• DocumentCode
    3334865
  • Title

    Novel constant power control of electronic ballast for HPS lamps

  • Author

    Weiqiang, Zhang ; Dianguo, Xu

  • Author_Institution
    Harbin Inst. of Technol., China
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    2002
  • Firstpage
    129
  • Abstract
    A ballast that operates high-pressure sodium (HPS) lamps at constant power through rated life is described. It provides nearly constant effective current during the run-up period of the lamp and nearly constant effective lamp power between the minimum and maximum lamp voltage. An ignitor is presented which is sufficient for starting HPS lamps. Based on the analysis of its operation principle, a prototype for 250W HPS lamps is successfully developed. The experimental results show the ballast has a good control characteristic.
  • Keywords
    closed loop systems; discharge lamps; power control; 250 W; HPS lamps; constant power control; electronic ballast; high-pressure sodium lamps; ignitor; operation principle; rated life; run-up period; Circuits; Electrical equipment industry; Electron traps; Electronic ballasts; Lamps; Power control; Prototypes; Roadway Lighting - c136; Switches; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Industrial Technology, 2002. IEEE ICIT '02. 2002 IEEE International Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7657-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ICIT.2002.1189876
  • Filename
    1189876