A Low Voltage Electronic Ballast Designed For Hybrid Wind-Solar Power Systems

Author

Dos Reis, F.S. ; Lima, J.C.M. ; Tonkoski, R., Jr. ; Souza, Robert R N ; Ale, J.V. ; Pellissari, F.P. ; Ferreira, F.A.L. ; Kruse, A.B. ; Boattini, O.D., Jr. ; Islam, Syed ; Nayar, Chem

Author_Institution

Pontifical Catholic Univ. of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre

fYear

2007

fDate

4-7 June 2007

Firstpage

3066

Lastpage

3071

Abstract

This paper describes the development of an illumination system for open and/or isolated areas like gardens, sidewalks, outdoor lighting for residences and rural areas, demonstration plants on Universities, et cetera. The proposed system is based on a 70 W electronic ballast (EB) for high- pressure sodium (HPS) lamps designed to operate from a low voltage automotive lead-acid battery charged by a hybrid wind- solar power system. A new design criteria for a push-pull EB based on the rated current RMS of the lamp is presented. The paper also includes technical issues faced in building the prototype such as transformer losses generated by skin effect, transformer winding isolation and the effect of high MOSFET drain source current.

Keywords

hybrid power systems; lamp accessories; lead acid batteries; low-power electronics; solar power; wind power plants; high MOSFET drain source current; high-pressure sodium lamps; hybrid wind-solar power systems; illumination system; low voltage automotive lead-acid battery; low voltage electronic ballast; power 70 W; skin effect; transformer losses; transformer winding isolation; Automotive engineering; Batteries; Buildings; Educational institutions; Electronic ballasts; Hybrid power systems; Lamps; Lighting; Low voltage; Solar energy;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industrial Electronics, 2007. ISIE 2007. IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Vigo

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-0754-5

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-0755-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISIE.2007.4375105

Filename

4375105