A novel electrode power profiler for dimmable ballasts using DC link voltage and switching frequency controls

PESC Record - IEEE Annual Power Electronics Specialists Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2002, Pages 192-197

  Lee, Stephen T S ^a   Chung, Henry S H ^a   Hui, S Y R ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMMING (LAMPS); ELECTRIC FREQUENCY CONTROL; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; ELECTRODES; FEEDBACK CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RESONANT CIRCUITS;

DIMMABLE BALLASTS; ELECTRODE POWER PROFILER; SWITCHING FREQUENCY;

BALLASTS (LAMP);

EID: 0036440547     PISSN: 02759306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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