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Lighting industrial sites with HID (High Intensity Discharge) lamps - Worked Example

Use the information in Technology Table 1 to find out what technology is being used. Then use the Lighting Calculator to calculate the potential savings.

The scenario: An industrial warehouse has 20 Mercury Vapour lamps with magnetic ballasts. The proposed system includes 18 Metal Halide lamps with electronic ballasts.

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More Information

  • Free lighting system calculator software. USA based “Project Kalc” – enter existing and upgrade lighting ½xture information and the software displays a financial summary of the proposed upgrade. http://www.epa.gov. As U.S. units are used, refer to the Units and Conversions section in this Manual to convert to the Metric system.
  • The Illuminating Engineering Society of Australia and New Zealand http://www.iesanz.org
  • Standards Australia Information Centre, (02) 9746 4748 – Information regarding standard lighting requirements.



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