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Investigation on Characteristics of Metal Halide Lamp

Abstract
The metal halide lamp is one of high-intensity discharge lamps. It has many advantages such as good color rendering, high efficacy and a variety of color presentations. However, the problems of acoustic resonance, a long transition period of cold starting, and an extremely high ignition voltage for hot restarting should be overcome.
The investigation of the thesis is focused on the electrical characteristics of the metal halide lamp operating at high-frequency. Included are the acoustic resonance, starting transient and steady state operation. Various ballast circuits incorporating with ignitors are designed to drive several 70-W metal halide lamps. The operating frequency ranges with acoustic resonance, the ignition voltages for both cold starting and hot restarting, the transition period, the dimming performance, and the lamp equivalent resistance during the lamp life are measured and analyzed. Based on the investigated results, a useful guideline can be provided for the operation and design of the electronic ballast for metal halide lamps.
Key words : Metal halide lamp, electronic ballast, acoustic resonance, hot restarting.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:NSYSU/oai:NSYSU:etd-0621100-021842
Date21 June 2000
CreatorsSoong, Ming-Jung
ContributorsChih-Chiang Hua, Chin-Sien Moo, Tsair-Rong Chen, Tsai-Fu Wu
PublisherNSYSU
Source SetsNSYSU Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Archive
LanguageCholon
Detected LanguageEnglish
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Sourcehttp://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0621100-021842
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