Title :
High Voltage Compliance Constant Current Ballast
Author :
Rosenthal, Louis A.
Author_Institution :
Professor of Electrical Engineering, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903.
Abstract :
A ballast circuit employing a constant current diode and a vacuum tube that can provide a constant current over a voltage range of 1000 volts. The simple circuit can prove useful in studying voltage breakdown characteristics.
Keywords :
Aerodynamics; Breakdown voltage; Circuit testing; Diodes; Electric breakdown; Electron tubes; Electronic ballasts; Impedance; Propulsion; Surge protection;
Journal_Title :
Industrial Electronics and Control Instrumentation, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TIECI.1976.351411
