Flicking light design for stage lighting with HPS lamp

Stage lighting with high intensity discharge lamp is always regarded as an important method to present artistic scenery, stage lighting changed with rhythm and/or theatricality and/or voice would bring about more visual convulsion to the audiences. A novel flicking idea for stage lighting is proposed in this paper, the operation principle for light flicking with high pressure sodium lamp is analyzed, the flicking power is deduced, the design diagram and its basic functions are discussed in detail, with these basic functions combined, many dream effects can be gotten, a sample is also made for experiment test, and the local test shows that many combined effects can be realized with remote program to make the stage more splendid and evoke the audience´s feelings, it is really a new selection for design of stage lighting.