Submitted by isabela.moljf@hotmail.com (isabela.moljf@hotmail.com) on 2017-03-02T14:35:50Z No. of bitstreams: 1 claudiorobertobarbosasimoesrodrigues.pdf: 2278203 bytes, checksum: ededd970b17fc08adbb3d55174389663 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2017-03-06T19:43:31Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 claudiorobertobarbosasimoesrodrigues.pdf: 2278203 bytes, checksum: ededd970b17fc08adbb3d55174389663 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-03-06T19:43:31Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 claudiorobertobarbosasimoesrodrigues.pdf: 2278203 bytes, checksum: ededd970b17fc08adbb3d55174389663 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-04-16 / FAPEMIG - Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais / Este trabalho apresenta a proposta de um reator eletrônico ressonante dedicado à realização de testes de funcionalidade básica de lâmpadas de vapor de sódio e de vapor de mercúrio em alta pressão. Os testes são realizados com potência reduzida visando economizar energia elétrica e minimizar o ofuscamento dos operadores. O reator proposto é parte integrante de um sistema de reatores eletrônicos que deve substituir um conjunto de reatores eletromagnéticos utilizados em uma bancada de testes de componentes de iluminação pública. A utilização do conjunto de reatores substitutos propiciará a redução do peso e do volume da bancada, facilitando sua confecção em escala. O trabalho inclui um estudo teórico sobre lâmpadas de descarga de alta intensidade (HID) e sobre o fenômeno da ressonância acústica, que pode acometer estas lâmpadas quando são alimentadas em alta freqüência. O estudo sobre reatores eletrônicos para lâmpadas HID apresentado enfatiza o reator eletrônico série-paralelo ressonante. Este reator é utilizado neste trabalho para a realização dos testes com potência reduzida das lâmpadas de vapor de sódio em alta pressão de 70W e vapor de mercúrio em alta pressão de 125W sem a excitação do fenômeno da ressonância acústica e sem a necessidade de modificação de nenhum parâmetro do circuito. Para isto, foi desenvolvida uma metodologia para que o projeto do circuito ressonante série-paralelo pudesse atender ambas as lâmpadas em operação dimerizada. Apresentam-se ainda resultados experimentais dos testes realizados com o reator implementado. / This work presents a proposal of a resonant electronic ballast intended for the basic functionally testing of high pressure sodium and mercury lamps. The tests are performed with reduced power in order to save energy and to minimize operators’ glare effect. The proposed ballast is part of an electronic system that would replace a number of electromagnetic ballasts used in a lighting components bench test equipment. The use of this electronic system will provide the reduction of the weight and volume of the bench test equipment, favoring its commercial production. Theoretical studies about high intensity discharge lamps and acoustic resonance phenomenon, which can affect those kind of lamps in high frequency operation, are accomplished. The study of electronic ballasts for HID lamps presented emphasizes the series-parallel load resonant ballast. This ballast is used in this work for testing 70W high pressure sodium lamps and 125W high pressure mercury vapour lamps with reduced power, without exciting the acoustic resonance phenomenon and with no need of any circuit parameter modification. For this purpose, it was developed a design methodology of the series-parallel resonant circuit aiming dimmed operation of both lamps. Experimental results of tests performed with the implemented ballast are also included.

The master’s thesis is devoted to exploiting of gas-discharge lamps and their dependence on frequency of the supply current. The first part describes the theory of discharge, its types and properties, terms of its origin, and ways of its exploitation. The second part concerns electrical ballast systems of gas discharge light sources, inductive (reactive) and electronic ballasts, principles of their functioning, advantages and disadvantages, and the comparison of their properties. The following chapters deal with low-pressure and high-pressure gas-discharged lamps, compare their properties and describe exploitation of fluorescent lamps. Before conducting the experiment we have described the influence of frequency of the supply current on fluorescent tube lamps. Preparations for laboratory measuring have been also implemented. During the experiment the two types of lamps have been analyzed, the results of the research are summed up in the conclusion.

