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New Tridonic management team
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Intelligent system solutions
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Standards for LED light sources
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Tengine STARK INDI: Page 23
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Editorial
The dawn of a new era
Dear Readers,
The lighting industry is in the midst of a technology shift to LEDs –
shorter innovation cycles, faster product development times, innovative
applications and new players are shaping the market. Established lighting
companies are defining their strengths and repositioning themselves in
order to stay competitive. This is precisely what we are doing at Tridonic.
We are focusing on our strengths in the area of general lighting. We are
leveraging our widely recognised know-how in operating and controlling
light with LED technology. We are also building on our expertise and high
levels of quality and service. We will continue to offer our customers high
levels of performance. Besides advanced optimisation of conventional
devices, this also includes our numerous new LED products that we are
currently bringing to the market. This issue contains news of our new
LED light engines and converters. Other general-lighting LED-related
products are in preparation.
Dr. Alfred Felder, CEO
Tridonic stands at the dawn of a new era – we are well aware of the
challenges we are facing. As CEO, I am happy to have been entrusted
with the task of steering this successful company into the future and
positioning it as an independent, dependable, innovative partner for
lighting solutions in the new world of LEDs that awaits us. In doing so
we shall continue to remain ever mindful of our customers’ needs and
requirements.
By the way, this Customer Magazine marks 30 years since the first issue
of the magazine and is symbolic of this new era. The magazine’s new
layout, news in brief and articles written by technical experts are intended
to make it even easier to read and even more informative. I hope you’ll
find this issue an entertaining read.
Yours sincerely,
Alfred Felder
(Tridonic CEO)
www.tridonic.com
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Index
3Editorial
6 New Tridonic management team
in the spotlight
CEO Dr. Alfred Felder, COO Gavin Brydon
National stadium, Warsaw (PL)
18 A restaurant shines in DALI-dimmable
LED splendour
and CFO Christoph Komatz
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International protection for innovative ideas
Neumatt Cantonal Civic Centre (CH)
Tridonic uses patents to safeguard product development work
10 Light from a floating manta ray
Manta Rhei – kinetic OLED luminaire
12 Lighting of the future
Roll-to-roll fabrication for flexible OLED lighting
14 Zhaga international consortium
forges ahead
Standards for LED light sources
16 Magnificent room in famous spa town
Bénazetsaal, Kurhaus Casino Baden-Baden (DE)
18 Trend-setting and innovative
19 LED light for pizza and pasta
Donati factory, Rodengo Saiano (IT)
20 IEC 60929:2011
Tridonic has already implemented the future requirements
21Uengine STARK CLE
LED lighting and emergency lighting for wallmounted and ceiling-mounted luminaires
22Uconverter LCI TEC
Reliability in the most basic sense
22Uengine STARK SLE
The 2nd generation
IMPRINT: Publisher: Tridonic GmbH & Co KG; Managing editor: Jürgen Pichler; Editor: Evelyn Fritsch
Cover picture: Selux – for more information see page 10; Origination by: Martin Stock (mashART), Hohenems; Litho: Fitz Feingrafik, Lustenau
Print: mediaGroup Le Roux, Germany; © 2012 Tridonic
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23Uengine STARK QLE and LLE
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News about wide-area lighting
23Uengine STARK INDI
Lighting in emergencies
Bidirectional, uniform, wide-area light
24 Creating the right environment
Jeanswest, Guangzhou (CN)
26 Technology, research and development
White light produced by LEDs
28 Leading by example
31 EM powerLED NM 1W BASIC
32 Plug’n play
Plugs installed at the “Glarus Süd” health-care centre
in Switzerland
34 Optimised energy consumption
Sports hall of the University of Wollongong (AU)
36 Presented in the right light
Aktivresort Valavier, Brand (AT)
38 New product documentation
31 New 5-pole luminaire terminal SLK 5
with minimal dimensions
40 Dynamic lighting experience
Intelligent lighting management for schools
31 basicDIM ILD
Compact control module helps save energy
www.tridonic.com
Stockholm showroom (SE)
42 In a nutshell
Interesting facts
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SPOTLIGHT
New Tridonic management team
Dr. Alfred Felder new Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Alfred Felder (49), an experienced man-
After completion of his electrical engi-
of electronic control gear and lighting
ager from within the industry, is stepping
neering studies, Alfred Felder started his
management systems, its strategic
in as new CEO of Tridonic. He has
professional career in central research
focus will be specifically on the further
extensive knowledge of the lighting in-
at Siemens where he worked in several
development of LED technology as well
dustry and of the international LED busi-
specialist departments and performed
as lighting management components”,
ness in particular. In the course of his
various managerial functions before
explains Alfred Felder.
professional career, he has spent several
joining Osram in 2003.
years abroad in Japan, USA, Malaysia
and China. Since 2003 Alfred Feldner
“Tridonic is a company with an excellent
has held executive positions in OLED
reputation in the lighting industry but is
and LED technology. He also contrib-
also faced with major challenges posed
utes extensive management experience
by the current transition from conven-
gathered in the course of his executive
tional to LED lighting solutions. Based
functions in large corporate units.
on its excellent position in the areas
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Gavin Brydon took over as Chief Operation Officer (COO)
Gavin Brydon (45) is with Tridonic since
“For the near future LEDs and LED
2004 and took over as COO in June.
systems including converters are going
During his eight years with Tridonic
to be the most important products
he lead teams in transforming plants
for Tridonic and we will optimize the
in UK and China and built a new plant
organization to become an important
in Spennymoor, UK. Since 2009 he
player with the new technology. Shorter
held the position as Global Director of
product lifecycles, a potential high
Electronics for all Tridonic electronics
diversity of customer requirements will
plants and additionally he acted as
be crucial,” explains Gavin Brydon.
Managing Director of the Shenzhen
plant, China. Before joining the company
he gained comprehensive knowledge
and experience from management positions in the electronic industry. Gavin
Brydon holds a degree in electronics.
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Christoph Komatz, Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Christoph Komatz (44) brings with him
Christoph Komatz started working for
extensive knowledge of Tridonic from
the Zumtobel Group in 2009 and was
his position as Vice President Corporate
appointed CFO at Tridonic in October
Controlling in the Zumtobel Group. He
2012. “In times of change it is particular-
has management experience in the
ly important that the finance department
finance and auditing departments at
should support the development pro-
a number of international industrial
cess of the organisation,” he explains.
companies.
“We will be adapting the finance department to meet the challenges of the new
and extremely dynamic environment.
Here too, speed is one of the main
factors for the success of the entire
company.”
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International protection
for innovative ideas
Tridonic uses patents to safeguard product development work
As long ago as the mid-90s, Erich Otto Häußler, former President of the
German Patent Office, coined the phrase: “Invent or vanish – patent or
perish.” This is why firms that are actively committed to research and
developing innovative products use patents and brand names to protect
their intellectual property. This is the way to legally protect intellectual
property. Tridonic is particularly active in Research and Development.
The company’s future growth is safeguarded by protecting innovative
processes and products.
Tridonic holds a wide range of patents Number
of new patent applications
Anzahl
Patent-Neuanmeldungen
that have emerged from ongoing research 100
and development activities. It currently holds some 2,000 patents, and this
number is still growing. In the last finan-
90
80
cial year alone, Tridonic applied for more
70
than 90 new patents – a figure around
60
five times higher than ten years ago.
