Title :
A universal programmed start dimming ballast platform
Author :
Xiong, Wei ; Stankovic, Ana V.
Author_Institution :
Product Dev., Universal Lighting Technol., Madison, AL, USA
Abstract :
In this paper, a novel universal programmed start dimming ballast platform for fluorescent lamps is proposed. The proposed platform consists of an independent PWM type filament heating control circuit for filaments preheat and filament heating in dimming condition. Mathematical analysis of the proposed method is discussed in the paper. Experimental results of T8 32watt and T5 28watt lamps are presented to validate the proposed method.
Keywords :
filament lamps; fluorescent lamps; lamp accessories; mathematical analysis; T5 lamps; T8 lamps; fluorescent lamps; independent PWM type filament heating control circuit; mathematical analysis; power 28 W; power 32 W; universal programmed start dimming ballast platform; Electronic ballasts; Fluorescent lamps; Heating; Pulse width modulation; Resistance; Voltage control; Windings; Dimming; Fluorescent Lamps; PWM; Preheat control; Programmed Start Ballast;
Conference_Titel :
Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting (IAS), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0330-9
Electronic_ISBN :
0197-2618
DOI :
10.1109/IAS.2012.6374054