Grâce au développement de la technologie des semi-conducteurs, les ballasts électroniques fonctionnant en haute fréquence offrent des avantages considérables par rapport aux ballasts électromagnétiques conventionnels. Il en résulte une augmentation de la durée de vie de la lampe, une diminution du volume et du poids du système et surtout un meilleur contrôle de son fonctionnement afin de réduire notamment la consommation électrique. Parmi des lampes à décharge, la lampe sodium haute pression a une excellente efficacité lumineuse et une longue durée de vie. Pourtant, quand la lampe fonctionne en haut fréquence, des perturbations de type « résonance acoustique (RA) » peuvent entraîner l’instabilité de la décharge, son extinction ou pire, la destruction de la lampe. Cette thèse, intitulée « Modes d’Alimentation et de Commande des lampes sodium haute pression en vue d’éviter les résonances acoustiques », traite de plusieurs problèmes. Les caractéristiques de la décharge haute pression, le phénomène de RA, ses conditions d’excitation (notamment au travers d’un phénomène d’hystérésis original) et la variation des paramètres électriques due à la présence de résonances acoustiques dans la lampe, ont été étudiés. Les résultats sont issus de travaux de simulation et expérimentaux menés au sein du laboratoire LAPLACE. Grâce à ces acquis fondamentaux, plusieurs nouvelles méthodes d’alimentation par l’injection de signaux à fréquences proches ont été proposées dans nos travaux. Il s’agit d’éviter la résonance acoustique dans la lampe alimentée par un ballast de structure très réduite par rapport aux solutions classiques. Cette méthode est basée sur le choix judicieux des signaux injectés dans la lampe et leur répartition, (alimentation par deux, trois ou cinq signaux, répartition symétrique, asymétrique totale ou partielle). Le résultat est un meilleur étalement du spectre et donc une réduction de puissances harmoniques sélectionnées permettant de s’adapter, à terme aux conditions d’excitation des RA, mais aussi les limitations de ces méthodes compte tenu du facteur crête. Enfin, différents types de commande en boucle fermée sont proposés, ils permettent d’assurer la stabilité de la décharge et le contrôle des puissances imposées dans la lampe. Les études théoriques, en simulation et expérimentales qui ont été conduites nous ont permis d’aboutir à des résultats concluants. / For high pressure sodium (HPS) lamps, the progress of semi-conductor technology has provided considerable advantages in the design of high frequency operated electronic ballasts, compared to conventional electromagnetic ballasts. The advantages deal with lamp lifetime improvement, ballast volume and mass reduction, and particularly with a better control of lamp operation for optimized power consumption. Among discharge lamps, high pressure sodium (HPS) lamp has excellent efficacy and long lifetime. However, when it is operated at high frequency, discharge perturbation namely “acoustic resonances (AR)” can provoke some lamp arc instabilities, extinction or, even worst, lamp destruction. The present thesis, entitled “Supply and control methods for acoustic resonances avoidance in high intensity discharge lamps” deals with several matters.  High intensity discharge (HID) characteristics, AR phenomenon, its excitation conditions (including the original features of AR hysteresis) and lamp electrical parameters variation due to AR presence, will be studied. The obtained results were provided by simulations and experimentations carried out in LAPLACE laboratory. Thanks to the acquired results of previous studies, several novel lamp supply strategies via adjacent frequency signals injection were proposed. The main concepts here consist in the avoidance of AR presented in a lamp supplied by designed electronic ballast with reduced structure, compared to classical solutions. Otherwise, the presented methods are based on pertinent choices of injected signals applied to the lamp and their frequency distributions (two, three or five signals and symmetric, partial asymmetric or total asymmetric signals). The studies actually showed better spreading of signal spectrum and power harmonic amplitudes reduction adapted to AR excitation conditions, while taking into account crest factor limitation. Finally, different control laws (PI, Hysteresis, Self-oscillation, Resonant controllers) were also proposed in order to guarantee lamp discharge stabilization and power controls. The theoretical and experimental studies including simulations were conducted to reach concluding results of our works.

