Using Magnetic Regulators for the Optimization of Universal Ballasts

IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 3126-3134

  Perdigao, Marina S ^a   Alonso, J Marcos ^b   Costa, Marco A Dalla ^c   Saraiva, Eduardo Sousa ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE TELECOMUNICAÇÕES   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAXIAS DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fluorescent lamps; half bridge inverter; magnetic regulators; resonant tank; universal ballasts; variable inductance

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008536902     PISSN: 08858993     EISSN: 19410107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TPEL.2008.2005060     Document Type: Article

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