Light source apparatus, discharge lamp driving method, and projector

    公开(公告)号:US09642229B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-05-02

    申请号:US14257427

    申请日:2014-04-21

    摘要: In at least one embodiment, a light source apparatus includes a discharge lamp with a pair of electrodes and a driving unit that supplies a driving current to the pair of electrodes. The driving unit includes an AC supplier that supplies an alternating current to the pair of electrodes and a DC supplier that supplies a direct current to the pair of electrodes. The AC supplier is configured to alternately repeat an AC supply section in which the alternating current is supplied and an AC stop section in which the supply of the alternating current is stopped. The DC supplier is configured to supply the direct current during a period corresponding to the AC stop section. A frequency of the direct current is not lower than 10 Hz and not higher than 1 kHz.

    Ceramic composite, light source apparatus, and projector

    公开(公告)号:US11279871B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-22

    申请号:US16934070

    申请日:2020-07-21

    IPC分类号: C09K11/02 G03B21/20 G02B26/00

    摘要: A ceramic composite according to the present disclosure has a phosphor phase containing an activator and a phosphor and a matrix phase containing MgO as a light transmissive ceramic material. The ceramic composite is made of an inorganic material, and the content of the phosphor phase is so set that the volume ratio of the phosphor phase to the entire phase including the matrix phase and the phosphor phase is lower than or equal to 20 vol %.

    Wavelength conversion element, wavelength converter, light source apparatus, and projector

    公开(公告)号:US10725307B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-28

    申请号:US16162917

    申请日:2018-10-17

    发明人: Satoshi Kito

    摘要: A wavelength conversion element includes a substrate having a first surface, a first phosphor layer that has a first excitation light incident surface on which excitation light having a first wavelength is incident, is so provided as to face the first surface, a second phosphor layer that is so provided as to be in contact with part of the first excitation light incident surface, and a reflection layer that is provided between the first phosphor layer and the substrate. The first phosphor layer has an annular shape. The area of the second phosphor layer viewed in the direction in which the excitation light is incident is smaller than the area of the first phosphor layer viewed in the direction in which the excitation light is incident. The thickness of the second phosphor layer is smaller than the thickness of the first phosphor layer.

    Discharge lamp driving device, projector, and discharge lamp driving method

    公开(公告)号:US09915862B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-13

    申请号:US15407553

    申请日:2017-01-17

    摘要: In a discharge lamp driving device, a mixed period is provided, in which a first period in which an alternating current is supplied and a second period in which a direct current is supplied are alternately repeated and a third period alternately including a first direct current period and a second direct current period in which a direct current having a polarity opposite to a polarity of the direct current in the first direct current period is supplied. Length of the second direct current period is smaller than 0.5 ms. A total of lengths of the first direct current periods in the third period is larger than length of the second period. The third period is not provided at least when the inter-electrode voltage is smaller than a first predetermined value or when a cumulative lighting time of the discharge lamp is smaller than a second predetermined value.

    Projector and method of controlling projector

    公开(公告)号:US09971233B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-05-15

    申请号:US15065263

    申请日:2016-03-09

    发明人: Satoshi Kito

    IPC分类号: G03B21/20 G03B21/16

    摘要: A projector according to an aspect of the invention includes a discharge lamp having a light emitting tube and configured to emit light, a light modulation device configured to modulate the light emitted from the discharge lamp in accordance with an image signal, a projection optical system configured to project the light modulated by the light modulation device, a first detection section configured to detect ultraviolet light out of the light emitted from the discharge lamp, and a control section configured to determine a deterioration state of the light emitting tube based on a light intensity of the ultraviolet light detected by the first detection section.

    Light source apparatus and projector

    公开(公告)号:US11762267B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-19

    申请号:US17580789

    申请日:2022-01-21

    发明人: Satoshi Kito

    IPC分类号: G03B21/20 H04N9/31 G02B26/00

    摘要: A light source apparatus according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes an excitation light source that outputs excitation light, a ceramic phosphor that has a first surface and a second surface, converts in terms of wavelength part of the excitation light outputted from the excitation light source and incident via the first surface to generate fluorescence, and causes the fluorescence to exit via the second surface, and a substrate that supports the first surface of the ceramic phosphor. The excitation light outputted from the excitation light source is incident on an exposed portion of the first surface of the ceramic phosphor that is the portion exposed via the substrate. The distance in the exposed portion from an irradiated region irradiated with the excitation light to the substrate is 0.34 mm or greater.

    LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS, DISCHARGE LAMP DRIVING METHOD, AND PROJECTOR
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    LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS, DISCHARGE LAMP DRIVING METHOD, AND PROJECTOR 审中-公开
    光源设备,放电灯驱动方法和投影仪

    公开(公告)号:US20140226135A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-08-14

    申请号:US14257427

    申请日:2014-04-21

    IPC分类号: H05B41/36 G03B21/20

    摘要: In at least one embodiment, a light source apparatus includes a discharge lamp with a pair of electrodes and a driving unit that supplies a driving current to the pair of electrodes. The driving unit includes an AC supplier that supplies an alternating current to the pair of electrodes and a DC supplier that supplies a direct current to the pair of electrodes. The AC supplier is configured to alternately repeat an AC supply section in which the alternating current is supplied and an AC stop section in which the supply of the alternating current is stopped. The DC supplier is configured to supply the direct current during a period corresponding to the AC stop section. A frequency of the direct current is not lower than 10 Hz and not higher than 1 kHz.

    摘要翻译: 在至少一个实施例中,光源装置包括具有一对电极的放电灯和向一对电极提供驱动电流的驱动单元。 驱动单元包括向该对电极提供交流电的AC供应器和向该对电极提供直流电的DC供应器。 AC供给器被配置为交替地重复提供交流电的AC供电部和停止供给交流电的AC停止部。 DC供应器被配置为在对应于AC停止部分的时段期间提供直流电流。 直流电流的频率不低于10Hz,不高于1kHz。

    Light source apparatus and projector

    公开(公告)号:US10712649B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-14

    申请号:US16366027

    申请日:2019-03-27

    发明人: Satoshi Kito

    摘要: A light source apparatus according to an aspect of the invention includes an excitation light source that emits excitation light, a wavelength conversion layer on which the excitation light is incident and which converts the wavelength of the excitation light to emit fluorescence, a plurality of traveling direction changers that are formed in the wavelength conversion layer and change the traveling direction of the fluorescence, and a substrate on which the wavelength conversion layer is provided. The substrate is rotated around an axis of rotation to change the position on which the excitation light is incident on the wavelength conversion layer over time, and the interval between the plurality of traveling direction changers is smaller than the size of the region on which the excitation light is incident.