Title :
High harmonic currents in fluorescent lamp circuits
Author :
Gluskin, Emanuel
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Ben-Gurion Univ. of Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
Abstract :
Some formulae associated with the percentage of high harmonics in the current in fluorescent lamp fixtures are derived for the cases of L and LC ballasts. The third harmonic is analyzed most carefully, and the theoretically predicted values are compared with those found experimentally. The agreement appears to be quite satisfactory. To meet the requirement of a standard, the power factor of the system, which appears to be a nontrivial point, was taken into account
Keywords :
fluorescent lamps; harmonics; power factor; ballasts; fluorescent lamp circuits; high harmonic currents; power factor; standard; Circuit analysis; Electronic ballasts; Equations; Fluorescent lamps; Harmonic analysis; Industry Applications Society; Power system harmonics; Power system relaying; Transformers; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on
