Behaviour of a high pressure sodium lamp fed by a pulsed power supply

W. Nsibi, M. N. Nehdi, A. Chammam, H. Elloumi, A. Sellami, G. Zissis

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

6 Scopus citations

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to present the colorimetric and photometric results for a pulsed power supply operated high pressure sodium (HPS) lamp. Especially, we are interested in controlling the spectral response radiation of the yellow D line. This sodium D line is composed of two spectral components, one at 589.6 nm and the other at 589.0 nm. The pulsed power supply is a driver for the HPS lamp based on the application of a low frequency (50 Hz) square current waveform through the lamp with one or more pulses on each half cycle. A description is given of the physical modeling of the arc's behaviour. Experimental results obtained from our laboratory power supply for a 400 W HPS lamp supplied at 50 Hz and simulations are shown.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)739-746
Number of pages8
JournalLighting Research and Technology
Volume46
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Dec 2014
Externally publishedYes

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Behaviour of a high pressure sodium lamp fed by a pulsed power supply'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this