Dimming control and characteristics of high-frequency operated metal halide lamps

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 854-861

  Cao, Xiaohong ^a   Yan, Wei ^a   Hui, S Y Ron ^a   Chung, Henry Shu Hung ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Dimming; High frequency; Metal halide (MH) lamp

Indexed keywords

BALLASTS (LAMP); ELECTRIC VARIABLES CONTROL; HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS);

DIMMING CONTROL; DIMMING PERFORMANCE; METAL HALIDE LAMPS; STABILITY CONTROL;

DIMMING (LAMPS);

EID: 2942571284     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2004.826519     Document Type: Article

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