Title :
Evaluation of Luminous Efficacy of Fluorescent Lamps using Dielectric Barrier Discharge
Author :
Olivares, V.H. ; Ponce, M. ; Aguilar, C. ; Juarez, M.A. ; Osorio, R.
Author_Institution :
Departamento de Ingenieria Electron., CENIDET
Abstract :
Due to recent tendencies to eliminate the electrodes in discharge lamps, this paper presents a feasibility study to determine whether is possible to replace electrode terminals with capacitance coupling (dielectric barrier discharge) operating as glow discharge. The results showed that is possible to operate a fluorescent lamp using capacitive coupling at relatively low frequencies and obtain a good luminous efficacy
Keywords :
fluorescent lamps; glow discharges; capacitance coupling; dielectric barrier discharge lamps; electrode elimination; fluorescent lamps; glow discharge; luminous efficacy; Capacitance; Coils; Dielectrics; Electrodes; Electron tubes; Fluorescent lamps; Impedance; Plasma sheaths; Plasma waves; Radio frequency;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics Specialists Conference, 2005. PESC '05. IEEE 36th
Conference_Location :
Recife
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9033-4
DOI :
10.1109/PESC.2005.1581826
