• DocumentCode
    845385
  • Title

    An electrode power control scheme for dimmable electronic ballasts

  • Author

    Lee, S.T.S. ; Chung, Henry ; Hui, Shu Yuen Ron

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. Eng., City Univ. of Hong Kong, China
  • Volume
    50
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2003
  • Firstpage
    1335
  • Lastpage
    1337
  • Abstract
    A novel electrode power control scheme for dimmable ballasts is proposed. Dimming of the fluorescent lamp and control of electrode power are achieved by simultaneously adjusting the dc-link voltage and the switching frequency of the output inverter. The electrode power is derived by considering the near-orthogonal property of the lamp current and the resonant tank circuit current.
  • Keywords
    fluorescent lamps; lamp accessories; power control; dc-link voltage; dimmable ballasts; dimmable electronic ballasts; electrode power control; electrode power control scheme; fluorescent lamp; lamp current; near-orthogonal property; output inverter; resonant tank circuit current; switching frequency; Electrodes; Electronic ballasts; Fluorescent lamps; Heating; Inverters; Power control; RLC circuits; Resonance; Switching frequency; Voltage control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0278-0046
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TIE.2003.819568
  • Filename
    1254640