Freescale Semiconductor M68HC08 manual Chapter Reference Design, Application Outline

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Chapter 3

Chapter 3

Reference Design

3.1 Application Outline

The presented system is designed to control two parallel connected fluorescent lamps. The reference design meets the following performance specification:

Single board solution with MC68HC908LB8 microcontroller

Supported power supply: 110V/60Hz and 230V/50Hz

Low THD

High power factor achieved using the PFC circuit

Control techniques incorporating:

Preheating

Strike

Run mode

User interface (dimming level potentiometer, monitor mode interface)

Flickering effect removal

Lamp aging recognition

Fault detection

DC-bus under-voltage detection (software)

DC-bus over-voltage detection (software)

Ignition fault (software)

Zero current fault (software)

3.2 Dimmable Light Ballast Characteristics

Table 3-1provides the basic characteristics of the Dimmable Light Ballast Demo with PFC at 25°C and 400 V DC-bus voltage.

Dimmable Light Ballast with Power Factor Correction, Rev. 1

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