High power factor correction circuit for low-cost electronic ballasts

Access Full Text

High power factor correction circuit for low-cost electronic ballasts

For access to this article, please select a purchase option:

Buy article PDF
£12.50
(plus tax if applicable)
Add to cart
Buy Knowledge Pack
10 articles for £75.00
(plus taxes if applicable)
Add to cart

IET members benefit from discounts to all IET publications and free access to E&T Magazine. If you are an IET member, log in to your account and the discounts will automatically be applied.

Learn more about IET membership 

Recommend Title Publication to library

You must fill out fields marked with: *

Librarian details
Name:*
Email:*
Your details
Name:*
Email:*
Department:*
Why are you recommending this title?
Select reason:
 
 
 
 
 
Electronics Letters — Recommend this title to your library

Thank you

Your recommendation has been sent to your librarian.

© IEE
Published

A new low-cost high power factor correction circuit for electronic ballast is presented. The proposed circuit provides good power factor correction, low current harmonic distortion and cost-effectiveness. The prototype meets the IEC555-2 requirements satisfactorily with a power factor of nearly unity.

Inspec keywords: power factor correction; lamp accessories; power electronics

Other keywords: IEC555-2; current harmonic distortion; low-cost electronic ballast; high power factor correction circuit

Subjects: Light sources; Power electronics, supply and supervisory circuits

References

    1. 1)
      • Yang, Y.R., Chen, C.L.: `A self-excited half-bridge series-resonant ballast with automatic inputcurrent shaping', IEEE PESC96, 1996, p. 881–886.
    2. 2)
      • Youn, Y.S., Chae, G., Cho, G.H.: `A unity power factor electronic ballast for fluorescent lamp having improvedvalley fill and valley boost converter', IEEE PESC97, 1997, to be published.
    3. 3)
      • Spangler, J., Hussain, B., Behera, A.K.: `Electronic fluorescent ballast using power factor correction techniquesfor loads greater than 300 Watts', IEEE APEC91, 1991, p. 393–399.
http://iet.metastore.ingenta.com/content/journals/10.1049/el_19970657
Loading

Related content

content/journals/10.1049/el_19970657
pub_keyword,iet_inspecKeyword,pub_concept
6
6
Loading