged to configure said configurable matching circuit based on said determined type of ballast.

Abstract: A retrofit Light Emitting Diode, LED, tube for replacing a fluorescent tube, wherein said retrofit LED tube is arranged to be connected to a ballast, said retrofit LED tube comprising a ballast determining unit arranged for identifying a type of ballast connected to said retrofit LED tube by controlling an output voltage of said power rectifier to a first voltage and measuring a first current provided by said power rectifier, controlling said output voltage of said power rectifier to a second voltage and measuring a second current provided by said power rectifier, wherein said second voltage differs from said first voltage and determining said type of ballast based on said first and second output voltages and said measured first and second currents, wherein said ballast determining unit is further arranged to configure said configurable matching circuit based on said determined type of ballast.

Abstract: The invention describes a method of generating calibration data (?Ux, CPx) for a system (3) comprising a gas-discharge lamp (1) and a cooling arrangement (2) for cooling the lamp (1), which method comprises the steps of establishing a correlation (RP-U) between a lamp operating parameter delta (?U) and a lamp cooling status parameter delta (?P, ?B); and associating a cooling arrangement control parameter (CP, CPx) with a lamp operating parameter delta (?U) on the basis of the established correlation (RP-U). The invention also describes a method of calibrating a cooling arrangement (2) of a system (3) comprising a gas-discharge lamp (1) and a cooling arrangement (2) for cooling the lamp (1). The invention also describes a method of controlling a cooling arrangement (2) in a system (3) comprising a high-pressure gas discharge lamp (1).

Abstract: The invention relates to a high-pressure gas discharge lamp (1) comprising a discharge chamber (4) with a gas filling and electrodes (5) disposed in the discharge chamber. At least one of said electrodes is a tungsten alloy electrode, where the alloy is made of (a) ultra-high pure tungsten and (b) at least one of rhenium, osmium, tantalum, hafnium, iridium, and zirconium in a quantity of 0.01 to 3% by weight of the quantity of tungsten. The tungsten alloy of the invention strikes an appropriate balance between a rhenium or osmium content, which is high enough to obtain sufficient ductility allowing wire processing, and low enough to reduce the amount of rhenium evaporation responsible for blackening the interior of the discharge chamber during operation of the lamp. The invention further relates to a method of manufacturing such a lamp.

Abstract: An electric lamp provided with a bulb (1) of quartz glass and a metal electrode rod (3;21,22). The electrode rod (3;21,22) is at least partly embedded in the quartz glass material of the bulb. At least a major part of the surface of the electrode rod (3;21,22) that is in contact with the quartz glass material is provided with grooves (6) having a substantially longitudinal direction.