Patent ID: 8994288
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: H05B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A gas discharge lamp system, comprising: a light-transmissive envelope having an inner surface and a phosphor layer coated thereon; a discharge-sustaining gaseous mixture retained inside the light-transmissive envelope, the discharge-sustaining gaseous mixture comprising a noble gas, at a low pressure, and a metal halide; and an electrical system configured to provide a plurality of pulses to the discharge-sustaining gaseous mixture, wherein the plurality of pulses has a period, wherein each pulse in the plurality of pulses has a pulse width less than the period, wherein the plurality of pulses results in a discharge within the light-transmissive envelope turning on during the pulse width of each pulse in the plurality of pulses and turning off during a remainder of each period in the plurality of pulses, causing the lamp system to emit light.