MODULE 1: 2 hours

Background and Introduction

Dimming Ballast Types
• 0-10V
• Powerline
• 0-10V & Powerline
• Staged
• Digital
• Three wire proprietary

Ballast Factor (BF) and Ballast Efficiency Factor (BEF)

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Non-Contending Technologies

Contenders
• 3rd generation high KelvinT8s with extra efficient dimming BF ballasts
   -- The reasons high Kelvin lamps are selected
   -- Daylight considerations
• Same lamps, Kelvin and fixtures as above with extra efficient fixed output and BF ballasts

Simulated Competition/Comparison Match: You Are the Judges
• Round 1: Reduce KWH and peak KW cost effectively
   -- A fairly typical individual office
   -- High performance non-dimming base case
   -- High performance dimming option
   -- Load shedding
   -- Simple load shedding
• Round 2: Feedback from facility people who currently have dimming systems
   -- Feedback examples
   -- Relamping costs
• Round 3: Difficulty of good design of daylight harvesting, especially with sidelight
   -- Sidelighting
   -- Sidelighting photocontrols field study
   -- Top lighting
   -- Side and top lighting general considerations
   -- Dimming vs. non-dimming vs. extra-efficient non-dimming
• Round 4: Control complexity and flexibility
   -- Dayswitch
   -- Simplified daylight harvesting
   -- Control help
   -- Dimming vs. non-dimming


MODULE 2: 2 hours

Simulated Competition/Comparison Match (continued)
• Round 5: Commissioning
• Round 6: Sustainability
• Round 7: Aesthetics of continuous dimming compared to staged or on/off
• Round 8: Worker satisfaction
• Round 9: Parts and labor maintenance costs
   -- Replacement parts costs
   -- Maintenance labor costs
• Round 10: Some new products and the future of dimming

And the Winner Is...

Other Applications
• AV presentations
• Auditorium, theatre, dancing, restaurant and other dramatic/aesthetic dimming applications
• CFL dimming
• HID dimming
• Cost factor for CMH

Wrap Up: Questions, Comments, Applications