Induction lighting has been gaining in popularity in recent years due to its advantages over traditional lighting options. Companies or government agencies in need of high intensity illumination often employ induction lighting to help boost there bottom line. Here are some of the top advantages:
No Electrodes Means Longer Life
Most lighting options depend on electrodes in order to provide light. With an electrode, electricity is sent through the electrode, and as it passes through, it creates light. The problem with this system is it produces a lot of stress on the electrode. The heat created by the electricity passing through tends to corrode the electrode over time. As this happens, the electrode gets weaker and weaker until it fails.
When the electrode fails, the light can no longer function, and there is no replacing it. This results in costly replacements. The expense associated with replacing traditional lighting solutions skyrockets when you factor in the need for many fixtures in one building or outdoor facility.
However, induction lighting doesn’t incorporate electrodes. Therefore, there is no central component that is being constantly corroded by the flow of electricity. This means you don’t have to worry about some of the failure issues that normal fluorescent lamp and tungsten thins are exposed to.
A Sealed Tube Extends Life Also
A lot of the lighting options available use tubes to help produce and project the light. These include garage lighting, low bay lighting fixtures, and various commercial applications. Inside the tube is gas that is used to make the light. If the gas remains in the tube, all is good. However, this doesn’t always happen. The tubes for these lighting fixtures have a tendency to leak. When this occurs, the gas escapes and it can no longer help produce the light the business or organization depends on. Even though it could be an option to plug the leak and recharge the tube with gas, this would be inefficient and wasteful. Therefore, the entire fixture has to be replaced.
With induction lighting, the tube is completely sealed. This means it’s not going to leak and have its efficiency or lumen output cut short prematurely.
Induction Lighting’s Competitor: LED Lighting
Commercial LED lighting gives induction lighting a run for its money, however. Commercial LED lighting is going to give you a few useful options that induction lighting cannot produce. For example, some induction lighting options are only going to be dimmable if they have a special ballast. On the other hand, most LED lighting option are dimmable.
In general, commercial LED lighting is more efficient than induction lighting. For instance, commercial LED lighting produces up to 33% more lumens of illumination per watt than induction lighting. Commercial LED lighting also retains more of its illumination power as it nears the end of its life, producing 70% of its original lumens. Induction lighting only puts out 65% as it nears the end of its life.
Most LED lighting solutions also come with a warranty that lasts up to five years. Although some induction lighting can also have a warranty that lasts this long, they are more susceptible to early failure, so their warranties tend to be shorter. Your induction lighting supplier will have more information regarding specific warranty options.
Induction lighting has many advantages over traditional illumination options, but it meets its match when it faces off against LED lighting. Regardless of which option you choose, you will be in line to save money over the long term because they are energy efficient and in the short term due to not having to replace them as frequently.
