Transcript Pollux Lighting

POLLUX LIGHTING INC.
NINGBO, CHINA
Information on Ballast, Lamps,
Fixtures and Work Lights as
presented to ESAPCO/FARMTEK
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Personal Information: Bob Morrison
 retired from Keene WideLite, a division of Genlyte
Corp. after 35 years as their Purchasing Manager
and Materials Manager
 now the V.P. Business North America for Pollux
Lighting Inc.
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Pollux Lighting
Pollux has been in business since 2000
 selling into the European & Asian markets
 extensive knowledge of the HID business
 to grow they need a North American presence
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Brief History
 ESAPCO/Farmtek is one of the first North
American clients
 increased our North American customer base
 working on several other opportunities
 China - reputation for years of supplying cheap &
copied products
 products have improved drastically in quality,
design & pricing
 lighting fixtures being produced in over 1000
lighting plants throughout China
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BRIEF HISTORY
 to do business in North America there are
approvals that must be received & maintained
such as UL/CUL
 Pollux products carry this approval
 We can also obtain approvals, if necessary, on
proprietary products
 Chinese made products must meet the same
criteria that are required of North American
manufacturers
 Pollux is also an ISO certified manufacturer
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BALLASTS!
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What are they?
What is Ballast construction?
Where are they used?
What types are there?
What types run what lamps?
What is Ballast life?
Ballast protection & any other issues
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BALLASTS - Construction
WHAT ARE THEY: ballasts are transformers! You’ve all
seen large metal cases on Hydro poles in your hometown
area & these are large ballasts. They convert the current
from the power source & control it’s output to the lamps or
lines.
The names ballast,
transformers & coil &
cores are used in the
lighting industry but all
refer to the major
electrical component of
any HID (high intensity
discharge) lighting fixture
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BALLASTS - Construction
WHAT ARE THEY:
 predominantly
copper wire
windings
 incorporated into a
set of laminations,
stamped from
electrical steel
 welded into a specific shape
 vacuum impregnated with a varnish
to reduce noise and to help dissipate
the heat
 it is matched, where necessary, to a
rated capacitor and/or a starter
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BALLASTS - Usage
WHERE ARE THEY USED:
 ballasts are used to run all fluorescent & HID
lighting fixtures
 fluorescent ballasts mounted in the fixture itself
 HID units can be mounted inside the fixture,
integral, in a separate ballast enclosure or remote
mounted
 HI-Bay fixtures have the ballast in a separate
ballast box or housing
 wall mount or floodlight units the ballast is usually
mounted in the fixture and thus integral to the unit
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BALLASTS - Types
WHAT TYPE OF BALLAST ARE THERE:
Fluorescent ballasts
 long rectangular units - light 1 or 2 lamps 1’, 2’, 4’
or 8’
High Intensity Discharge (HID) ballasts
 Mercury Vapor, MV-the oldest of the HID
 Metal Halide/ Metalarc, MH-second generation of
HID lamps
 High Pressure Sodium, HPS- the next in the line
of HID lamps.
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BALLASTS - Types
High Intensity Discharge (HID) ballasts
 Low Pressure Sodium, LPS- are the newest of
the HID
 Metal Halide ballasts can run both MH & MV
lamps
 dimming ballasts can be manually or motion
sensor dimmed
 electronic ballasts are the next generation of
lighting ballasts
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BALLASTS
For Mercury (MV), Metal Halide(MH) and Low
Pressure Sodium(LPS) there are sub-groupings of
ballasts as
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Reactor ballasts (NPF) no capacitor –
Reactor ballast (HPF) with capacitor.
High Reactance Autotransformer (HX)
Constant Wattage Autotransformer (CWA)
Constant Wattage Isolated (CWI)
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BALLASTS
For High Pressure Sodium (HPS) all these ballasts
require a starter
A. Reactors, as above.
B. High Reactance Auto as above.
C. Constant Wattage Auto as above.
D. Constant Wattage Isolated, (Regulated Lag) as
above.
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BALLASTS
Pulse Start Ballasts for Metal Halide
 special ballasts to run special lamps. Various
companies offer these ballasts to run the highend Metal Halide lamps, which give better color
and longer life. These ballasts require a starter.
HID Electronic Ballasts:
 offer better operation of the lamps due to less
fluctuations in current, better color rendition from
the lamps, quieter operation and longer lamp life.
Vari Ballast:
 latest type. Unit can run HID and Fluorescent and
has dimming capabilities.
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BALLASTS
BALLAST LIFE:
 dependent on current fluctuations,
 with or without capacitor, magnetic or electronic.
 dependent on where the fixture and/or ballast is mounted,
 the new electronic ballast/micro processors have the
longest life.
