本文針對快速啟動型螢光燈，探討啟動暫態期間，燈絲預熱與熾光電流對燈管壽命的影響。研究中設計一組電子安定器電路，可以調整啟動暫態時的預熱電流、開路電壓以及預熱時間，使預熱條件和預定量的熾光電流可以依實驗所需做調整。為加速燈管壽命實驗，測試燈管以點滅週期35秒與25秒，在各種預熱程度的狀態下，用不同大小的熾光電流，進行快速點滅測試。實驗結果顯示，預熱程度是影響燈管壽命主要的因素。燈管經適當預熱，點滅週期超過十萬次；反之，預熱不足導致燈管提早黑頭，僅維持數千次點滅週期。另一方面，熾光電流對燈管壽命的影響相當輕微，並未如文獻所述，對燈管壽命有嚴重影響。

This thesis investigates the impact of preheating and glow current on the life-time of rapid-start fluorescent lamps during the starting transient period. A set of electronic ballast circuit is designed to adjust the starting transient preheating current, open-circuit voltage, and preheating time, so that the preheating conditions and the intended amount of glow current can be scheduled. In the experiments, the tested lamps are frequently switched on and off for 35 seconds and 25 seconds, respectively, to accelerate the life-cycle test.
Experimental results show that the effect of the glow current on the life-cycle is trivial. Insignificant difference is found between the test lamps with different glow currents when the preheating conditions are the same. On the other hand, the preheating degree is found to be the main factor that affects the lamp life-time. The tested lamps which are adequately preheated last for more than 100000 test cycles. On the other hand, the tested lamps with insufficient preheating are premature with black ends or even damaged only after the several thousands cycles.

中文摘要 I
英文摘要 II
目錄 III
圖表目錄 V
第一章 簡介 1
1-1研究動機 1
1-2論文大綱 3
第二章 影響燈管壽命因素探討 4
2-1螢光燈基本構造 4
2-1-1螢光燈發光原理 5
2-2螢光燈啟動方式 6
2-3影響燈管壽命因素 7
2-4燈絲溫度 9
2-5熾光電流 11
第三章 測試電路與測試條件規劃 17
3-1測試條件規劃 17
3-1-1點滅方式 17
3-1-2預熱程度 18
3-2測試電路 21
第四章 實驗量測結果 23
4-1實驗量測架構 23
4-2熾光電流與燈絲溫度對燈管壽命的影響 24
4-2-1燈絲預熱適當 24
4-2-2燈絲預熱不足 27
第五章 結論與未來研究方向 40
參考文獻 42

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