approximation of the EN50160 values, but in a fraction of the time.
The P SST is cal culated t he s ame as P ST b ut averaged o ver 10
seconds. T his E lspec d efined v alue is valuable in t hat it en ables
faster as sessment o f the f licker. E lspec P SST co nverges t o a r eal
value within 3 min from a drastic flicker change, or immediately for
periodic steady state flicker
PST
Where t he P ercentiles , , , , are t he F licker L evels
Exceeded for 0.1, 1, 3, 10 & 50% of the Time During The Observation
Period. T he S uffix “ s” in t he F ormula I ndicates t hat t he S moothed
Value Should be Used. The Smoothed Values are Obtained Using the
Following Formulas:
P(1s) = (P(.7) + P(1) + P(1.5))/3
P(3s) = (P(2.2) + P(3) + P(4))/3
P(10s) = (P(6) + P(8) + P(10) + P(13) + P(17))/5
P(50s) = (P(30) + P(50) + P(80))/3
PST 10
Min
Short term flicker evaluation.
P
ST
PLT
is a v alue m easured o ver 1 0 m inutes t hat c haracterizes t he
likelihood that th e v oltage f luctuations w ould r esult i n p erceptible
light f licker. A v alue o f 1 .0 is d esigned t o r epresent t hat 5 0% o f
people would perceive flicker in a 60 watt incandescent bulb.
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