CLTC engineers tested the Philips Energy Advantage CDM lamp with AllStart Technology to verify Philips' specifications. The lamps performed well in the tests and met or exceeded the company's specifications.

High intensity discharge (HID) lamps have become the default light source in many indoor and outdoor applications. However, most of these lamps operate at high wattages, are specified only for probe-start ballasts or pulse-start ballasts, and can be costly.

Philips Lighting released a ceramic metal halide, direct-retrofit lamp that can be used with both probe- and pulse-start ballasts. The lamp saves energy, improves efficacy and color rendering, maintains light levels, and is more affordable than traditional metal halide (MH) lamps. Philips says the lamps "provide true universal operation regardless of orientation without compromising light quality, and make installation and maintenance easier than ever."

The lamp is available in 145 watts (W), 205 W, and 330 W, replacing 175 W, 250 W, and 400 W lamps, respectively.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

• Reduced maintenance and recycling costs
• Energy savings up to 18%
• Long life of more than 20,000 hours
• Excellent color rendering: CRI 85
• 100 lumens per watt
  

APPLICATIONS
This technology easily could be applied in retail stores, warehouses, service stations, gymnasiums, auditoriums, and convention halls, as well as for exterior and security lighting, or any space where a metal halide retrofit would be appropriate.