Specialist team
for continued growth
50
40
30
20
European Patent Attorney Alexander
Barth is the head of a a six-strong team
responsible for industrial property rights
at Tridonic. Tridonic’s outstanding posi-
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Financial
year
Geschäftsjahr
tion in the field of LED technology resulted in 64 patent applications in 2012
Apart from their protective effect, patents also ensure access
alone. “New competitors are constantly
to profitable cooperations with other companies in the elec-
crowding into the market and, at the
tronic industry.
same time, expenditure on Research
and Development is rising,” explains
Alexander Barth points out: “A broad portfolio of patents
Alexander Barth. “That is why industrial
reflects our commitment to research. Innovative products
property rights are established as soon
and technologies enable us to lay the foundations for global
as a product or a new application comes
growth.”
into being.”
www.tridonic.com
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Light from a
floating manta ray
Manta Rhei – kinetic OLED luminaire
By combining cutting-edge OLED technology, electronics and control technology,
luminaire manufacturer Selux, component manufacturer Tridonic and the ART+COM
design studio have joined forces to usher in a new era in professional lighting.
The result of the first study on kinetic luminaires was presented as “Manta Rhei”
– a delicate OLED-based luminaire silently floating in space while continuously
changing its appearance.
The 1.20 x 2.40 metres luminaire body incorporating
140 Tridonic OLED lighting modules is able to combine individual lighting scenarios and movement
sequences to form a unit. In doing so, the luminaire
simulates the gentle movement of a manta ray,
among other things. Thanks to the OLEDs’ intelligent control system, the quantity of light emitted
remains constant. The result is a fascinating combination of lighting control and kinetics.
The newly created Manta Rhei is the first luminaire
which is able to project lighting intensity onto a
surface, adjusting its light output depending on the
distance between individual luminaire components.
The result is a luminaire that seems to be alive and
features a number of technical highlights.
Mirror-coated OLED lighting
modules by Tridonic
The Tridonic OLED lighting modules used here
were developed especially for this luminaire project.
Mirror-coated OLED
lighting module
They are based on the LUREON REP range, which
boasts a combination of excellent colour rendering,
high efficiency and uniformity, at a colour temperature of 4,000 kelvin, and is the present state of the
art in OLED technology world-wide.
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Further information:
www.selux.com
www.artcom.de
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The LUREON REP modules were optimised in
a way that the individual panels appear very
delicate and, in switched-off mode, resemble
tiny mirrors, despite featuring a high efficiency
of 32 lm/W at 2,000 cd/m² and a very low colour
angle shift. Thus, the Manta Rhei luminaire is not
only an attractive work of art, but also meets
the requirements placed on a lighting system
with a total luminous flux of 8,000 lumen.
OLEDs make new lighting solutions
possible
Thanks to the interplay of attractive kinetic features
and dynamic lighting, a new quality of lighting
options can be achieved. By integrating mechanical
movement, the conventional typology of luminaire
design has been extended, opening up new horizons
for using organic light-emitting diode technology.
Soon available in a new size: LUREON REP
OLEDmodule
h External dimensions 147 x 147 mm²
h High luminous flux of 150 lm
h Efficient OLED lighting modules boasting more than 40 lm/W
h Dimmable intermediate white light (4,000 K)
h Maximum utilisation of illuminated surface (more than 85 %)
Available from January 2013
www.tridonic.com
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LIGHTING OF
THE FUTURE
Roll-to-roll fabrication for flexible
OLED lighting
OLEDs are considered as the second solid-state lighting technology
for new flat, large-area and efficient lighting solutions. For significant
penetration into the general lighting market, OLED technology will have
to be enhanced with respect to energy efficiency, long lifetime and low
production costs.
By Dr. Christian May and Dr. Stefan Mogck, Fraunhofer Research
Institution for Organics, Materials and Electronic Devices (COMEDD)
Dresden, Germany, www.comedd.fraunhofer.de
Organic Layers
One way for cost reduction is the use of high throughput
roll-to-roll processing (R2R), which will be investigated in
Light emission
the joint publicly funded R2Flex project.
Glass
Anode
(ITO)
Organic light emitting diodes consist of a series of thin
organic layers (less than one thousandth of a millimetre
thick) between an anode and a cathode. The base anode
deposition is followed by the series of organic layers and
then the cathode, metallic in most cases. The fabrication
will be finished by an encapsulation material which protects
the OLED material against oxygen and water from the
Cathode (Aluminium)
Figure 1: Cross-section of an OLED.
surroundings, which is essential for a long life of OLEDs.
The usual OLED substrate material is glass, which cannot
be used for R2R processing because it is rigid. For R2R
processing, flexible metal or plastic substrates are a suitable choice. Based on this fact, R2R production could be
also a way to produce flexible OLEDs (figure 2), which will
open up new scope for freedom in luminaire design.
Figure 2: Flexible OLED demonstrator on metal foil.
Acknowledgements: This work was funded by the German Ministry of Education and Science in the context of the R2flex project (project ref. 13N11058).
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At the Center of Organic Materials and Electronic Devices
Dresden (COMEDD) of the Fraunhofer Society in Dresden,
one of the world’s first roll-to-roll line for research and
development of flexible OLED lighting modules has been
put into operation.
R2R vacuum deposition and fabrication of OLEDs on flexible
substrates are carried out in the RC 300-MB roll-to-roll vacuum
coater, which was specified for such an application for the first
time (figure 3 and 4). The machine enables processing of metal
Figure 3: Photograph of the RC 300-MB roll-to-roll vacuum coater.
or plastic substrates 300 mm wide and 70 to 500 µm thick.
Working monochrome OLED devices were realized on aluminium web as shown in figure 5. In this way it was demonstrated
that aluminium foils are suitable as substrates for fabrication
14 linear organic evaporators
Lineare ion source
Interleaf winder
Substrate winder
of highly efficient OLEDs in R2R vacuum processing.
For the growing interest in flexible OLED devices, a challenging part is the flexible encapsulation in terms of transparency,
adequate barrier properties against water and oxygen, and
mechanical stability. At present, the first semi-commercial
barrier films on rolls (large area coatings) are available on
the market, which could meet the requirements for lower
demanding in OLED life time.
Currently the R2R vacuum coater at Fraunhofer COMEDD
Port for inert
substrate load
lock
2 metal evaporators
DC magnetron
Figure 4: Schematic cross section of the RC 300-MB roll-to-roll vacuum coater.
is being upgraded to 14 organic linear evaporators in total
to allow fabrication of highly efficient white OLEDs. The
development of bottom emitting and transparent OLEDs
on plastic films is also being planned.
The results show that R2R processing is a possibility for
OLED fabrication, but we still have a long way to go until
R2R OLEDs reach a quality that meets market requirements.
Figure 5: Electrical tests of 60 x 60 mm² green pin OLED devices
on aluminium band.
www.tridonic.com
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Standards for LED light sources
Zhaga is a global consortium that was set up in February 2010. Most of
its members are companies in the lighting industry. Their common goal
is to create uniform, standardised specifications aimed at ensuring interchangeability of LED light sources made by different manufacturers.
“The LED market is fast moving and the technology
Zhaga currently has 180 members from all over the world who
continues to advance at a furious pace. The entire sector,
get together once every two months at international meetings
as well as consumers, will reap sustainable benefits from
and work on specifications. These specifications are set out
Zhaga specifications,” emphasises Zhaga Secretary
in “Zhaga Books”.
General Menno Treffers.
Moving forward together
Members are working on standards for mechanical, thermal,
electrical and optical specifications that will benefit manufac-
Together with other well-known members such as Osram,
turers, dealers, buyers and end-users alike. “In future, it will be
Philips, Samsung and VDE, the Zumtobel Group – including
possible to use a new LED module without having to modify
Tridonic – is also a member.
the reflector and its mechanical design. This will therefore
reduce the cost and risk of developing new LED luminaires,”
Tridonic already offers three products developed according
Menno Treffers points out.
to the Zhaga standard: Tengine STARK DLE TWIST for
downlight applications, Tengine STARK SLE for spotlight
applications and Tengine STARK LLE 24 for linear luminaire applications.
