Two-stage high-power-factor electronic ballast for metal-halide lamps

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2959-2966

  Liang, Tsorng Juu ^a   Huang, Chien Ming ^a   Chen, Jiann Fuh ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Electronic ballast; High power factor; Metal halide (MH) lamp; Two stage

Indexed keywords

AC INPUT; ACOUSTIC RESONANCE; BUCK BOOST CONVERTER; CONSTANT LEVEL; DC-BUS VOLTAGES; DISCONTINUOUS CONDUCTION MODE; ELECTRONIC BALLASTS; HALF BRIDGE INVERTER; HIGHPOWER-FACTOR; IEC 61000-3-2; INPUT CURRENT; INTEGRATED CONVERTERS; LAMP POWER; LOW FREQUENCY; MEASURED RESULTS; METAL HALIDE LAMP; POWER FACTOR CORRECTIONS; SQUARE WAVE CURRENTS; TWO STAGE;

BALLASTS (LAMP); ELECTRIC POWER FACTOR; HOUSING; LIGHTING; METAL VAPOR LAMPS; METALS; POWER CONTROL;

METAL HALIDES;

EID: 74349095212     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2009.2020731     Document Type: Article

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