• DocumentCode
    2203239
  • Title

    Protection circuit for electronic ballasts at fluorescent lamp life-end

  • Author

    Tang, Sheng Y. ; Lee, Cheng C. ; Moo, Chin S. ; Lee, Ching R. ; Sung, Ming C.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Sun Yat-Sen Univ., Kaohsiung, Taiwan
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    2-6 Oct. 2005
  • Firstpage
    1938
  • Abstract
    An approach is proposed to detect and protect the electronic ballasts from abnormal operations when fluorescent lamps are coming to their life-ends. A protection circuit is designed to identify the abnormal operation by detecting the dc component on the lamp voltage. A design example is used to illustrate the operations of the protection method. Experimental results demonstrate that the detection and protection can function effectively under various fault conditions.
  • Keywords
    design engineering; fluorescent lamps; lamp accessories; protection; abnormal operations; electronic ballasts; fluorescent lamp; life-ends; protection circuit; Circuit faults; Electronic ballasts; Equivalent circuits; Fluorescent lamps; Protection; RLC circuits; Resonance; Resonant frequency; Resonant inverters; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Industry Applications Conference, 2005. Fourtieth IAS Annual Meeting. Conference Record of the 2005
  • ISSN
    0197-2618
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9208-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IAS.2005.1518712
  • Filename
    1518712