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Zhaga international
consortium forges ahead
Given the breathtaking pace of LED technology development,
“In this context, Tridonic has set up a new task force that is
Tridonic connection technology, too, sees huge opportunities
tackling our new Tengine STARK SLE 4000 lm,” says
for the future in the field of electromechanical connection tech-
Stéphane Vasse, Segment Manager at Tridonic and chairman
nology. Together with Tridonic, the company has developed
of the new working group. “The nomination was something
prototypes in Dornbirn and made them available for testing.
of a surprise. There is still a lot of work to do but we are
Its two LH 1/2 65-2 and LH 1/2 85-2 LED holder rings meet
extremely pleased with this initiative.”
Zhaga specifications already today.
International meeting advances
specifications
Zhaga members gathered for a working meeting in Dornbirn
in late June 2012. The meeting was hosted by the Zumtobel
Group. Seventy representatives of the lighting industry formulated detailed requirements for LED light engines intended to
ensure their interchangeability. They also defined communica-
Tridonic products developed
according to the Zhaga standard
Specified in
uengine STARK DLE TWIST
Zhaga Book 2
uengine STARK SLE
Zhaga Book 3*
uengine STARK LLE 24
Zhaga Book 7
* publicly available on the Zhaga website
All Zhaga Books refer to Book 1 including general definitions and
definitions on electronic control gear
tion measures designed to increase international awareness
of Zhaga.
www.tridonic.com
Further information:
www.zhagastandard.org
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Bénazetsaal, Kurhaus Casino Baden-Baden (DE)
Magnificent room in famous spa town
Sumptuous galas or relaxed cocktail
Last year, the almost 100-year-old Bénazetsaal was gutted
receptions – the Bénazetsaal in the Kurhaus
and redesigned within just six months in accordance with
Casino in Baden-Baden is suitable for many
plans drawn up by Baden-Baden architect Peter W. Kruse.
types of events because its lighting concept
The room now boasts impressive technical functions and
allows a variety of different lighting scenarios.
creates an ambience that can be transformed so that it is
Tridonic’s W LED modules, together with
always appropriate for any event.
appropriate converter and connection
technology, provide proof of their versatility.
Richly-varied lighting in harmony
with the architecture
The fact that the effect produced by the room runs the entire
gamut from “clinical, open” to “festive, brilliant” is due to the
lighting concept devised by Cologne-based lighting design
studio A. Hartung. From opulent chandeliers and delicate
lighting points through to cleaning light, the designers chose
and integrated all the luminaires so that they matched the
architecture perfectly.
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This dialogue between the architecture and lighting makes
The result is lighting solutions with radically different char-
itself felt in particular in the case of light slots and light lines
acteristics and function: they smoothly trace the arcs of the
that were implemented using Tridonic LED modules and LED
barrel-vaulted ceiling at the front of the room and accentuate
drivers. The light lines follow existing structures and therefore
the parapets of lofts and galleries with diffuse lighting. LED
play an important role in defining the space flexibly. However,
light lines run along the stair nosings on the steps and also
they also deliver an abundant variety of switched and dimma-
act as emergency lighting. The entrance area under the lofts
ble lighting for good viewing conditions and atmospheric room
also owes its brilliance to T LED modules. They back-
lighting scenarios.
light a ribbon of glass that extends for more than 30 metres
and also brighten up each individual ceiling cassette.
From arc of light to emergency lighting
Systematic modularity
Project-specific luminaires were realised for different mounting
situations based on linear T LED modules and various
“The stated objective of fitting LED light lines elegantly and
T LED converters. LED modules were manufactured
delicately, avoiding any shadows or gaps, was achieved in
in special lengths and fitted in U-sections. Various diffusers
every area. The systematic composition of the product range
ranging from prismatic to diffuse produce the respective
consisting of LED modules, converters and plug-in connectors
desired distribution characteristics.
not only facilitated straightforward design and installation, it
also created a maintenance-friendly solution,” says lighting
designer Anette Hartung, summing up her experience of using
Tridonic components.
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National stadium, Warsaw (PL)
LED modules by Tridonic ensure perfect
illumination of passages and stairways.
Trend-setting and innovative
All over Warsaw’s new national
More than 8,700 Tmodule EOS
air-conditioned switch cabinets mounted
stadium, handrail structures incor-
P211-4 WW warm white LED modules
at a distance of up to 100 metres. This
porating LED illumination provide
by Tridonic have been built into the
ensures consistent ambient conditions
orientation and safety to visitors.
sturdily designed handrails. Their optics
and central access for maintenance and
When it comes to the lighting
design ensures optimum uniformity
servicing purposes.
solution installed, NARVA Polska
of light distribution.
relies on Tridonic’s LED expertise.
“Our great confidence in the company
Energy-saving operation
in the years to come
and its products, together with its many
years of experience in the LED business,
were clearly in favour of Tridonic,” points
The – more than 850 – T constant
out Marcin Walkowicz, NARVA Polska’s
current converters required for operation
CEO.
of the modules have been installed in
A restaurant shines in DALI-dimmable LED splendour
Neumatt Cantonal Civic Centre (CH)
Technology by Tridonic incorporated in the new pendant
luminaire “LigeroPauta” by BestLight AG.
The LED luminaires installed are continuously
DALI-dimmable from 0 - 100 percent. They produce
highly efficient light with over 70 lm/W and light
colours of 3,000 or 4,000 kelvin. The excellent white
light quality, high colour constancy and extremely
tight binning of the Tridonic LED modules were
The Neumatt Cantonal Civic Centre in Burgdorf (CH) is the first
decisive factors for BestLight AG, located in the
building project in Switzerland to be implemented according to the
Swiss town of Kirchberg, in selecting the light
PPP (Public-Private Partnership) scheme. The civic centre’s own
sources.
restaurant is fitted with LED modules by Tridonic that indulge visitors
with a pleasant ambience and sophisticated accent lighting.
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Donati factory, Rodengo Saiano (IT)
LED light for pizza and pasta
In the canteen at the Donati factory
When they were looking for the ideal
Tridonic has a systematically designed
in the north Italian town of Rodengo
light source for their special “Circus”
system including module and converter
Saiano, LED modules Wmodule
luminaires, the Platek engineers opted
to make it easier to integrate connec-
SPOT from Tridonic create ideal con-
for a Tridonic LED system consisting
tion-ready LED modules in different
ditions with low energy consumption.
of an LED module and a converter.
luminaire designs.
The interior décor of the canteen in-
Tridonic developed the Tmodule
The 27 luminaires for the 110 m² canteen
stantly reflects the strong bond between
SPOT series specifically for use in
are fitted with Tmodule SPOT units
the company and its Lombardy home
downlights and spotlights. Despite its
with a colour temperature of 4,000 kelvin
and puts people in the right mood to
compact size of only 36 x 33 mm, the
and a luminous flux of 1,000 lumen.
enjoy the delights of Italian cuisine. The
LED module accommodates twelve
Thanks to efficient LED technology, the
room also reflects the technical skills
high-power LEDs. These produce a
lighting for this large room needs only
of the Donati Group because the ceiling
uniform illumination with a beam angle
351 W (3.18 W/m²). For this operator
luminaires were designed and manu-
of 140°. Depending on the colour tem-
this translates into significant energy
factured by the Lighting Division within
perature (a choice of 3,000, 3,500, 4,000
savings and lower operating costs.
the Donati Group, under the corporate
or 5,000 kelvin), a Tmodule SPOT
These positive effects are reinforced by
name of Platek Light Srl.
unit provides a typical luminous flux of
the long life of the LED light sources.
up to 1,120 lumen from an operating
Thee is no need for frequent relamping
current of 350 mA.
in the Donati canteen, as was the case
with conventional light sources.
