The Induction Lamp Technology

Aside from the method of coupling energy into the mercury vapour, induction lamps are very similar to conventional fluorescent lamps. Mercury vapor in the discharge vessel is electrically excited to produce short-wave ultraviolet light, which then excites the phosphors to produce visible light. While still relatively unknown to the public, induction lamps have been available since 1990. The most common form has the shape of an incandescent light bulb. Unlike an incandescent lamp or conventional fluorescent lamps, there is no electrical connection going inside the glass bulb; the energy is transferred through the glass envelope solely by electromagnetic induction.

In other conventional gas discharge lamps, the electrodes are the part with the shortest life, limiting the lamp lifespan severely. Since an induction lamp has no electrodes, it can have a very long service life. The recommended service life for the INDO induction lamp and ballast pair is 60,000 hours, with 70% lumen maintenance, equating to 6.8 years with 24 hour use and 15 years used at only night or day.

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