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Induction Lighting FAQ's
I have never heard of Induction Lighting before?
It was first designed and patented in 1896. All the global lighting manufactures have induction lighting technology and it is used extensively through Europe & America.
What kind of application is induction lighting for?
Induction lamps are ideally suited for high-ceiling applications where the lamps are difficult, costly or hazardous to access. They are also ideally suited for such applications where the advantages of fluorescent lighting are sought but a light source is needed that can start and operate efficiently in extremely cold temperatures. As a result, induction lighting is a suitable for a wide range of applications, including not only warehouses, industrial buildings, cafeterias, gymnasiums, etc., but also signage, tunnels, bridges, roadways, outdoor area and security fixtures, parking garages, public spaces, and freezer and cold storage lighting.
Where are the lamps made?
The lamp technology is designed in Australia and the componentry is sourced and assembled in China. Final lamp configuration and testing is carried out at Globepros Melbourne head office.
Does it work with motion sensors?
Yes it does and another key feature when talking about energy savings. The lights only need be on when required. As they fire immediately at very low current you can motion sensor them and turn them on and off as many times as you like.
Where do I get new globes?
You don’t! The product is warranted for 5 years and rated for 100,000 hours. The technology has very low failure rates. You are not going to need to worry about the globes for at least 5 years unless you damage the fixture. If it is damaged it requires electrical work for repair. At the end of the 100’000 hours there will be new technology or the lamp might still be working.
What about lamp or lux level deterioration?
With High pressure sodium and metal halide lights, the lights start to deteriorate almost immediately. They are only rated for 20’000 and 8’000 hours respectively. By the end of their life, they are omitting a glow but with very little light. LED lamps deteriorate quickly as well. They have unfounded long life claims, but at the end of their life, they are only omitting 20% of their rated output.
Lamp Burning Hours
Use these graphs to compare the true qualities of all the different lighting technologies. The cheaper technologies don’t burn as bright for very long and they also burn out faster.
What advantages are there for induction lights v. metal halides?
The biggest advantage that induction lighting has over metal halides is the ability to instantly start and shut off. Metal halides, once turned off in an outage require a cooling off period for the gases to return to a solid state before it can restart itself.
Another advantage induction lighting has over metal halide is lumen maintenance. Most significantly, at 40% of service life, metal halide’s light output and efficacy experience severe degradation. A 400W metal halide lamp, for example, may produce 36,000 lumens but 25,000 at 40% of life, a 30% decline. Therefore, unless the lamps are periodically group-relamped, a large system’s “average” performance over time is much lower than its initial ratings. Tests on the Induction lamps on the other side, retains 82% output after 20,000 hours (that’s already more than the rated hours on metal halides) and still puts out 70% after 60,000 hours. You would have replaced at least 6 metal halide bulbs by then and the last bulb will be running at 50% output.
What’s the difference between LED and Induction Lights?
Both technologies are energy efficient but LED has issues when it is hung at height.
LED is very directional and gets little spread. Without the spread you have to put more units in than Induction or older HPS.
LED omits heat and requires air to cool it down.
Well we all know that Light Emitting Diodes are not considered for general lighting purposes because of its limited brightness and poor color rendering, but this is compensated by its high reliability and high color temperature. It is still a common mistake that many people make thinking that higher color temperature, say 6000k.
Many LED manufacturers neglect to fit a decent high temperature IC or integrate some kind of heat dissipation device and their LEDs fail after only 10,000 hours.
Induction light on the other hand, offers the same stability and lifespan as LEDs but is available in much higher wattages and brightness that it can truly replace incandescent and discharge lamps as the next revolutionary lighting source. In the end, both are emerging technologies and are getting as much attention and improvements as the other so you can expect these problems to be corrected in the near future.
Since the most powerful single element LEDs available at this time are in the 20 ~ 25W range, to make a 200W fixture, an array of LED elements must be used. This adds to the expense of the fixture since the cost of these more powerful LEDs is presently quite high and they require custom heat-sinks for thermal management.
Can running a lamp interfere with computers or any other electronic device?
No. The Globepros system complies with all International Standards with non-interference under normal circumstances.
Will the Induction lighting system interfere with telecommunication equipment?
No. The FCC standards are in place to protect navigation and radio communications, nor will the system interfere with portable or cellular/mobile phones.
What is the colour shift of Induction? HPS & Mercury seem to loose colour quickly.
The colour shift is very small over life. In new installations the colour may appear “pink” until the system stabilizes and the mercury has vaporized. The light will change to a normal white colour within a few minutes.
What is the effect of voltage fluctuations on the performance of the Lamps?
Due to the built-in pre-conditioner in the HF generator, which provides a well stabilized internal supply voltage (a wide operating voltage range of +/- 20V) to the HF generator, the light output, consumed power and system efficacy (efficiency) of lamp system vary by less than 2% as a result of mains voltage fluctuations. There is no noticeable effect (visual or measurable) on the colour performance (colour temperature, colour rendering, etc.) due to supply voltage fluctuation.
Will Induction lighting fade or damage materials?
The amount of ultraviolet light generated by an 85W Induction is roughly equivalent to that of a regular fluorescent lamp per 1000 lux. The permissible exposure time (PET) is >40 hours per 1000 lux, generously above the norm (24 hours per 1000 lux). The damage factor for materials is rated at a low 0.3 so QLs can generally be used in open luminaires without any front glass.
