DigiFlux® Switch Dimmable EnergySaver+
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VARILIGHT win Innovative Lighting Award at 100% Design, London for DigiFlux Dimmable CFLs
VARILIGHT awarded 5 Stars in Independent Bench Test Conducted by Lighting Magazine
The
VARILIGHT®
brand is synonymous with innovation, quality and value but until now has
been best known for its dimmers and decorative wiring accessories.
The
manufacturer behind the brand, Doyle & Tratt Products Ltd, have
launched a brand new range of dimmable energy-saving compact fluorescent
lamps (CFLs), demonstrated at the National Homebuilding & Renovating show at the NEC
from the 22nd to the 25th March, featuring its
patented DigiFlux®
digital technology.
It
is expected that the new DigiFlux®
CFLs
will be welcomed by householders wanting to save money and energy without
compromising on the control of their lighting that dimming provides. They
can be used as a direct
replacement for traditional incandescent lamps and provide big energy savings.
The
new 20W T3 spiral Dimmable EnergySaver+ can be dimmed using a standard
dimmer switch from 2% to 100% brightness and is predicted to save the
purchaser more than £100 on energy bills, during its 16000 hour lifetime,
compared with an equivalent 100W GLS lamp. Combining the energy-saving
properties of a CFL with the capacity to dim results in superb energy
efficiency calculated to reduce carbon emissions by more than half a tonne
with every GLS lamp replaced.
The
range also includes Switch Dimmable EnergySaver+ lamps with the same
specification but these can be dimmed from a standard light switch. Thanks
to the innovative DigiFlux ballast technology, flicking the switch on and
off puts the lamp into a dimming cycle. Once the desired brightness is
reached another flick of the switch sets the light level. This level is
stored and the lamp will illuminate at this level (even if it is at the
minimum) until the level is reset.
Both
models are available with B22 or E27 fittings and produce 1200 lumens.
Further
benefits are provided by the DigiFlux®
digital dimming technology with excellent power factor correction
delivering a power factor of over 0.95 for the Dimmable EnergySaver+. This
compares with a power factor of less than 0.6 for most CFLs, which results
in inefficient energy distribution and higher energy costs.
In
addition to dimmable CFLs, the DigiFlux®
range will include fully dimmable ballasts for linear fluorescent lamps (LFLs)
that avoid
the disadvantages of traditional 1-10V systems by using standard two-wire
control not requiring additional control cabling. These too will be
available either to be controlled by a dimmer or by a standard light
switch and will extend lamp life significantly. A special sequencing
version is also planned, designed for illuminated point-of-sale and
advertisements. The ballast will cycle the brightness accordingly to a
pre-programmed a time sequence.
At
a time when governments have energy-saving high on their agenda, and with
energy costs soaring, we expect these new products to appeal to local
authorities, industry and householders alike.