PRACTICAL STUDY OF APPLICATION OF THERMAL NETWORK METHOD TO THERMAL DESIGN OF ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT: AN EXAMPLE FOR THE THERMAL DESIGN OF A COMPACT SELF-BALLASTED FLUORESCENT LAMP

摘要

Thermal design is one of the most important issues in the development of compact self-ballasted fluorescent lamps as the demand for small yet powerful lamps is mounting. This paper proposes a simulation method that is based on a thermal network model for which a set of equations are developed. Some of the coefficients of the thermal network equations were determined experimentally using a simulated model lamp. The calculated temperatures are in good agreement with the measured temperatures. The work illustrates the usefulness of the proposed methodology in the design of compact self-ballasted fluorescent lamps.