DocumentCode
3596250
Title
An electronic ballast employing a boost half-bridge topology
Author
Morais, Aniel S. ; Gallo, Carlos A. ; Tofoli, Fernando L. ; Coelho, Ernane A A ; Freitas, Luiz C. ; Farias, Valdeir J. ; Vieira, Jo?£o B., Jr.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Fed. Univ. of Uberlandia, Brazil
Volume
1
fYear
2004
fDate
6/26/1905 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
170
Abstract
This paper proposes a new electronic ballast employing a boost half-bridge topology. A boost converter is used to control the input power factor, and a half-bridge topology is used to drive the fluorescent lamp. Both stages are associated in order to simplify the design procedure, as the proposed scheme represents a simple and robust converter. A comparison between this arrangement and another one previously proposed is still presented.
Keywords
fluorescent lamps; lamp accessories; power convertors; power factor; boost half-bridge converter; electronic ballast; fluorescent lamp; power factor control; robust converter; Circuit topology; Costs; Diodes; Electronic ballasts; Inductors; Reactive power; Shape control; Switches; Switching circuits; Voltage control;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 2004. APEC '04. Nineteenth Annual IEEE
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8269-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APEC.2004.1295806
Filename
1295806
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