Title :
A high performance electronic ballast for fluorescent lamp employing current feedback scheme
Author :
Dalapati, Suvarun ; Chakraborty, Chandan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Indian Inst. of Technol., Kharagpur, India
Abstract :
A simple, easily realizable, high performance electronic ballast has been presented. The converter topology employs a current feedback scheme to achieve input-current-shaping. A boost converter shapes the current based on the current feedback while the inverter operates in self-oscillating mode reducing additional circuit components. A simplified analysis has been presented. The PSPICE simulation results match excellently with that obtained from the experiments. The ballast exhibits flicker-free start and operates in the frequency range of 20 kHz-30 kHz. Almost sine wave input current profile with very high power factor has been achieved.
Keywords :
feedback; fluorescent lamps; invertors; lamp accessories; power convertors; power engineering computing; power factor correction; 20 to 30 kHz; PSPICE simulation; boost converter; converter topology; current feedback scheme; electronic ballast; flicker-free start; fluorescent lamps; input-current-shaping; inverter operation; power factor; self-oscillating mode; Circuit simulation; Circuit topology; Electronic ballasts; Feedback circuits; Fluorescent lamps; Frequency; Inverters; Reactive power; SPICE; Shape;
Conference_Titel :
Industrial Electronics Society, 2004. IECON 2004. 30th Annual Conference of IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8730-9
DOI :
10.1109/IECON.2004.1432270
