Hi,
I have purchased some 230VAC Compact Fluorescent Megaman DimmerAble Energy Saving bulbs. They have digital electronics on-board to manage the dimming ie where there is a continuous AC supply, but do have problems with touch / remote dimmer switches. I assume this is because these types of dimmers are TRIAC based (phaze-cut) and switch on/off during the AC cycle to effect the dimming. Is there a way that I can add a choke / capacitor in series to "store" energy such that during the TRIAC "Off" cycle, power is still supplied to the bulbs ie to "average" the TRIAC modulated (on/off) output to a continuous output such that there is always a voltage across the bulbs?
I have included conventional bulbs in-line with the Fluoresent Bulbs to ensure that there is a resistive load for the dimmer.
Since the power consumption of the CF and conventional bulbs is in the region of 200W, I guess that the energy "store" would have to be quite significant to provide enough power during the off-cycle?
Many thanks
I have purchased some 230VAC Compact Fluorescent Megaman DimmerAble Energy Saving bulbs. They have digital electronics on-board to manage the dimming ie where there is a continuous AC supply, but do have problems with touch / remote dimmer switches. I assume this is because these types of dimmers are TRIAC based (phaze-cut) and switch on/off during the AC cycle to effect the dimming. Is there a way that I can add a choke / capacitor in series to "store" energy such that during the TRIAC "Off" cycle, power is still supplied to the bulbs ie to "average" the TRIAC modulated (on/off) output to a continuous output such that there is always a voltage across the bulbs?
I have included conventional bulbs in-line with the Fluoresent Bulbs to ensure that there is a resistive load for the dimmer.
Since the power consumption of the CF and conventional bulbs is in the region of 200W, I guess that the energy "store" would have to be quite significant to provide enough power during the off-cycle?
Many thanks
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