Discharge Characteristics of the Cold Cathode and External Electrode Fluorescent Lamps

냉음극 및 외부전극 형광램프의 방전 특성

  • Cho Guangsup (Department of Electrophysics, Department of Electronic Engineering, Kwangwoon University) ;
  • Lee Dae H. (Department of Electrophysics, Kwangwoon University) ;
  • Lee Joo Y. (Department of Electrophysics, Kwangwoon University) ;
  • Song Hyuck S. (Department of Electrophysics, Kwangwoon University) ;
  • Gill Doh H. (Department of Electrophysics, Kwangwoon University) ;
  • Koo Je H. (Department of Electrophysics, Kwangwoon University) ;
  • Choi Eun H. (Department of Electrophysics, Kwangwoon University) ;
  • Kim Sang B. (Department of Electrophysics, Department of Electronic Engineering, Kwangwoon University) ;
  • Kim Bong S. (Department of Electrophysics, Department of Electronic Engineering, Kwangwoon University) ;
  • Kang June G. (Department of Electrophysics, Department of Electronic Engineering, Kwangwoon University) ;
  • Cho Mee R. (Korea Institute of Lighting Technology) ;
  • Hwang Myung G. (Korea Institute of Lighting Technology) ;
  • Kim Young Y. (Korea Institute of Lighting Technology)
  • 조광섭 (광운대학교 전자물리학과, 전자공학부) ;
  • 이대흥 (광운대학교 전자물리학과) ;
  • 이주영 (광운대학교 전자물리학과) ;
  • 송혁수 (광운대학교 전자물리학과) ;
  • 길도현 (광운대학교 전자물리학과) ;
  • 구제환 (광운대학교 전자물리학과) ;
  • 최은하 (광운대학교 전자물리학과) ;
  • 김상범 (광운대학교 전자물리학과, 전자공학부) ;
  • 김봉수 (광운대학교 전자물리학과, 전자공학부) ;
  • 강준길 (광운대학교 전자물리학과, 전자공학부) ;
  • 조미령 ((재)한국조명기술연구소) ;
  • 황명근 ((재)한국조명기술연구소) ;
  • 김영욱 ((재)한국조명기술연구소)
  • Published : 2005.03.01

Abstract

The characteristics of current and voltage in a basic discharge experiment are investigated for a cold cathode fluorescent lamp with ballast capacitors attached at both ends of lamp and for a capacitive coupled external electrode fluorescent lamp. In the current-voltage characteristics for a cold cathode fluorescent lamp except ballast capacitors, it is shown that the typical glow discharge with the cathode fall follows after the dark current and Townsend firing discharge. However, in the characteristics for a cold cathode fluorescent lamp including ballast capacitors, the current increases as the voltage increases in the glow discharge region without representing a cathode fall since the most voltage is loaded at two capacitors. The characteristics for the external electrode fluorescent lamp shows the same as that of the cold cathode fluorescent lamp in the respect of glow discharge characters, and the external electrode itself roles the ballast capacitor.

전극 양단에 안정 콘덴서(Ballast Contenser)를 부착한 냉음극 형광램프와 외관전극의 용량성 결합으로 동작되는 외부전극 형광램프의 전류-전압 방전특성을 조사하였다. 냉음극 형광램프의 전극 양단에 인가되는 전압과 전류의 특성은 전압의 증가로 암전류 영역과 타운젠트 점화방전을 거처서 음극 강하를 통한 전형적인 글로우 방전을 보여준다. 안정 콘덴서에 인가되는 전압을 포함한 전류-전압은 안정 콘덴서에 인가되는 전압이 상대적으로 크기 때문에 냉음극 강하가 나타나지 않고, 글로우 방전 영역에서 전압의 증가에 따라서 전류가 증가한다. 외부전극 자체가 캐패시터인 외부전극 형광램프에서의 전류-전압은 안정 콘덴서를 포함한 냉음극 형광램프와 동일한 특성을 보여준다. 따라서 외부전극 형광램프는 동작 전압에서 글로우 방전의 특성을 갖으며, 외부전극 자체가 안정 콘덴서의 기능을 한다.

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