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IEC 60929:2011
Tridonic has already implemented
the future requirements
The service life of electronic components is heavily influenced by
their prevailing ambient temperature during operation. As from the
middle of 2014, the operating hours that ballasts can reach must
be indicated in the data sheet as a function of ambient and casing
temperature. Tridonic is doing this already.
Type
PCA 1x14/24 T5 ECO lp y II
PCA 1x21/39 T5 ECO lp y II
PCA 1x28/54 T5 ECO lp y II
Lamp type
Wattage
T5
1 x 14 W
T5
1 x 24 W
T5
1 x 21 W
TC-L
1 x 36 W
T5
1 x 39 W
TC-L
1 x 40 W
T5
1 x 28 W
T5
1 x 54 W
tc
Lifetime
tc
Lifetime
tc
Lifetime
tc
Lifetime
tc
Lifetime
tc
Lifetime
tc
Lifetime
tc
Lifetime
t a = 40° C
55° C
t a = 50° C
65° C
t a = 60° C
75° C
> 100,000 h
> 100,000 h
> 100,000 h
55° C
65° C
75° C
> 100,000 h
> 100,000 h
> 100,000 h
50° C
60° C
70° C
> 100,000 h
> 100,000 h
> 100,000 h
55° C
65° C
75° C
> 100,000 h
> 100,000 h
> 100,000 h
50° C
60° C
70° C
> 100,000 h
> 100,000 h
> 100,000 h
55° C
65° C
75° C
> 100,000 h
> 100,000 h
> 100,000 h
50° C
60° C
70° C
> 100,000 h
> 100,000 h
> 100,000 h
55° C
65° C
75° C
> 100,000 h
> 100,000 h
90,000 h
“We are already giving these comparison figures in our data
sheets, thereby supporting lighting designers in optimising
their designs,” stresses Brandstätter.
Rigorous tests for the highest quality
The standard also defines the tests for the ballasts. “We
supply products of the highest quality. That’s why Tridonic
is going the extra mile here,” says Klaus Brandstätter. “Our
in-house testing subjects our components to far higher
temperatures than we specify for continuous duty.”
Components like lamp ballasts are subjected to relatively
high ambient temperatures, which have a major impact on
Improved comparability
their service life and failure rate. The previous information
consisting of a nominal service life (e.g. 50,000 hours) was
The uniform presentation means that in future it will be easier
simply inadequate. “It was difficult to make comparisons
to compare different products. The benefit for customers
with other equipment, since different ambient and casing
is obvious. Using the tables provided will allow a far longer
temperatures were indicated,” explains Klaus Brandstätter,
service life to be be achieved, depending on the actual
Head of Technical Sales at Tridonic. Serious technical
ambient or casing temperature. Tridonic – one step ahead
comparisons of different products were very difficult as
again!
a result.
Standard now defines how operating
hours are stated
IEC 60929:2011 now requires the casing temperature to
be stated for a defined point (tc) and the forecast service
life for ambient temperatures (ta) of 40, 50 and 60 °C.
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Uengine STARK CLE
LED lighting and emergency lighting for wallmounted and ceiling-mounted luminaires
Circular and square ceiling and wall-mounted luminaires will benefit from the new
LED system Uengine STARK CLE. Its octagonal design is reminiscent of DD
and toroidal compact fluorescent lamps but it is almost twice as energy efficient.
Tengine STARK CLE uses just
uengine STARK CLE
with SWITCH Sensor HF
15 W to achieve the same brightness as
a 28 W DD compact fluorescent lamp;
not only that, the LED luminaire keeps
going for 50,000 hours. When combined with an EM powerLED emergency
lighting control unit, the LED system
can also perform emergency lighting
functions.
The Tengine STARK CLE LED
system consists of flexibly combinable,
perfectly matched components: an
LED module, a suitable converter and
an optional SWITCH Sensor HF. The
excellent efficiency of the LED module
corridors or staircases because emer-
(up to 135 lm/W) delivers extremely high
gency lighting is often mandatory in
system efficiency when used with a suit-
such areas.
able converter. Thanks to MacAdam 3
binning, there are hardly any perceptible
colour differences between individual
Emergency lighting
if required
LED modules. This produces uniform,
shadow-free illumination. Reproduci-
The emergency lighting control unit
ble white light in colour temperatures
is optionally available for central or
of 3,000 and 4,000 kelvin and a colour
distributed emergency lighting modes.
rendering index (CRI) of more than 80
The optional SWITCH Sensor HF pro-
are synonymous with excellent lighting
vides even greater convenience. The
quality.
sensor can be fitted in a small space
as required – thanks to two board ver-
This high-performance LED system can
sions with or without a central opening.
also take care of emergency lighting
This makes the Simple CORRIDOR
functions. This is achieved by simply
FUNCTION available. The lighting is
combining the LED module with an
switched from 10 to 100 percent only
EM powerLED emergency lighting
when the sensor detects that a person
control unit – this option is especially
is present. This saves a lot of energy.
PRODUCT FACTS:
h LED system solution consisting of a LED
module, a control unit with built-in emergency lighting function, and a SWITCH sensor
h Excellent module efficiency
of up to 135 lm/W
h High colour consistency: MacAdam 3
h Integrated emergency lighting function
h Simple CORRIDOR FUNCTION (CFs)
with SWITCH Sensor HF
h Dimmable and non-dimmable
version of emergency lightingcompatible converter
h Hot lumen measurement: up to 1,800 lm
luminous flux per LED module
h Excellent colour rendering (CRI > 80)
h Colour temperatures: 3,000 and 4,000 K
h Long service life of up to 50,000 hours
attractive when used in offices, shops,
This user-friendly, flexible system
www.tridonic.com/cle
solution takes up little space and gives
luminaire designers plenty of scope for
creative design.
www.tridonic.com
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Uconverter LCI TEC
Reliability in the most basic sense
With its TEC series, Tridonic is launching a new converter portfolio for LEDs that meets
all relevant customer requirements and offers an attractive price/performance ratio.
www.tridonic.com/talexx-converter
The converters – for the time being available in 20, 35 and 65 W
A comparable version with a cross-sectional area of
versions – stand out from comparable products because of
21 x 30 mm is set to join this converter range next year.
their greater efficiency and optimised functions which extend
In addition, there will also be a new converter range for
their service life in use. The surface-mounted units also feature
dimmable and non-dimmable luminaires which will support
premium strain relief.
additional functions such as adjustable currents or DALI/DSI
interfaces.
The TEC range is an entry-level product that combines
Tridonic’s usual high quality with optimised functions. All
three wattages are available as built-in or surface-mounted
units, each with the same product characteristics. Besides
ENEC and CE classification, these also include very good
EMC behaviour. This ensures that the devices can be used
immediately and gives luminaire manufacturers the necessary
EMC headroom to successfully pass certification tests with
ease.
Different designs for LED operating currents from 350 to
Uengine STARK SLE
The 2nd
generation
1,750 mA are available depending on the particular wattage:
20 W version for 350, 500 and 700 mA, 35 W version for 350,
500, 700 and 1,050 mA, 60 W version for 700 and 1,050 mA,
and 65 W version for 1,400 and 1,750 mA. With the 35 and
Boasting 40 percent more light output and a longer
the 60/65 W versions, the primary terminals can be looped
service life of up to 50,000 hours, this optimised
through in the case of surface-mounted units.