La lampe à iodure métallique est une des sources lumineuses de haute performance les plus compactes qui soit. En raison de leur bon indice de rendu des couleurs et de leur haute efficacité lumineuse, ces lampes sont souvent préférées dans les endroits où la couleur et l'efficacité sont importantes, comme les supermarchés, les gymnases, les patinoires et les arènes sportives. L’inconvénient majeur de ce type de lampe à iodure métallique vient d’un phénomène appelé « résonance acoustique ». Lorsqu’il se produit, la lumière scintille, l’arc au centre de la lampe se met à fléchir et à tourner. Cela peut aller jusqu’à l'extinction de la lampe et, dans le pire des cas, à l’explosion du tube lorsque les lampes fonctionnent dans certaines bandes de fréquence. Cette thèse se situe dans le contexte du développement de ballasts électroniques incorporant des mécanismes robustes de détection et d'évitement de résonance acoustique. À cette fin, plusieurs méthodes de détection d'enveloppe telles que le circuit multiplicateur, le circuit redresseur et l'amplificateur à verrouillage de phase sont proposées pour caractériser les fluctuations de la résonance acoustique et mieux les détecter. Des critères statistiques basés sur l'écart-type de ces fluctuations ont été établis pour détecter la présence de résonances acoustiques et les classer suivant leur gravité. Les critères proposés permettent de différencier les cas sans résonance acoustique et avec présence de résonance acoustique dans un plan bidimensionnel ou en utilisant des intervalles de confiance. Cette analyse temporelle est confirmée par l’étude des variations du spectre optique et des paramètres colorimétriques. Leurs écarts-types relatifs sont également corrélés à la présence de résonances acoustiques. Les résultats de cette étude montrent que les variations de l'enveloppe de tension ou les variations du spectre et des paramètres colorimétriques sont fortement influencées par les phénomènes de résonance acoustique Un ensemble de lampes à iodure métallique de différents fabricants et avec des puissances différentes a été testé dans nos expériences. Nous avons conclu que les circuits à multiplicateurs et a redressement permettent de détecter les résonances acoustiques avec le même niveau de sensibilité que le système à verrouillage de phase, ouvrant la voie à l’implantation de cette fonction directement au niveau du circuit du ballast. / Metal halide lamp is one kind of the most compact high-performance light sources. Because of their good color rendering index and high luminous efficacy, these lamps are often preferred in locations where color and efficacy are important, such as supermarkets, gymnasiums, ice rinks and sporting arenas. Unfortunately, acoustic resonance phenomenon occurs in metal halide lamps and causes light flicker, lamp arc bending and rotation, lamp extinction and in the worst case, arc tube explosion, when the lamps are operated in high-frequency bands. This thesis takes place in the context of developing electronic ballasts with robust acoustic resonance detection and avoidance mechanisms. To this end, several envelope detection methods such as the multiplier circuit, rectifier circuit, and lock-in amplifier, are proposed to characterize fluctuations of acoustic resonance. Furthermore, statistical criteria based on the standard deviation of these fluctuations are proposed to assess acoustic resonance occurrence and classify its severity. The proposed criteria enable classifying between no acoustic resonance and acoustic resonance cases based upon either a two-dimensional plane, a histogram or a boxplot. These analyses are confirmed by the study of spectral variations (variations of the spectral irradiance and colorimetric parameters) as well. Standard deviations and relative standard deviations of these variations are also correlated with the presence of acoustic resonance. The results from this study show that whatever voltage envelope variations or spectral variations are significantly influenced by acoustic resonance phenomena. A set of metal halide lamps from different manufacturers and with different powers are tested in our experiments. We concluded that our designed multiplier and rectifier circuits for acoustic resonance detection have the same sensitivity as the lock-in amplifier, paving the way for the implementation of this function directly into the ballast circuit board.

