Ballastronic: Develpoment of Energy Efficient Electronic Ballast Technologies

Welcome to the new area of electronic ballast design for HID lamps!

Company overview

Ballastronic Inc. is a small research and development company providing solutions for industrial HID lighting applications that require extremely high reliability, wide operational temperature ranges, very low power loss, and minimal weight.

Our HIDTRON-1000 low frequency square wave electronic ballast for 1000W metal halide lamps meets these challenges. With models supporting both probe and pulse start lamps, this ballast realizes significant energy savings through two-level dimming capability. The patented technology in the HIDTRON-1000 also extends lamp operational lifetime through stress-free operation while maintaining high lamp lumen output.

In addition, the flexibility of our ballast platform supports rapid prototyping in medium and high power ranges. Please contact us if your company needs a custom ballast design for HID lighting applications.

HIDTRON-1000

HIDTRON-1000 electronic ballast

Efficiency:

96.5%-97% (277V and 65C)

Ambient Temp.:

-40C - +65C (70C)

Design Life Time:

> 100,000 hours (65C)

Dimming:

75%, 50%

Weight:

2kg (4.4 lb.)

Dimensions:

10 x 6 x 3.3 (in inches)

Input

Input Voltage:

277V/60Hz (+10%, -15%)

Input Current:

3.7A (3.4A - 4.3A)

Input Power:

1030W - 1035W (277V)

Power Factor:

> 0.99

THD:

< 5%

Inrush Current:

< 20A (no recovery time)

Output

Lamp Type:

1000W MH (probe and pulse start)

Frequency:

140Hz (square wave)

Power Control:

1%, V(lamp): 250V - 300V

Dimming:

75%, 50%

Hot Re-ignition:

6 - 8 min.

SPR:

< 0.3%

Short Circuit:

4.5A (zero within 20ms)

No Load:

Automatic switch off (12 min)