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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 2005. APEC 2005. Twentieth Annual IEEE
Conference_Location :
Austin, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8975-1
DOI :
10.1109/APEC.2005.1453004
