Re: CFL database

["John J. Bengii" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Nice info Dave!

Wait until all the utilities get togther, wakeup, and start billing
premiums for 3rd harmonic power. I suspect we we see a sharp decline
in the mercury containing bulb sales.

All we need now is some politcians to get the information and really
fuck up the system for us.

"Dave Houston" <nobody@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I stumbled across this while looking for data on CFL Power Factors
>and Total
> Harmonic Distortion. Some of you may find it helpful.
>
> http://director.lrc.rpi.edu/FMPro?-db=CFLscrewbase%20NLPIP.fp3&-lay=Full_Form&-format=/cfl/NLPIP_search.htm&-view
>
> While this source is tooting its own horn, this does give a brief
> explanation of why PF & THD are important to the utility companies.
>
> http://www.ecobulb.com/nz/Reasons.htm
>
> This also touches on the same points.
>
> http://www.gelighting.com/na/business_lighting/education_resources/literature_library/white_papers/download/123657_normal_power_factor_ballast_operation.pdf
>
> AFAIK, there are no mandatory limits for either PF or THD in the
> USA. The GE
> whitepaper indicates this was the case as late as 2007 when the
> paper was
> written.
>
> Note that the GE paper says, "Lighting has historically consumed 17%
> of all
> electricity sold in the United States.", citing an EPA source. While
> this is
> higher than the DOE figures I've cited, it's still difficult to see
> how a
> switch to CFLs will save 22% or more as claimed by the proponents.
> I'll
> stick with my figures.
>
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