公开(公告)号：US4189664A

公开(公告)日：1980-02-19

申请号：US839748

申请日：1977-10-05

申请人： Richard L. Hirschfeld

发明人： Richard L. Hirschfeld

IPC分类号： G05F1/20 ,  H05B41/00 ,  H05B41/36

CPC分类号： H05B41/00 ,  G05F1/20 ,  Y10T307/858

摘要： The present invention is a power control unit and method of controlling power particularly for lighting loads such as incandescent lamps and fluorescent lamps. The power control unit is located between the power source and the load, typically between a circuit breaker and the lamps in a single circuit.The power control unit functions to reduce the voltage delivered to the load and thereby to reduce the power consumed by the load. Reductions in power up to 10% or more are possible without any significant loss in lighting usefulness. Savings of up to 40% or more are possible when significant reductions in lighting output are acceptable.

摘要翻译： 本发明是一种功率控制单元和控制功率的方法，特别是用于照明负载如白炽灯和荧光灯的功率。 功率控制单元位于电源和负载之间，通常在断路器和单个电路中的灯之间。 功率控制单元用于降低传送到负载的电压，从而降低负载消耗的功率。 降低10％以上的功率是可能的，而没有任何明显的照明损耗。 节能高达40％以上是可能的，当照明输出的显着减少是可以接受的。

公开(公告)号：US4187448A

公开(公告)日：1980-02-05

申请号：US858473

申请日：1977-12-07

申请人： Hisashi Kuroi ,  Masayoshi Miyajima ,  Takao Matoba

发明人： Hisashi Kuroi ,  Masayoshi Miyajima ,  Takao Matoba

IPC分类号： H05B41/04 ,  H05B37/00 ,  H05B39/00 ,  H05B41/00

CPC分类号： H05B41/046 ,  Y10S315/02 ,  Y10S315/05

摘要： Discharge lamps are connected to a commerical alternating current power supply through an impedance for blocking high frequency signals and an impedance compensating for the negative resistance of the discharge lamps. The discharge lamps are also connected to the commercial alternating current power supply through a rectifier and oscillator circuit, a voltage signal is generated including the commercial alternating current voltage superposed on a high-frequency, high-voltage signal from the oscillator. This voltage signal is applied to the discharge lamps to energize the same and maintain the lamps in a lighted condition.

摘要翻译： 放电灯通过用于阻挡高频信号的阻抗和补偿放电灯的负电阻的阻抗连接到商用交流电源。 放电灯还通过整流器和振荡器电路连接到商用交流电源，产生电压信号，包括叠加在来自振荡器的高频高电压信号上的商用交流电压。 该电压信号被施加到放电灯以对其通电并将灯保持在点亮状态。

公开(公告)号：US4162427A

公开(公告)日：1979-07-24

申请号：US885947

申请日：1978-03-13

申请人： Takeo Kamegaya ,  Minori Yokozawa ,  Ryuichi Kaneko ,  Hideomi Matsuzaki

发明人： Takeo Kamegaya ,  Minori Yokozawa ,  Ryuichi Kaneko ,  Hideomi Matsuzaki

IPC分类号： G09G3/282 ,  H01J17/49 ,  H05B37/00 ,  H05B39/00 ,  H05B41/00

CPC分类号： H01J11/00 ,  G09G3/282

摘要： A gas-discharge display panel comprises plural elongated minute gas-discharge cells arranged in matrix directly on inner faces of front and rear insulator plates, on opposite sides of which cells elongated anodes and cathodes are disposed respectively and which cells are driven by igniting pulses, sustaining pulse-trains and erasing pulses in response to picture signals to be displayed. In these cells glows appear closely by both of anodes and cathodes and excite fluorescent layers which are disposed on cell-walls at the closest distance, so that very high brightness and efficiency of gas-discharge display can be obtained with a simple structure, and further a memory function of gas-discharge can be effected by virtue of the sustaining pulse-trains.

