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Commission Regulation (EC) No 245/2009 of 18 March 2009 implementing Directive 2005/32/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for fluorescent lamps without integrated ballast, for high intensity discharge lamps, and for ballasts and luminaires able to operate such lamps, and repealing Directive 2000/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)
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Multiwattage ballasts shall comply with the requirements below according to each wattage on which they operate.
One year after this Regulation comes into force:
The minimum energy efficiency index class shall be B2 for ballasts covered by table 17 in Annex III.2.2, A3 for the ballasts covered by table 18, and A1 for dimmable ballasts covered by table 19.
At the dimming position corresponding to 25 % of the lumen output of the operated lamp, the input power (Pin) of the lamp-ballast circuit shall not exceed:
Pin < 50 % * PLrated/ηballast
Where PLrated is the rated lamp power and ηballast is the minimum energy efficiency limit of the respective EEI class.
The power consumption of the fluorescent lamp ballasts shall not exceed 1,0 W when operated lamps do not emit any light in normal operating conditions and when other possible connected components (network connections, sensors etc.) are disconnected. If they cannot be disconnected, their power shall be measured and deducted from the result.
Three years after the implementing measure comes into force:
Ballasts for high intensity discharge lamps shall have the efficiency described in Table 15.
Minimum efficiency for ballasts for high intensity discharge lamps — Stage 2
Nominal lamp wattage (P)W | Minimum ballast efficiency (ηballast)% |
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P ≤ 30 | 65 |
30 < P ≤ 75 | 75 |
75 < P ≤ 105 | 80 |
105 < P ≤ 405 | 85 |
P > 405 | 90 |
The power consumption of ballasts used with fluorescent lamps without integrated ballast shall not exceed 0,5 W when operated lamps do not emit any light in normal operating conditions. This requirement shall apply to ballasts when other possible connected components (network connections, sensors etc.) are disconnected. If they cannot be disconnected, their power shall be measured and deducted from the result.
Eight years after this Regulation comes into force:
Ballasts for fluorescent lamps without integrated ballast shall have the efficiency:
ηballast ≥ EBbFL
where EBbFL is defined in Annex II.3.g
Ballasts for high intensity discharge lamps shall have the efficiency described in Table 16.
Minimum efficiency for ballasts for high intensity discharge lamps — Stage 3
Nominal lamp wattage (P)W | Minimum ballast efficiency (ηballast)% |
---|---|
P ≤ 30 | 78 |
30 < P ≤ 75 | 85 |
75 < P ≤ 105 | 87 |
105 < P ≤ 405 | 90 |
P > 405 | 92 |
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