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Delphin - Luminaire Testing Device
The luminaire testing device, as a compact testing device, enables the heating test of the luminaires to be carried out fully automatically and flexibly. To obtain a CE marking, detailed information is required on the thermal, electrical, IP protection class and mechanical properties according to lighting standards (EN 60598-1) and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) regulations. To obtain the European safety mark, every test must be submitted to official approval departments.
The tests for electrical and thermal functioning according to EN 60598-1 are performed fully automatically by Delphin`s luminaire testing device.
The testing device is made up of a wall mounting housing / instrument cabinet (optional slave system) (500 x 500 x 300 cm) which comprises all the required measurement technology such as the Message hardware.
Each luminaire testing device is equipped with 16 thermocouple connectors and a power switch for feeding test voltages at factors of 0.9, 1.0, 1.06 and 1.1 of nominal voltage. The 16 thermocouple connectors are assigned to 2 measurement circuits or 4 when using a slave unit. If more then 16 thermocouples are required, the units can be supplied with up to 64 thermocouple connectors.
The measurement circuits provide connections for test samples such as electronic ballast lamps, ballast lamps, transformer lamps, incandescent lamps as well as for the latest LED lamps.
Operation takes place via an interface to a standard PC that is equipped with networking capabilities. Included in delivery is user friendly windows-functioning software, which can be installed on multiple PCs, for configuration, data archiving and report generation. Any number of master / slave units can then be operated from a single PC with thermal testing being performed in accordance to EN 60598-1.
We also offer on-site DAkks calibration of your equipment (DAkks is the national accreditation body of Germany).
The luminaire testing device is designed so that a master unit – i. e. the lowest configuration level – can be extended at any time with a slave unit. With one basic master unit, users receive two measurement circuits that can each have assigned 16 thermocouple inputs / connector capacities for single or dual flame luminaires.
A slave unit then provides two additional measurement circuits (circuits 3 and 4) with another 16 thermocouple inputs, giving a 4-flame luminaire master / slave system with up to 32 thermocouples. It is of course also possible to carry out independent measurement of multiple test samples
Additional master / slave systems as well as separate master units can also be integrated into the system. The associated software is then reconfigured to make the units operational with each providing up to four measurement circuits.
By using an additional power measuring unit (easily positioned on the master unit), the master unit can then acquire – for measurement circuits 1 and 2 – electrical secondary values for electronic ballast lamps or LED lamps and can output the results to the required protocols and reports.
The entire measurement procedure can be operated from a single operating system (from Windows XP onwards). An SQL database enables access to the measurement data even from other PCs. Data can then be accessed by any user at any time.
- Database Editor – to update lamp components, testers, etc.
- Configurator – to generate and update measurement runs
- Luminaire testing device – to commence independent measurement runs for any number of lamps
- Report generator – to generate industry or test required protocols in different languages
- Win 3.11 converter – to convert protocols and measurement runs from previous Delphin systems
The simple to operate software for the luminaire testing device, functions on any standard PC running under Windows XP or higher, and enables the input of all relevant test parameters. The test runis broken down into test phases and runs automatically following system start.
It is possible at any time to interrupt a test phase and then to re-start. At the end of a test run the test protocols can be output either for industry or test agency requirements in German, English or French.
Recording all relevant data
Electrical values (voltage, current, power), both primary and secondary, are measured as well as temperatures during the test run. For electronic ballast lamps and LED lamps, the additional power measuring unit enables electrical data recording per lamp circuit. Lamps with high-frequency supply, e. g. LEDs, can also be precisely measured with the additional power measuring unit.
A resistance-measurement module has been specifically developed for measuring winding resistance. R-cold and R-warm and winding temperatures can be determined.
- Cold measurement of winding resistance for inductive ballasts
- Warm-up phase, electrical measurements post warm-up
- Tests at normal operating conditions as well as at factors of 0.9, 1.0, 1.06 and 1.1 times nominal voltage
- Testing abnormal operation at 1.1 times nominal voltage
- F-test
- Temperature fuse test and half-wave operation
- LED luminaires and operating units
- Luminaires with ballasts (inductive, capacitive)
- Luminaires with electronic ballasts
- Low-voltage transformer luminaires
- Electronic low-voltage transformer luminaires
- Luminaires with energy saving transformers (US-luminaires)
- Luminaires with high intensity discharge lamps (HQL, NAV)