The Ballast Checker is a hand-held device designed to identify a ballast’s technology type for use in confirming ballast status and pinpointing lighting upgrade opportunities. When pointed at a ...

Electronic ballasts used in fluorescent lighting systems can experience high failure rates, due to the fact that the ballast manufacturer may not have considered all failure mechanisms or provided ...

In September 2000, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) amended the existing conservation standards for fluorescent lamp ballasts when it published standard 10 CFR Part 430, Energy Conservation Program ...

Electronic ballasts for fluorescent lighting deliver high efficiency and long lamp lifetimes. A new and simplified control circuit demonstrates complete control of the ballast, including all necessary ...

International Rectifier has introduced Version 4.0 of its popular ballast design assistant software. The software, IRPLBDA4, reduces electronic ballast design time, producing a schematic and complete ...

“Power Conversion” is a conversion from one form of energy to another. It doesn't preclude the conversion of input energy into light, instead of more conventional load profiles that power supply ...