High power factor electronic ballast for compact fluorescent lamps based in a class E amplifier with LCC resonant tank

Author

Ponce, Maio ; Vazquez, Rafael ; Arau, Jahe

Author_Institution

Dept. de Electron., Centro Nacional de Investigacion y Desarrollo Tecnologico, Cuernavaca, Mexico

fYear

1998

fDate

12-15 Oct 1998

Firstpage

22

Lastpage

28

Abstract

In this paper, two new topologies based on the class E amplifier with high power factor, low current crest factor, high efficiency, high power density, single stage and working with a single switch are presented. These topologies are based also on a modified valley fill technique. In one of the proposed topologies, unity power factor is obtained feeding the class E with two parallel current sources. In the other, two inductors connected in series with magnetic coupling are used as one current source feed. Zero voltage transitions in the switch are obtained in both topologies

Keywords

fluorescent lamps; lamp accessories; power factor correction; resonant power convertors; switching circuits; LCC resonant tank; ZVS; class E amplifier; compact fluorescent lamps; current crest factor; current source feed; efficiency; electronic ballast; high power factor; magnetic coupling; modified valley fill technique; parallel current sources; power density; series inductors; zero voltage transitions; Circuit topology; Couplings; Electronic ballasts; Feeds; Fluorescent lamps; High power amplifiers; Inductors; Reactive power; Switches; Zero voltage switching;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Electronics Congress, 1998. CIEP 98. VI IEEE International

Conference_Location

Morelia

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5006-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CIEP.1998.750656

Filename

750656