A novel dimmable electronic ballast for street lighting with HPS lamps

Author

Van Tichelen, Paul ; Weyen, Dominique ; Geens, Rudy ; Lodeweyckx, Jef ; Heremans, Guido

Author_Institution

Flemish Inst. for Technol. Res., Mol, Belgium

Volume

5

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

3419

Abstract

A new high frequency dimmable ballast for high-pressure sodium lamps has been developed. This paper describes the novel ELGADI (electronic ballast for gas discharge) topology, which comprises a dedicated interface for dimming and lamp diagnostics. Lamp power can be controlled using a power line modem or an intelligent timer module. A new improved starting technique is also evaluated by monitoring electrode material sputtering. Lamp efficiency is measured over the service life of a lamp with the ELGADI ballast at full power (100%) and in dimming mode (50%). These tests show that dimming has a beneficial effect on costs over the service life of a lamp. The ELGADI ballast has a better lumen efficiency maintenance during lamp service life. The differences between this lamp power control method and ferromagnetic ballasts are explained

Keywords

lamp accessories; lighting control; metal vapour lamps; power control; street lighting; ELGADI topology; HPS lamps; dimmable electronic ballast; dimming mode; electrode material sputtering monitoring; ferromagnetic ballasts; high-pressure sodium lamps; intelligent timer module; lamp diagnostics; lamp efficiency; lamp power control; lamp power control method; lamp service life; lumen efficiency maintenance; power line modem; service life; starting technique; street lighting; Circuit topology; Discharges; Electrodes; Electronic ballasts; Frequency; Lamps; Modems; Monitoring; Power measurement; Sputtering;

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.2000.882657

Filename

882657