• DocumentCode
    437147
  • Title

    A new building block to light the way to rapid ballast design

  • Author

    Contenti, Cecilia ; Huang, Zan

  • Author_Institution
    Int. Rectifier, El Segundo, CA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    6-10 March 2005
  • Firstpage
    582
  • Abstract
    Electronic ballasts using a controller integrated circuit (IC) and two FETs are more reliable than self-oscillating bipolar transistor solutions, however, they usually have higher cost and bigger size. This paper introduces a new high voltage IC (HVIC) and low cost power factor technologies that allow developing electronic ballasts with low cost and small size
  • Keywords
    bipolar transistors; field effect transistors; integrated circuits; lamp accessories; oscillations; power factor; FET; controller integrated circuit; electronic ballasts; power factor technology; rapid ballast design; self-oscillating bipolar transistor solutions; Bipolar integrated circuits; Bipolar transistors; Costs; Electronic ballasts; FETs; Integrated circuit reliability; Integrated circuit technology; Reactive power; Size control; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 2005. APEC 2005. Twentieth Annual IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Austin, TX
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8975-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/APEC.2005.1453004
  • Filename
    1453004