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Authors
Affiliations
1 Osram, IN
2 Calcom, IN
3 Electrical Illumination Science, Engineering and Design, Jadavpur University, IN
Source
Journal of the Association of Engineers, India, Vol 81, No 1-4 (2011), Pagination: 72-80
Abstract
Indian market is now observing an intense penetration of High Frequency Electronics Ballasts (HFEB) in consumer applications for lighting like CFL & FTL lamps. The use of HFEB has been further enhanced manifold with popularity of T5 FTL lamps & its consumer fittings. This work reveals that majority of the consumer range HFEB are flouting the basic BIS/IEC safety norms. This study further points out that there is hardly any incremental cost or any high technology requirement to make a competitive, safe & socially accountable consumer range of HFEB.