摘要翻译： 气体放电显示面板包括多个细长的微小气体放电单元，其直接布置在前绝缘板和后绝缘体板的内表面上，其相对侧上分别设有细长的阳极和阴极，并且这些单元由点火脉冲驱动， 响应于要显示的图像信号维持脉冲串和擦除脉冲。 在这些电池中，阳极和阴极两者都发光，激光荧光层以最小的距离设置在电池壁上，从而可以以简单的结构获得非常高的气体放电显示亮度和效率 气体放电的记忆功能可以通过维持脉冲列进行。

公开(公告)号：US4140945A

公开(公告)日：1979-02-20

申请号：US867399

申请日：1978-01-06

申请人： Ray L. Trogdon

发明人： Ray L. Trogdon

IPC分类号： F02P3/01 ,  G01R13/40 ,  G09G3/28 ,  G09G3/288 ,  H05B37/00 ,  H05B39/00 ,  H05B41/00

CPC分类号： G09G3/293 ,  F02P3/01 ,  G01R13/40 ,  G09G3/2942 ,  G09G3/296 ,  G09G3/297

摘要： A gas discharge device, including an interface and addressing means connected to a pair of opposed electrode arrays to energize a plurality of discharge cells, each cell including proximate electrode portions of at least one electrode in each opposed array, the dielectric charge storage member insulating at least one of the proximate electrode portions from the gas. A sustainer voltage source generates an alternating polarity wave form which maintains a discharge sequence in all cells which are in the "on" state. In accordance with the present invention, an enhancement pulser means generates an enhancement voltage pulse which is cyclically superimposed on the sustainer wave form. The enhancement pulse has the same polarity as the sustainer wave form and is generated to coincide with each discharge of the cells in the "on" state to increase the brightness and performance of the gas discharge device.

摘要翻译： 一种气体放电装置，包括连接到一对相对的电极阵列以激励多个放电单元的接口和寻址装置，每个单元包括每个相对阵列中的至少一个电极的近似电极部分，绝缘电荷存储部件 来自气体的近似电极部分中的至少一个。 维持电压源产生交替极性波形，其在处于“接通”状态的所有单元中维持放电序列。 根据本发明，增强脉冲发生器装置产生循环叠加在持续波形上的增强电压脉冲。 增强脉冲具有与持续波形相同的极性，并且产生与“处于”状态下的电池的每次放电一致以增加气体放电装置的亮度和性能。

公开(公告)号：US4130779A

公开(公告)日：1978-12-19

申请号：US791295

申请日：1977-04-27

申请人： John W. V. Miller ,  Ray L. Trogdon

发明人： John W. V. Miller ,  Ray L. Trogdon

IPC分类号： G09G3/28 ,  G09G3/288 ,  H05B37/00 ,  H05B39/00 ,  H05B41/00

CPC分类号： G09G3/293 ,  G09G3/294 ,  G09G3/296 ,  G09G3/297 ,  G09G2310/066 ,  G09G2320/0228

摘要： A gas discharge device having at least one dielectric charge storage member the gaseous medium contacting surface of which consists of a low operating voltage material. The material is used in an amount sufficient to increase the operating life span of the device and/or stabilize the operating voltages of the device. An interface and addressing means is connected to a pair of opposed electrode arrays to energize a plurality of discharge cells, each cell including proximate electrode portions of at least one electrode in each opposed array, said dielectric charge storage member insulating at least one of said proximate electrode portions from said gas. A cell presents a capacitive impedance to a voltage pulse applied by the interface and addressing means to the electrode portions to generate a relatively slow rise time leading edge on the voltage pulse for improved addressing of the cell when the electrode arrays are serially addressed. If at least a portion of the electrodes in one of the arrays are connected for parallel addressing, a keyer pulser connected to these electrodes is turned on to generate a relatively fast rise time leading edge portion on the voltage pulse followed by a relatively slow rise time portion during which the cell is written.

摘要翻译： 一种气体放电装置，其具有至少一个电介质电荷存储部件，气体介质接触表面由低工作电压材料组成。 材料的使用量足以增加器件的使用寿命和/或稳定器件的工作电压。 接口和寻址装置连接到一对相对的电极阵列以激励多个放电单元，每个单元包括每个相对阵列中的至少一个电极的近似电极部分，所述介电电荷存储构件绝缘至少一个所述近似 来自所述气体的电极部分。 电池对由接口和寻址装置施加到电极部分的电压脉冲呈现电容性阻抗，以在电压脉冲上产生相对较慢的上升时间前沿，以在电极阵列被串行寻址时改善对单元的寻址。 如果其中一个阵列中的至少一部分电极连接用于并行寻址，则连接到这些电极的键控脉冲发生器导通，以在电压脉冲上产生相对较快的上升时间前沿部分，随后是相对较慢的上升时间 写入单元的部分。

