DocumentCode
1175443
Title
Electronic ballast for operating fluorescent lamps over wide temperature range
Author
Moo, C.S. ; Lin, T.F. ; Chuang, Y.C.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Sun Yat-sen Univ., Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Volume
150
Issue
2
fYear
2003
fDate
3/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
153
Lastpage
157
Abstract
A high-power-factor electronic ballast is designed to operate fluorescent lamps over a wide temperature range. The electronic ballast extracts a constant power from the AC line source by an embedded power regulation circuit. In addition, the ballast circuit is able to generate sufficiently high starting voltages at different operating temperatures. The design of the electronic ballast is discussed with an illustrative example and experimental results.
Keywords
AC-DC power convertors; fluorescent lamps; lamp accessories; power factor correction; power supplies to apparatus; rectifying circuits; AC line source; constant power; embedded power regulation circuit; fluorescent lamps electronic ballast; high-power-factor electronic ballast; operating temperatures; starting voltages; wide temperature range;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electric Power Applications, IEE Proceedings -
Publisher
iet
ISSN
1350-2352
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/ip-epa:20020737
Filename
1192321
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