Electric Magazine May/June 2018

54 ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • Industry News At an event in Dublin recently, Dyson, in conjunction with ECI Lighting, launched a new innovative range of lighting products. E ‹‰Š–‹‰…‡Ž‡„”ƒ–‡† ‹–• ƒ’’‘‹–‡– ƒ• ƒ‘ƥ…‹ƒŽ †‹•–”‹„—–‘”‘ˆ ›•‘ ‹‰Š–‹‰ ’”‘†—…–• ˆ‘” ”‡Žƒ† ƒ– ƒ‡˜‡– Š‡Ž† ”‡…‡–Ž› ‹ –Š‡ ̽ ”ƒŽ‹‡̽ ‹ ̽ Ž‹‡” –”‡‡– ‹ —„Ž‹Ǥ ›•‘ ‹‰Š–‹‰ ‡š’‡”–•™‡”‡‘ Šƒ† –‘ ƒ•™‡”“—‡•–‹‘• ƒ† †‡‘•–”ƒ–‡ ƒ†˜ƒ–ƒ‰‡• ‘ˆ –Š‹• ‡™•›•–‡ –‘ –Š‡ƒ”…Š‹–‡…–•ǡ ‡‰‹‡‡”• ƒ† †‡•‹‰‡”• –Šƒ– ƒ––‡†‡† –Š‡ ’”‡•‡–ƒ–‹‘Ǥ The —Ǧ ‡ƒ •—•’‡†‡† Ž‹‰Š– Ƥ––‹‰ and the task light both use innovative heat pipe technology to cool the LEDs for a powerful, longer light. Paul Whittaker, Dyson Engineer- Advanced, brought us through the products. –”‘†—…‹‰ –Š‡ —Ǧ ‡ƒ —‘ •—•’‡†‡† Ž‹‰Š–Ǥ Combined up and down light with full ƪ‡š‹„Ž‡…‘–”‘ŽǤ Ž–‡”• –‘ •—‹–…Šƒ‰‹‰ needs throughout the day. Fluorescent lights can create problems, including reduced light output over time, wasted light in all directions, costly replacement, noise pollution and hazardous material. An increasing number of businesses are opting for LED lights, „—– ™‹–Š‘—– ‡ơ‡…–‹˜‡…‘‘Ž‹‰ǡ –Š‡‹” ‡ƥ…ƒ…›ƒ› †”‘’ ‘˜‡” –‹‡ǡ ™Š‹…Š …ƒ ”‡•—Ž– ‹ ‹‡ƥ…‹‡– Ž‹‰Š–‹‰Ǥ —Ǧ Beam™ suspended light technology ™‘”• †‹ơ‡”‡–Ž›Ǥ Dz Š‡ –‡ƒ ƒ† Šƒ˜‡ •’‡– ͵ʹ years immersed in the science of powerful, long-lasting illumination. Now, we’ve developed a lighting technology –Šƒ–…ƒ ƒ†ƒ’– –‘ †‹ơ‡”‡– –ƒ•• throughout the day.” Jake Dyson ‡‘’Ž‡ Šƒ˜‡ †‹ơ‡”‡– ‡‡†•ǡ ƒ…”‘•• †‹ơ‡”‡– •’ƒ…‡•ǡ ƒ– †‹ơ‡”‡– –‹‡• throughout the day, and for optimal visual conditions, each one requires †‹ơ‡”‡– Ž‹‰Š– Ž‡˜‡Ž•Ǥ Šƒ–ǯ• ™Š›ǡ ™‹–Š the newCu-BeamDuo suspended light, Dyson has designed a powerful, combined up and down light that has ˆ—ŽŽǡ ƪ‡š‹„Ž‡ ‹ŽŽ—‹ƒ–‹‘…‘–”‘ŽǤ …—•–‘Ǧ„—‹Ž– †”‹˜‡” •’Ž‹–• –Š‡ ”ƒ–‹‘ ‘ˆ Ž‹‰Š– –‘ •—‹– †‹ơ‡”‡– ‡‡†•Ǥ During presentations, more light can be directed upward and less light downward, so the presenter’s screen can become the focal point. During meetings, more light directed downward illuminates the table, to aid note-taking and discussions across the table. Outside of working hours, full up light provides a blanket of ambient illumination across –Š‡ •’ƒ…‡ Ȃ ‹†‡ƒŽ ˆ‘” ƒ‹–‡ƒ…‡ •–ƒơǤ Directing light where it’s needed provides optimal visual conditions, preventing wasted light and helping to reduce eye strain. ‹…‘…Š‡–̓ –‡…Š‘Ž‘‰›ƒš‹‹œ‡• –Š‡‘—–’—– ‘ˆ ‡˜‡”› Ž—‡Ǥ With adjustable one-touch shutters ƒ† ƒ ”‡ƪ‡…–‹˜‡ •—”ˆƒ…‡ǡ ‹…‘…Š‡–̓ technology converts unwanted down light into up light, preventing light being wasted. For up light, closing the adjustable shutters allows recovery of unwanted down light. – ”‡ƪ‡…–• ‹– —’™ƒ”†•ǡ –‘ƒš‹‹œ‡ lumen output and provide very high ‡ƥ…ƒ…›Ǥ ‘” †‘™ Ž‹‰Š–ǡ ‘’‡‹‰ –Š‡ shutters allows more lumens to go downwards, tomaximize downward light distribution onto the task plane. ‡ƒ– ’‹’‡ –‡…Š‘Ž‘‰› Cu-Beam™ suspended lights come ‡“—‹’’‡† ™‹–Š ƒ ‡ơ‡…–‹˜‡…‘‘Ž‹‰ system. Heat is transferred away from the light source and dissipated along thewings. Six vacuum-sealed tubes span the wings of the Cu-Beam™ suspended lights. Each tube contains a drop of water. When the light is switched on, the heat generated by the LEDs turns thewater inside the tubes into vapor. The vapor begins moving ƒŽ‘‰ –Š‡ –—„‡• †—‡ –‘ –Š‡ †‹ơ‡”‡…‡ in pressure. As soon as the vapor reaches a cool area of the tube, it condenses back intowater. Heat energy is dissipated evenly through a •‡”‹‡• ‘ˆ ƒŽ—‹‹—Ƥ•ǡ ™Š‹…Š ˆ‘” Cu-Beam Duo Paul Whittaker, Dyson Engineer-Advanced Dyson introduce new lighting products