BALLAST PROTECTION:
 capacitors, fuses and ballast potting are devices and
methods for ballast protection.
 putting ballasts in remote locations, cooler areas, helps to
reduce maintenance costs.
 electronic ballasts are not subjected to the operating
conditions or environments as magnetic ballasts so there
protection is greater
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BALLASTS
BALLAST to FIXTURE RELATIONSHIP: any
fixture that has an HID lamp must use a ballast.
 ballasts are necessary to boost or reduce the
current from the incoming line to the lamp so that
startup may occur.
 all sizes of ballasts fit into their fixtures, so that is
why you see some different sized units within a
family of units.
 a good example is the Surface Mounted fixture
family: you will see 4 different sized units that are
produced so that all available ballasts can be
mounted
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BALLASTS
OTHER INFO
 Fluorescent ballasts are all potted and HID
ballasts can be potted as well if wanted.
 Ballasts must be mated to the lamp ratings or
vice versa.
 Ballast manufacturers produce their ballasts to
run lamps as specified and designed by the lamp
manufacturer.
We’ve come to the lamps!
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LAMPS
 come in all shapes, sizes, colors and various
wattages
 made of an outer glass envelope with a wire or
ceramic inner filament
 some have an inner envelope that fits over the
filament
 lamp envelope is made of clear glass and can
then be coated, phosphorus coating, or painted
or etched
 have a base, screw type, bayonet or pin
 all lamps, except flashlights, use a socket for
mounting
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LAMPS - Incandescent
LAMP COMPARISONS: basically there are 3
distinct lamp types out there:
Incandescent lamps
 basic everyday type of lamp
 used in commercial and residential lighting
 can be used indoors or outdoors
Main criteria:
 lamps do not exceed that wattage rating stated
on the fixture
 lamp voltage must be equal to the line voltage
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LAMPS - Incandescent
 require no ballast to operate the lamp
 do not give off the same level of light output as
the other 2 lamps - applications are very limited
Halogens, or Quartz
 do not require a ballast and can be used indoors
or outdoors
 run extremely hot, due to their size and
construction, and must never be touched
 can be mounted in and hard wired to HID fixtures
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LAMPS - Fluorescent
Fluorescent lamps are widely used in numerous
applications.
 require a very different shaped fixture due to the
construction of the lamp
 primarily long, 12 inches to 8 feet
 mated to ballasted fixtures
 Requires ballast for starting and maintaining the
current levels
 give off more light than incandescent lamps
 usually found in commercial and industrial
applications because of the fixture size
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LAMPS - HID
HID lamps
 used in many applications, including residential
 where building size and height are a criteria
 have some very unique usage criteria – based on
the varying color ratings of lamps
 yellow color makes them impractical for indoor
use for example
 require ballasts or a self ballasted lamp to
produce light
 higher fixture cost but operating costs are lower
due to efficiency, longer lamp life and less
maintenance
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LAMPS - Terminology
LAMP TERMINOLOGY: lamps have common
ratings or measurements that apply to all lamps and
some of these are –
1. Lumens/Luminous Flux; measurement of light output
from a lamp.
2. Lux/ Illuminance; measurement of light intensity falling
on a surface.
3. Efficiency of the Lamp; lamps convert electrical power,
watts, to light. Different lamps do this with varying
efficiency. Lower the efficiency the lower the lamp life.
4. Initial Foot-candles; light level after new lamps installed.
5. Maintained Foot-candles; light levels after light loss
factors are considered over a period of time.
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LAMPS - Conclusion
Some Lamps from GE Lamp Guide
HID lamps have characteristics that
allow them to burn & perform only when
mounted in a fixture in a set position
HID lamps can explode and thus send
shards of glass. Over the last few years
lamp manufacturers have developed
lamps with the internal envelope to
catch the glass shards before they fall
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LAMPS - Conclusion
By virtue of the gases used in the construction of
HID lamps there is distinctive coloring that comes
from each lamp:
 mercury vapor and metal halide lamps give off a
white light color
 sodium’s give off a yellow color
 Super Metalarc lamps give of the most brilliant
white light of all lamps
 Metal Halide lamps tend to give a light that
displays objects in their most natural color
spectrum
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PRODUCTS - Overview
Overview of some of the fixtures that our firm Pollux
supplies to ESAPCO/FARMTEK.
Things that differentiate HID products from the other
types of lighting out there
HID lighting fixtures
 design, give off a more regulated light pattern
distribution than incandescent or fluorescent
fixtures
 usually through the use of reflectors
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PRODUCTS - Overview
HID lighting fixtures
 use of HID products, to light a given area with
necessitated footcandles, usually takes fewer
fixtures
 initial cost more per fixture but the installation,
maintenance and electricity costs are
considerably lower
 payback re the higher purchased costs are
achieved in a very few years
 life of the lamp and ballast are much longer due
to the aluminum content in cast fixtures
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PRODUCTS - Overview
HID lighting fixtures
 capable of being dimmed and are thus an
excellent product for use in warehouse
 In large structures, warehouses and factories HID
ballast allow for remote mounting from the
fixtures (at floor level for easy maintenance)
 HID ballast tend to have longer life and less
ballast problems than fluorescent
 HID fixtures designed for outdoor use are
normally waterproof
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PRODUCTS - Overview
HID lighting fixtures
The use of a specific HID fixture versus another HID
fixture is dependent on:
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the electrical characteristics of the area to be lit
the type of lamp the customer wants to use,
the character of the space to be lit
the output required.
