• DocumentCode
    1421065
  • Title

    Development of the glow-switch

  • Author

    Hays, R. F.

  • Author_Institution
    Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, Bloomfield, N. J.
  • Volume
    60
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1941
  • fDate
    5/1/1941 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    223
  • Lastpage
    225
  • Abstract
    The glow-switch1 is an automatic switch for starting fluorescent lamps.2 It is unique in that it is a thermal switch without a heater element, the heat being supplied by a glow discharge. The glow-switch functions as a time-delay relay yet it is a single-element switch with only two leads. At one value of applied voltage its resistance becomes a fraction of an ohm, while at a voltage only slightly lower, its resistance is measured in megohms. Before proceeding with the story of the development of the glow-switch, it is in order to discuss briefly the task which it performs.
  • Keywords
    Argon; Cathodes; Contacts; Glow discharges; Inductance; Switches;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1941.6432113
  • Filename
    6432113
    • Link To Document
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