OTC Ion Source Driver / Med-High Power RF Power Supply
Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 3:33 am
Hello:
I came across this while researching new lighting technology, it sure sounds just like a possible "easy street ticket" to driving an RF ion source? It appears that the Sulfur lamp was not the end after all, to this branch of lighting evolution, to bad that these are not in the GHz range.
http://www.globalinductionlighting.com/ ... 9e9c26f43e
The next one below looks like that you could just carefully break the glass, and slip it over Carl's ion source. If it is that easy then I will be a very happy camper!
I have not been able to pin down the frequency of operation of these RF lights, if it is in the 13, or 28MHz band, then it should work, if its in the 100's of KHz range, then with some ultra fast diodes, we could potentially build some impressive HV power supplies. The ion source bottle, gas pressure, would probably have to be higher than with Doug's microwave method which may turn out to be the "fly in the ointment" but I think it defiantly warrants some further exploration to say the least. Here is the induction bulb that I am referring to:
http://www.trirlighting.com/products-pa ... ballasted/
I would be very interested to here some other folks ideas about the feasibility of powering our ion sources, with this kind of RF power supply? This technology may also open the door to some RF HV power supply designs, along the lines of the Dynamitron. Either way it looks like RF power just went OTC.
I came across this while researching new lighting technology, it sure sounds just like a possible "easy street ticket" to driving an RF ion source? It appears that the Sulfur lamp was not the end after all, to this branch of lighting evolution, to bad that these are not in the GHz range.
http://www.globalinductionlighting.com/ ... 9e9c26f43e
The next one below looks like that you could just carefully break the glass, and slip it over Carl's ion source. If it is that easy then I will be a very happy camper!
I have not been able to pin down the frequency of operation of these RF lights, if it is in the 13, or 28MHz band, then it should work, if its in the 100's of KHz range, then with some ultra fast diodes, we could potentially build some impressive HV power supplies. The ion source bottle, gas pressure, would probably have to be higher than with Doug's microwave method which may turn out to be the "fly in the ointment" but I think it defiantly warrants some further exploration to say the least. Here is the induction bulb that I am referring to:
http://www.trirlighting.com/products-pa ... ballasted/
I would be very interested to here some other folks ideas about the feasibility of powering our ion sources, with this kind of RF power supply? This technology may also open the door to some RF HV power supply designs, along the lines of the Dynamitron. Either way it looks like RF power just went OTC.