Self-oscillating electronic ballast analysis using the relay systems approach

IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 255-261

  Chang, Chin ^a  

^a PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLASTS (LAMP); ELECTRIC INVERTERS; ELECTRIC LOADS; HYSTERESIS; RESONANT CIRCUITS; TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

SELF-OSCILLATING ELECTRONIC BALLASTS;

RELAY CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 0035078891     PISSN: 00939994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/28.903158     Document Type: Article

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