A high power factor electronic ballast with a single switch and single power stage

Author

Vilela, J.A., Jr. ; Vaz, A.R. ; Farias, V.J. ; de Freitas, L.C. ; Coelho, E.A.A. ; Vieira, J.B., Jr.

Author_Institution

Electr. Eng. Fac., Fed. Univ. of Uberlandia, Brazil

Volume

2

fYear

2003

fDate

9-13 Feb. 2003

Firstpage

1198

Abstract

This paper presents a high power factor electronic ballast used to operate fluorescent lamps with a single power stage and single-switch. This topology has been obtained by combination of Buck-Boost converter and a new inverter topology with coupled inductors. The use of a single active switch allows a reduction in the number of components used in control and power circuits. The equations used in the proposed reactor design and also in the choice of the semiconductor devices have been presented. A prototype with switching frequency equal to 50 kHz has been built to startup 40 W fluorescent lamps.

Keywords

DC-DC power convertors; fluorescent lamps; inductors; invertors; lamp accessories; power factor correction; power semiconductor switches; reactors (electric); switching convertors; 40 W; 50 kHz; buck-boost converter; control circuit; coupled inductor; electronic ballast; fluorescent lamp; inverter topology; power circuit; power factor correction; reactor design; semiconductor device; single active switch; single power stage; switching frequency; Circuit topology; Coupling circuits; Electronic ballasts; Equations; Fluorescent lamps; Inductors; Inverters; Power semiconductor switches; Reactive power; Switching circuits;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 2003. APEC '03. Eighteenth Annual IEEE

Conference_Location

Miami Beach, FL, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7768-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APEC.2003.1179368

Filename

1179368