Currently the market offer primarily two kind of technologies that are most innovative and guarantee a lot of benefits for the customer: Led and Magnetic Induction
Safesec is able to offer both tecnologies to his customers, depending on their needs.
Below there is a technical description of such technologies, but you can jump directly to Company's Benefits if you are not interested in technical details
Magnetic Induction
The induction lamp is a fluorescent lamp without electrodes.
Light is generated by gas discharge through magnetism.
Rings with metal coil (ferrite) create an electromagnetic field around a glass tube containing gas using a high frequency generated by an electronic ballast.
The discharge path forms a closed loop that causes the acceleration of free electrons collide with mercury atoms and excitation. This excitation produces visible light to pass through the phosphor coating.
The amalgam of mercury content in induction lamps is easily recyclable.
THE ADVANTAGES OF MAGNETIC INDUCTION LAMP
- High lamp life : up to 100,000 hours
- significant reduction in maintenance costs
- Energy savings of over 50% , compared to the use of lamps High Pressure Sodium Metal Halide
- Return on investment in a short time
- Easy disposal and respect for the ‘environment’ : the absence of liquid mercury in the circuit of ionization
- excellent resistance to vibration
- Good energy efficiency : 80-90 Lumen / Watt with plm 225 to 5000 ° K (lumen to the human eye )
- White light in a wide range of color temperature : 2.700 ° K ÷ 6.500
- High color rendering index (CRI ): 80 ÷ 92
- Times instantaneous ignition and re-ignition
- keeping ignition even in the presence of voltage drops of 40%
- No flicker ( instead of the typical effect for neon )
- Very low phase shift of the load (power factor = 0.99)
- no-glare : essential for applications in road tunnels
- Wide range of ambient operating temperature : -30 ° C - + 60 ° C
- Total absence of short circuits risks due to the lack of electrodes
- Constant light output even in the face of voltage variations of 20%
LED
A LED lamp is a light-emitting diode (LED) product that is assembled into a lamp (or light bulb) for use in lighting fixtures.
LED lamps have a lifespan and electrical efficiency that is several times better than incandescent lamps and significantly better than most fluorescent lamps, (except the Induction lamps, that have greater lifespan and similar efficiency!).
Some chip-led are able to emit more than 100 lumens per watt.
PRINCIPLE
The LED consists of a chip of semiconducting material doped with impurities to create a p-n junction. As in other diodes, current flows easily from the p-side, or anode, to the n-side, or cathode, but not in the reverse direction.
Charge-carriers electrons and holes flow into the junction from electrodes with different voltages. When an electron meets a hole, it falls into a lower energy level and releases energy in the form of a photon
This effect is called electroluminescence and the color of the light is determined by the band gap energy (see picture) of the materials forming the p-n junction.
Based on the materials used for the LED the electroluminescence effect can happen with different energies corresponding to near-infrared, visible, or near-ultraviolet light.
Most materials used for LED production have very high refractive indices. This means that much light will be reflected back into the material at the material/air surface interface. Thus, light extraction in LEDs is an important aspect of LED production, subject to much research and development.
A LED is usually small in area (less than 1 mm2), and integrated optical components are used to shape its radiation pattern and assist in reflection to improve the output.
LEDs present many advantages over other small light sources, including:
- lower energy consumption
- longer lifetime
- smaller size
- faster switching
- Greater reliability.
In addition, the life of fluorescent lighting (except for the Induction lamps!) is also reduced by frequent switching on and off (this is not the case for LED.
Degradation of LED dye and packaging materials reduces light output to some extent over time.
Initial cost of LED is usually higher.
With research into organic LEDs (OLED) and polymer LEDs (PLED), cost per lumen and output per device have been improving rapidly according to what has been called Haitz's law, analogous to Moore's law for semiconductor devices
Some LED lamps are made to be a directly compatible drop-in replacement for incandescent or fluorescent lamps. An LED lamp packaging may show the lumen output, power consumption in watts, color temperature in kelvins or description (e.g. "warm white") and sometimes the equivalent wattage of an incandescent lamp of similar luminous output.
LED chips need controlled direct current (DC) electrical power; an appropriate power supply is needed. LEDs are adversely affected by high temperature, so LED lamps typically include heat dissipation elements such as heat sinks and cooling fins.
Advantages LED Lamps
- Great lamp life: up to 50,000 hours
- good reduction of maintenance costs
- Energy savings of about 50% , compared to the use of lamps High Pressure Sodium Metal Halide
- Return on investment in a short time
- Resistance to vibration
- Good energy efficiency: up to 90 Lumens / Watt
- White light in a wide range of color temperature : 2.700 ° K ÷ 6.500
- High color rendering index ( C.R.I. ): 85
- Times instantaneous ignition and re-ignition
- No flicker ( instead of the typical effect for neon )
- low phase shift of the load (power factor = 0.99)
- no-glare : essential for applications in road tunnels
- Satisfactory ambient temperature range of operation even if the dissipation is always a parameter to take into account
Technologies Comparison
SAFESEC, always keeping an eye on future evolutions of the different technologies,will decide to use the one (Magnetic Induction) or the other (LED) based on the characteristics of the project to implement and customer requirements.
