Design and fabrication of compact fluorescent lamp igniter using TRIAC‐assisted high‐voltage DC source. Issue 4 (1st February 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rana, M.; Kabir, A.; Rafi, Md.; MRazib, M.; Jarin, S.; Khan, A.G.
• Is Part Of: Electronics letters. Volume 52:Issue 4(2016)
• Page Start: 308
• Page End: 310
• Publication Date: 2016-02-01
• Subjects: semiconductor switches -- thyristor applications -- fluorescent lamps -- voltage multipliers -- switchgear; compact fluorescent lamp igniter design -- compact fluorescent lamp igniter fabrication -- TRIAC‐assisted high‐voltage DC source -- HVDC source -- gate pulse -- TRIAC‐based firing circuit -- Cockroft‐Walton voltage multiplier circuit -- Multisim 11 -- ignition process -- voltage 2 kV; Electronics -- Periodicals; 621.381
• DOI: 10.1049/el.2015.3232
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0013-5194

Abstract

Abstract : A potential approach for designing and fabricating igniter for compact fluorescent lamp is introduced using high‐voltage DC (HVDC) source which is controlled by gate pulse obtained from TRIAC‐based firing circuit. The Cockroft–Walton voltage multiplier circuit is used to design HVDC (2 kV) source where initially optimal rating of capacitance for each stage was considered based on experimental analysis. This design was further simulated by Multisim 11 and characterised experimentally. The response obtained by this method reveals that the HVDC source is able to ignite the fluorescence lamp potentially than the conventional available ignition processes. The major advantages of using HVDC are lower power to ignite fluorescence lamp, longer life and cost effective.