| Title |
A Control Circuit for Blinking and Color Variaton Operations of Fluorescent Lamps |
| Authors |
Song Sang-Bin ; Gwark Jae-Young ; Yeo In-Seon |
| Abstract |
In this paper, an electronic starter and controller are developed for blinking and color variation operations of fluorescent lamps, which would be suitable for use in an advertising panel. The developed electronic starters enable single-pulse ignition for fluorescent lamps of 20～40[W] according to the start signal of controller, and the lamp life is expected to go beyond 3,000 hours with blinking operations for minimum 0.2[s]. Also, the controller based on a micro-controller can handle up to 128 fluorescent lamps and have ten modes of blinking patterns and 7-color variation modes. |