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The Problem
Industrial, commercial and street lighting systems use roughly 50% of all power
generated by utility companies. The vast majority of these facilities utilize
gaseous-discharge lamps such as mercury vapor, high-pressure sodium, metal-halide
and fluorescent. These lamps are designed to start at maximum power and are
fully warmed up to full brightness after 8 to 15 minutes. However, at this
point they no longer require maximum power to remain lighted. The problem
is existing technology does not distinguish between the power required to
start the lamps and the power needed to keep them lighted. As a result, the
lamps continue to consume maximum power needlessly wasting a tremendous amount
of energy. And money.
The Solution
Our power controllers solve this problem. They enable the lamps to start up
at full power, but when they're fully warmed up, the power is automatically
reduced.
This
is analogous to boiling water. To boil cold water it takes more energy (i.e.,
flame) to raise the water temperature to the boiling point. However, once
the boiling point has been reached, the flame may be reduced and the water
will continue to boil. Our units control the amount of "flame" (energy)
being fed to HID and fluorescent lamps and reduces it after the
lamp is sufficiently warm. This results in a dramatic reduction of energy
usage, greenhouse gases and generating demand.
Benefits
Cost Effective
There simply is no less expensive way to achieve the dramatic energy savings
and environmental benefits that accrue with the use of Electra. It is engineered
and manufactured to provide a short payback period which translates into
an outstanding ROI. As energy costs escalate, payback will be even shorter
and savings even greater! Low cost financing is also available through third
party vendors, if required.
Simple to Install and Operate
All of our power controllers are engineered to be simple to install and use.
They are installed between the utility power lines and lighting service panel.
It
is completely
self
contained requiring no outside components or elaborate installation procedures.
In most cases, simply mount the unit either on the wall or on the floor,
run the utility lines into the unit (3 wires) and connect the output (3 wires)
to the lighting service panel. Complete installation and maintenance guides
are provided. Once installed, its operation is completely automatic and requires
no outside intervention of any type. Just install it and forget about it
- operation is automatic and savings begin immediately.
Reliable
Our power controllers are constructed of heavy duty components using a minimum
of moving parts. NEMA enclosures are used to protect the equipment and all
components
are sealed
where appropriate. Active ES' commitment to reliability results in an expected
useful life of 30 years. As with all electrical equipment, it is sound practice
to perform periodic maintenance on the unit. Extended maintenance and service
agreements are available from Active ES. All of our units are UL listed and
covered under three U.S. patents.
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