Title :
Short Pulsed Voltage Dielectric Barrier Discharge on Tubular Fluorescent Lamps
Author :
Olivares, V.H. ; Ponce, M. ; Gutiérrez, J.A. ; Téllez, A. ; Mora, D.
Author_Institution :
Inst. Tecnol. de Morelia, Morelia, Mexico
Abstract :
Due to recent tendencies to optimize the use of the discharge lamps and the pollution problem caused by mercury, this paper outlines a simple approach that puts the reuse of tubular fluorescent lamps into perspective. The operation of the lamp is through dielectric barrier discharge which is powered using short pulses voltage. A Class-E converter, which is suitable for dielectric barrier discharge, is also described. Comments on experimental results from a converter working at 100 kHz switching frequency are made at the end.
Keywords :
discharges (electric); fluorescent lamps; power convertors; class-E converter; dielectric barrier discharge; frequency 100 kHz; short pulse voltage; tubular fluorescent lamps; Arc discharges; Dielectrics; Electrodes; Electron tubes; Fluorescent lamps; Plasma materials processing; Pollution; Radio frequency; Robots; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Electronics, Robotics and Automotive Mechanics Conference, 2009. CERMA '09.
Conference_Location :
Cuernavaca, Morelos
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3799-3
DOI :
10.1109/CERMA.2009.18
