A novel ballast for electrodeless fluorescent lamps

Author

Nerone, Louis R.

Author_Institution

GE Lighting, Cleveland, OH, USA

Volume

5

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

3330

Abstract

Electrodeless, inductively coupled discharges eliminate the prevailing cause of lamp failure. The torus shaped arc yields a very compact, long life luminary, capable of instant light and fast warm-up. This paper reviews contemporary electrodeless technologies, from a ballast perspective. The focus of the paper is a new, complementary, Class D inverter, its attributes and its design methodology. A frequency shift keying (FSK) technique controls the power applied to the induction coil. Applications include recessed lighting and table lamps

Keywords

DC-AC power convertors; arcs (electric); fluorescent lamps; frequency shift keying; invertors; lamp accessories; applications; complementary Class D inverter; design methodology; electrodeless fluorescent lamp ballast; electrodeless inductively coupled discharges; electrodeless technologies; frequency shift keying; induction coil power control; recessed lighting; table lamps; torus shaped arc; Coils; Electrodeless lamps; Electronic ballasts; Fault location; Fluorescent lamps; Frequency shift keying; Impedance; Inverters; Plasma sources; Radio frequency;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industry Applications Conference, 2000. Conference Record of the 2000 IEEE

Conference_Location

Rome

ISSN

0197-2618

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6401-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IAS.2000.882644

Filename

882644