• DocumentCode
    3213471
  • Title

    Energy Saver F32T8 Lamps and Dimming Ballasts for Sustainable Lighting

  • Author

    Jamjureeruk, Veeravach ; Leyh, Thomas O.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Fluorescent Product Dev., Philips Lighting Co., Salina, KS
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    5-9 Oct. 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    8
  • Abstract
    The paper reports the performance of the F32T8 lamps (full wattage and energy saver) when operated with dimming ballasts. The performance of the full wattage and energy saver lamps is very similar when operated with the same ballast. Some ballasts provide proper operating characteristics while others do not. As the lamps are dimmed, they become bluer. The dimming level has no impact on the filament Rh/Rc values on the ballasts tested. Several concerns in using dimming systems are described. Lastly, the energy consumption of using full wattage vs. energy saver lamps and fixed light output vs. dimming ballasts is discussed.
  • Keywords
    daylighting; lamp accessories; lamps; daylight harvesting; dimming ballasts; energy saver lamps; sustainable lighting; Costs; Electronic ballasts; Energy consumption; Fluorescence; Fluorescent lamps; Manufacturing; Market opportunities; Performance evaluation; Temperature; Testing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, 2008. IAS '08. IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Edmonton, Alta.
  • ISSN
    0197-2618
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2278-4
  • Electronic_ISBN
    0197-2618
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/08IAS.2008.239
  • Filename
    4659027