American Ballast Releases Line of Energy Efficient LED Drivers
American Ballast has developed a line of high-performance, energy efficient LED drivers. Enabling advancements in LED lighting, the LED drivers can provide up to 85% energy savings in a wide range of indoor and outdoor lighting applications such as street lights, indoor down lights, ceiling lights, displays and channel lighting.
"As an industry leader in developing environmentally friendly products and manufacturing solutions, American Ballast and its parent company, Phihong, are committed to meeting voluntary and mandatory worldwide regulatory initiatives," said Eric Xie, American Ballast’s R&D Director. "Phihong is the first external power supply manufacturer to attain the U.S. ENERGY STAR certification and has also been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as an Innovation Design Eco Award Winner for environmentally friendly products. American Ballast has adapted the same mentally and technology for its environmental friendly LED Driver products."
Featuring Instant Start technology with parallel circuit configuration, the LED drivers are engineered to outperform other Instant Start drivers. The operating temperature range is -20 up to 70°C, eliminating the concern for use in harsh or cold weather environments. The LED driver is protected for failure with over voltage and current protection. In the case where the driver does short circuit, the advanced engineering provides for auto-recovery and return to full power.
Well suited for parallel and series configurations, American Ballasts’ LED driver family is IP20 and IP66 rated for dry and wet locations. In addition, the LED driver offers enhanced design functions including the capability to create versatile lighting effects with the dimming capabilities and light distribution control for each LED built into the fixture.
Each driver is 95 x 76 x 32mm and have an ac input of 110Vac. Operating levels range from 160-304Vac and have been tested to ensure a current accuracy level of 1% and load regulation of 3%. The driver meets EMC, FCC, RoHS and government safety standards. All American Ballast lighting solutions are UL & CuL recognized.
