Electromagnetic Ballasts and Capacitors
for Compact and Tubular Fluorescent
Lamps
Single-ended compact fluorescent
lamps (TC lamps)
While modern design aims at further reducing
dimensions and materials, modern thinking
centres around an unprecedented interest in im-
proving efficiency and environmental protection.
Compact fluorescent lamps, which were
already developed at the beginning of the
1980s, constituted a first step towards satis-
fying these demands.
Compact fluorescent lamps deserve the claim
"particularly economical and eco-friendly"
because they require considerably less energy
in luminous comparison to incandescent lamps
while guaranteeing substantially longer ser-
vice life. These little "eco wonders" are single-
ended, tri-phosphor compact fluorescent lamps
with wattages from 5 W upwards. Shorter
designs can serve as a substitute for incandes-
cent light bulbs. Slimmer models with higher
wattages can replace double-ended fluorescent
lamps and because of their reduced dimen-
sions, considerably smaller luminaires with
high light output can be produced.
Tubular fluorescent lamps (T lamps)
Despite the ongoing development of new lamp
types outside the family of fluorescent lamps, the
majority of artificial light produced nowadays
still comes from fluorescent lamps. As T lamps
are characterized by both high light output and
a long service life they are pre-dominantly used
for industrial purposes and in offices. In the last
few years, the development of T5 lamps has
enabled the positive effect on energy consump-
tion associated with fluorescent lamps to be
increased still further.
130 Electromagnetic Ballasts and Capacitors for TC and T Lamps
Electromagnetic ballasts
The following chapter presents Vossloh-
Schwabe's broad range of electromagnetic
ballasts for compact fluorescent lamps and
fluorescent lamps. The variety of available
performance properties and shapes satisfies
the most diverse design requirements.
Vossloh-Schwabe's electromagnetic ballasts are
characterized by extremely tight impedance-
value tolerances, which are achieved by indivi-
dual adjustment of the air gap during the auto-
mated production and testing process of the
ballasts. This optimizes both light output as well
as the service life of fluorescent lamps.
Capacitors
When using electromagnetic ballasts, capa-
citors are required to compensate inductive
blind current of discharge lamps (fluorescent
lamps, metal halide lamps, high-pressure
mercury vapour lamps and high-pressure
sodium lamps) in 50/60 Hz networks.
Capacitors enable the blind current generated
by ballasts to be compensated up to a level of
l ³ 0.9, as required by utility companies.
However, capacitors can also be used to com-
pensate or generate phase displacements.
Careful selection of the raw materials as well
as special thermal treatment of the capacitor
coil guarantee a long service-life and stable
capacitance.
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Electromagnetic Ballasts for Tubular Fluorescent Lamps 148–159

Parallel Connected Capacitors for Fluorescent Lamps 160

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 Ballasts for Use in Non-EU Markets new>>

18–58 W, 240/220 V
For compact fluorescent lamps
Shape: 28 x 41 mm

Lamp Ballast Capacitor

Output Type Base Current Type Ref. No. V, Hz a b c Weight Dt/Dtan. CP Current

W mA mm mm mm kg K μF mA
240 V, 50 Hz
18 TC-D/TC-T G24d-2/GX24d-2 220 LN 18I.418 164353 240, 50 85 75 34 0.32 60/130 2.0 110
18 TC-F/TC-L 2G10/2G11 370 L 18.451 164454 240, 50 150 140 53 0.50 70/115 4.5 120
L 18.421 164383 240, 50 150 140 60 0.55 65/95 4.5 120
18 T-U 2G13 370 L 18.451 164454 240, 50 150 140 53 0.50 70/115 4.5 190
L 18.421 164383 240, 50 150 140 60 0.55 65/95 4.5 190
2x18 TC-F/TC-L 2G10/2G11 400 L 36/40.443 164438 240, 50 150 140 60 0.55 65/155 4.0 210
24 TC-F/TC-L 2G10/2G11 345 L 18.451 164454 240, 50 150 140 53 0.50 70/115 4.5 150
L 18.421 164383 240, 50 150 140 60 0.55 65/95 4.5 150
26 TC-D/TC-T G24d-3/GX24d-3 325 L 18.451 164454 240, 50 150 140 53 0.50 70/115 3.5 140
L 18.421 164383 240, 50 150 140 60 0.55 65/95 3.5 140
28 TC-DD GR8/GR10q 320 L 18.421 164383 240, 50 150 140 60 0.55 65/95 3.5 150
36 TC-F/TC-L 2G10/2G11 430 L 36/40.443 164438 240, 50 150 140 60 0.55 65/155 4.5 210
36/40 T-U/T-R 2G13/G10q 430 L 36/40.443 164438 240, 50 150 140 60 0.55 65/155 4.5 210
38 TC-DD GR10q 430 L 36/40.443 164438 240, 50 150 140 60 0.55 65/155 4.5 210
58 T-U 2G13 670 L 58.465 164499 240, 50 190 180 110 0.95 60/140 7.0 320
220 V, 60 Hz
18 TC-D/TC-T G24d-2/GX24d-2 220 L 18I.602 164779 220, 60 85 75 34 0.32 45/110 2.0 110
new>> 18 TC-F/TC-L 2G10/2G11 370 L 18.121 528582 220, 60 150 140 45 0.43 65/145 4.0 150
L 18.293 500873 220, 60 105 95 53 0.55 55/80 4.0 150
new>> 18 T-U 2G13 370 L 18.121 528582 220, 60 150 140 45 0.43 65/145 4.0 150
new>> 2x18 TC-F/TC-L 2G10/2G11 400 L 36.120 509373 220, 60 150 140 45 0.43 60/170 4.0 210
new>> 24 TC-F/TC-L 2G10/2G11 345 L 18.121 528582 220, 60 150 140 45 0.43 65/145 4.0 190
L 18.293 500873 220, 60 105 95 53 0.50 55/80 4.0 190
new>> 26 TC-D/TC-T G24d-3/GX24d-3 325 L 18.121 528582 220, 60 150 140 45 0.43 65/145 3.0 160
L 18.293 500873 220, 60 105 95 53 0.50 55/80 3.0 160
new>> 28 TC-DD GR8/GR10q 320 L 18.121 528582 220, 60 150 140 45 0.43 65/145 3.0 155
new>> L 18.293 500873 220, 60 150 140 60 0.55 55/80 3.0 155
32 T-R G10q 450 L 32.233 163414 220, 60 150 140 67 0.60 55/110 4.0 220
new>> 36 TC-F/TC-L 2G10/2G11 430 L 36.120 509373 220, 60 150 140 45 0.43 60/170 4.0 210
new>> 36/40 T-U/T-R 2G13/G10q 430 L 36.120 509373 220, 60 150 140 45 0.43 60/170 4.0 220
new>> 38 TC-DD GR10q 430 L 36.120 509373 220, 60 150 140 45 0.43 60/170 4.0 220
58 T-U 2G13 670 L 58.657 164870 220, 60 190 180 92 0.80 55/140 6.0 320

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