Electronic ballasts

摘要

A ballast circuit for fluorescent lamp which comprises an additional D2 located just after the rectifier bridge D1 and before smoothing capacitors C5, C6. The diode D2 is matched to the value of a mylar capacitor C3 connected across the output of the rectifier bridge and the fluorescent lamp load whereby the fluorescent lamp draws current over substantially the whole of the supply voltage waveform to thereby improve the power factor and reduce the current harmonic distortion.