The influence of fluorescent lamps with electronic ballast on the low voltage PLC network

Author

Emleh, A. ; de Beer, A.S. ; Ferreira, H.C. ; Vinck, A. J. Han

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng. Sci., Univ. of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa

fYear

2014

fDate

24-25 March 2014

Firstpage

276

Lastpage

280

Abstract

The fluorescent lamps or fluorescent tubes are low pressure mercury-vapor gas-discharge lamps that use fluorescence to produce visible light. These lamps inject noise into the power-line communications channel. This can have a detrimental effect on the power-line communication system. In this paper we investigate the effects when the fluorescent lamps with electronic ballasts are seen as noise sources on the powerline channel. It is shown that in the CENELEC band: (3kHz-150kHz) the interference level from fluorescent lamps is significantly below the allowed maximum PLC signal levels. In the band 150kHz-30MHz however, PLC signals compete with Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) levels. The operational method of the electronic ballast inside the fluorescent lamp is explained.

Keywords

carrier transmission on power lines; electromagnetic compatibility; fluorescent lamps; lamp accessories; CENELEC band; EMC levels; electromagnetic compatibility level; electronic ballast; fluorescent lamps; fluorescent tubes; frequency 3 kHz to 30 MHz; interference level; low pressure mercury-vapor gas-discharge lamps; low voltage PLC network; noise sources; power-line communications channel; visible light; Conferences; Electromagnetic compatibility; Electronic ballasts; Fluorescent lamps; Harmonic analysis; Interference; Noise; EMC; EN 50065-1; Electronic Ballast; Fluorescent Lamp; Interference; PLC; Power-line Communications;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Power Engineering and Optimization Conference (PEOCO), 2014 IEEE 8th International

Conference_Location

Langkawi

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-2421-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PEOCO.2014.6814439

Filename

6814439