公开(公告)号：US4130777A

公开(公告)日：1978-12-19

申请号：US828792

申请日：1977-08-29

申请人： Michael C. De Jule

发明人： Michael C. De Jule

IPC分类号： G09G3/20 ,  G09G3/282 ,  H01J17/49 ,  H05B37/00 ,  H05B39/00 ,  H05B41/00

CPC分类号： H01J17/498 ,  G09G3/282 ,  G09G3/2011 ,  G09G3/2014 ,  G09G3/2081

摘要： This disclosure sets forth means and method for scanning a high voltage cathodoluminescent television, alpha-numeric or other image display panel having a row and column array of individually controllable plasma-sac-type gas-discharge display elements. The panel envelope contains an ionizable gas at very low pressure, and includes a transparent faceplate on the inner surface of which are disposed cathodoluminescent target elements associated with the display elements. A plasma-sac-generating means includes cathode means and anode means for forming a gas discharge plasma or plasmas, and means for constricting the plasma or plasmas to simultaneously form one or more electron-beam-generating plasma sacs. Control means are provided for controlling the plasma-sac-generating means such that at a given time a plurality of electron beams are generated, each associated with a predetermined display element and target element. Included are means for accelerating the beams from the plasma sac or sacs into high-energy impingement on respectively associated target elements. Scanning means provide for scanning a row of the display elements by activating in sequence and group-by-group consecutive groups of display elements in the row until the entire row of display elements is scanned. Column-scanning is repeated for each selected row until the entire panel has been scanned.

摘要翻译： 该公开内容提出了用于扫描具有独立可控的等离子体囊型气体放电显示元件的行和列阵列的高压阴极发光电视，字母数字或其他图像显示面板的装置和方法。 面板信封包含非常低压力下的可离子化气体，并且包括其内表面上设置有与显示元件相关联的阴极发光靶元件的透明面板。 等离子体产生装置包括用于形成气体放电等离子体或等离子体的阴极装置和阳极装置，以及用于收缩等离子体或等离子体同时形成一个或多个产生电子束的等离子体囊的装置。 提供控制装置用于控制等离子体发生装置，使得在给定时间产生多个电子束，每个电子束与预定显示元件和目标元件相关联。 包括用于将来自等离子体囊或囊的光束加速到分别相关联的目标元件上的高能量冲击的装置。 扫描装置提供扫描一行显示元件，通过按顺序和逐组地激活行中的显示元件的连续组，直到扫描整行显示元件。 对每个选定的行重复列扫描，直到整个面板被扫描为止。

公开(公告)号：US4107578A

公开(公告)日：1978-08-15

申请号：US790094

申请日：1977-04-22

申请人： Toyoshi Kawada ,  Shizuo Andoh ,  Kazuo Yoshikawa

发明人： Toyoshi Kawada ,  Shizuo Andoh ,  Kazuo Yoshikawa

IPC分类号： G09G3/10 ,  G09G3/291 ,  H01J17/49 ,  H05B37/00 ,  H05B39/00 ,  H05B41/00

CPC分类号： H01J17/492 ,  G09G3/10

摘要： A drive system for an alternating current (AC) driven type gas discharge panel in which either one of the electrode pitches of X and Y electrodes is made smaller than the other. A positive pulse voltage is applied to the electrodes of the smaller electrode pitch and a negative pulse voltage is applied to the electrodes of the larger electrode pitch, thereby to write information in a selected discharge point. The AC driven type gas discharge panel of an electrode arrangement of an asymmetrical electrode pitch is driven with a maximum write margin which does not cause half select misfire.

