• DocumentCode
    406688
  • Title

    A high power factor electronic ballast employing a quadratic forward topology

  • Author

    Morais, A.S. ; Coelho, E.A.A. ; Farias, V.J. ; de Freitas, L.C. ; Oliveira, J.C. ; Vieira, J.B., Jr.

  • Author_Institution
    Fac. de Engenharia Eletrica, Univ. Fed. de Uberlandia, Brazil
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    2-6 Nov. 2003
  • Firstpage
    515
  • Abstract
    This paper presents high power factor electronic ballast used in fluorescent lamps. This topology has been obtained by combining a quadratic forward converter and an inverter topology. This topology is different from others because the quadratic forward converter is designed to provide a quadratic dependence on duty cycle and have an elevator transformer with high turn ratio, it provides low output voltage referred to input side.
  • Keywords
    fluorescent lamps; invertors; lamp accessories; power convertors; power factor; power factor correction; transformers; duty cycle; electronic ballast; elevator transformer; fluorescent lamps; inverter topology; power factor; quadratic forward converter; quadratic forward topology; turn ratio; Capacitors; Circuit topology; Diodes; Electronic ballasts; Fluorescent lamps; Frequency; Inductors; Low voltage; Reactive power; Switches;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Industrial Electronics Society, 2003. IECON '03. The 29th Annual Conference of the IEEE
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7906-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IECON.2003.1280033
  • Filename
    1280033