“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 ...

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 ...

The WattControl HID electronic ballast yields energy savings up to 40% in 400W HID fixtures, according to the company. Weighing less than 6lbs, the electronic ballast functions at temperatures 50% to ...

Aided by a new full-bridge controller, a popular electronic HID ballast topology manages lamp operation, while enhancing lamp safety. Tom Ribarich, Director, Lighting IC Design Center, International ...

Older linear fluorescent fixtures used throughout most of the older buildings on the Western Michigan University campus utilized T12 type magnetic ballasts. This type of ballast operates at 60 hertz ...

A reliable, efficient control IC for magnetic ballasts used in fluorescent lamp, the IRS2538DS, emulates the behavior of a magnetic ballast control system. The IC leverages IR's patented ballast and ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (May 25, 2001) - MagneTek Lighting Products, a leading manufacturer of electronic and magnetic ballasts, announced today that its name has changed to Universal Lighting Technologies.

Universal Lighting Technologies Inc. (formerly MagneTek Lighting Products Group) (www.universalballast.com), a leading manufacturer of electronic and magnetic ballasts, has been acquired by Littlejohn ...