LED system for downlights and spotlights used in
professional general lighting applications cannot fail
This variety of models makes it possible to cover a broad raft
to impress. Its extremely high efficiency ensures
of applications, in particular for spotlights and downlights.
significantly reduced energy consumption in use.
Service life is tailored to suit the requirements of typical appli-
Tight colour tolerances (MacAdam 3)
cations in shop lighting, hotels and restaurants, and in office
are indicative of its great lighting
areas.
quality.
www.tridonic.com/sle-gen2
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Uengine STARK QLE and LLE
News about wide-area lighting
Twenty percent more light output and even better lighting quality
(MacAdam 3) characterise the second generation of the LED
systems Tengine STARK QLE and LLE. Module efficiency
is now as high as 135 lm/W.
The LED module has an operating current of just 300 mA and
is now capable of achieving a luminous flux that previously
required 350 mA. Condition: change to identical control gear
with reduced output current. This reduces the power consumption of the luminaire by 20 percent. If one continues to run
the LED module with an operating current of 350 mA as before,
luminous flux increases by 13 percent, while the luminaire’s
power consumption remains constant. These products will
supersede first-generation products from November onwards.
www.tridonic.com/qle and www.tridonic.com/lle
Uengine STARK INDI
Bidirectional, uniform, wide-area light
With 80 percent direct and 20 percent indirect light components, the LED system Tengine STARK INDI illuminates
the task area perfectly and also ensures pleasant ambient
lighting. It also boasts an excellent colour rendering index
(CRI > 80) and a system efficiency of up to 90 lm/W. Application areas for this new, slim LED system include pendant
and free-standing luminaires in offices and educational
establishments.
www.tridonic.com/indi
www.tridonic.com
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Jeanswest, Guangzhou (CN)
Creating the right environment
Around 300 PCI TEC ballasts
are helping fashion retailer
Jeanswest enhance its brand
Jeanswest is an unisex specialty fashion
apparel retailer within the Hong Kong
based Glorious Sun Enterprises (GSE)
image in the company’s Chinese
group. The Jeanswest brand was initially
flagship store in Guangzhou city.
created in Australia in 1973 and GSE
now runs over 2,300 retail stores in
Mainland China, Australia, New Zealand,
Middle East, Thailand and Vietnam.
Jeanswest first entered the Chinese
fashion market in 1993 and has now
established outlets in all Tier I and Tier II
cities in China. The company’s core
products are denim, targeting customers
from 22 - 35 years old and with a slight
bias towards female customers.
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Since the company is certain that illumination plays an important role in shaping and maintaining this image, lighting design
for the shop in Guangzhou was a top priority.
To that end most of the lighting in the store uses ceramic
metal halide light sources to exploit the rich colour rendering
and powerful lumen output. In this way the lighting serves
two key roles: it shows the merchandise at its best and draws
the eyes of shoppers to the key displays within the store.
One of Tridonic’s customers in South China opted for PCI TEC
ballasts in order to ensure that its metal halide lamps operated at maximum efficiency and with maximum reliability. This
range of devices was specially designed for use with quartz
metal and metal halide lamps and ensures optimum operation
of these types of lamps. Various safety features protect them
against excessive heat, voltage and short-circuits. This makes
it possible to minimise annoying lamp failures. A total of 300
PCI TEC ballasts were supplied for this project.
Following the success of the Guangzhou flagship store,
Tridonic is now a key component supplier for Jeanswest
in China and will be supplying ballasts for the 80 - 100 new
stores that the company expects to open in the next one
to two years.
AT A GLANCE – PCI TEC
hC onstant power for illumination with consistent colour stability
hP ulse packets for increased ignition energy
(pulseCONTROL technology)
hR educed reignition time compared
with conventional electronic ballasts
hF ewer failures thanks to optimum lamp operation
hVarious safety features protect against excessive heat,
voltage and short-circuits
Further information: www.tridonic.com/pci-tec
www.tridonic.com
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TECHNOLOGY,
White
light produced by LEDsRESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT
In the very early days of LEDs, they were usually encountered as
gleaming red or green dots in displays. Their light output was low.
It took many years of development work and an enormous increase
in light output to transform these tiny dots of light into powerful
light sources of any colour.
By Dipl.-Ing. Lena Pilz, LED development, Tridonic Jennersdorf, Austria
White LED light has been around since the middle of the
1990s. White LED light saw the first large-scale use of these
energy-saving semiconductor light sources in general lighting
which exploited their benefits: high light output with a long
service life, light sources with compact dimensions that facilitated flexible luminaire design, and frugal energy consumption.
Unlike coloured LED light, white light cannot be produced
directly. It is always the result of colour mixing. Combining,
for instance, red, blue and green LED chips makes it possible
– depending on the mix of colour components – to produce
any required colour, even white. Advantages include the fact
that this method does not require any phosphor or other conversion materials and is highly energy-efficient; its drawback
is non-optimal colour rendering.
Nowadays, one widely established method of producing
white light is to use a blue LED chip and a luminescent dye –
so-called phosphors or phosphor mixtures – as a conversion
material. For warm white hues, one can also use a blue LED
chip with a phosphor that emits yellow light and an additional
red LED chip, or a blue chip with a mixture of different phosphors, some of which also emit light in the red wavelength
range. Both these approaches are based on wavelength
conversion and produce efficient white light LEDs with good
colour rendering. Because the energy of light is inversely
proportional to its wavelength, short-wave blue light has
more energy than longer-wave yellow light for example.
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0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
380
430
480
530
580
630
680
730
Nanometres
Spectrums of white and coloured LEDs
Watts
1.2
1.0
0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
380
430
480
530
580
630
680
Spectrums of white and coloured LEDs
730
Nanometres
Spectra of white and coloured LEDs
If blue LED chips are used to excite suitable luminescent
materials, a portion of the higher-energy blue light is absorbed
by the luminescent material and converted into lower-energy
radiation, e.g. yellow or red light. The remaining blue light and
Warm white
Neutral white
Cold white
the generated yellow/green or red light are additively mixed
to produce white light. The conversion material can either
be applied directly onto an LED chip that emits blue light,
or be dispersed in the casting compound for the LED – an
epoxy resin or silicone.
UV LED chips can also be used, together with a luminescent
2,700 K
3,000 K
3,400 K
4,000 K
Tunable white
4,900 K
6,500 K
2,700 - 6,500 K
material, to generate white light. Drawbacks include the high
cost of the chip and a relatively large Stokes shift (wavelength
difference) and residual UV light.
2,700 K
3,000 K
3,400 K
4,000 K
4,900 K
6,500 K
Wavelength conversion can now be used to generate any
tone of white, from pleasant, warm white, feel-good light
with a colour temperature of 2,700 kelvin right through to
cool white light with a colour temperature of 6,500 kelvin.
Future LED applications will demand technologies that enable
further improvements in both efficiency and white light quality
as well as simpler manufacturing processes. Quantum dots
have huge potential. When quantum particles which are
100 to 1,000 times smaller than phosphor are used as a conversion material, their emission wavelength in the various
colour ranges can be easily varied by simply changing their
size. This might be the next technological leap forward.
Tridonic is watching developments in the field of quantum
dots very closely.
www.tridonic.com
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Leading by example
Intelligent lighting management for schools
Creating a pleasant learning
environment while at the same time
making the best of potential
energy savings are major criteria
winDIM@net then allows lighting scenes to be run in selected
areas of the building, for example. The ease of use means
that staff can themselves set these in advance and change
them as required using the winDIM@net software.
when designing lighting management
systems for schools and
Minimising costs, promoting sustainability
educational institutions. Criteria
that the winDIM@net lighting
management system by Tridonic
meets in full.
