Design of Resonant Inverters for Optimal Efficiency Over Lamp Life in Electronic Ballast With Phase Control

The paper presents the design guidelines of phase controlled resonant inverters to drive high intensity discharge lamps. Considering the variation of the lamp resistance over its lifetime, the resonant phase is determined and the condition of minimum phase lag is imposed to minimize the current thro...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on power electronics 2007-05, Vol.22 (3), p.815-823
Main Authors: Azcondo, F.J., Zane, R., Branas, C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ballast
Buses (vehicles)
Drives
Electric currents
Electric resistance
Electronic ballasts
Electronics
Energy efficiency
Frequency
Guidelines
High intensity discharge (HID)
High intensity discharge lamps
high pressure sodium (HPS)
Inverters
Lamps
Optimization
Phase control
Phase lag
Resonance
Resonant inverters
RLC circuits
Sodium
Voltage control
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Summary:The paper presents the design guidelines of phase controlled resonant inverters to drive high intensity discharge lamps. Considering the variation of the lamp resistance over its lifetime, the resonant phase is determined and the condition of minimum phase lag is imposed to minimize the current through the circuit. The optimum input voltage is analyzed according to phase lag, frequency variation, and control complexity. A design procedure is presented and experimentally validated with results from two electronic ballast designs operating from 300-V and 400-V dc bus and driving a 150-W high pressure sodium lamp
ISSN:0885-8993
1941-0107
DOI:10.1109/TPEL.2007.896493