Power-saving Module using Ferroelectric Ceramics for Electronic Ballast

강유전체 세라믹스를 이용한 전자식 안정기용 절전모듈

Power saving module which is consisted of ferroelectric ceramic capacitor and time delay switching circuit was installed into electronic ballast in order to enhance energy efficacy and extend life time of fluorescent lamp. The impedance matching of negative resistance characteristics of F/L was optimized with the characteristics of ferroelectric ceramics capacitor to increase the light efficiency of the electronic ballast. The high efficiency of the electronic ballast was achieved by minimizing wasted power at the filament of F/L during the lighting by using the switching function of time delay circuit from preheating mode to non-preheating mode. The life time of F/L was also extended by eliminating the reverse electromotive force using time delay circuits to minimize the impacts to the filament of F/L from unwanted high voltage peaks during light-up period. As the results, the electronic ballast with the first grade energy efficiency was developed using ferroelectric ceramics and time delay module.

형광램프용 전자식 안정기의 효율개선 및 램프의 수명연장을 위하여 강유전체 커패시터와 시간지연스위칭회로로 구성된 절전모듈을 개발하고 적용하였다. 절전모듈에 사용된 강유전체 세라믹스를 이용하여 형광램프의 부저항특성과 최적화를 시키고, 시간지연회로를 통하여 점등초기 예열형에서 비예열형으로 스위칭시켜 점등 중 필라멘트에서 소비되는 전력을 제거함으로써 약 2W의 소비전력을 감소시켜 효율개선을 실현하였으며, 역기전력 제거기능을 통하여 점등 초기 형광램프 필라멘트에 가해지는 충격을 최소화함으로써 형광램프의 수명을 연장시켰다.