Design procedure for resonant components of fluorescent lamps electronic ballast based on lamp model

Author

Liang, T.J. ; Cheng, C.A. ; Shyu, W.B. ; Chen, J.F.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Cheng Kung Univ., Tainan, Taiwan

Volume

2

fYear

2001

fDate

22-25 Oct. 2001

Firstpage

618

Abstract

A design method for half-bridge series-parallel resonant inverters suitable for driving various fluorescent lamps is introduced. The proposed steady-state circuit analysis is specially concerned with the second-order high frequency equivalent model of fluorescent lamps. To ensure zero-voltage-switching, the IR2151-driven power stage is set to operate above the resonant frequency. A design example are presented for a 40 W fluorescent lamp operating at a 30 kHz switching frequency and 110 V-RMS utility line voltage. Quasi-sinusoidal waveforms are obtained and the crest factor of lamp current is smaller than 1.7, resulting in longer lamp life. Lamps of various powers and brands are tested. All show good performance, verifying the functionality of the proposed procedure.

Keywords

DC-AC power convertors; bridge circuits; equivalent circuits; fluorescent lamps; invertors; lamp accessories; resonant power convertors; switching circuits; 110 V; 30 kHz; 40 W; IR2151-driven power stage; fluorescent lamp electronic ballast; half-bridge series-parallel resonant inverters; lamp current crest factor; lamp life; performance; quasi-sinusoidal waveforms; resonant components design procedure; second-order high frequency equivalent model; steady-state circuit analysis; switching frequency; zero-voltage-switching; Circuit analysis; Design methodology; Electronic ballasts; Fluorescent lamps; Resonance; Resonant frequency; Resonant inverters; Steady-state; Switching frequency; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics and Drive Systems, 2001. Proceedings., 2001 4th IEEE International Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7233-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PEDS.2001.975389

Filename

975389