Static and Dynamic Electric Behavior of Compact Fluorescent Lamps

The electric behavior of compact fluorescent lamps is analysed. In static conditions the lamp has a nonlinear voltage-current characteristic. In dynamic conditions the lamp has a dynamic conductance related to the static conductance by a differential equation. The lamp is simulated in two different circuits: one with a series reactor and another with a series reactor and a small capacitor in parallel. Good concordance was obtained between the results from the theoretical model and experimentally verified.