An electronic ballast employing a boost half-bridge topology

This paper proposes a new electronic ballast employing a boost half-bridge topology. A boost converter is used to control the input power factor, and a half-bridge topology is used to drive the fluorescent lamp. Both stages are associated in order to simplify the design procedure, as the proposed sc...

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Published inNineteenth Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition, 2004. APEC '04 Vol. 1; pp. 170 - 175 Vol.1
Main Authors Morais, A.S., Gallo, C.A., Tofoli, F.L., Coelho, E.A.A., Freitas, L.C., Farias, V.J., Vieira, J.B.
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Piscataway NJ IEEE 2004
Subjects
Applied sciences
Circuit properties
Circuit topology
Convertors
Costs
Diodes
Electric, optical and optoelectronic circuits
Electrical engineering. Electrical power engineering
Electrical machines
Electronic ballasts
Electronic circuits
Electronics
Exact sciences and technology
Inductors
Power electronics, power supplies
Reactive power
Shape control
Signal convertors
Switches
Switching circuits
Transformers and inductors
Voltage control
Power converter
Up converter
Input signal
Power control
Frequency converter
Fluorescent lamp
System design
Power electronics
Power input
Comparative study
Ballast electricity
Bridge convertor
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Summary:This paper proposes a new electronic ballast employing a boost half-bridge topology. A boost converter is used to control the input power factor, and a half-bridge topology is used to drive the fluorescent lamp. Both stages are associated in order to simplify the design procedure, as the proposed scheme represents a simple and robust converter. A comparison between this arrangement and another one previously proposed is still presented.
ISBN:0780382692
9780780382695
DOI:10.1109/APEC.2004.1295806