Universal Dimmer-Dims Fluorescent Lighting-UL & CSA APPROVED

Additional features of future models will be improved controls including light harvesting remote control, motion and/or infrared sensors, and touch screen displays.

Designs for higher power models (277V / 60Hz, 1200W load and single-phase unit for 220V / 50Hz) are in progress with an anticipated release to market date of September 2008.

The first model has been designed CFLD-M1 for a single phase 120V / 60Hz, 300W load. The unit meets safety standards for Solid-State Dimming Controls, ANSI/UL 1472 First Edition, and CSA-C22.2 No. 184-96 and started pre-production in April 2008.

This Universal Control Device (UCD) represents a true breakthrough in technology. Installation is made simple since it is a direct replacement of the existing wall switch. Also initial adjustment for size of the light load and dimming can be preset to the customers preference.

GEM offers a solution to these problems using patented technology for controlling all Compact Fluorescent Lights (non-dimmable and dimmable) and Fluorescent Linear Tubes (T12, T8, T5, circular) with non-dimmable ballasts. The device has also proven suitable for controlling neon, cold cathode, halogen, and incandescent lights. Because of it unique ability to control such various sources, it is also currently under test for other control functions such as improved fan speed control.

A number of manufacturers offer solutions to this problem; however, all have common deficiencies: high initial costs, extensive changes in existing installations, or the inability to control all the various types of light sources.

As the world phases out incandescent lights, new more efficient light sources are gaining popularity, and as such, the need for controlling these devices is becoming increasingly critical. For the past decade, dimming fluorescent light sources has been a challenging task because the ideal device would control the light level to provide comfort for residential and office environments, while at the same time, enabling energy savings especially in commercial installations.