If you want to improve lighting system efficiency, ballast selection is critical. Today's most popular energy-efficient lighting designs involve new ballasts. Because ballast technology is constantly ...

To comply with new laws on reducing energy usage, fluorescent and HID lighting systems — both examples of arc discharge lamps — have become more complex and varied in their performance. To understand ...

Editor’s note: Traditional magnetic ballasts that we all know so well are slowly being phased out. The older magnetic designs are not so efficient and electronic versions increase reliability while ...