A new control method for electronic ballasts based on magnetic regulators

Conference Record - IAS Annual Meeting (IEEE Industry Applications Society)

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages 1958-1964

  Alonso, J M ^a   Dalla Costa, M A ^a   Cardesin J ^a   Garcia J ^a   Rico Secades, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DC POWER TRANSMISSION; DIMMING (LAMPS); ELECTRIC CURRENT REGULATORS; FLUORESCENT LAMPS; FREQUENCY MODULATION; LINEAR CONTROL SYSTEMS; SWITCHING THEORY;

DC CURRENT; INPUT VOLTAGE; MAGNETIC REGULATORS; TRANSISTOR BRIDGES;

BALLASTS (LAMP);

EID: 33745878268     PISSN: 01972618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IAS.2005.1518716     Document Type: Conference Paper

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