Benefits of T5/ECG systems
- Efficiency
- High lumen outputs in HO systems
- Long lamp life
- Secure EoL detection
- Innovative luminaire design
Efficiency example with fluorescent lamps T5 (Ø 16 mm) and electronic control gear
Only three T5 / HE lamps per luminaire instead of four L 18 W lamps T8
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Reduction of installed light output of over 30 % possible.
High lumen outputs with HO-HIGH OUTPUT T5 systems
QUICKTRONIC for powerful HO lamps in 24 W, 39 W,49 W, 54 W and 80 W.
Optimized to maximum luminous flux - up to 6150 lm with 80 W HO (as compared to 5200 lm with L 58 W)
Long lamp life with HE / HO lamps T5 and ECG
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Less electrode stress and less phosphor greying due to optimized pre-heating of the lamps' filament and cut-off technology
Secure EoL detection is a MUST for high-end devices
Annex 17 of standard EN 61347-2-3 (VDE 0712-33) is called the End-of-Lamp-Life requirement. Since 1st September 2007, electronic control gears (ECG) for the operation of fluorescent lamps with a diameter of the tube of less than 26mm, have to be equipped with an EoL-function (shut-down in case of lamp failure). Affected are all devices for 16mm-fluorescent lamps T5 and compact energy saving lamps with pin-base and a T4- or T5 tube.
This amendment was due for security reasons:
At the end of a lamp’s life, high temperatures may appear in the filaments’ area and in the worst case, the sockets may even melt. An ECG is expected to prevent this occurring by shutting down the system.
The safety End-of-Life shut-down from OSRAM, according to Test 2 (EoL T.2), ensures a particularly reliable disconnection at the end of a lamp’s life or in case of a lamp failure. With this Test 2, the asymmetrical wattage detection, we have chosen the strictest one for you and your customers’ safety. The new generation of OSRAM ECG are exemplary with this feature.
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