Design and experimental results of an input-current-shaper based electronic ballast

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 547-557

  Calleja, Antonio J ^a   Alonso, J Marcos ^a   Ribas, Javier ^a   Corominas, Emilio López ^a   Rico Secades, Manuel ^a   Sebastián, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fluorescent lamp; High frequency operation; Input current shaper; Power factor correction; Single stage ballast

Indexed keywords

CAPACITORS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC POWER FACTOR CORRECTION; ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS; FLUORESCENT LAMPS; POWER ELECTRONICS; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

ELECTRONIC BALLASTS;

BALLASTS (LAMP);

EID: 0037364691     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2003.809335     Document Type: Article

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