Investigation of harmonic generation from dimmable LED lamps

The purpose of this paper is to investigate harmonic generation from dimmable Light Emitting Diode lamps (LEDs) which are used in residential and commercial applications as an energy efficient lighting systems. It is done by conducting laboratory tests on various LED lamps and tapping the load current behavior under different conditions. Then the frequency domain analysis is performed to investigate the generated harmonics. Harmonic levels of different wattage, various branded dimmable and non dimmable LED bulbs along with dimmable compact fluorescent lamps are experimentally evaluated and compared. Experimental result shows that, all LED lamps generate very high level of harmonic during dimming operation which may affect the power quality of AC mains.

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W artykule opisano zagadnienie emisji harmonicznych przez ściemnianą diodę LED, wykorzystywaną do oświetlania pomieszczeń. Przeprowadzono próby laboratoryjne w różnych warunkach pracy, a na ich podstawie analizy generowanych harmonicznych. Pod tym kątem dokonano porównania działania badanych diod z innymi energooszczędnymi rozwiązaniami.