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• Electronic Ballasts
In modern electronic lamp drivers, the term ‘ballast’ refers to the complete circuit which provides both the starting conditions and the continuous operating conditions for the lamp.
A typical electronic ballast driving two fluorescent tubes is shown below:
Electronic Lighting Ballast
As well as making all the power and harmonics measurements required at the ballast input from the ac line, the unbeatable performance of Voltech power analyzers at high frequencies (20kHz - 1MHz) means that accurate ballast output and efficiency measurements can also be provided.
Voltech's Power Analyzers are the solution to making these complex measurements.