Title :
An electronic ballast for operating fluorescent lamps in wide temperature range
Author :
Moo, Chin S. ; Lin, Tsai F. ; Chuang, Ying C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Sun Yat-Sen Univ., Kaohsiung, Taiwan
fDate :
6/22/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A high-power-factor electronic ballast is designed to operate fluorescent lamps in 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 by an illustrative example with experimental results
Keywords :
AC-AC power convertors; fluorescent lamps; lamp accessories; starting; AC line source; ballast circuit; constant power extraction; electronic ballast; fluorescent lamps; operating temperatures; starting voltages; wide temperature range operation; Circuits; Electric resistance; Electric variables; Electronic ballasts; Fluorescent lamps; Laboratories; Power electronics; Temperature dependence; Temperature distribution; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 2000. APEC 2000. Fifteenth Annual IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5864-3
DOI :
10.1109/APEC.2000.826161
