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Table 3
LFTF Lighting Test Results: F40 T-12 Fixtures
Lamp
Ballast |
F40T12
MD |
F40T12
MD |
F40T12
MD |
F40T12
ED10 |
F40T12
ED |
F40T12
ED |
Troffer
Diffuser |
Std
Pris |
Par-Refl
Open |
Std-Refl
Pris |
Par
Open |
Std
Pris |
Par-Refl
Open |
Power (Watts)
Day (9 AM - 5 PM) Night (10 PM - 5 AM) Avg (24-hr) |
64.8
94.3 80.6 |
84.2 106.6 97.2 |
116.3 129.3 123.8 |
79.8 116.5 101.3 |
60.4 125.5 102.2 |
77.8 115.0 99.8 |
Illuminance (Decalux)
Day (9 AM - 5 PM) Night (10 PM - 5 AM) Avg (24-hr) |
45.8 24.2 32.8 |
59.8 43.6 51.3 |
85.6 52.2 69.2 |
51.1 37.1 42.7 |
46.03 47.4 46.3 |
53.5 38.7 44.7 |
Efficacy (Decalux/Watt)
Day (9 AM - 5 PM) Night (10 PM - 5 AM) Avg (24-hr) |
87.3 31.7 50.3 |
87.7 50.5 65.2 |
90.9 49.9 69.1 |
79.1 39.4 52.1 |
94.2 46.7 56.0 |
84.9 41.6 55.3 |
Power Quality (Power Factor)
Min Max Avg |
0.71 0.86 0.75 |
0.72 0.91 0.88 |
0.70 0.85 0.83 |
0.97 1.01 1.00 |
0.89 0.99 0.97 |
0.96 1.01 1.00 |
Temperature oC
Bulb Ballast Fixture |
33.5 33.6 22.8 |
34.4 39.5 26.1 |
41.3 41.3 24.0 |
30.1 36.7 25.1 |
39.2 45.1 23.1 |
30.7 37.9 27.5 |
1 Magnetic Ballast 3 Magnetic Dimming Ballast 5 Standard Troffer 7 Standard Troffer w/Reflector 9 Tandem-wired 4-lamp Ballast
2 Electronic Ballast 4 Open Parabolic Troffer
6 Parabolic Troffer w/Reflector 8 Prismatic Diffuser 10 Electronic Dimming
Ballast
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