It was first designed and patented in 1896. All the global lighting manufactures have induction lighting technology and it is used extensively through Europe & America.
What kind of application is induction lighting for?
Induction lamps are ideally suited for high-ceiling applications where the lamps are difficult, costly or hazardous to access. They are also ideally suited for such applications where the advantages of fluorescent lighting are sought but a light source is needed that can start and operate efficiently in extremely cold temperatures. As a result, induction lighting is a suitable for a wide range of applications, including not only warehouses, industrial buildings, cafeterias, gymnasiums, etc., but also signage, tunnels, bridges, roadways, outdoor area and security fixtures, parking garages, public spaces, and freezer and cold storage lighting.
Where are the lamps made?
The lamp technology is designed in Australia and the componentry is sourced and assembled in China. Final lamp configuration and testing is carried out at Globepros Melbourne head office.
Does it work with motion sensors?
Yes it does and another key feature when talking about energy savings. The lights only need be on when required. As they fire immediately at very low current you can motion sensor them and turn them on and off as many times as you like.
Where do I get new globes?
You don’t! The product is warranted for 5 years and rated for 100,000 hours. The technology has very low failure rates. You are not going to need to worry about the globes for at least 5 years unless you damage the fixture. If it is damaged it requires electrical work for repair. At the end of the 100’000 hours there will be new technology or the lamp might still be working.
What about lamp or lux level deterioration?
With High pressure sodium and metal halide lights, the lights start to deteriorate almost immediately. They are only rated for 20’000 and 8’000 hours respectively. By the end of their life, they are omitting a glow but with very little light. LED lamps deteriorate quickly as well. They have unfounded long life claims, but at the end of their life, they are only omitting 20% of their rated output.
Lamp Burning Hours
Use these graphs to compare the true qualities of all the different lighting technologies. The cheaper technologies don’t burn as bright for very long and they also burn out faster.
What advantages are there for induction lights v. metal halides?
The biggest advantage that induction lighting has over metal halides is the ability to instantly start and shut off. Metal halides, once turned off in an outage require a cooling off period for the gases to return to a solid state before it can restart itself.
Another advantage induction lighting has over metal halide is lumen maintenance. Most significantly, at 40% of service life, metal halide’s light output and efficacy experience severe degradation. A 400W metal halide lamp, for example, may produce 36,000 lumens but 25,000 at 40% of life, a 30% decline. Therefore, unless the lamps are periodically group-relamped, a large system’s “average” performance over time is much lower than its initial ratings. Tests on the Induction lamps on the other side, retains 82% output after 20,000 hours (that’s already more than the rated hours on metal halides) and still puts out 70% after 60,000 hours. You would have replaced at least 6 metal halide bulbs by then and the last bulb will be running at 50% output.
What’s the difference between LED and Induction Lights?
Both technologies are energy efficient but LED has issues when it is hung at height.
LED is very directional and gets little spread. Without the spread you have to put more units in than Induction or older HPS.
LED omits heat and requires air to cool it down.
Well we all know that Light Emitting Diodes are not considered for general lighting purposes because of its limited brightness and poor color rendering, but this is compensated by its high reliability and high color temperature. It is still a common mistake that many people make thinking that higher color temperature, say 6000k.
Many LED manufacturers neglect to fit a decent high temperature IC or integrate some kind of heat dissipation device and their LEDs fail after only 10,000 hours.
Induction light on the other hand, offers the same stability and lifespan as LEDs but is available in much higher wattages and brightness that it can truly replace incandescent and discharge lamps as the next revolutionary lighting source. In the end, both are emerging technologies and are getting as much attention and improvements as the other so you can expect these problems to be corrected in the near future.
Since the most powerful single element LEDs available at this time are in the 20 ~ 25W range, to make a 200W fixture, an array of LED elements must be used. This adds to the expense of the fixture since the cost of these more powerful LEDs is presently quite high and they require custom heat-sinks for thermal management.
Can running a lamp interfere with computers or any other electronic device?
No. The Globepros system complies with all International Standards with non-interference under normal circumstances.
Will the Induction lighting system interfere with telecommunication equipment?
No. The FCC standards are in place to protect navigation and radio communications, nor will the system interfere with portable or cellular/mobile phones.
What is the colour shift of Induction? HPS & Mercury seem to loose colour quickly.
The colour shift is very small over life. In new installations the colour may appear “pink” until the system stabilizes and the mercury has vaporized. The light will change to a normal white colour within a few minutes.
What is the effect of voltage fluctuations on the performance of the Lamps?
Due to the built-in pre-conditioner in the HF generator, which provides a well stabilized internal supply voltage (a wide operating voltage range of +/- 20V) to the HF generator, the light output, consumed power and system efficacy (efficiency) of lamp system vary by less than 2% as a result of mains voltage fluctuations. There is no noticeable effect (visual or measurable) on the colour performance (colour temperature, colour rendering, etc.) due to supply voltage fluctuation.
Will Induction lighting fade or damage materials?
The amount of ultraviolet light generated by an 85W Induction is roughly equivalent to that of a regular fluorescent lamp per 1000 lux. The permissible exposure time (PET) is >40 hours per 1000 lux, generously above the norm (24 hours per 1000 lux). The damage factor for materials is rated at a low 0.3 so QLs can generally be used in open luminaires without any front glass.
