Over the last years Induction Lamps used in street lights, have been marketed by local importers to the South African Local Authorities.

They claim that the lumen efficacy of 80lm/W and the long lifetime make these luminaires unique and suitable for use in Public Roads.

This light source technology transfers the power, which is required to generate light from outside the lamp envelope to inside via electromagnetic fields.

The Induction lamp technology has been introduced in the 1980’s as a durable, long-life light source.

The envelope of the light source is made of glass and is rather big, which makes it unsuitable for applications, where a small, compact light source is required.

Particularly in street lighting, where the control of the light distribution is essential, in order to achieve the lighting levels and associated uniformities, the induction lamp proves to be unsuited, due to the low utilisation of the generated lumen.

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Detailed substantiation on any of the above points can be supplied on request.

For any further questions, please contact Johann Schleritzko at 011 238 0000 or info@beka.co.za.