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / This thesis presents an electronic ballast prototype to supply high-pressure sodium lamps used in public lighting. The goal is to develop a commercial approach able to replace the still commonly used electromagnetic ballasts, performing improvements in the public lighting system. Along this thesis, the state of art in lighting area is presented, especially in public lighting. Following, a bibliographic review about electronic ballasts to supply highpressure sodium lamps is done. Special attention is given to the low frequency square waveform supplying method, which is used in this thesis. Also, the features desired in electronic ballasts so they can operate the lamp reliably and according to the standards are discussed. From this review, the proposed topology is defined and its design is presented. A discrete control method is developed to guarantee the safe operation of the ballast during all lamp stages. A microcontroller is used to perform the control routines. Finally, experimental results are obtained, validating the proposed work. / Este trabalho apresenta uma proposta de sistematização do projeto de um reator eletrônico para alimentação de lâmpadas de vapor de sódio em alta pressão, para aplicação em iluminação pública. Com isto, pretende-se criar um dispositivo que venha a substituir os reatores eletromagnéticos, ainda comumente utilizados nesta aplicação, de modo a proporcionar melhorias nos atuais sistemas de iluminação pública. Ao longo deste trabalho, é feita uma revisão do estado da arte na área de iluminação, dando ênfase à iluminação pública. Em seguida, é apresentada uma revisão bibliográfica acerca dos métodos de alimentação de lâmpadas de vapor de sódio a partir de reatores eletrônicos, destacando-se a alimentação deste tipo de lâmpada com forma de onda quadrada em baixa freqüência, método utilizado neste trabalho. Também são discutidas as características que um reator eletrônico deve possuir para enquadrar-se nas normas vigentes e alimentar a lâmpada de forma confiável. A partir desta revisão, a topologia proposta é definida e seu projeto é apresentado. Uma metodologia de controle discreto é desenvolvida de forma a garantir a operação adequada do reator durante todas as etapas de funcionamento da lâmpada. Um microcontrolador é utilizado para executar as rotinas de controle. Finalmente, resultados experimentais são obtidos, de forma a validar o trabalho proposto.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This work presents and analyzes a new family of electronic ballasts to supply metal halide lamps applied to interior lighting systems. These lamps present the best light quality among the high intensity discharge lamps, and its compactness results a good choice for interior lighting systems application. The electrical characteristics of the high intensity discharge lamps are evaluated, and it is presented an alternative for supplying these lamps in a safe and reliable way. This alternative consists of using high frequency DC/DC converters in order to supply the lamp with a low frequency, symmetrical square waveform. A family of electronic ballasts is presented, which all the topologies are obtained from the differential connection of DC/DC converters. The analysis of these proposed and designed systems brings the main advantages and disadvantages of using each topology, related both to the components design and to the restrictions implied by each topology. / Esse trabalho apresenta e analisa uma nova família de reatores eletrônicos capazes de acionar lâmpadas de multivapor metálico com tubo de descarga cerâmico. Essas lâmpadas apresentam, dentre as lâmpadas de descarga em alta pressão, a melhor qualidade do fluxo luminoso, além de se tratar de lâmpadas compactas, caracterizando-as como uma ótima alternativa a ser aplicada em sistemas de iluminação de ambientes interiores. As características das lâmpadas de descarga em alta pressão, com relação ao acionamento e controle, são avaliadas, e uma alternativa é apresentada para se alimentar tais lâmpadas de forma segura e confiável, através da utilização de conversores CC/CC operando em alta freqüência para alimentar a lâmpada com uma tensão quadrada, simétrica e em baixa freqüência. Dessa forma, uma família de reatores eletrônicos é apresentada, sendo que todas as topologias são derivadas da técnica de conexão diferencial de conversores CC/CC bidirecionais. O estudo de todos os sistemas propostos e implementados tem por finalidade caracterizar as principais vantagens e desvantagens do emprego de cada topologia apresentada, com relação ao dimensionamento de componentes e limitações impostas por cada topologia.