The winDIM@net system provides an interface between DALI
and TCP/IP, removing the need for any subsystems within
the lighting management structure. This allows the schools’
computer networks to be used for centralised management
winDIM@net enables all aspects of
and monitoring of the lighting.
lighting in a building to be controlled
and matched to the activities taking
place. The luminaires are linked via
the DALI network to a number
of sensors, including light sensors,
presence detectors and timers.
In operation, winDIM@net also allows the status and
operation of ballasts to be monitored, thereby keeping
an eye on energy consumption. This gives the operating
staff valuable information for making fine adjustments
to the lighting control strategy.
Fully utilising the potential of solar energy
Controlling energy consumption is particularly important in
connection with power generation from photovoltaic cells.
The combination of DALI and winDIM@net has proved
extremely practical here: DALI helps in using photovoltaic
energy efficiently, something many other lighting management systems are unable to do.
Modern lighting management systems by Tridonic can help
schools to minimise their ecological footprint and at the same
time set a good example in terms of saving energy.
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Sheikh Zayed Desert Learning Centre (AE)
The modern functionality of the winDIM@net system
represents a major contribution to the sustainability
of the new Sheikh Zayed Desert Learning Centre in
the Al Ain Wildlife Park & Resort in the United Arab
Emirates. Particular emphasis is placed on minimising
energy consumption and CO₂ emissions.
PROJECT DATA
Client:
Architect:
Lighting design:
Lighting concept/planning:
Al Ain Wild Life Park & Resorts
Chalabi arcitects & partners
Bartenbach Lichtlabor
Bartenbach Lichtlabor
Abu Dhabi Future School (AE)
DALI lighting management systems by Tridonic combined with winDIM@net are being used in 16 schools
in the Abu Dhabi Future School programme in order
to save energy. A number of sustainability features
are employed, including photovoltaic power generation
and the most advanced lighting management systems.
www.tridonic.com
PROJECT DATA
Client:
Client Representative:
Architect:
Lighting design and concept:
Abu Dhabi Education Council
Musanda
Dewan Architects, Broadway Malyon/Planner, KEO, Abu Dhabi
Ian Banham & Associates, Abu Dhabi
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Al Bateen Secondary School (AE)
The new Al Bateen Secondary School is managed by
ALDAR Academies, a company that has devoted itself
to the environmentally-friendly construction of buildings. The latest technologies are employed, including
the winDIM@net system.
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PROJECT DATA
Client:
Architect:
Lighting design and concept:
ALDAR Academies
Dewan Architects, Abu Dhabi
Ian Banham & Associates, Abu Dhabi
FLASH – Issue 24
New 5-pole luminaire terminal SLK 5
with minimal dimensions
Tridonic connection technology offers a luminaire terminal
that is unique in the market – SLK 5.
In the lighting industry there is a con-
luminaires. Not only this, products also
stant trend towards miniaturisation. The
include built-in intelligent functions (e.g.
best examples of this are ever smaller
DALI control) which demand a 5-pole
LED luminaires and slender tubular
luminaire connector: Tridonic developed
its extremely compact SLK 5 terminal
precisely for this purpose.
Thanks to its slim design, it is perfect
for use in delicate luminaires. It requires
no more space than a conventional
3-pole terminal and its cross-sectional
area is even smaller than that of low-
PRODUCT FACTS:
h Extremely small dimensions:
5-pole with 2 x 2.5 mm² connections,
suitable for low-profile dimensions
of 21 x 30 mm
h Less installation effort,
standard hole pattern
h Screwless terminals: 0.5 - 2.5 mm²
for rigid and flexible conductors
h Good current carrying capacity: 24 A,
450 V, max. ambient temperature T85
h RoHS, REACH
profile control gear. Unlike in the past,
when two terminals had to be used
Fits in even the smallest luminaire: terminal SLK 5
allows 5-pole connection in extremely confined
spaces.
in series, luminaires can now be con-
and environmental compatibility: it is
nected using just a single terminal.
halogen-free, lead-free and recyclable.
This mini terminal is also impressive
It is manufactured in Europe.
when it comes to energy efficiency
Compact control module
helps save energy
Lighting in emergencies
When used in conjunction with appropriate T
modules, cost-optimised purely emergency lighting
www.tridonic.com/basicdim-ild
control unit EM powerLED NM 1W BASIC can power
emergency lighting escape sign luminaires or LED
basicDIM ILD delivers need-based lighting when people
emergency lighting in conventional luminaires for up to
are present and there is insufficient ambient light, for
three hours. It operates either with inexpensive 1.6 Ah
the control module contains an ambient light sensor as
NiCd batteries or higher-specification 2.0 Ah NiMH
well as a presence detector. Up to ten dimmable DALI
batteries and is SELV rated (LEDs, battery and status
or DSI control units can be connected to the two output
LED).
channels and parameters can be adjusted according to
application via IR interface.
www.tridonic.com
www.tridonic.com/em-powerled-nm-basic-1w
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Plug’n play
Thanks to innovative SMART plugs
by Tridonic, configuring a lighting
system is now child’s play.
With a variety of memory plugs – called SMART plugs –
As soon as the SMART plug is connected to the ballast’s
Tridonic shows how easy it can be to configure a lighting
SMART interface, the corresponding corridorFUNCTION
system. By inserting the plugs into the new generation
profile will be enabled in the ballast.
of dimmable PCA ballasts, pre-defined settings can be
transferred quickly and easily. Special controllers or
Easy DALI group addressing
special software are not required.
The SMART Plug Gr allows easy grouping of luminaires with-
Convenient transfer
of configuration settings
out the help of a software tool. By inserting a plug, the ballast
is allocated to one of four possible DALI groups (plug types
A, B, C and D).
The configuration settings for the ballast are stored on the
SMART Plug MA (MA stands for “Maintenance”). If the device
A variety of combination options
has to be replaced, the configuration settings stored on the
SMART plug can be transferred to the new ballast by inserting
The digitally dimmable ballasts of the PCA EXCEL one4all
it into the new device. Thus, elaborate re-configurations have
range support all three types of plugs. The corridorFUNCTION
now become a thing of the past.
can be controlled by the PCA BASIC and ECO ranges. In
addition, SMART sensors for ambient-light-based control or
Individual dimming level retention time
presence-based control can be connected via the interface.
Sensor functions work at room heights of up to 10 metres.
If the ballast is linked to an external presence detector, the
corridorFUNCTION parameters can easily be configured using
the SMART Plug cF. The SMART Plug cF 1min keeps the
dimming level at 10 percent for one minute, after which the
Further information:
www.tridonic.com/pca-accessories
luminaires are switched off. The SMART Plug cF 30min
provides an extended retention time of 30 minutes, while
the Never-off Plug ensures a constant dimming level
of 10 percent.
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1
Plugs installed at the
“Glarus Süd” health-care
centre in Switzerland
2
3
4
5
1The SMART plugs are already successfully in use at the new “Glarus Süd” health-care centre. The LinthPraxen – a network of several clinics in the Swiss Canton of Glarus – were looking for a flexible lighting
control system including dimmable luminaires for the lighting design of their new health-care centre.
What was required was easy installation and commissioning, as well as possible integration of awnings
into the DALI system.
