Modeling of fluorescent lamp for design of electronic ballast

• Main Author: Liu, Tian Mu.
• Other Authors: Tseng, King Jet
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Power electronics
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/13345
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The efficiency and life-span of fluorescent lamps can be greatly improved by the usage of electronic ballasts instead of conventional inductive chokes. These electronic ballasts are also much lighter and more compact. They are usually based on resonant power converter topologies and are difficult to...