1 - AS/NZS 4783.1:2001 PERFORMANCE OF ELECTRICAL LIGHTING EQUIPMENT-BALLASTS FOR FLUORESCENT LAMPS - METHOD OF MEASUREMENT TO DET
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - FOREWORD
7 - 1 SCOPE
7 - 2 APPLICATION
7 - 3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
7 - 4 DEFINITIONS
7 - 4.1 A.C. supplied electronic ballast
8 - 4.2 Ballast
8 - 4.3 Ballast-lamp circuit
8 - 4.4 Ballast lumen factor (BLF)
8 - 4.5 Ballast efficacy factor (BEF)
8 - 4.6 Ferromagnetic ballast
8 - 4.7 Fluorescent lamp
8 - 4.8 Limiting value
8 - 4.9 Nominal value
8 - 4.10 Rated value
8 - 4.11 Reference ballast
8 - 4.12 Reference lamp
9 - 4.13 Total input power
9 - 4.14 Corrected total input power
9 - 5 MEASUREMENTS TO BE PERFORMED AND REQUIREMENTS FOR TESTING
9 - 5.1 Selection and preparation of ballast for test
9 - 5.2 Test conditions and instrumentation
9 - 5.3 Measurement of energy consumption and performance parameters
9 - 5.4 Test Report
10 - APPENDIX A - COMMON METHODS FOR MEASURING BALLAST ENERGY CONSUMPTION, EFFICIENCY AND PERFORMANCE
10 - A1 OVERVIEW
10 - A2 BALLAST EFFICIENCY
10 - A2.1 Ballast lumen factor (BLF)
10 - A2.2 Ballast efficacy factor (BEF)
11 - A3 BALLAST PERFORMANCE USING TOTAL INPUT POWER METHOD
12 - A4 BALLAST PERFORMANCE USING WATTS LOSS METHOD
13 - APPENDIX B - TEST CONDITIONS, INSTRUMENTATION AND EQUIPMENT
13 - B1 SCOPE
13 - B2 TEST TOLERANCES
13 - B3 AMBIENT CONDITIONS
13 - B4 TEST VOLTAGE AND FREQUENCY
13 - B4.1 General
14 - B4.2 Stability of supply and frequency
14 - B4.3 Supply voltage waveform
14 - B5 MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY AND INSTRUMENT ACCURACY
14 - B6 SELECTION OF SAMPLE
14 - B7 NUMBER OF SAMPLES
14 - B8 CAPACITORS
14 - B9 REFERENCE BALLASTS
15 - B10 REFERENCE LAMPS
15 - B11 SETUP FOR MEASUREMENT
15 - B12 TEMPERATURE STABILITY
16 - APPENDIX C - METHOD OF MEASUREMENT FOR DETERMINATION OF BALLAST ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND PERFORMANCE (ALL BALLAST TYPES)
16 - C1 OVERVIEW
16 - C2 METHOD OF MEASUREMENT
16 - C3 PREPARATION FOR TESTING
16 - C4 PROCEDURE
18 - APPENDIX D - METHOD OF MEASUREMENT OF RELATIVE LIGHT OUTPUT
18 - D1 OVERVIEW
18 - D2 GENERAL
21 - APPENDIX E - METHOD OF MEASUREMENT FOR DETERMINATION OF BALLAST ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND PERFORMANCE (FERROMAGNETIC BALLASTS)
21 - E1 OVERVIEW
21 - E2 PREPARATION FOR TESTING
21 - E3 METHOD OF MEASUREMENT
21 - E4 PROCEDURE
23 - APPENDIX F - CORRECTION OF LAMP POWER MEASUREMENTS
23 - F1 OVERVIEW
23 - F2 ESTIMATION OF LAMP LIGHT OUTPUT USING LAMP POWER MEASUREMENTS
25 - F3 CORRECTION OF REFERENCE LAMP AND NORMALIZING BALLAST LOSSES (TWO-WIRE FERROMAGNETIC BALLAST)
26 - APPENDIX G - DATA FOR TEST REPORT