Group-asymmetrical PWM controller for dimmable fluorescent lamp ballast without striation and thermostat effect

IECON Proceedings (Industrial Electronics Conference)

Volumn 2005, Issue , 2005, Pages 792-797

  Hsieh, Guan Chyun ^a   Yan, Jin Fu ^b  

^a TUNG NAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dimmer; Group Asymmetrical PWM; Striation; Thermostat effect

Indexed keywords

DIMMER; GROUP-ASYMMETRICAL PWM; STRIATION; THERMOSTAT EFFECT;

BALLASTS (LAMP); ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FLUORESCENCE; PULSE WIDTH MODULATION;

THERMOSTATS;

EID: 33749663850     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IECON.2005.1569005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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