A practical comparison among high-power-factor electronic ballasts with similar ideas

Author

Seidel, Àlysson Raniere ; Bisogno, Fábio Ecke ; Marchesan, Tiago Bandeira ; Prado, R.Nd.

Author_Institution

Fed. Univ. of Santa Maria, Brazil

Volume

41

Issue

6

fYear

2005

Firstpage

1574

Lastpage

1583

Abstract

This paper provides a comparative analysis among four electronic ballast topologies with high power factor, employing the same switch for inverter and power factor correction stage. The analyses done are based on experimental results. A commercial electromagnetic ballast (EMB) is tested to provide a comparison with implemented electronic ballasts. The features of each topology are shown through the discussion of their advantages and disadvantages. The electronic ballasts are made for two 40-W fluorescent lamps at 50-kHz switching frequency and for a 110-V_rms 60-Hz utility line.

Keywords

fluorescent lamps; invertors; lamp accessories; power factor; power factor correction; switching; 110 V; 40 W; 50 kHz; electromagnetic ballasts; fluorescent lamps; high-power-factor electronic ballasts; power factor correction; switching frequency; Circuit topology; Electronic ballasts; Filters; Fluorescent lamps; Inverters; Power factor correction; Reactive power; Resonance; Switches; Switching frequency; Ballast; fluorescent lamps; power electronics;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-9994

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TIA.2005.857460

Filename

1542311