Company's benefits
100,000 HOURS LIFESPAN
In case of Magnetic Induction lamp adoption, because it is a technology without electrodes, the fact that there are neither filaments nor electrodes, implies that the lamps have 100,000 hours lifespan, superior of any other technology on the market. This enables us to extend warranty period up to 5 years
50% ENERGY SAVINGS
LED and Magnetic Induction are the best technologies currently in the market from the point of view of light conversion from consumed watts (greatest lm/w ratio). This is the reason why implementing a replacement of obsolete technologies it is possible to achieve 50% and higher energy savings.
NO MAINTENANCE COSTS
Induction Lamps have a 100,000 lifespan, that means eleven years of continous operation without any maintenance intervention. Similarly, LED lamps have a substantial duration (50,000 hours) that ensures substantial costs cut.
UNIFORM AND STABLE LIGHT
Both LED and Magnetic Induction generate a high-quality light because constant and homogeneous. In particular, Induction lamps, with respect of any other technology based on fluorescence, ensure reduced harmonic distortion. In addition, they can be offered in a wide set of different colors (from 2700 to 6500 °K) and have a very good color efficiency (Ra> 85)
BETTER WORKING CONDITIONS
Thanks to homogeneous and stable light, both LED and Magnetic Induction are technologies that ensure a better lighting of the locations, with more effectiveness and without flickering, creating a more comfortable and healthy environment reducing the risk of eyes wound.
CO2 EMISSION REDUCTION / LOW ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
In case of fluorescence by induction, compared with other similar technologies based on such principle, the lamps are easier recyclable because the mercury amalgam inside the lamp is in solid form. In addition the high-efficient conversion lm/W ensure a reduction of consumed energy and so a lower CO2 emission. For the above reasons, both LED and Magnetic Induction are low environmental impact and eco-sustainable technologies.
APPLICATIONS FIELDS
Safesec develops and offers lighting solutions in line with customers' need and expectations.
Such solutions, often realized on customer's design or on retrofit of existing deployments, help companies to win the new and very demanding market's challenges, with the adoption of a wide set of possible realizations based on last generation Magnetic Induction and/or LED lighting systems, which provide high performances without compromise in terms of style and convenience.
Safesec's products provide best lighting performances, reducing energy consumption, reducing down (and eliminate in some cases!) maintenance costs.
Customized design, project financing based on reduction of energy expenditure, let Safesec be a reliable partner for most of Italian and International Customers.
Airport Lighting
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Airport Lighting
Improve lighting efficiency, security inside airports significantly reducing energy and maintenance spending
Auto Dealership Lighting
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Auto Dealership Lighting
Enhance lighting systems of dealers to stand out automobiles and keep saving energy costs.
University Campus Lighting
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University Campus Lighting
Improve visual comfort and light quality, reducing energy and maintenance costs.
Education Facilities Lighting
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Education Facilities Lighting
Selection of high quality lighting systems to improve, security, visual comfort and learning, increasing direct and indirect lighting
Government Facilities Lighting
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Government Facilities Lighting
Meet objectives of the Energy Managers with unrivaled results in terms of energy and maintenance costs savings.
Healthcare Facilities Lighting
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Healthcare Facilities Lighting
Improve the quality of the lighting system to have better visual comfort and safety environments.
Industrial & Warehouse
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Industrial & Warehouse
Realization of production environments with high efficiency systems, with long lifespan and high quality standards
Municipal Lighting
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Municipal Lighting
Improve lighting of urban streets to get better visual comfort and security, reducing energy consumption and CO2 footprint.
Parking Structure Lighting
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Parking Structure Lighting
Improving Parking lots lighting, to augment security and saving best energy savings and very short ROI.
Shopping Center Lighting
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Shopping Center Lighting
Improve the show up of the products, thanks to efficient, and well positioned lights with high efficient characteristics to realize safety environments and saving energy costs
Recreation Lighting
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Recreation Lighting
Realization of outdoor and indoor sets with special effects and high performances
Residential Lighting
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Residential Lighting
Design solutions with lighting effectiveness and efficiency, maintaining an energy saving objective specifically adopted for residential, charming venues.
Restaurant & Hotel Lighting
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Restaurant & Hotel Lighting
Impress your customers with very comfortable and charming environments, thanks to the adoption of last generation lighting systems.
Tunnels
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Tunnels
Design and deploy Tunnel Lighting Systems to get perfect visual comfort, without glare effect in compliance with the most recent UNI and EU directives.
Roadway Lighting
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Roadway Lighting
Improve visibility without glare effect, in compliance with latest directives and achieving best saving in energy consumption.
Sport Lighting
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Sport Lighting
Realization of outdoor and indoor stadium, with high efficient lighting systems, improved security in respect of National Sport Associations (like ItalianCONI) directives
Oil and Gas Lighting
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Oil and Gas Lighting
Lighting systems of Oil and Gas plants and refineries with the adoption of solutions extremely performance and secure in compliance with CE and ATEX directives
Special Aviation Lights
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Special Aviation Lights
Improve the skyline of the buildings and at the same time the visibility for a more secure air traffic with the use of special light emitters (LE) with low electrical consumption
SHIPS Lighting
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SHIPS Lighting
Indoor and Outdoor lighting with high performance lamps and low energy consumption in compliance with CE/ATEX directives
Luxury and Historical Properties
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Luxury and Historical Properties
Solutions specifically adopted to magnify the value of the real estate without aesthetic impacts and ensuring energy costs savings.
