The aim of the paper is to analyze the losses of the PLS(Plasma Lighting System) driving inverter circuit. The conventional driving method of the PLS is to utilize a high voltage transformer(HVT). In this case, the overall system is bulky and has low ...
The aim of the paper is to analyze the losses of the PLS(Plasma Lighting System) driving inverter circuit. The conventional driving method of the PLS is to utilize a high voltage transformer(HVT). In this case, the overall system is bulky and has low efficiency. Therefore, to overcome these problems, the Semi-Bridge inverter circuit with power factor correction is used. Through the loss analysis for the inverter circuit, the optimal inverter circuit is designed. To verify the abovementioned point, inverter circuit with 220V 400W input consumption is manufactured and tested. Throughout the experimental results, the high efficiency PLS system without flicker has confirmed.