Gas Light System and Method
AssigneeJohn W. Kunze
InventorJohn W. Kunze
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Abstract
A writing gas light system has a gas tube with a first end and a second end. A first cathode is attached to a first end of the gas tube and a second cathode is attached to a second end of the gas tube. An isolated conductor runs along a length of the gas tube and is electrically attached to the second cathode. A light ballast is coupled to the first cathode and to the isolated conductor. In one embodiment, the system has a digitally controlled ballast. The gas discharge ballast has an output applied to the gas tube whose energy can be adjusted. The system has a balanced center tap transformer. The secondary of the transformer is tied to ground through a ground fault detection circuit.
Claims20
A writing gas light system, comprising:
- a gas tube having a first end and a second end, a first cathode at a first end of the gas tube and a second cathode at a second end of the gas tube;
- an isolated conductor running along a length of the gas tube and electrically attached to the second cathode;
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- a light ballast coupled to the first cathode and to the isolated conductor.
A method of writing a gas light system, comprising the steps of:
- placing an isolated conductor along a length of a gas tube;
- connecting a first cathode of the gas tube to the isolated conductor;
- connecting the isolated conductor to first output of a gas light ballast;
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- connecting a second cathode of the gas tube to a second output of the gas light ballast.
A gas light system, comprising:
- a gas tube with a first cathode at a first end of the gas tube and a second cathode at a second end of the gas tube;
- an isolated conductor running along a length of the gas tube and electrically connected to the second end of the gas tube;
- a gas light ballast having a first output connected to the first cathode and a second output connected to the isolated conductor, wherein the gas light ballast varies an output energy.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.