Low cost electronic ballast for a 36-W fluorescent lamp based on a current-mode-controlled boost inverter for a 120-V DC bus power distribution

A non-resonant electronic ballast based on one power switch and on one reactive element-one inductance-is described in this paper. The special current mode control implementation provides an intrinsic short-circuit protection and a very simple control circuitry. Filament heating time, current during the heating period, and protection against broken tube can be easily implemented with the proposed circuitry. A greenhouse application with a 120-V dc bus power distribution is presented in this paper. The dc bus voltage is easily obtained (in this particular application) from a classical series-connected 12-pulse rectifier in combination with a transformer with two secondary windings (one in Wye connection and other one in Delta connection). An additional advantage of this configuration is the high power factor obtained at the input stage.

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