| Royer |
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- Cannot tightly control the lamp current
or frequency
- Requires tight DC-supply regulation
- Requires a special transformer winding
- Requires a ballst capacitor
- Low efficiency
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| Full Bridge |
- Does not require a center-tapped
transformer
- Works over a wide DC-supply range
(greater than 3:1)
|
- Requires four MOSFETs
- May require p-channel MOSFETs,
which are higher cost and less efficient
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| Half Bridge |
- Requires only two MOSFETs
|
- May require p-channel MOSFETs,
which are higher cost and less efficient
- Requires a higher turns ratio transformer,
which increases cost
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| Push-Pull |
- Requires only two n-channel MOSFETs,
which are lower in cost and more highly
efficient than p-channel MOSFETs
- Easily scales to higher DC supply
voltages (up to 120V)
- Low transformer turns ratio
|
- Lower efficiency when the DC supply
goes beyond a 2:1 range
|