• DocumentCode
    1848524
  • Title

    A smart-lighting emergency ballast for fluorescent lamps based on microcontroller

  • Author

    Alonso, J.M. ; Diaz, J. ; Blanco, C. ; Rico, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Dpto. de Ingenieria Electr. & Electron. Oviedo Univ., Spain
  • fYear
    1993
  • fDate
    7-11 Mar 1993
  • Firstpage
    549
  • Lastpage
    555
  • Abstract
    A new emergency ballast for fluorescent lamps is presented. The fundamental block is the control circuit based on a microcontroller that performs the supervision and control function, achieving an increase in the installation security. High frequency electronics techniques are proposed for the battery charger and the lamp driver, with high power factor in the first and high luminous efficacy in the second. In this way, sizes and weights are minimized for all the system
  • Keywords
    battery chargers; digital control; driver circuits; fluorescent lamps; lamp accessories; lighting control; microcontrollers; power factor; HF electronics; battery charger; emergency ballast; fluorescent lamps; installation security; lamp driver; luminous efficacy; microcontroller; power factor; smart lighting; supervision; Batteries; Circuits; Costs; Electronic ballasts; Fluorescent lamps; Microcontrollers; Prototypes; Security; System testing; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 1993. APEC '93. Conference Proceedings 1993., Eighth Annual
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-0983-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APEC.1993.290717
  • Filename
    290717