2 - 5In total, 160 dimmable PCA EXCEL one4all ballasts were installed in all rooms. In the entrance area, eight
luminaire groups are controlled by one x-touchPANEL, while 60 DALI MC units are used to control individual
luminaire groups and awnings in the treatment rooms. The configuration settings for the ballasts are stored
on SMART Plug MA. In case the device has to be replaced, re-configuration efforts are thus virtually
reduced to zero. Thus, a reliable lighting system was created that combines extremely low maintenance
with low energy consumption.
www.tridonic.com
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Sports hall of the University of Wollongong (AU)
Optimised energy consumption
The intention from the outset was to reduce
The basketball and badminton hall of the University Recreation
the sports hall’s ecological footprint. The basketball
and Aquatic Centre (URAC) was previously equipped with 400 W
and badminton hall at the University of Wollongong
metal halide lamps. “URAC Executive Director Paul Manning
to the south of Sydney (AU) is now resplendent in
approached us in May seeking to shrink the University’s eco-
a new light: Tridonic ballasts with SMART sensors
logical footprint,” recalls Jaie Demaagd, CEO of DALI Lighting
control the lighting depending on ambient light
levels and whether there are people present.
Pty Ltd in the Wollongong suburb of Unanderra. “After that,
things progressed rapidly: We gave a presentation on the new
lighting concept in mid-May, were awarded the contract
by mid-June and completed it before the end of July.”
The requirements were exacting: “The new lighting had to save
energy but nevertheless meet Australian Standard AS 2560
which defines the brightness levels required for various types
of sports. At the same time, the investment in the new lighting
had to pay for itself within no more than two years. The challenge was to optimise illumination of the hall, set up a monitoring system and comply with all the conditions imposed on
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PROJECT DATA
Owner:
Lighting design:
System integrator:
University of Wollongong
Bryan Liebowitz, Australume Pty Ltd.
DALI Lighting Pty Ltd, Unanderra
Tridonic products used:
PCA T5 EXCEL one4all lp
SMART Sensor 10DPI 19f
Further information:
www.tridonic.com/pca-excel
www.tridonic.com/smart-sensor-10dpi19f
lighting in publicly used areas,” says Jaie Demaagd describing
All ballasts are linked via DALI (Digital Addressable Lighting
the initial situation. “We did all this to the satisfaction of Paul
Interface). “Our cloud-based ‘DALI Watchbox’ allows service
Manning, the University of Wollongong and all the people who
personnel to monitor energy consumption and the operating
use the hall.”
status of the ballasts, including emergency lighting units
over the web, at all times,” explains Jaie Demaagd, adding:
Efficient: SMART sensors and DALI
“This also allows pre-emptive maintenance of the system.”
PCA EXCEL one4all electronic ballasts with SMART sensors
The very best lighting, but only
when needed
were used. The sensors measure the available ambient light
or detect whether people are present – even from a height
of 10 metres, without any problems. They adjust the amount
“The main problem was without doubt the fact that the light
of light depending on the amount of available daylight or
switch was located in a different room – the lighting was left
switch the luminaires off when nobody is is in the hall.
switched on for hours completely pointlessly,” remembers
Paul Manning. Now the lighting is only switched on when
A total of 24 LinearBay T5 linear luminaires supplied by
the hall is being used – a really easy way of saving lots of
Australian manufacturer Australume are used to illuminate
energy. “We were able to halve the energy consumption,”
the hall, each fitted with three 80 W light sources and
says a pleased Jaie Demaagd. “An efficient combination
a PCA T5 EXCEL one4all ballast with a SMART sensor.
of PCA EXCEL one4all digital ballasts with SMART sensors
has certainly proved useful.”
www.tridonic.com
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Aktivresort Valavier, Brand (AT)
Presented in the right light
The Brand township in the
Previously a border guard station (1904),
eponymous Brandnertal is
then an inn (1920), a modern design ho-
a romantic mountain village
tel with a warm and friendly atmosphere
at the foot of the 2,965 metre
was built on its grounds in June 2009.
Schesaplana mountain. The
The atmosphere of the first-generation
national border between the
inn can still be felt in many of its rooms.
Austrian land of Vorarlberg and
The overall effect is a harmonious bal-
the Swiss canton of Grisons runs
ance between old and new that makes
along its summit. The Valavier
great demands on the lighting. This
Aktivresort welcomes guests
is because in addition to its fantastic
from all over the world both
location, it is the homely atmosphere
in summer and in winter. Recently,
of the Valavier hotel that gives it its
the hotel was fitted with LED
special charm and provides for the
lamps by LEDON.
1
well-being of its guests.
For some time, Edi Meyer, the patron,
had been looking for an energy-efficient
replacement of equal lighting quality for
the many conventional lamps in operation at the hotel.
2
110 W LED lamps were chosen for the large,
bright ceiling-mounted luminaires.
2In addition to their lighting quality, the new lamps
boast above all excellent energy efficiency and
durability.
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But he knew at once that his search was
LEDON supplied around 250 LED light
Another aspect was important to Edi
over when he came across the new LED
sources to the Valavier hotel. A total
Meyer when switching to the LED lamps:
light sources by LEDON. “As far as the
of 22 rooms were fitted with 6 W LED
the products’ sustainability. Because
naturalness of the lighting is concerned,
lamps, and four large luminaires were
a life in harmony with nature has long
guests don’t notice any difference be-
installed in the bar area. Low-voltage
been part of the self-understanding
tween the new lamps and the old light
4 W LED spots and 10 W lamps were
of the people living in the Brandnertal.
bulbs,” explains Edi Meyer. “Especially
installed in the lobby and the restaurant.
The Alvier River, a mountain stream
in the evening hours, when people have
Potential savings using these lamps
flowing right past the hotel’s doorstep,
a cosy meal in the restaurant or a drink
are estimated at EUR 2,000 per year.
has drinking water quality. Even the
at the bar, it really is important to create
This is just the savings in energy costs,
name Valavier is derived from the
a comfortable, feel-good atmosphere
as no additional costs for relamping
Romansh “aua laviert”, which means
using pleasant lighting. The new lighting
are incurred. With an operating life
“the open water” or “the open stream”.
does that perfectly,” continues Meyer.
of 25,000 hours per lamp, this is a
worthwhile investment in the future.
www.tridonic.com
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New product documentation
New search options in the Tridonic web catalogue
The new product filter – which is part of the web catalogue – on the
Tridonic homepage now offers you greater convenience and user-friendly
searching. You can find the right product quickly and easily by specifying
a series of criteria. The “New products only” option can be used to view
new products at the press of a button. The product pages are shown in
the list of results, and the number of articles for the respective term is
displayed. A photo of the product that is being searched for is also displayed. The individual product filters are available on the summary page
of each product group (e.g. Products > T LED > Product filter).
The Tridonic product filter facilitates searching
for the right product.
In addition, you may search on the Tridonic website via an URL, i.e.
entering an article number right after the domain name will take you directly to the relevant product page
(e.g. www.tridonic.com/89601324).
Tridonic web catalogue
available in Polish
Design-in guide for
W LEDs
When developing a luminaire involving
LEDs, you have to keep in mind a
number of differences as compared
to a design using conventional light
sources.
For this purpose, we have prepared
a “Design-in guide” for you that
provides answers to the most important
questions, e.g. in terms of mechanical
design, thermal management or basic
Since early August, Tridonic’s customers and
visual conditions. Design-in guides for our T LED light engines
partners in Poland have been able to call up
are available in the download area of the respective product page on
our product pages in their native language
our homepage, or from your Tridonic contact.
at www.tridonic.com.pl.
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Tridonic’s environmental data sheets (EPD)
Tridonic – jointly with the Zumtobel Group’s other brands – is the first
company in the lighting industry to have introduced Environmental
Product Declarations (EPD) in line with ISO 14025 and EN 15804.