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This master thesis presents the analysis and design of an electronic drive system for fluorescent induction lamps. This lighting technology, despite being patented since the 60s, is not widely diffused in the market context. However, it is an extremely attractive alternative due to long lifetime and high luminous efficiency. The analysis circuit consists of a power factor correction associated with a power control stage, which provides the lamp ignition and current limitation. An integration methodology is applied in order to reduce the number of active semiconductor switches. The resulting topology, called here SEPIC half-bridge, presents a shared switch able to act, both in the pre-regulator stage, as well as for the power control stage. The number of elements reduction also occurs by magnetic integration. In this case, the pre-regulator inductors are distributed in a single core. For electronic system flexibility, it was inserted the dimming capability, where the low frequency modulation technique was evaluated. This technique is suitable for high power variation rates and provides a stable operation. The topology is controlled by a feedback system ensuring a satisfactory response of the system when subjected to disturbances, in addition to ensuring the correct power to the lamp. The electronic ballast designed behavior was evaluated experimentally. In this situation, there was obtained a low input current distortion associated with a high power factor. The lamp power variation range was 70% (30 W to 100 W), with an average efficiency around 82%. / Neste trabalho de mestrado, apresenta-se a análise e o projeto de um sistema eletrônico de acionamento para lâmpadas fluorescentes de indução. Esta tecnologia de iluminação, apesar de ser patenteada desde a década de 60, ainda é pouco difundida em âmbito comercial. Entretanto, é uma alternativa extremamente atraente devido a longa vida útil e a elevada eficiência luminosa. O circuito analisado consiste de um estágio de pré-regulação do fator de potência associado a um estágio de controle de potência, capaz de prover as necessidades de partida e limitar a corrente aplicada à lâmpada. Para estes estágios, visando a redução do número de semicondutores ativos, é aplicada a metodologia de integração de interruptores. A topologia resultante, chamada de SEPIC half-bridge, apresenta um interruptor compartilhado, capaz de atuar tanto para o pré-regulador, quanto para o controle de potência. A redução do número de elementos se dá também pela integração de magnéticos. Nesta situação, os indutores do pré-regulador são distribuídos em um único núcleo. Buscando a flexibilidade do sistema eletrônico, neste foi inserido a capacidade de variação da intensidade luminosa, onde a técnica de modulação de baixa frequência foi avaliada. Tal técnica é apropriada para elevados índices de variação de potência, além de proporcionar uma operação estável do circuito. A topologia é controlada por um sistema de retroalimentação, capaz de garantir uma resposta satisfatória do sistema quando submetido a distúrbios, além de garantir a potência processada pela lâmpada. O comportamento do reator eletrônico projetado foi avaliado experimentalmente. Nesta situação, obteve-se uma baixa distorção da corrente de entrada e elevado fator de potência. A faixa de variação de potência foi de 70% (100 W à 30 W), com um rendimento médio de 82%.

The master’s thesis is devoted to exploiting of gas-discharge lamps and their dependence on frequency of the supply current. The first part describes the theory of discharge, its types and properties, terms of its origin, and ways of its exploitation. The second part concerns electrical ballast systems of gas discharge light sources, inductive (reactive) and electronic ballasts, principles of their functioning, advantages and disadvantages, and the comparison of their properties. The following chapters deal with low-pressure and high-pressure gas-discharged lamps, compare their properties and describe exploitation of fluorescent lamps. Before conducting laboratory experiments the influence of frequency of the supply current on different properties of gas-discharge lamps was described. Besides, simulation of basic electric parameters of high-pressure gas-discharged lamps was implemented in the program SIMULINK/MATLAB. As a result, the received graphs show the dependence of current, voltage and electric power on time. Another simulation included building of dynamic current-voltage characteristics at various frequencies of the supply current. Preparations for the laboratory experiment and the experiment itself were implemented. Compact and tube low-pressure fluorescent lamps were measured. The received graphs show the influence of change in frequency of the current on the operational parameters of the discharge light sources.