An analysis and practical implementation of a dimmable compact fluorescent lamp ballast circuit without integrated circuit control

PESC Record - IEEE Annual Power Electronics Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages

  Tam, P W ^b   Hui, S Y R ^a,b   Chung, S H ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLASTS (LAMP); DIMMING (LAMPS); VOLTAGE CONTROL;

CHARGE-PUMP CONCEPT; COMPACT FLUORESCENT LAMPS; INTERNAL BALLAST; TRIAC DIMMER; VOLTAGE DIMMING CONTROL;

FLUORESCENT LAMPS;

EID: 42449140162     PISSN: 02759306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PESC.2006.1712149     Document Type: Conference Paper

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