Title :
Energy saving for fluorescent lighting in commercial buildings
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Curtin Univ. of Technol., Perth, WA, Australia
Abstract :
Lighting represents a significant component of commercial buildings, particularly in office buildings. This paper reviews the potential of energy savings of fluorescent lighting used in office buildings. It is proposed to obtain energy saving by reducing the supply voltage without much degradation in lighting performance. Experimental results confirm that as much as 20% of electrical energy can be saved by reducing about 9% of the supply voltage, without noticeably affecting light output.
Keywords :
energy conservation; fluorescent lamps; lighting; commercial building; electrical energy; energy saving; fluorescent lamp; fluorescent lighting; office building; Costs; Degradation; Electric resistance; Electronic ballasts; Energy consumption; Fluorescence; Fluorescent lamps; Potential energy; Power engineering and energy; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Industry Applications Conference, 2005. Fourtieth IAS Annual Meeting. Conference Record of the 2005
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9208-6
DOI :
10.1109/IAS.2005.1518881
