RADIO FREQUENCY LIGHT

SOURCES

Presenting by
Rohit pandey
Under the guidance of
Ms. Sonali Gupta
(Lecturer E&C Engg.)
 INTRODUCTION
 Generate light by exciting a plasma inside a bulb by
using radio frequency power.
 Radio frequency lamps operate without electrode.
 Three practical ways to energize RF light sources
are capacitive ,inductive and wave sustained
discharge.
DISCHARGE TUBES

It is the device in which a gas conducting an electric current emits

visible light
On applying high voltage gas ions ionizes and emit coloured lights
The light originates as electrons change energy levels in the
ionized atoms. By coating the inside layer of tube with a phosphor,
invisible emitted radiation can produce visible light
 HISTORY
 Plasma lamps
Invented by Frederick Espiau in 1980
magnetron was used for RF generation
Noble gas was used inside the bulb
limited life,lagre size,

low power could not sustained the plasma under 1000 watt
 Lifi
 Invented in 2006 by luxim
 Can sustain plasma under 1000 watt
 Small size
 Ceravision plasma lamps
 It uses high dielectric constant of ceramic to create a very
small waveguide to constrain and focus the radio waves
 Small size
 Long life
TYPES OF RF LAMPS