A Frequency-Domain Harmonic Model for Compact Fluorescent Lamps

Author

Yong, Jing ; Chen, Liang ; Nassif, Alexandre B. ; Xu, Wilsun

Author_Institution

State Key Lab. of Power Transm. Equip. & Syst. Security & New Technol., Chongqing Univ., Chongqing, China

Volume

25

Issue

2

fYear

2010

fDate

4/1/2010 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1182

Lastpage

1189

Abstract

Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) are gaining widespread acceptance due to energy conservation concerns. The CFL is a significant harmonic source since its current total harmonic distortion can exceed 100%. Although each CFL consumes only a small amount of power, mass-deployed CFLs could become a significant harmonic source. This paper presents a frequency-domain harmonic model for the CFL. This model is suitable for assessing the collective impact of a large number of CFLs since it includes the impact of supply-voltage harmonics on the harmonic currents produced by the CFLs. The model is subsequently simplified and two variations are proposed. The model and its variations are verified by comparing their results with the measurements taken from various CFLs. Furthermore, the attenuation characteristics of CFLs are investigated. The results reveal the conditions in which the simplified models can be applied with acceptable errors.

Keywords

energy conservation; fluorescent lamps; frequency-domain analysis; harmonic distortion; compact fluorescent lamps; energy conservation; frequency-domain harmonic model; harmonic source; supply-voltage harmonics; total harmonic distortion; widespread acceptance; Compact fluorescent lamp; harmonics; power quality (PQ);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Power Delivery, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0885-8977

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TPWRD.2009.2032915

Filename

5332254