Induction lights are engineered around an energy efficient, environmentally friendly technology that is rapidly emerging in commercial and residential lighting projects all over the country. Many induction lighting fixtures now house lamps of up to 400W in power. Smaller, self-ballasted induction lamps, wireless/remote controlled dimmer operable, compatibility with motion sensor devices, and a wide array of customizable fixtures represent RLLD Commercial Lighting's growing and diversified selection of this remarkable technology.

BENEFITS
Induction lighting offers benefits to clients of any type or size and is equally viable in commercial and residential marketplaces. With the longest rated lamp life of outside commercial lighting sources, induction lamps provide an ideal source of illumination in places where replacements must be minimized due to limited budgets or where routine maintenance represents a major inconvenience. Sites such as tunnels, bridges, rail yards, and airports can easily recoup initial investment dollars by reducing equipment replacement costs and labor hours billed to maintenance crews. In fact, a good number of municipalities are now turning to induction lights for these reasons. Many small towns lack funding for new street and highway lights, so any new lighting purchases they make have to last as long as possible. The ability of induction fixtures to interface with motion detection sensors, combined with the short ignition times characteristic of induction lights, also make them ideal for security lighting systems around offices and homes. Because of their high color rendering capabilities, they are also well-suited to high-end commercial lighting and custom home lighting. Contractors are installing more and more of these lamps in conference rooms, hotel lobbies, banquet rooms, custom kitchens, home entertainment rooms, and special event facilities.

TECHNOLOGY
Induction lighting uses magnetism to produce light. A current travels through a primary coil and creates a magnetic field. This, in turn, induces a secondary current in the mercury vapor within the lamp. Free electrons begin to accelerate, colliding with mercury atoms and creating excited electron orbits. When these electrons subsequently settle back into their normal orbits, they give off UV radiation that strikes a fluorescent powder coating within the induction lamp, creating visible light in the process.

FEATURES
Many features characterize induction lights as a unilateral improvement over HID and incandescent light sources. Induction lighting fixtures do not require electrodes or filaments to operate, and they can last for up to 100,000 hours. They are resistant to vibration and they do not flicker when they power on. Induction light sources produce a bright, white light that ranges between 4,000-5,000K Kelvin with a CRI of 82. Induction lighting fixtures are also highly resistant to cold, having been known to operate reliably at temperatures as low as -40C.

More than anything, the energy saving capacities of induction lights makes this technology a milestone in the ongoing quest to produce ever increasingly bright light with less electricity. LPW efficiency ranges from 70-90W, even in larger fixtures operating at 200W and 400W. Smaller induction lights are also dimmable, making them ideal for indoor commercial and residential lighting where additional energy savings through lighting control may be required.

ADVANTAGES OF INDUCTION
Induction lights feature LPW efficiency approximately 5 times greater than incandescent and mercury vapor lamps, and they are nearly equivalent to Metal Halide fixtures in efficiency. Despite this near equivalency in efficiency, however, induction lighting fixtures can last up to 10 times longer than Metal Halide lights, something that contractors should not hesitate to emphasize to any academic, municipal, or non-profit client on a fixed procurement budget. Their initially high front end cost well pays for itself in power savings and equipment replacement savings.

TYPES OF INDUCTION LIGHTING LAMPS
There are three types of induction lighting lamps most commonly used in commercial lighting: globe type induction lamps (40W~ 250W), circular type induction lamps (40W~300W) and rectangular type induction lamps (70W~400W). Actual fixture types vary per application and include all the major architectural area, site lighting, outdoor lighting, and street lighting fixtures types. Ask an RLLD Commercial Lighting Consultant about Cobra-head commercial street lights and Shoebox roadway lights, post-top mounted street lights, lights for tunnels, canopy lights for gas stations, wall mounted architectural site lighting fixtures, high bay/low bay lights, office lights, and many more.

If you have any questions about any of the Focus products we offer, do not hesitate to give us a call at 1-800-239-2939. Our experienced lighting experts are happy to answer any questions you may have, and help you choose the right products for your application.

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