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Inductive Lighting

Induction lamps are emerging as one of the best alternative solutions in lighting. Lights utilizing induction technology offer high efficacy and extremely long life. With a life span of 100,000 hours these could be a great alternative for your parking structures, street lights and warehouse lighting. And E3 Living has teamed up with one of the leaders in the industry, Neptun Lighting, to provide you an opportunity to experience the savings and longevity of commercial inductive lighting. Contact us for a quote.


What is inductive lighting?

Inductive lamps are very similar to conventional fluorescent lamps in that mercury vapor in the lamp is electrically excited to produce short-wave ultraviolet light, which then excites the phosphors to produce visible light.  But unlike an incandescent lamp or conventional fluorescent lamps, there is no electrical connection going inside the glass bulb; the energy is transferred through the glass envelope solely by electromagnetic induction, consequently they are electrodeless.  This technology provides many advantages, primarily in longevity since there are no electrodes to corrode or burn out which is what shortens the life of conventional fluorescents.

 

Here are the major advantages:

  • Long lifespan due to the lack of electrodes - between 65,000 and 100,000 hours depending on the lamp model;
  • Very high energy conversion efficiency of between 62 and 90 Lumens/Watt [higher wattage lamps are more energy efficient];
  • High power factor due to the low loss of the high frequency electronic ballasts which are typically between 95% and 98% efficient;
  • Minimal Lumen depreciation (declining light output with age) compared to other lamp types as filament evaporation and depletion is absent;
  • “Instant-on” and hot re-strike, unlike most conventional lamps used in commercial/industrial lighting applications (such as Mercury-vapor lamp, Sodium-vapor lamp and Metal halide lamp);
  • Environmentally friendly as induction lamps use less energy, and use less mercury per hour of operation than conventional lighting due to their long lifespan. The mercury is in a solid form and can be easily recovered if the lamp is broken, or for recycling at end-of-life.

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