Energy Saving has become a global concern with consumers, corporations and governments alike demonstrating their desire to provide a sustainable environment for future generations. However an area that is often over looked in reduction of energy is lighting, even though it is the most common source of energy consumption in any building.
Since the first earth hour, in 2007 till the 26 th of March 2011 at 8.30pm, 4600 cities around the world have switched off lights but now we need to go beyond the hour. After you have switch ed the lights back on, “Rethink Dimming ” is the moto of Lutron Electronics* Co., Inc., headquartered in Coopersburg, Pennsylvania
Dimming helps households and organisations alike to make a significant contribution towards the protection of the environment by reducing energy consumption, lamp replacement and all associated costs. Other benefits being an increase in comfort level, the prevention of distractions, the ability to enhance moods, the extension of lamp life and just having the convenience of choice.
The key to dimming is TRAIC (TRIode for Alternating Current). At the heart of any dimming component, an electronic switching component allows current to flow in either direction. It allows light to be switched on and off very rapidly – approximately 120 times a second. The longer the light is on vs off, the lower is the light output
*Lutron Electronics is the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of lighting controls and architectural lighting control systems for residential, commercial and institutional applications. Lutron, the inventor of solid-state dimming in 1960, sells and services products in more than 80 countries around the world.
