technology lamps they replace, and/or to let them burn for longer times. Task Section Topic Comment Proposed change # # # Executive 16 Plug-and-play solutions Much statements on TLED are supported by US materials Revise the statements made, hence: Task 4 summary are available and do not (DoE etc). The situation towards TLED in Europe differs in From technology point of view Europe is more difficult to have these drawbacks, terms of plug and play compatibility. attack with TLED due to the different ballasts applied. Section but they have higher cost Ballast compatibility and pin safety are issues in Europe that 5.4.5 to begin with, and some require more expensive/technically more difficult solutions. energy losses Until June 2015, HF compatible lamp was offered by only from existing ballasts one manufacturer, but still full compatibility with all HF remain. ballasts installed on the market cannot be assured. Task 4 Executive 21 Collection and Recycling Check % values for collection and recycling summary 6.4 183 Task 4 Executive 21 Collection and Recycling With higher penetration of LED in Consumer market, Assume lower C&R values for LED summary – values for LED assumed collection & recycling rates should be lower vs discharge the same as for LED lamps (the same difference valid for TL+CFLni vs CFLi) Task 4 5.2 80 T12 lamps availability in The section mentions only TL-M RS lamps (Philips name) Those lamps should be added to an overview of T12 lamps the EU market (T12 with external ignition strip), used for cold being available and sold in EU market. Due to very specific applications. However there are also other T12 lamps still lamp design incl cap – exemption cannot be easily dropped. available on the market and exempted from regulation
technology lamps they replace, and/or to let them burn for longer times. Task # Section # # Topic Comment Proposed change Task 4 Executive summary Section 5.4.5 16 Plug-and-play solutions are available and do not have these drawbacks, but they have higher cost to begin with, and some energy losses from existing ballasts remain. Much statements on TLED are supported by US materials (DoE etc). The situation towards TLED in Europe differs in terms of plug and play compatibility. Revise the statements made, hence: From technology point of view Europe is more difficult to attack with TLED due to the different ballasts applied. Ballast compatibility and pin safety are issues in Europe that require more expensive/technically more difficult solutions. Until June 2015, HF compatible lamp was offered by only one manufacturer, but still full compatibility with all HF ballasts installed on the market cannot be assured. Task 4 Executive summary 6.4 21 183 Collection and Recycling Check % values for collection and recycling Task 4 Executive summary 21 Collection and Recycling – values for LED assumed the same as for LED With higher penetration of LED in Consumer market, collection & recycling rates should be lower vs discharge lamps (the same difference valid for TL+CFLni vs CFLi) Assume lower C&R values for LED Task 4 5.2 80 T12 lamps availability in the EU market The section mentions only TL-M RS lamps (Philips name) (T12 with external ignition strip), used for cold applications. However there are also other T12 lamps still available on the market and exempted from regulation Those lamps should be added to an overview of T12 lamps being available and sold in EU market. Due to very specific lamp design incl cap – exemption cannot be easily dropped.