Means and method for energizing a flash lamp
OwnerHoward Stephen Bertan, Kenneth Lawrence Shortinventors
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Abstract
A method and structure for energizing a flash lamp for producing a high energy light pulse, with the flash lamp energized by a flattened and extended current pulse. The method includes collecting and storing energy for delivery to the flash lamp when triggered. A triggering of the flash lamp resulting in a delivering of the collected and stored energy to the flash lamp in the form of an amplitude controlled (flattened) and duration controlled (extended) current pulse.
Claims13
A method to energize a triggerable flash lamp to produce a high energy light pulse, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) collecting and storing energy for delivery to the flash lamp when triggered;
- (b) triggering the flash lamp;
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- (c) delivering the collected and stored energy to the flash lamp in the form of a flattened and extended current pulse coupled to an energy input coupling of the flash lamp, energizing the flash lamp and thereby producing the high energy light pulse.
A method to energize a triggerable flash lamp structured with an energy input coupling and a trigger input, wherein the triggering of the flash lamp produces a high energy light pulse, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) collecting and storing energy provided by an output of a DC power supply module;
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- (b) delivering the stored energy to the flash lamp, when triggered, in the form of a flattened and extended current pulse coupled to the energy input coupling of the flash lamp to energize the flash lamp, producing the high energy light pulse.
An energy supplying arrangement for use in energizing a trigger activated flash lamp for periodically producing a high energy light pulse, the energy supplying arrangement comprising:
- (a) a power supply module having an energy providing output;
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- (b) an energy storage module coupled to the energy providing output of the power supply module to collect and store energy supplied thereby, the energy storage module having an output that is coupled to the flash lamp, the output of the energy storage module configured with a characteristic output impedance substantially matched to an input impedance of the flash lamp during an interval when the flash lamp is producing the high energy light pulse;
- (c) the energy storage module structured to deliver a flattened and extended current pulse that is coupled from the output of the energy storage module to an energy input coupling of the flash lamp for energizing the flash lamp, producing the high energy light pulse.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.