Setting the preheating process of electronic ballasts for hot-cathode fluorescent lamps, considering the Rh/Rc ratio

This paper presents a new model for the representation of the electrodes filaments of fluorescent lamps, during their preheating, and an analysis capable to guide the design of the preheating process in electronic ballasts. The main improvement obtained with the lamp model is the accurate theoretical reproduction of the behavior of the Rh/Rc ratio during the preheating process. In addition, using the proposed methodology based on the lamp model, it is possible to set a proper preheating process to the electrodes filaments, without the necessity of exhaustive empirical adjustments in the prototype, reducing time and costs involved in the design of ballasts with preheating capabilities. © 2006 IEEE.

Keywords

Electrodes filaments, Electronic ballasts, Fluorescent lamp model, Preheating process, Ballasts (lamp), Electronic equipment, Electronics industry, Fluorescence, Fluorescent lamps, Light emission, Lighting, Luminescence, Preheating, Process engineering, Annual conference, New model, Preheating processes, Industrial electronics