Manufacturer: August 2008 Archives
In California, 90% of ceiling fans sold have light kits with incandescent sources and an average connected load of 120 watts.
Recent Title 24 changes marginally increase energy savings in these applications via dimmers but significant energy savings potential remains by shifting the fan lighting market towards energy efficient sources.
The California Lighting Technology Center (CLTC) at the University of California, Davis and Hunter Fans have partnered to design and develop a ceiling fan system that optimizes a combination of emerging LED technology and commerciallyavailable lighting controls to create a cost-effective LED lighting kit for energy savings.
The LED ceiling fan light kit will serve as a direct bolt-on replacement for pre-existing fan systems providing a smart energy-efficient retrofit solution. The retrofit fan light kit will be comprised of an LED array, power supply, glass dome with a hanging tree, and a mounting plate.
- The LED light kit will be designed to have an output of 32 Lumens per watt (approximately 800 lumens at 25 watts). Typical incandescent kit systems usually produce less than 15 lm/W.
- Custom low profile LED driver developed by Hunter Fans and Texas Instruments.
- Pull Chain Switch allows for dimming, ON and OFF functions of the LED luminaire.
The project on LED Residential Fans seeks to develop and commercialize novel LED-based lighting kits for ceiling and exhaust fans in residential applications. Both retrofit and new construction residential applications are indicated with possible opportunities in commercial applications. Additionally, the project will explore the integration of controls systems to the LED fan systems to determine if additional energy savings can be achieved in a cost-effective manner.
The CLTC and Hunter Fan are project partners. This project is part of the latest PIER portfolio — Lighting California’s Future (LCF). LCF program information and reports: www.archenergy.com/lcf/LED-projects/ceilingfan.html
PLS - Personal Lighting System
Finelite introduces a new line of personal lighting from. PLS achieves ground-breaking levels of sustainable design, energy-efficiency and control using high intensity white LED light sources. Its minimalist design integrates into any aesthetic.Plus, this breakthrough system consumes about half the energy of the most efficient fluorescent task lights. It distributes light exactly where the user wants it and saves installation time and cost.
PLS was developed in conjunction with the California Lighting Technology Center (CLTC), and partially funded through the California Energy Commision (CEC) Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) program.
Choose from the following components to tailor your system.
- Desk lamp: Elegant, versatile, desk lamps let users quickly tailor illumination patterns and levels to specific tasks by simply moving the fixture's head-finger-touch adjustability. Interchangeable mountings provide maximum placement flexibility. These elegant desk lamps are available in three sizes. 3, 6, and 9 watts in a sleek silver or black finish.
- Undercabinet luminaire: At only 0.8 inches tall and 2.5 inches deep, PLS undercabinet fixtures fit seamlessly under binder bins, overhead cabinets and shelving. Each fixture reveals vertical textures while evenly distributing light on task surfaces. Available in 3, 6, and 9 watts, these fixtures can be used individually, joined in continuous rows or even relocated with plug-and-play simplicity
- System accessories: Your Personal Lighting System can be customized to fit individual work areas using any combination of multiple desk lamps and undercabinet units, in groupings of up to 60 watts total power. Systems are easily configured using a standard low-voltage cabling and include an optional occupancy sensor for maximum energy savings.
Multiple Patent-pending Features
30500 Whipple Road
Union City, CA 94587-1530
Phone (510) 441.1100
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The purpose of the Lighting California's Future "Market Connection" effort is to shape
and support technology development and early deployment efforts in
order to accelerate the technology diffusion process and help meet codes and standards including Title 24, IESNA, ASHRAE, and LEED.
The ultimate outcome of the market connections element is broad market adoption of the lighting products developed within the LCF program, including codes and standards covering qualified products. As technical projects become available for initial field pilots, team members will develop and provide project specific information to California utility emerging technology programs and the University of California/California State University Energy Efficiency Partnership Program, and other similar groups.
Led
by New Buildings Institute with coordinated efforts from the California
Lighting Technology Center, Architectural Energy Corporation, and
SDV/ACCI.
Alliances and partnerships include:
•California utilities demonstration/evaluation/program support
•State/local agencies: UC/CSU system pilots
•Federal agencies: Federal Network for Sustainability
•Private sector- innovative business leaders
•US Green Building Council - LEED
•NBI- Advanced Lighting Guidelines
The program provides content for web sharing at the Lighting Portal, Design Lights, Lighting Lab.
The Technology Tranfer Plan business case
•Market and product definition
•Manufacturer business case
•Value proposition for the customer
•Supply chain requirements
•Key market barriers
•Key market messaging
•Energy/demand savings potential
The purpose of Technology Transfer Plans is to assist in building the business case for each project and cacilitate development of technology transfer plans (TTP)for each product to ensure that answers are provided to questions partners/investors/funding parties are likely to have about the product’s: Effectiveness in reducing/managing demand and Market feasibility.
This program also provides business case spreadsheet analysis tool, CO2 accounting, and connecions with the Navy and Bonneville Power, as well as the US DOE Commercial Lighting Initiative.
CONTACTS: Mark Cherniack, New Buildings Institute
Brian Fowler, SDV/ACCI
The IOLS developed through a partnership with Finelite, and funding from the California Energy Commission's PIER Program. The IOLS resulted an LED task lighting system consisting of a family of adjustable task lights and under-cabinet lights connected to a single power module that compliments reduced ambient lighting systems.
With the LED task lighting system, users can specify the appropriate number and size of task lights and/or under cabinet lights for their specific office layout and the nature of their work. The system is easy to install, and has low-voltage wiring.
Commercialized by Finelite as the Personal Lighting System (PLS), it has an easily configured custom approach that delivers uniform illumination to task planes in a work area or office. Demonstrations of IOLS proved a 25%-59% energy savings with 4-7 years simple payback.
The Personal Lighting System is now available on the Finelite website.
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| LED task light | LED task lighting system in an office setting | LED task light and undercabinet lighting |
Finelite Wins Silicon Valley Environmental Leadership Award
On June 3, Finelite received the 2008 Business Environmental Award for best Environmental Enterprise from Acterra, a non-profit organization that recognizes innovative environmental programs.
The California Lighting Technology Center is developing and demonstrating a high-low HID exterior lighting system
that operates at a low level during unoccupied night periods and at a
high level during occupied night periods. A beta-site demonstration of
Bi-level fixtures is installed at the Mondavi Center in Davis, CA.A bi-level HID exterior lighting system can operate at a low level during unoccupied night periods and at a high level during occupied night periods. Applications will include wall packs, parking lots, and parking garages.
Conceptual approaches, preliminary designs and lighting system prototypes are being developed for two applications: pole-mounted and wall-pack fixtures. The project team is working to refine the design of an HID exterior lighting system with integrated controls. Baseline evaluations of the field test site will be conducted with follow up field demonstrations of prototyped systems.
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| Wall-pack demo installation at CLTC lab | Installation of induction lamp | Induction lamp and sensor placement testing |
Expected Completion Date: March 2008
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