Automatic lamp detection technique for fluorescent lamps electronic ballasts

This paper presents an electronic ballast to operate HO fluorescent lamps with power ratings of 24 W, 39 W and 49 W. The proposed circuit detects the lamp type by its operation voltage and sets duty cycle of the power factor correction circuit to adequate the output power. Experimental results are shown to demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed solution.

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