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3. Electrical Characteristics

Parameter

Units

Dimming Level

Value

Lamp Type

26W CFL

100%

25

Input Power

[W]

10%

9

100%

180

Input Current

[mArms]

10%

78

100%

320

†

Lamp Running Voltage

[Vpp]

10%

480

100%

271

Lamp Running Current

[mArms]

10%

26

Start Frequency

[kHz]

115

100%

42

Run Frequency

[kHz]

10%

68

Preheat Time

[s]

1

Input AC Voltage Range

[VACrms]

200 - 250

Ballast turn-off voltage

[VACrms]

85

TABLE 3.1: Ballast Parameters.

†

The lamp running voltage at 100% dimming level is not perfectly sinusoidal and

has some distortion.

4. Fault Protection Characteristics

Fault

Protection

Ballast

Restart Operation

Brown-out

Non-ZVS

Increase

frequency

Line voltage

increase

Upper filament broken

Crest Factor Over Current

Deactivates

Lamp exchange

Lower filament broken

Crest Factor Over Current

Deactivates

Lamp exchange

Lamp removed

Crest Factor Over Current

Deactivates

Lamp inserted

Failure to ignite

VVCOFLT+

Deactivates

Lamp exchange

No lamp

VLOSD-

Does not

start

Lamp inserted

End of life

Crest Factor Over Current

Deactivates

Lamp exchange

TABLE 4.1: Fault Protections Characteristics.