1
U
S
ECG
Luminaire
Lamp
Fi
. 13:
implified circuit dia
ram showin
the elec
tronic operation o
hi
h intensit
dischar
e lamp
Voltage in V
Current in A
Time in ms
Fi
. 14:
urrent and volta
e of a metal halide lamp
operate
on a rectangu
ar e
ectron
c
a
ast
For a conventional ballast, it can be
resumed that the
service li
e is de
ined b
the choke temperature
10 °
increase in the
temperature means t
at t
e
rvi
li
i
h
lv
In electronic ballasts
these circumstances are
a
mo
e
complicated. The mortalit
rate o
individual com
ponen
s,
t
e c
rcu
t
es
n an
a
ove a
t
e e
ectron
c
oa
an
t
e temperatures at w
c
t
e un
ts are oper
t
h
v
n
i
r
l
in
l
n
n th
rvi
li
v
r
This is wh
the nominal service li
e o
electronic
ballasts is stated in combination with a
ailure prob
abilit
. For example, all units in the product
amil
P
WERTR
NI
PTi h
v
n
min
l
rvi
li
40,000 hours with
ailure probabilit
o
maximum
10
when o
erated at the maximum
ermissible
em
era
ures
Th
rvi
li
l
tr
ni
ll
t
i
in
l
n
directl
b
the temperature at which the units are op
erated. This is wh
2 temperature values are de
ined
t
r
t
t
rm
v
r.
m
nt t
m
pera
ure
escr
es t
e temperature
mme
ate
surroun
n
t
e un
t an
t
us preva
n
aroun
t
e
e
ectron
c com
onents.
o
e c
ear, t
s
s not t
e
room tem
erature or the ambient tem
erature of the
m
n
r
When an electronic ballast is
itted in a luminaire
the
rea
am
ent tem
erature
o
the ballast can onl
be
measured with
reat difficulty and at
reat effort. This
s w
a secon
temperature
as
een st
pu
ate
: t
e
temperature.
as
ca
y t
s
s t
e cas
n
tempera
ture w
c
can
e measure
a t
ermocoup
e at a
set po
nt – t
e t
point – and is de
ined as maximum
permissible temperature at which sa
e operation o
the
ectron
c
a
ast
s st
uarantee
.
n a
t
on, t
e
tem
erature is set in relation to the ballast service li
e.
hat means that the measured
c
tem
erature
ermits
ver
prec
se conc
us
ons as to t
e ant
c
pate
serv
ce
li
th
l
tr
ni
ll
t
RAM’s HID electronic ballast for example principall
r
h
it
ll n
min
l
rvi
li
t th
m
xim
m
erm
tte
tem
erature.
n
ract
ce, t
s means
t
at an
temperature
eve
s
e
ow t
e
empera
ure
always prolon
the e
ective service li
e. As a rule o
thumb, it can be presumed that a temperature 10 °
e
ow t
e
r
nte
max
mum t
tem
erature w
ou
e
th
rvi
li
th
l
tr
ni
ll
t
owever,
t
s not a
v
sa
e to use on
t
e a
so
ute
m
x
m
m t
r
value
or conclusions re
ardin
the qualit
and service li
e o
an electronic ballast. This
is because on the one hand, the
osition and there
ore
indirectl
also the value o
the
point can be
reel
defined b
ever
electronic ballast manufacturer.
n
the other hand, the rule o
statin
the nominal service
li
e at the maximum
ermitted
tem
erature
as not
yet
ecome esta
s
e
t
rou
out t
e e
ectron
c
ballast industr
. In practice this means that man
electronic ballasts onl
achieve approx. 50
o
their
n
min
l
rvi
li
t m
xim
m t
empera
ure
.
.
vanta
es o
operat
on w
t
e
ectron
c
ballast P
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NI
he
ollowin
table provides an overview o
the advan-
ta
es o
operatin
lamps with the electronic ballast
e correspon
n
va
ues an
statements are
ase
on tests and ex
erience with P
WERTR
NI
ballasts, so that the
cannot necessaril
be trans
erred
1:1 t
ll
t
th
r m
k
n compar
n
t
e convent
ona
an
t
e e
ectron
c
ballast, the
er
ormance o
the conventional ballast
constitutes the reference parameter and is
iven a
v
l
1
. Thi
i
l
n th
t th
t th
lam
arameters are de
ined with the re
erence
nv
nt
n
t
For more details,
lease refer to the P
WERTR
NI
echnical
uide – Electronic control
ears for metal
a
e
amps
Nominal service life
B10
: max. 10% of the
e
ectron
c
a
asts
ave
a
e
r
v
t
n
t
tr
n
t
serv
ce
e
s on
poss
e
compar
n
t
e
e
ectron
c
a
ast am
ent tem
erature t
w
t
e correspon
n
serv
ce
e.
omparison of the service life usin
onl
the t
tem
erature
s not a
ro
r
ate
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