Diseño e implementación de un banco automático de envejecimiento y de pruebas de vida de lámparas, para el Laboratorio de Luminotecnia del INER

Abstract

This project describes the design and implementation of an automatic bank of seasoning and life testing of HID and CFL lamps, in accordance with the standards of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America and in accordance with the requirements of the INER Lighting Technology Laboratory. A bibliographic study is carried out to generate a theoretical framework that describes the types of lamps under test, their construction and operation principle, life time, causes of failures and based on the standards determine the technical and functional requirements for the design and construction of the system. The hardware design of the test bank begins with its physical structure, lamp supports, the design of the strength, control and instrumentation stages for the acquisition of variables such as ambient temperature, operating status of the lamps and electrical parameters. The software design describes the architecture of the programs for the automation of the system by means of programmable logic controllers and a graphical interface, to perform the control, monitoring, recording and generation of reports of the tests automatically. Finally, the correct functioning of the implemented system is verified through the tests and results of the designed stages.