Arc dynamic stabilization in low-frequency square-wave electronic ballast for metal halide lamps

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1592-1599

  Ribas, Javier ^a   Alonso, J Marcos ^a   Calleja, Antonio J ^a   Lopez, Emilio ^a   Cardesin, Jesus ^a   Garcia, Jorge ^a   Rico, Manuel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arc stabilization; Electronic ballasts; Metal halide (MH) lamps

Indexed keywords

ARC LAMPS; DISCHARGE LAMPS; ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; ELECTRIC INVERTERS; LIMITERS;

ARC DYNAMIC STABILIZATION; BUCK-BOOST CONVERTER; ELECTRONIC BALLAST; METAL HALIDE LAMPS;

BALLASTS (LAMP);

EID: 34548798106     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2007.904162     Document Type: Article

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