OSRAM QUICKTRONIC INTELLIGENT DIM CFL - Manual (Page 5)

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1.1 Dimmable lighting systems
Dimmable electronic control gears (DIM ECGs) are playing an
increasingly important role in all areas of application of modern
lighting technology. Dimmable ECGs from OSRAM, integrated in a
building management system, form the heart of intelligent lighting sys-
tems which save up to 80 % of energy compared to conventional
electronic control gears. The reason for this is that many requirements
of a lighting system are simple and elegant to realize by means of light
control. Economy, lighting comfort, reliability and safety are the driving
forces here.
1.1.1 Economy
Intelligent energy-saving concepts in building management lower the
lighting costs many times over:
• Up to 50 % less power consumption compared to operation with
magnetic, conventional electronic control gears (CCG)
• More than 50 % longer lamp lifetime compared to operation with
ECG and low-loss electronic control gears (LLG) through defined
lamp operation ! Lower maintenance costs
• Lowering of energy costs for air conditioning systems by reducing
the cooling load
Figure 1: Global energy saving potential with dimmable electronic
control gear
1 Introduction