A new standard contains energy-efficiency requirements for evaluating electronic ballasts designed for use with 4-ft, 32-W T8 fluorescent lamps. The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA ...

Dimming fluorescent lamps is an attractive feature that provides mood and brightness effects as well as having tremendous energy savings potential. Designing a dimmable electronic ballast, however, is ...

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), Rosslyn, Va., recently created the NEMA Premium Ballast Program. According to NEMA, the program's goal is to provide a method of ...

A DC electronic ballast is for use with 68- or 148-watt DC electronic lamps. The electronic design provides a more compact, lighter-weight ballast that results in greater energy efficiency. The hybrid ...

Darnell Group projects that unit sales for electronic ballasts will grow at an average annual rate of 12.1% from 2005 to 2010. A marketing report released by the Darnell Group projects that unit sales ...

This month I need to fulfill the promise I made about explaining what all we did with electronic ballast technology in India, thousands of years ago (or so it seems). The most common (and commercially ...

If you want to improve lighting system efficiency, ballast selection is critical. Today's most popular energy-efficient lighting designs involve new ballasts. Because ballast technology is constantly ...