摘要翻译： 一种用于交流（AC）驱动型气体放电板的驱动系统，其中X和Y电极的电极间距中的任一个被制成小于另一个。 对较小电极间距的电极施加正脉冲电压，对较大电极间距的电极施加负脉冲电压，从而在所选择的放电点中写入信息。 不对称电极间距的电极布置的AC驱动型气体放电面板以不会导致半选择失火的最大写入裕度来驱动。

公开(公告)号：US4091309A

公开(公告)日：1978-05-23

申请号：US794881

申请日：1977-05-09

申请人： Richard Albert Strom

发明人： Richard Albert Strom

IPC分类号： G09G3/20 ,  G09G3/28 ,  G09G3/288 ,  H05B37/00 ,  H05B39/00 ,  H05B41/00

CPC分类号： G09G3/296

摘要： The present invention shows a plasma display panel drive circuit using low voltage controlled self-actuating devices as clamp circuits for selection of drive lines to be driven. Since such clamp circuits are in a normally ON condition for the sustain mode, the clamp circuits are self-actuating to transmit sustain pulses. The clamp circuits must be selected OFF to prevent the transmission of write and erase pulses in a self-actuating mode to the selected drive electrodes so that only the desired drive electrodes receive write and erase pulses.

摘要翻译： 本发明示出了使用低压控制的自动致动装置作为用于选择待驱动的驱动线路的钳位电路的等离子体显示面板驱动电路。 由于这种钳位电路处于用于维持模式的正常状态，所以钳位电路是自动致动以传输维持脉冲。 必须将钳位电路选择为OFF以防止将自动致动模式的写入和擦除脉冲传输到所选择的驱动电极，使得只有期望的驱动电极接收写入和擦除脉冲。

公开(公告)号：US4082981A

公开(公告)日：1978-04-04

申请号：US772790

申请日：1977-02-28

申请人： Edward W. Morton ,  John F. Gilmore

发明人： Edward W. Morton ,  John F. Gilmore

IPC分类号： H01J61/56 ,  H05B41/00 ,  H05B41/232 ,  H05B41/40 ,  H05B41/42 ,  H01J17/34

CPC分类号： H05B41/40 ,  H05B41/42 ,  Y10S315/05

摘要： There is provided in combination with a rapid-start series-sequence type ballast for two low-pressure mercury discharge lamps, apparatus for reducing the power consumption of both lamps. The apparatus utilizes switch means in conjunction with a capacitor to limit the current supply to the lamps after the lamps are energized. The switch means has two members in series circuit arrangement with one of the electrodes of one of the lamps. Each member is connected on opposite sides of the electrode. The capacitor is connected in parallel circuit arrangement with one of the members. Initially upon energization the switch means has a low impedance state to permit current flow and then switches to a high impedance state. The switch means permits preheating of the electrode and thereafter upon response to current flow switches and causes the lamp current to pass through the capacitor and thereby decrease by a predetermined amount the current through the normally operating lamps. The switch means may comprise switch members having a positive temperature coefficient of electrical resistance.

公开(公告)号：US4044280A

公开(公告)日：1977-08-23

申请号：US627170

申请日：1975-10-30

申请人： Anton P. Shulski

发明人： Anton P. Shulski

IPC分类号： H01J17/49 ,  H05B37/00 ,  H05B39/00 ,  H05B41/00

CPC分类号： H01J11/00

摘要： An enclosure containing an ionizable gas has electrodes mounted in opposition on opposite faces of the enclosure. A first set of electrodes on one side of the enclosure are energized in sequence. A second set of electrodes on the opposite side of the enclosure form a multiple-element character matrix in which groups of elements are electrically commoned so that the number of electrodes, and respective leads thereto, in the second set is less than the number of elements of the matrix. The electrodes of the first set are mounted and shaped so that each is opposite a plurality of electrodes of the first set, and so that the same electrode of the second set is opposite several electrodes of the first set. Thus different portions of the same electrodes of the first set, representing different elements of the matrix, can be separately actuated during the different time periods of energization of the electrodes of the first set. Thereby a time division multiplexed mode of operation of the character display is provided such that the number of leads to the display can be reduced significantly.

摘要翻译： 包含可电离气体的外壳具有安装在外壳相对面上的电极。 机壳一侧的第一组电极依次通电。 在外壳的相对侧上的第二组电极形成多元素字符矩阵，其中元件组被电气地共用，使得第二组中的电极数量和相应的导线数量小于元件的数量 的矩阵。 第一组的电极被安装和成形为使得它们与第一组的多个电极相对，并且使得第二组的电极与第一组的多个电极相对。 因此，可以在第一组的电极的通电的不同时间段期间单独地致动表示矩阵的不​​同元件的第一组的相同电极的不同部分。 因此，提供了字符显示的时分多路复用操作模式，使得可以显着地减少显示器的引线数量。