By introducing these EPDs, Tridonic complies with designers’ and
building developers’ growing need for transparency. EPDs are especially
important when it comes to green building certification, since they provide easy and quick information about how much a luminaire adds to the
greenhouse effect, which raw materials were used or how many percent
of recycled material it contains. The environmental impact of a product
are analysed early on in the development phase in order to reduce such
impact over the product’s entire life cycle.
The EPDs are already available on the
Tridonic website (download area at the
bottom of the product pages, “EPD” tab).
EPDs are available for downloading at the bottom of the product
pages on the Tridonic homepage.
So far, EPDs of all electronic ballasts of
the PC and PCA ranges have been made available on the product pages. Environmental
Product Declarations for LED products are already being prepared and will go online bit
by bit.
CAD and RAY data available for downloading
Since July, a new feature for luminaire designers has been available on Tridonic’s website:
CAD and RAY data of new products can now be downloaded and provide information on
Tridonic’s first environmental
data sheets went online in May.
mechanical or physical characteristics for luminaire installation. RAY data are offered especially
for LED modules, as they also include
specific lighting data such as beam
angles (Products > T LED > General
lighting).
CAD and RAY data of the new products are now available
on Tridonic’s website.
www.tridonic.com
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Dynamic lighting experience
Stockholm showroom (SE)
Wennerström Ljuskontroll, Tridonic’s distribution partner in Sweden,
Finland and the Baltic countries for many years, has moved into
new premises in Stockholm. The showroom and offices incorporate
a dynamic lighting solution based on the latest LED technology,
lighting control components and luminaire ballasts by Tridonic.
The intelligent backbone for lighting in the new premises is
One of the highlights in the showroom is a feature known
the DALI-based winDIM@net lighting management system
as the “art wall”, a semi-transparent concrete wall that can
from Tridonic. Also power supply systems, control gear and
be shown in dynamically changing colours using LED light.
control panels are part of the the Tridonic range. In the showroom, the lighting experience created by the dimming and
As another demonstration object in the showroom,
switching capabilities creates a world of inspiration for lighting
Wennerström has brought a piece of sky indoors. A rectan-
designers, architects and building owners searching for solu-
gular ceiling cutout with an opaque cover and the impression
tions for their own projects.
of a skylight shows the positive effects of tunable white light.
With a colourful grafitti painting on the wall it’s very easy
Experiencing light: the showroom
to show the effects in color rating when changing the white
colour temperature.
One striking feature of the general lighting in the showroom
and office spaces is the use of tunable white light. This
Using light: offices and functional areas
technology allows a single luminaire to generate the complete
spectrum of white light, from warm through intermediate
The lighting concept for the offices combines clear, pleasant
basic lighting from recessed downlights in the ceiling with
pendant luminaires for the task areas.
Coloured LED light from the Tchain D511-3 RGB sets
a decorative note in the office. LED light is used within many
to cold. This is made possible by the LED system
other places in the project, with the spectrum ranging from
Tengine STARK SLE by Tridonic, which has been fitted
Tengine STARK QLE light engines in ceiling-mounted
to modified downlights by Zumtobel. Varying the colour tem-
luminaires to Tengine STARK SLE SELECT light engines
perature is really simple – either by using a switch connected
in downlights in the conference rooms. All these applications
to the DALI MC, an x/e-touchPANEL or by a central control
use T LEDs by Tridonic.
system using winDIM@net.
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2
3
4
1Tridonic’s sales partner Wennerström Ljuskontroll has fitted its new branch in Stockholm with
a dynamic lighting solution based on state-of-the-art LED technology, involving lighting control
components and lamp control gear by Tridonic.
2The T5 fluorescent lamps in the offices are dimmed and switched on the basis of daylight and
user presence. The required input values are monitored by SMART Sensor 5DPI sensors. Lamp
operation is managed by PCA EXCEL one4all digitally dimmable ballasts. The installation is
DALI-controlled, and the task area lighting can be varied by the staff by remote control.
3The “art wall”: Backlighting comes from RGB versions of uengine LINE FD101 LED light
lines, while projectors illuminate the wall from the front. The projectors are also fitted with
RGB-LED technology. Backlighting and spotlighting together generate dynamic and artistic
wall illumination.
4With tunable white, the colour can be varied either in the entire space or only in certain areas.
5
C onference room with uengine STARK QLE light engines in ceiling-mounted luminaires
and uengine STARK SLE SELECT light engines in the downlights.
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www.tridonic.com
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nutshell
In a
Interesting facts
Tridonic Iberia SL
Guangzhou International
Lighting Exhibition 2012
Tridonic workshop series
in Latin America
two local business units in Spain: the
From June 9 to 12 Asia’s largest light-
From July 18 to 29 Tridonic toured Latin
main office in Madrid with a staff of five,
ing fair took place in Guangzhou and
America, holding specially designed
and the branch office in Barcelona with
attracted more than 100,000 visitors
workshops for lighting designers, OEMs
three employees. Tridonic has therefore
from around the world. Tridonic was one
and distributors. More than 100 people
terminated its former collaboration with
of the exhibitors with an 173 m² booth
took part in these workshops in Uruguay,
a distributor, relying instead on its own
where the focus this year was on LED
Peru and Chile. The aim was to present
team to cover the difficult Spanish mar-
systems and OLEDs. As part of the
Tridonic as a competent partner in Latin
ket. With an increased number of field
extensive programme of presentations,
America, with the focus on dimming
service staff, two application engineers
Tridonic provided an insight into the
products, lighting controllers and LED
providing technical support and direct
latest LED developments and show-
systems for general illumination.
SAP and CRM links to the Spanish
cased a number of new products.
internal service staff, Tridonic is now
Tridonic connection technology was
able to better respond to the demands
also there with its own presenter.
Since the first of May, Tridonic has had
of around 250 Spanish customers.
“Every day we had lots of visitors to
the booth and lots of interesting discussions. Participation in the Guangzhou
fair was well worth while for us,” said
Yan Zhenguo, Marketing Director at
Tridonic Shanghai.
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Carbon-neutral printing from Tridonic
With this edition of FLASH Tridonic is
In this regard, natureOffice is associated
doing even more to protect the environ-
exclusively with climate protection pro-
ment. From now on, we will be printing
jects of the highest possible quality
our customer magazine and other high-
standards. An individual number is gen-
circulation print media so the entire
erated for each print project.
process is carbon-neutral.
Tridonic works with print shops that
Carbon-neutral printing means that all
have been successfully audited by
the CO₂ emissions from the printing
natureOffice. The print shop uses an
process and the manufacture of the
online platform to calculate the emission
necessary material (paper, energy, inks)
values for the print product and passes
will be calculated, reported and offset
the additional price for carbon-neutral
with climate protection certificates.
printing to the customer. natureOffice is
This offset is based on the agreement
an internationally recognised organisa-
to reduce greenhouse gases under
tion and stands for the highest possible
the Kyoto Protocol.
quality and credibility in climate protection. Tridonic is launching another initia-
Carbon-neutral print products are
tive as part of its ecolution sustainability
identified by the “carbon neutral” logo
strategy – climate-neutral printing.
from natureOffice and are given their
own tracking number. This number
enables the offset CO₂ emissions and
Sustainable Climate Protection
the selected climate protection project
to be traced.
www.tridonic.com
Further information:
www.natureoffice.com
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EXHIBITION CALENDAR
Order no. 89100886 11/12
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without prior notice. Further information:
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FORUM LED EUROPE
November 21 - 22, 2012 Paris, France
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POWER-DAYS Electronics trade fair
March 13 - 15, 2013 Salzburg, Austria
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elfack 2013
May 13 - 17, 2013 Gothenburg, Sweden
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Catalogue 2012
Web catalogue: www.tridonic.com/products
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