Title :
A new combined voltage-resonant inverter with high power factor and low distortion factor
Author :
Matsuo, Hirofumi ; Aoike, Nanjou ; Kurokawa, Fujio ; Hisako, Akira
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Nagasaki Univ., Japan
Abstract :
This paper presents a new combined voltage-resonant inverter for electronic ballasts of fluorescent lamps, in which the voltage-resonant active filter and inverter are combined, and a switch of the active filter is used simultaneously with that of the inverter. The performance characteristics of this combined inverter is analysed. As a result, it is clarified that there exists a useful operation mode in the discontinuous reactor current region, and that the high power factor of 99% and the low input current distortion factor of 2% can be achieved by using this operation mode
Keywords :
active filters; circuit resonance; equivalent circuits; fluorescent lamps; invertors; lamp accessories; power convertors; power factor; active filter; combined voltage-resonant inverter; discontinuous reactor current region; electronic ballasts; equivalent circuit models; fluorescent lamps; high power factor; inverter; low distortion factor; low input current distortion factor; performance characteristics; Active filters; Bridge circuits; Electronic ballasts; Fluorescent lamps; Inductors; Inverters; Performance analysis; Reactive power; Rectifiers; Resonant inverters; Smoothing methods; Switches; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics Specialists Conference, PESC '94 Record., 25th Annual IEEE
Conference_Location :
Taipei
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1859-5
DOI :
10.1109/PESC.1994.349713
