title: Note: Measuring breakdown characteristics during the hot re-ignition of high intensity discharge lamps using high frequency alternating current voltage.
abstract: To investigate the cold and hot re-ignition properties of High Intensity Discharge (HID) lamps in more detail an automated setup was designed in such a way that HID lamps of various sizes and under different background pressures can be tested. The HID lamps are ignited with a ramped sinusoidal voltage signal with frequencies between 60 and 220 kHz and with amplitude up to 7.5 kV. Some initial results of voltage and current measurements on a commercially available HID lamp during hot and cold re-ignition are presented.
authors: Department of Applied Physics, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
authors: R A J M
authors: RA
authors: van den Bos
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Sobota
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Manders
authors: G M W
authors: GM
authors: Kroesen