cupoftea
Advanced Member level 6
Hi,
We are working on a small lighthouse at a small marina. There have been crashes into a sand bank of late. We need to dim a tungsten bulb from 200W to 500W.
We have 240VAC mains supply.
Solution must accord with EN61000-3-2 mains harmonics regs, and flicker regs.
Mains isolation not required.
Thinking BuckBoost PFC.....but is there a cheaper/smaller way?
Also, Buckboost PFC gives DC output....not good for the arc-over that will occur when the bulb eventually fails.
What about Standard fluorescent half bridge resonant fluorescent ballast circuit...with preceeding Boost PFC?...this gives a high frequency AC current output...which gives advantageous zero crossings for extinguishment of arc-over......but does that apply at frequencies that are well above 50Hz?.....because the current soon rises again after crossing zero.
What about standard high frequency PWM into the bulb, with an inductor in series with it?...like a class D amp
We are working on a small lighthouse at a small marina. There have been crashes into a sand bank of late. We need to dim a tungsten bulb from 200W to 500W.
We have 240VAC mains supply.
Solution must accord with EN61000-3-2 mains harmonics regs, and flicker regs.
Mains isolation not required.
Thinking BuckBoost PFC.....but is there a cheaper/smaller way?
Also, Buckboost PFC gives DC output....not good for the arc-over that will occur when the bulb eventually fails.
What about Standard fluorescent half bridge resonant fluorescent ballast circuit...with preceeding Boost PFC?...this gives a high frequency AC current output...which gives advantageous zero crossings for extinguishment of arc-over......but does that apply at frequencies that are well above 50Hz?.....because the current soon rises again after crossing zero.
What about standard high frequency PWM into the bulb, with an inductor in series with it?...like a class D amp