Why Change to Induction Lamps/Lights?
Induction lamps have six key advantages:
1. Low energy consumption.
In a recent project for a prison we converted a 250watt SON flood light to a 40 watt Induction lamp. The energy consumption fell from 301 watts to 44 watts – a power reduction of 85%. In a secure environment light output cannot be compromised. Due to the high CRI index of the induction unit used, the converted floodlight passed the necessary security tests.
The - long term power savings may be even greater. Many high power external lights use an increasing amount of energy as their light output deteriorates. This simply doesn’t happen with an induction lamp.
2. Low temperature.
Our Induction lamps are very efficient – with an output of up to 95 lumens per watt for the larger lamps. One of the benefits of this is that the lamps run comparatively ‘cool’. This extends the life of the lamp, the housing and the control gear. We often see external lights with an ‘opaque’ lens, this is caused by the enormous heat from the lamp damaging the lens. This does not happen with our induction lamps.
3. Long life.
Our induction lamps have no moving parts, the tube is completely sealed and there is no filament to burn away or fail. As a consequence the lamps have a warranty of five years and an expected life of 75,000 hours.
The robust nature of induction lamps makes them ideal for use in difficult to access areas or in areas that suffer from the wind or from a lot of vibration. We know of one client that suffered from mysterious and frequent lamp failures caused by the ‘shaking’ of the lamp posts. This is no longer a problem with our induction lamps.
4. Almost Maintenance free, instant strike and no cooling down. Induction lighting is ‘fit and forget’.
The energy savings are significant, but maintenance cost savings can be even greater.
Induction lamps are ‘instant strike’ and don’t require any cooling down time, which makes them ideal for use with sensor controls. All too often we see areas fully lit, because the lights have a ‘cool down time’. This wastes an enormous amount of energy. Converting to induction lighting solves this problem.
5. Convert your existing fittings.
More than 80% of the induction kits we provide are fitted into an existing lamp housing. This makes the conversion very cost effective. It also makes sense as part of your carbon reduction strategy. It makes no sense to us, if the energy saving benefits of converting to low energy lighting are negated by the energy used to make new light housings and dispose of the old ones.
6. Purpose designed fittings
We have become the European importers of the US LightingTech range of Induction lighting products.
US Lighting tech is one of the worlds leading manufacturers of Induction lighting products. Its founders have over twenty patents and more than sixty years of experience in the lighting Industry.
US LightingTech have a full range of induction lighting products suitable for industrial, infrastructure, and Military applications and almost everything inbetween!
The US LightingTech range is extremely high quality. Each unit has a ten-year warranty and the lamps and control gear have an expected working life of 100,000 hours. We believe that these products are the best available.
Our opinion seems to be shared by the New Jesresy (USA) authorities, who are replacing over 90,000 street lights with the Jersey fitting from US LightingTech.
Claimed to be the largest Induction street lighting project in the world, Public Service Enterprise Group of New Jersey (PSEG) partnered with US Lighting Technologies (USLT) of Irvine, California, to develop a solution to replace obsolete mercury vapor street lights.
US Lightingtech has now delivered over 110,000 of its patented Jersey series Cobra head Induction street lights.
“This program is a win-win for the communities we serve,” said Ralph LaRossa, president and COO of PSE&G. “It brings a new green source of lighting to our neighborhoods as it provides some relief to municipal budgets."
Over the first 8 months of Phase I of the project, USLT and PSE&G have partnered to deliver and install over 60,000 fixtures throughout New Jersey. Phase I is projected to finish ahead of schedule by 4 months.