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PRODUCTS - Overview
Product must meet code
 codes govern the sale of qualified products in the
marketplace
 In the US and Canada we have UL/CUL
approvals that cover all lighting fixtures
Codes certify that the fixtures must meet required
parameters:
 operating temperatures,
 use of sockets that prevent a lamp from being
screwed in incorrectly
 the use of approved wiring
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Product must meet code
Code parameters:
 use of gasketting material in a fixture
 EPDM or neoprene if not a hot running
 silicone for higher temperature units
 labeling of a fixture prior to sale
Each of these areas of approval certify that the
fixture meets all the requirements
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PRODUCTS - Overview
Product Construction
Most HID fixtures :
 made with the use of aluminum and thus
withstand a greater number of elements than
steel bodied fixture
 are painted, where applicable, with powder coat
finishes that are baked on for greater protection
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PRODUCTS – Specific Units
PL2013 Fluorescent Trouble Light: 1
 simple work light
similar in use to the
units you’ve all seen
used in garages
 uses a PL13
fluorescent lamp
 unit comes with a SJTW cord with a 300V rating uses a
PL13 fluorescent lamp
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PRODUCTS – Specific Units
PL2013 Fluorescent Trouble Light: 2
 unit is a polymeric
housing with a
polycarbonate lens
 unit also comes with
an on/off switch
 Easy relamping with only two (2) screws to open the
relamp door
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PRODUCTS – Specific Units
PL2511-500W Halogen Worklight : 1
 unit runs a 500w Quartz
Halogen lamp
 does not require a ballast
runs from direct current
 comes with it’s own cord vinyl coated SJTW
 has a safety guard protecting
the tempered glass
 This unit comes with it’s own
cord and again is a vinyl
coated SJTW wire that is
300V rated.
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PRODUCTS – Specific Units
PL2511-500W Halogen Worklight : 2
 tempered glass to prevent
glass shards in case of
breakage
 foam handgrip so that you
don’t touch a hot metal
handle
 die cast aluminum housing
with a die cast lens frame
 tubular steel base and
handle
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PRODUCTS – Specific Units
PL3104 Vaportite unit: 1
 designed for use where there
is moisture and are
gasketted
 runs 200-300 watt lamps and
comes with a die cast guard
 can be used with or without
the guard
 mounts with it’s own built in
4” outlet box or can be
mounted using ½” conduit
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PRODUCTS – Specific Units
PL3104 Vaportite unit: 2
 used in factories and
warehouses where they can
be mounted near doors or
equipment
 Ceiling/Surface Mount,
Pendent Mount or the most
popular Wall Mount
 used extensively on oilrigs
and in applications where
you have corridors
 with the exception of the
PL2013, all these units are
baked powder coat painted
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PRODUCTS – Specific Units
PL8100PLS26 unit:
 this is a surface mount fixture
that runs 2 13W PL lamps,
included with the fixture
 has an aluminum backplate,
aluminum reflector and a
polycarbonate lens cover
 uses an energy saving
magnetic ballast
 can add a button photocell to
the unit
 takes ¾” conduit
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PRODUCTS – Specific Units
PL8101HPS100 unit:
 wall/surface mounted fixture
with an aluminum die cast
housing, a polycarbonate
lens
 baked powder coat paint
finish with the lamp included
 equipped with K/O’s for ½”
conduit so it can be mounted
from the rear, the side or top
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PRODUCTS – Specific Units
Other facts:
1. All the above noted units come with a socket for
the lamps.
2. The PL2511, PL8100 and PL8101 units have
reflectors.
3. All the units have lenses. Either glass or
polycarbonate either flat or molded.
4. Each unit comes in it’s own carton and then bulk
packed, in a master carton, for shipping to
ESAPCO/FARMTEK.
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Other facts:
5. All these units carry the UL/CUL approvals necessary for
sale in North America.
6. With the exception of the Trouble Light and Work Light the
units are all for wall mount and for wet location usage.
7. All these units are tested for wiring and start up prior to
shipping.
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PRODUCTS – Conclusion
Thank You!
We appreciate the opportunity to present our products to you
and hopefully at a later time we can do this again with other
fixtures in our line.
For a copy of this presentation, more information on lighting
products and a glossary of terms please visit:
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