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so-called harmonic waves whose
re
uencies are a
multiple of the suppl
frequenc
in three-phase sup-
plies these are mainl
the
i
th, seventh and eleventh
harmonic waves
These harmonic waves increase the current of the ca
acitor
or
ower
actor correction, as the reactance
o
a capacitor decreases with increasin
requency
e
ncreas
n
capac
tor current can
e accommo
at
ed by improvin
the desi
n o
the capacitor, but this
does not eliminate the risk o
resonance
henomena
etween t
e power capac
tors on t
e one
an
an
the inductance o
the
eedin
trans
ormer and the
rid
n t
t
r.
The harmonic wave contamination of an A
volta
e
supply can have some or all o
the
ollowin
e
ects
• earl
ailure o
capacitor
• premature tri
erin
o
protective switches and
other sa
et
device
•
ailure or mal
unction o
computers, drivers,
t
n
nsta
at
ons an
ot
er sens
t
ve
n
m
• thermal overload o
trans
ormers caused b
n
r
r
n
• overload of the neutral conductor
particularl
t
e
r
harmonic wave
• shatterin
or burstin
o
dischar
e lamp
• thermal overload o
the lam
choke due to reso-
nance between choke and ca
acitor
or
owe
t
r
rr
ti
n. Th
t
n
imil
r t
as
mmetrical mode
see chapter 6.2.9
, which is
wh
the use o
a choke with thermal protection
can also protect the luminaire
rom burnin
The installation of so-called choked ca
acitors
ca-
pacitor in series with a filter choke
aims at forcin
the
resonance
requency o
the
rid below the
requency
o
the lowest prevailin
harmonic wave. This prevents
a resonance between the capacitors and the
rid and
ould thus also
revent the am
li
ication o
the har
m
ni
rr
nt
. Thi
kin
in
t
ll
ti
n
l
h
il
terin
e
ect by reducin
the level o
volta
e distortion
in the
rid. It is there
ore recommended
or all cases
here the watta
e share of the loads that
enerate
harmonic waves is more than 20
o
the total watt-
a
e. The resonance
requency o
a choked capacito
alwa
s lies below the
requenc
o
the
t
rm
n
v
In the electronic ballast
RAM P
WERTR
NI
the in
luence o
harmonic waves on the lamp is kept
extens
ve
y at
ay
y t
e
a
ast
es
n w
c
com
prises an intermediate circuit. The immunit
o
the PTi
input sta
e to line-related inter
erence is sa
e
uarded
by tests according to the IE
61000 standard
uch line-related interference includes e.
.:
• burst as per IE
61000-4-4, 1000V peak, repetition
requency 5kHz, low-ener
y puls
• current feed as per IE
61000-4-6, frequenc
ran
e 0.15-80
z, 3
rms
• sur
e as per IE
61000-4-5, 1000V symmetrical,
2000
asymmetr
ca
,
-ener
y pu
se
• volta
e interruptions as per IE
61000-4-1
• volta
e
luctuation
.4
r
e
vo
ta
e
nterrupt
ons
When the lam
current
alls, the recombination rate
starts to excee
t
e
on
zat
on rate, caus
n
a re
uc
tion in plasma conductivity. This occurs with ma
netic
ballasts in every hal
-wave on passin
the zero cross-
n
an
resu
ts
n t
e so-ca
e
re-
n
t
on pea
.
en
recombination o
the char
ed particles has pro
ressed
ar enou
h, the remainin
quantity o
char
e carriers is
not su
icient enou
h to
enerate an adequate quan-
tity o
new charge carriers when the voltage increases
a
a
n – t
e
amp
oes out.
e
pressures
n t
e
arc tu
e mean t
at t
e
n
t
on vo
ta
e
s now no
on-
er su
icient to re-i
nite the lamp. It has to
irst cool
down for a few minutes before it can i
nite a
ain
see
a
so c
a
ter 4.2
arm re-
gn
t
on
en t
e supp
y vo
ta
e
s
nterrupte
,
ot
t
e
en
t
and depth of the interruption
100% for complete
interruption
and the phasin
of the interruption are
im
ortant.
lder lam
s with their increase in lam
volt
a
e an
er re-
n
t
on vo
ta
e are more sens
t
ve
than una
ed lamps. The capacitor
or power
actor
correct
on can act as vo
ta
e source
ur
n
vo
ta
e
nterru
t
ons, at
east
n t
e s
ort term, an
exten
t
e
time in which a volta
e interruption is tolerated be
ore
the lamp
oes o
. Volta
e interruptions just be
ore the
zero cross
n
are more ser
ous,
ecause t
e p
asma
has already cooled down si
ni
icantly.
t
e resonance
requenc
o
a resonance c
rcu
t
cons
st
n
o
power capac
tors an
n
uctance o
t
e
ee
n
trans
ormer
s near enou
to t
e
requenc
a
armon
c wave
n t
e
r
, t
s resonance c
rcu
t
can amp
t
e osc
at
on o
t
e
armon
c waves an
cause immense overcurrent and overvolta
e.
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