Non-thermo-electronic, ballast-free and energy efficient luminescent gas discharge system and method

摘要

A non-thermionic gas discharge system with spaced electrodes in a light transmissive envelope, a DC power source, a solid state switch connected between the electrodes and the DC power source which outputs a high-frequency alternating current square-wave voltage, and a circuit connecting the switch to the electrodes such that the square-wave voltage at the electrodes reverses polarity faster than the electron pattern in the envelope can shift.