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Classifications of Ballast

The document describes different types of ballasts used for fluorescent lamps: - Preheat ballasts establish a circuit to preheat lamp filaments before initiating discharge. Instant start ballasts start lamps at high voltage without preheating, making them the most energy efficient but with fewer start cycles. - Rapid start ballasts ignite lamps by providing cathode voltage and voltage across the lamp simultaneously. Programmed start ballasts incorporate precise starting scenarios by first applying cathode heat then reducing voltage before applying lamp voltage to ignite lamps with minimal material loss. - Two-level electronic ballasts allow light levels to be switched between 50-100% output. Adjustable output ballasts permit continuous light output control from 10-100% through a low

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Classifications of Ballast

The document describes different types of ballasts used for fluorescent lamps: - Preheat ballasts establish a circuit to preheat lamp filaments before initiating discharge. Instant start ballasts start lamps at high voltage without preheating, making them the most energy efficient but with fewer start cycles. - Rapid start ballasts ignite lamps by providing cathode voltage and voltage across the lamp simultaneously. Programmed start ballasts incorporate precise starting scenarios by first applying cathode heat then reducing voltage before applying lamp voltage to ignite lamps with minimal material loss. - Two-level electronic ballasts allow light levels to be switched between 50-100% output. Adjustable output ballasts permit continuous light output control from 10-100% through a low

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Preheat (Switch start ballast)

-establish a complete circuit


through the ballast to preheat the
filaments for several seconds
prior to initiating discharge.

Preheat (Switch start ballast)

Instant Start Ballast


- starts the lamp supplying
high voltage (400 V +) to the
lamp electrodes w/o preheating
resulting to forced discharge.
- the most energy efficient
type, but yields the fewest lampstart cycles

Instant Start Ballast

Rapid Start Ballast


- ignite lamps by providing
cathode voltage (3.6 V) and
voltage
across
the
lamp
simultaneously.

Rapid Start Ballast

Programmed Start Ballast


- is a more advanced version of rapid start.
- incorporate a precise starting scenario:
o 1st step application of the cathode heat.
during the preheat interval,
voltage across the lamp is reduce to a
level that reduces damaging glow
current.
o 2nd step application of lamp voltage.
a voltage is applied across the
lamp, igniting them with minimal loss
of the emissive material.

Programmed Start Ballast

Two Level Electronic Ballast


- increase the flexibility of
standard electronic ballast by
allowing the light level to be switch
between 50 100 % of full light
output.
- are supplied with an
additional input lead to allow the
switching.

Adjustable
Ballast

Output

(Dimming)

- permit the light output of the


lamp to be continuously controlled
over a range of approximately, 10
100 % of full light output.
- low voltage signal (0 10
volts) to the ballast output circuit
modifies the current to the lamp.

Adjustable
Output
(Dimming)
Ballast

Full Range Dimming Ballast


- has a full dimming range
of from 1 100 % of full light
output
may
be
achieved
through the use of premium
priced electronic ballast.

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