Structures of Single-stage and High Power Factor Electronic Ballasts Integrating the Boost and Ballast Inductors

Claudinor B. Nascimento; Marcos A. I. Martins; Mauricio S. Kaster; Arnaldo J. Perin

doi:10.18618/REP.2013.2.954961

Authors

Claudinor B. Nascimento Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná – Ponta Grossa - Av. Monteiro Lobato Km 04 – CEP 840116-180, Ponta Grossa - PR
Marcos A. I. Martins INEP – Instituto de Eletrônica de Potência - Departamento de Engenharia Elétrica - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - CEP 88040-970, C.P. 5119, Florianópolis - SC
Mauricio S. Kaster Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná – Ponta Grossa Av. Monteiro Lobato Km 04 – CEP 840116-180, Ponta Grossa - PR
Arnaldo J. Perin INEP – Instituto de Eletrônica de Potência Departamento de Engenharia Elétrica Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina CEP 88040-970, C.P. 5119, Florianópolis - SC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18618/REP.2013.2.954961

Keywords:

Charge Pump, electronic ballast, fluorescent lamps, High Power Factor

Abstract

This paper presents a new family of high power factor for electronic ballasts applied to fluorescent lamps. From the proposed structures, two topologies are presented without the ballast inductor, because the boost inductor, in addition to performing power factor correction, also has the function of limiting and stabilizing the lamp current, besides making it to start. The main characteristics of these topologies are the reduction in the production costs owing to fewer components, the low harmonic distortion in the input current, the lower current in the switches, and the lower DC bus voltage. To verify the proposed design methodology and to provide the condition of unity power factor and stabilization of the lamp current, the experimental results of one prototype is presented.

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Author Biographies

Claudinor B. Nascimento, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná – Ponta Grossa - Av. Monteiro Lobato Km 04 – CEP 840116-180, Ponta Grossa - PR

was born in Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil, in 1971. He received the B.E., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil, in 1994, 1996, and 2005, respectively. He joined the Electronic Departament at Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Ponta Grossa, Brazil, in 1997, where he is currently Professor of Power Electronics and Automation and Control. He is currently the Coordinator of Postgraduate Program in Electrical Engineering, Campus of Ponta Grossa, where he was engaged in education and research on power electronics. His research interests include lighting system, power-factorcorrection circuits and new converter topologies.

Marcos A. I. Martins, INEP – Instituto de Eletrônica de Potência - Departamento de Engenharia Elétrica - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina - CEP 88040-970, C.P. 5119, Florianópolis - SC

was born in Maringá, Paraná, Brazil, in 1971. He received the B.E. and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil, in 2005 and 2006, respectively. He joined the Electrical Projects Department at Reivax – Control and Automation as Design Engineer of Hydroelectric Power Plants Automation, Protection and Regulation, Florianópolis, Brazil, in 2006. He is currently Site Manager of Substation Plants at Toshiba Infrastructure South America. His interests include lighting system, powerfactor-correction, power system stabilization, static var compensation, substations, transmission lines and power plants infrastructure management.

Mauricio S. Kaster, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná – Ponta Grossa Av. Monteiro Lobato Km 04 – CEP 840116-180, Ponta Grossa - PR

was born in Maringá, Paraná, Brazil, in 1968. He received the Bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering by Universidade Federal do Paraná in 1992, Master in Industrial Informatics by Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica do Paraná in 1996 and PhD in Automation and Systems by Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina in 2006. Actually he is professor at Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, campus Ponta Grossa, and participates in the post-graduate programs in Electrical Engineering in the campuses of Ponta Grossa and Cornélio Procópio. His interests include nonlinear control systems, power electronic converters, sliding-mode control, digital control systems, microcontrollers and FPGA devices.

Arnaldo J. Perin, INEP – Instituto de Eletrônica de Potência Departamento de Engenharia Elétrica Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina CEP 88040-970, C.P. 5119, Florianópolis - SC

was born in Nova Prata, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. He received the B.E. degree in Electronic Engineering from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil in 1977, the M. Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC), Florianopolis, SC, Brazil in 1980. In 1984 he received the Doctor of Engineering degree (Dr. Eng.) from the Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse (INPT), Toulouse, France. He joined the Electrical Engineering Department at UFSC in 1980 where he was engaged in education and research on power electronics until 2009. After that he assumed a volunteer professorship with the Electrical Engineering Graduation Program at UFSC. His research interests include power electronics, modulation, AC converters and power factor correction. Dr. Perin is currently a member of the Brazilian Power Electronics Society (SOBRAEP) and of the IEEE.

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