A fluorescent lamp model for high-frequency electronic ballasts

Author

Moo, Chin S. ; Yen, Hau C. ; Hsieh, Yaw C. ; Lee, Ching R.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Sun Yat-Sen Univ., Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Volume

5

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

3361

Abstract

An electrical circuit model of the fluorescent lamp for high-frequency operation is presented. The circuit model is represented by a power and temperature dependent resistance. A test system is set up to obtain the lamp arc voltage equation for a given lamp from few test data, and then the arc current and the equivalent resistance can be derived. By these lamp equations, the electrical behavior of the lamp can be described. The circuit model can be used for predicting the operating characteristics of the dimmable electronic ballast-lamp circuits with considerations on the effects of the operating power and temperature. The verification of the proposed lamp model is illustrated by implementation examples

Keywords

arcs (electric); fluorescent lamps; lamp accessories; arc current; circuit model; dimmable electronic ballast-lamp circuits; electrical behavior; electrical circuit model; equivalent resistance; fluorescent lamp model; high-frequency electronic ballasts; lamp arc voltage equation; lamp equations; operating characteristics prediction; power dependent resistance; temperature dependent resistance; Circuit testing; Electric resistance; Electronic ballasts; Equations; Fluorescent lamps; Power system modeling; Predictive models; System testing; Temperature dependence; Voltage;

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.2000.882648

Filename

882648