Title :
An analysis about valley fill filters applied to electronic ballasts
Author :
Costa, Marco A Dalla ; Do Prado, Ricardo N. ; Campos, Alexandre ; Seidel, Alysson R.
Author_Institution :
Res. Group of Electron. Ballasts, Univ. Fed. de Santa Maria, Brazil
Abstract :
This paper presents a detailed analysis about valley fill filters applied to power factor (PF) correction of electronic ballasts. Comparative results about input current THD are done in this study, verifying if it meets the IEC 61000-3-2 standard requirements, that determines the maximum amplitude of each harmonic component from 2nd up to 39th. Power factor (PF), total harmonic distortion (THD), crest factor (CF), auxiliary circuit losses, and operation principles are also presented.
Keywords :
filters; fluorescent lamps; harmonic distortion; lamp accessories; power electronics; power factor correction; IEC 61000-3-2 standard; auxiliary circuit loss; crest factor; electronic ballasts; input current THD; power factor correction; total harmonic distortion; valley fill filters analysis; Capacitors; Circuits; Electronic ballasts; Fluorescent lamps; IEC standards; Power harmonic filters; Reactive power; Shape control; Total harmonic distortion; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics Society, 2003. IECON '03. The 29th Annual Conference of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7906-3
DOI :
10.1109/IECON.2003.1280032