Development of voltage acceptability curves for fluorescent lighting systems

Hussain Shareef, Azah Mohamed, Khodijah Mohamed

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Abstract

This paper presents the design and construction of voltage acceptability curves for fluorescent lighting systems. It is derived from mathematical representation of actual light output variations of fluorescent lamps (FLs) during voltage sags and a predefined malfunction criterion called the light standard. Light standard may be thought of a standard based on a minimum acceptable light output, below which the operation of the lighting system is unacceptable. The effect of voltage sag on the light intensity is obtained by extensive tests conducted for three 18 Watt FLs with different ballast types. The experiments are conducted on the basis of recent testing standards and utilization of a modern industrial power corrupter. The experimental results of tested FLs show that the lamp with electromagnetic ballast is more sensitive to voltage sags than that of the lamps equipped with electronic ballasts. Hence, the design of voltage acceptability curves for FL with electromagnetic ballast is shown to have more restrictive criterion in accepting the supply voltage disturbances such as voltage sag.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2009 International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Informatics, ICEEI 2009
Pages513-518
Number of pages6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Externally publishedYes
Event2009 International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Informatics, ICEEI 2009 - Selangor, Malaysia
Duration: Aug 5 2009Aug 7 2009

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2009 International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Informatics, ICEEI 2009
Volume2

Conference

Conference2009 International Conference on Electrical Engineering and Informatics, ICEEI 2009
Country/TerritoryMalaysia
CitySelangor
Period8/5/098/7/09

Keywords

  • Ballast
  • Fluorescent lamps
  • Power quality
  • Voltage acceptability curves
  • Voltage sags

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Information Systems
  • Software
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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