In an apparatus for thermal treatment of substrates, a gas discharge lamp runs in a simmer mode in standby operation. A constant power supply may be connected to the gas discharge lamp via a first switch. At least one charged capacitor may be connected to the gas discharge lamp via a second switch. A thermal treatment of the end side of a substrate with a duration of between 20 milliseconds and 500 milliseconds is provided in a manner governed by light absorption. This time window is advantageous for thermal treatment of coatings having a thickness of 2 to 200 micrometers, wherein the temperature of the rear side of the substrate can remain below that of the end side. The temperature on the end side can be significantly increased by the gas discharge lamp being connected to the capacitor via the second switch at the end of the time window.

In an apparatus for thermal treatment of substrates, a gas discharge lamp runs in a simmer mode in standby operation. A constant power supply may be connected to the gas discharge lamp via a first switch. At least one charged capacitor may be connected to the gas discharge lamp via a second switch. A thermal treatment of the end side of a substrate with a duration of between 20 milliseconds and 500 milliseconds is provided in a manner governed by light absorption. This time window is advantageous for thermal treatment of coatings having a thickness of 2 to 200 micrometers, wherein the temperature of the rear side of the substrate can remain below that of the end side. The temperature on the end side can be significantly increased by the gas discharge lamp being connected to the capacitor via the second switch at the end of the time window.

A sanitization apparatus includes an excimer lamp and a power converter. The power converter comprises a wide band gap device and a planar inductor. The wide band gap device is selectively switchable between a first mode wherein the inductor is electrically charged and a second mode wherein the inductor is electrically discharged. The wide band gap may be repeatedly switched between the first and second modes to generate a nano second pulse output voltage waveform.

A sanitization apparatus includes an excimer lamp and a power converter. The power converter comprises a wide band gap device and a planar inductor. The wide band gap device is selectively switchable between a first mode wherein the inductor is electrically charged and a second mode wherein the inductor is electrically discharged. The wide band gap may be repeatedly switched between the first and second modes to generate a nano second pulse output voltage waveform.

A sanitization apparatus includes an excimer lamp, a power converter configured to power the excimer lamp and a controller. The controller is configured to monitor an impedance of the excimer lamp and vary an output voltage waveform of the power converter based upon the impedance.

A sanitization apparatus includes an excimer lamp, a power converter configured to power the excimer lamp and a controller. The controller is configured to monitor an impedance of the excimer lamp and vary an output voltage waveform of the power converter based upon the impedance.

The present invention relates to a coaxial cable-type plasma lamp device, which has, in a coaxial cable form, a conductor formed in a concentric line inside a discharge tube, has a transparent conductor formed outside the discharge tube, and enables light to be generated through a plasma discharge by emitting an electromagnetic wave into gas filling in the discharge tube. The coaxial cable-type plasma lamp device according to the present invention comprises: a discharge tube filled with discharge gas and in which a plasma discharge occurs through the discharge gas; an inner conductor formed by penetrating the discharge tube; an outer conductor formed by surrounding the discharge tube; a terminator for connecting, at a one-sided terminal of the discharge tube, the inner conductor and the outer conductor through a resistor; and an adaptor for fixing and supporting the inner conductor, the discharge tube, and the outer conductor on the other side of the discharge tube, and for separably connecting the inner conductor to an external coaxial cable.

The present invention relates to a coaxial cable-type plasma lamp device, which has, in a coaxial cable form, a conductor formed in a concentric line inside a discharge tube, has a transparent conductor formed outside the discharge tube, and enables light to be generated through a plasma discharge by emitting an electromagnetic wave into gas filling in the discharge tube. The coaxial cable-type plasma lamp device according to the present invention comprises: a discharge tube filled with discharge gas and in which a plasma discharge occurs through the discharge gas; an inner conductor formed by penetrating the discharge tube; an outer conductor formed by surrounding the discharge tube; a terminator for connecting, at a one-sided terminal of the discharge tube, the inner conductor and the outer conductor through a resistor; and an adaptor for fixing and supporting the inner conductor, the discharge tube, and the outer conductor on the other side of the discharge tube, and for separably connecting the inner conductor to an external coaxial cable.

Electrodeless high intensity discharge lamps have the promise of higher reliability and higher efficiency than traditional electroded high intensity discharge lamps. However most electrodeless HIDs operate in the frequency range of around 400 MHz to 2.5 GHz resulting in expensive, inefficient RF drivers that reduce the overall efficacy of the lamp. Operating the lamp at lower frequencies results in substantial increase in the size of the resonators used in traditional electrodeless HIDs. In this invention a novel design is used to lower the operating frequency of the resonator without increasing the size of the resonator. This provides an avenue to increase the conversion efficiency of the RF driver and the efficacy of the lamp system.

An instant restrike igniter for use with a high-intensity discharge (HID) lamp and having a bleeder circuit including a resistor in parallel with a capacitor. The bleeder circuit in electrical communication with a voltage source. A transformer is in electrical communication with the bleeder circuit. The transformer includes a first winding that is in communication with and powers a lamp and a second winding. A triggering circuit is in electrical communication with the second winding of the transformer and the bleeder circuit. The triggering circuit has a minimum holding current of 50 mA and is configured to discharge the capacitor to generate high voltage pulses that are sent, via the transformer, to the lamp to reignite the lamp after a power interruption that extinguishes the lamp.