Ultraviolet radiation lamp and source module and treatment system containing same
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1. An ultraviolet radiation lamp system for treating a fluid, comprising:
- a substantially sealed cavity comprising a mercury-containing material;
a filament disposed in the sealed cavity; and
an electrical control element in contact with the filament, the electrical control element configured to maintain a temperature of the mercury-containing material with respect to a predetermined temperature, the electrical control element comprising an integrated circuit containing an algorithm which maintains the temperature of the mercury-containing material by modulating a current through the filament based on (i) at least one predetermined fluid parameter of the fluid to be treated, other than sensed lamp temperature, and (ii) predetermined target temperatures of the mercury-containing material with respect to values of the at least one predetermined fluid parameter.
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Abstract
The invention relates to an ultraviolet radiation lamp. The lamp comprises a substantially sealed cavity comprising a mercury-containing material; a filament disposed in the sealed cavity; and an electrical control element in contact with the filament, the electrical control element configured to adjust or maintain a temperature of the mercury-containing material with respect to a prescribed temperature. Such a constructions allows the present ultraviolet radiation lamp to be operated at optimal efficiency without the need to use additional components to add heat to and/or remove heat from the mercury-containing material.
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57 Claims
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1. An ultraviolet radiation lamp system for treating a fluid, comprising:
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a substantially sealed cavity comprising a mercury-containing material; a filament disposed in the sealed cavity; and an electrical control element in contact with the filament, the electrical control element configured to maintain a temperature of the mercury-containing material with respect to a predetermined temperature, the electrical control element comprising an integrated circuit containing an algorithm which maintains the temperature of the mercury-containing material by modulating a current through the filament based on (i) at least one predetermined fluid parameter of the fluid to be treated, other than sensed lamp temperature, and (ii) predetermined target temperatures of the mercury-containing material with respect to values of the at least one predetermined fluid parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An ultraviolet radiation lamp comprising:
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a substantially sealed cavity comprising a mercury-containing material having a predetermined optimum temperature range in which the mercury-containing material is vaporized; a filament disposed in the sealed cavity; an electrical control element in contact with the filament, the electrical control element configured to cause the temperature of the mercury-containing material to remain substantially within the predetermined optimum temperature range; and a thermal sensor in contact with the electrical control element and the mercury-containing material, the thermal sensor configured to detect and respond to a change in temperature of the mercury-containing material. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. An ultraviolet radiation lamp comprising:
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a substantially sealed elongate cavity comprising a first filament and a second filament disposed therein near opposite ends thereof; a reservoir disposed in the cavity; a mercury-containing material disposed in the reservoir, the mercury-containing material having a predetermined optimum temperature range in which the mercury-containing material is vaporized; and an electrical control element in contact with the filament, the electrical control element configured to cause the temperature of the mercury-containing material to remain substantially within the predetermined optimum temperature range, the electrical control element (i) comprising structure for measuring filament temperature through indirect monitoring of at least one of filament resistance and filament voltage, and (ii) configured to regulate the temperature of the mercury-containing material based on correlation of the temperature of the mercury-containing material and the temperature of the filament.
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45. An ultraviolet radiation lamp for treating a fluid, comprising:
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a substantially sealed cavity comprising a mercury-containing material; a filament disposed in the sealed cavity; a detector configured to measure ultraviolet radiation from the sealed cavity during operation of the lamp; and an electrical control element in contact with the detector and the filament, the electrical control element configured to maintain a temperature of the mercury-containing material with respect to a predetermined temperature by modulating a current through the filament based on (i) at least one predetermined fluid parameter of the fluid to be treated, other than sensed lamp temperature and sensed mercury-containing-material temperature, and (ii) predetermined target temperatures of the mercury-containing material with respect to values of the at least one predetermined fluid parameter, and (iii) the measured ultraviolet radiation from the detector. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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