Title :
Performance analysis of electronic ballasts for compact fluorescent lamp
Author :
Costa, M. A Dalla ; do Prado, R.N. ; Seidel, A.R. ; Bisogno, F.E.
Author_Institution :
Univ. Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil
Abstract :
This paper presents a detailed performance analysis in the most common electronic ballasts for compact fluorescent lamps. Electronic ballast characteristics are presented, as following: power factor, input current THD, crest factor, and ballast efficiency. This analysis is done to the electronic ballasts using both drivers: self-oscillating circuit and dedicated integrated circuit (IR 2151). Electronic ballast topologies present: no power factor correction, PFC using the valley-fill filter, and PFC with boost converter. Therefore, a detailed losses analysis and how to minimize these losses is presented.
Keywords :
DC-DC power convertors; circuit oscillations; fluorescent lamps; harmonic distortion; integrated circuit bonding; lamp accessories; losses; power conversion harmonics; power factor correction; ballast efficiency; boost converter; compact fluorescent lamp; crest factor; electronic ballasts; input current THD; integrated circuit; losses analysis; losses minimisation; performance analysis; power factor; power factor correction; self-oscillating circuit; valley-fill filter; Circuit topology; Driver circuits; Electronic ballasts; Fluorescent lamps; Passive filters; Performance analysis; Power factor correction; Reactive power; Rivers; Switched capacitor circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Industry Applications Conference, 2001. Thirty-Sixth IAS Annual Meeting. Conference Record of the 2001 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7114-3
DOI :
10.1109/IAS.2001.955417
