A new control method for a low frequency inverter of MHD lamp ballasts with a synchronous rectifier

Conference Proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition - APEC

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages 1060-1064

  Lee, I K ^a   Cho, B H ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

2 stage ballast; Coupled inductor; Low frequency inverter; Synchronous rectifier

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC INVERTERS; ELECTRIC LOSSES; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION; SYNCHRONOUS MOTORS;

2-STAGE BALLAST; COUPLED INDUCTOR; LOW FREQUENCY INVERTER; SYNCHRONOUS RECTIFIER;

BALLASTS (LAMP);

EID: 33744977730     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/APEC.2005.1453125     Document Type: Article

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