Effects of power line voltage variations on different types of 400-W high-pressure sodium ballasts

Author

Dorr, Douglas S. ; Mansoor, Arshad ; Morinec, Allen G. ; Worley, James C.

Author_Institution

EPRI Power Electron. Applications Center, Knoxville, TN, USA

Volume

33

Issue

2

fYear

1997

Firstpage

472

Lastpage

476

Abstract

This paper presents the results of laboratory tests to determine the effects of voltage sags, interruptions and fluctuations on high-pressure sodium (HPS) lamps and ballasts. The way these ballasted lamps react to sags and interruptions in the laboratory is then compared to a model of the real-world electrical environment created from data gathered during three recent North American power quality surveys. This work also shows how HPS immunity to voltage variations depends significantly on the ballast type and the lamp age

Keywords

electrical faults; lamp accessories; metal vapour lamps; power supply quality; power system transients; sodium; 400 W; ballast type; electrical environment; electronic ballasts; high-pressure sodium lamps; lamp age; power line voltage variations; power quality; voltage fluctuations; voltage interruptions; voltage sags; Electronic ballasts; High intensity discharge lamps; Industry Applications Society; Laboratories; Manufacturing; Optical modulation; Power quality; Power system reliability; Testing; Voltage fluctuations;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Industry Applications, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-9994

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/28.568012

Filename

568012