A high-voltage pulse generation device configured to apply a pulsed high voltage to the space between a pair of discharge electrodes disposed in a laser chamber of a gas laser apparatus includes n transformer cores that form a transformer, where n is a natural number greater than or equal to two, n primary electric circuits of the transformer, the n primary electric circuits each having a first terminal connected to a reference potential and a second terminal connected to a charger, the n primary electric circuits each including one or more primary coils, one or more diodes connected in parallel to the one or more primary coils, and one or more pulse generators connected in parallel to the one or more primary coils, and a secondary electric circuit of the transformer, the secondary electric circuit including a secondary coil and connected to the pair of discharge electrodes.

A high voltage pulse generation device includes n transformer cores configuring a transformer, n being a natural number of 2 or more, each of the n transformer cores being configured to form a magnetic circuit along a first plane and to have a width in a first direction parallel to the first plane larger than a width in a second direction parallel to the first plane and perpendicular to the first direction; n primary electric circuits of the transformer connected in parallel to each other, each of the n primary electric circuits including at least one primary coil, and m pulse generation units connected in parallel to the at least one primary coil, m being a natural number equal to or more than 2; and a secondary electric circuit of the transformer including a secondary coil and connected to a pair of discharge electrodes.

Stobe Spin Art is a new Apparatus for making traditional Spin Art, that employs precise stroboscopic Illumination upon a spinning substrait, held safely captive in an appropriate platen, such that the spinning substrait, timed to stroboscopic illumination of specific luminosity and duration appears still to the Artist's eye during the artistic process, allowing that artist to create, observe, modify, and finish their work of art in real time. That artistic process uses a variety of pigments, specific to individual substraits, and employs specifically designed depositors, including deposition pattern dies, for different creative effects. Substraits will vary as will their specific pigments, (paints, inks, dyes, and glazes, etc.) depending upon the application, specific to the substrate. The Apparatus will feature the use of U.V. curable pigments, and a safe U.V. Interlock to quickly cure the artist's finished work of art into a smear free take home masterpiece.

Stobe Spin Art is a new Apparatus for making traditional Spin Art, that employs precise stroboscopic Illumination upon a spinning substrait, held safely captive in an appropriate platen, such that the spinning substrait, timed to stroboscopic illumination of specific luminosity and duration appears still to the Artist's eye during the artistic process, allowing that artist to create, observe, modify, and finish their work of art in real time. That artistic process uses a variety of pigments, specific to individual substraits, and employs specifically designed depositors, including deposition pattern dies, for different creative effects. Substraits will vary as will their specific pigments, (paints, inks, dyes, and glazes, etc.) depending upon the application, specific to the substrate. The Apparatus will feature the use of U.V. curable pigments, and a safe U.V. Interlock to quickly cure the artist's finished work of art into a smear free take home masterpiece.

A method for flashlamp control, in which a main pulse of the lamp current, producing a flash, is generated, and a pre-pulse of the lamp current is previously generated by application of a bias voltage includes a flashlamp with an ignition electrode, a bias voltage source, a main voltage source and a control system. The load of the flashlamp is minimized during the production of a main pulse by a pre-ignition. A pre-pulse is generated by applying a plasma voltage which is higher than the bias voltage, as an electrode voltage, and igniting a plasma in the flashlamp by means of an ignition electrode and maintaining same by means of the bias voltage during the pre-pulse.

A method for flashlamp control, in which a main pulse of the lamp current, producing a flash, is generated, and a pre-pulse of the lamp current is previously generated by application of a bias voltage includes a flashlamp with an ignition electrode, a bias voltage source, a main voltage source and a control system. The load of the flashlamp is minimized during the production of a main pulse by a pre-ignition. A pre-pulse is generated by applying a plasma voltage which is higher than the bias voltage, as an electrode voltage, and igniting a plasma in the flashlamp by means of an ignition electrode and maintaining same by means of the bias voltage during the pre-pulse.

An anti-collision light (ACL) control system may include a controller, a GPS receiver in electronic communication with the controller, an ACL comprising a housing and a flash lamp in electronic communication with the controller, and a tangible, non-transitory memory configured to communicate with the controller, the tangible, non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the controller, cause the controller to perform operations comprising receiving a GPS signal from the GPS receiver, generating a flash signal in response to the GPS signal, and controlling the flash lamp via the flash signal.

An anti-collision light (ACL) control system may include a controller, a GPS receiver in electronic communication with the controller, an ACL comprising a housing and a flash lamp in electronic communication with the controller, and a tangible, non-transitory memory configured to communicate with the controller, the tangible, non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the controller, cause the controller to perform operations comprising receiving a GPS signal from the GPS receiver, generating a flash signal in response to the GPS signal, and controlling the flash lamp via the flash signal.

A method and apparatus for thermally processing material on a low-temperature substrate using pulsed light from a flash lamp is disclosed. Material is conveyed past the flash lamp. The pulses of light are formed by Pulse Width Modulation to tailor the shape of the pulses to generate a thermal gradient in the substrate that enables the material to be heated beyond the maximum working temperature of the substrate without damage. Its shaped pulse rate is synchronized to the conveyance speed of a conveyance system. By using the information from a feedback sensor, the thermal gradient is recalculated to alter the shape of the pulses in real time for optimizing subsequent curings in real time without powering down the curing apparatus. The combined pulse shaping and synchronization allow a temperature profile to be tailored in the sample that is uniformly cured in the conveyance direction.

A method and apparatus for thermally processing material on a low-temperature substrate using pulsed light from a flash lamp is disclosed. Material is conveyed past the flash lamp. The pulses of light are formed by Pulse Width Modulation to tailor the shape of the pulses to generate a thermal gradient in the substrate that enables the material to be heated beyond the maximum working temperature of the substrate without damage. Its shaped pulse rate is synchronized to the conveyance speed of a conveyance system. By using the information from a feedback sensor, the thermal gradient is recalculated to alter the shape of the pulses in real time for optimizing subsequent curings in real time without powering down the curing apparatus. The combined pulse shaping and synchronization allow a temperature profile to be tailored in the sample that is uniformly cured in the conveyance direction.