Comparative Analysis of Self-Oscillating Electronic Ballast Dimming Methods With Power Factor Correction for Fluorescent Lamps
Menke, M. F.
; da Silva, M. F.
; Bisogno, M. F.
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Perdigão, M.
; Saraiva, E. S.
; Álvarez, J.
; Seidel, A. R. Seidel
IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications Vol. 51, Nº 1, pp. 770 - 782, January, 2015.
ISSN (print): 0093-9994
ISSN (online): 1939-9367
Scimago Journal Ranking: 1,03 (in 2015)
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1109/TIA.2014.2332638
Abstract
This paper presents a comparative analysis of the performance characteristics among different dimming methods for electronic ballasts using the self-oscillating half-bridge (HB) inverter with a power factor correction (PFC) stage. Initially, a review of common dimming methods presented in the literature is presented, and a general analysis of each dimming method is carried out. Furthermore, the operation of the dimmable self-oscillating electronic ballast with a PFC stage is analyzed in order to evaluate the performance of each different dimming methods used. Finally, a comparison among the different dimming methods implemented with the self-oscillating HB inverter and PFC stage is carried out.
