Origins of Induction Lighting

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• Origins of Induction Lighting
• How It Works
• Advantages and Disadvantages
• Existing Products
• Victory Developments
• Conclusion

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History

• Idea from Nikola Tesla in late 19th Century
• Always huge radio interference problems
• Philips solved the problems in 1992
• Price has traditionally been too high
• Limited range of luminaires
• Victory has addressed both these issues

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How It Works

• They work like Fluorescent
• tubes without Electrodes.
• Magnetic field is produced
• by two transformer coils
• This creates an electric
• field in the glass tube

• Electric field creates a discharge in the tube
  which radiates light
• Works like a transformer coils are primary,
  lamp is secondary

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Technology
Disadvantages
Advantages

• Long Life 80,000 hours
• Sealed for life fittings
• High quality white light
• just like triphosphor fluorescent
• Instant start re-strike
• Flicker-free high frequency gear
• Low operating temperature

• High initial cost
• Electromagnetic interference
• Difficult to design luminaires
• VICTORY SYSTEM IS THE
• FIRST TO OVERCOME
• ALL OF THESE ISSUES!

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Philips QL

• Bulb shape is like an over-sized GLS lamp
• This gives poor optical control
• Special heat-sinks needed
• Hot lamp lower efficacy
• Extremely expensive lamp
• Few luminaires available

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Osram Endura

• Strange rectangular bulb shape
• Extremely specialised optics are needed
• Few luminaires available
• Tubular design like
• fluorescent high efficacy
• Extremely expensive lamp

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GE Genura

• Reflector shaped lamp
• Integrated ballast and screw base
• Designed as GLS retrofit
• Designed to fail after
• only 15,000 hours
• Short life makes it a less
• attractive lamp

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Panasonic

• GLS shaped and sized lamp
• 100W GLS retrofit, 12W consumption
• Integrated ballast
• 30,000 hour life
• Very expensive lamp
• only sold in Japan

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Tungda (China)

• Chinese copy of the Philips QL lamp
• Quality of the ballast not so good
• Rapid lumen depreciation
• Lamp efficacy 20 less
• Low cost makes it
• interesting
• But concerns over quality

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The Victory
Saturn Lamp

• Efficient tubular style
• New circline shape
• Easy to design luminaires around it
• Only lamp with a dimmable ballast
• Available in special colours and shapes
• Specially designed new electronic
• chips for ultra low EMC radiation

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Lamp Formats
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Victory System

• Victory is the only company to offer the whole
  induction lighting system
• Lamps
• Electronic Ballasts
• Luminaires
• We present the largest range of induction
  fittings in the world
• Streetlighting
• Industrial
• Decorative Architectural

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Streetlighting

• Efficient optical system
• - Advanced new lamp shape
• 12 year re-lamping
• - 80,000 hour life!!
• Efficient white light
• - 80 lumens per watt
• Vibration resistant
• - No electrodes to break
• Instant hot re-strike

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Tunnel Lights

• Good for difficult maintenance areas
• Optimised beam shape for tunnel use

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Public Lighting

• Vast range of decorative post-top lanterns
• Ideal for town centres, residential streets
• White light
• High efficiency
• Decorative styles
• Sealed for life

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Industrial

• High Bay industrial floodlights
• Outdoor Floodlights
• White light
• High efficiency
• Good for difficult
• maintenance areas

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Decorative

• Very low cost units
• Cheaper than a new
• HID lamp!
• Commercial exteriors
• Even residential use
• Integrated ballasts

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Conclusions

• Victory is the only supplier with the
• complete induction lighting system
• Entire system cost is often lower than a
• replacement discharge lamp!
• EMC tests are all positive
• We offer a huge variety of fittings to
  complement the lamps