Philips Essential LEDtube T8
Essential LEDtube T8 is a reliable value-for-money LED lamp out of Philips lighting
portfolio, incorporated with frontier LED chips and other advanced technologies.
The product helps customers to achieve over 50% energy saving and significant
maintenance cost reduction by comparing to fluorescent lamps. It also helps
generate natural and comfortable lighting effect, and to build up green and
environment friendly image for our customers.
Product Features
Maintain high performance
Reliable operation between -20 C to 45 C ambient
temperature
Trustable claimed lifetime
50,000 switching cycles
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Safe and forget
Protection circuit inside ensuring people's safety in case
of mis-use, complying with IEC safety requirements
Pass 4KV high-pot test, insulation & safety guaranteed
Pass 1KV surge test (vs. IEC standard 500V), avoiding the
damage caused by input voltage fluctuation and lightning
strike
100% comply with IEC requirement on T8 dimension,
fitting into fluorescent luminaire perfectly
Easy to experience
CRI 80
Instant on, no flicker or buzz
Advanced optical design ensures a uniform light output
and superior optical efficiency
Environmental Friendly
No mercury and glass
No breakage and pollution risk
Energy Efficient
Energy savings over 50%*
Compatibility
Compatible with electromagnetic ballasts by replace the
fluorescent starter with Philips starter, eliminating the
need for rewiring and allows fixture to maintain original
CE compliance
* Based on comparison between 20W Essential LEDtube standard and
Philips TLD standard or super 80 36W (40-44W system power when
working with Electro Magnetic Ballasts)
Application
Retail
Industry
Offices
Hospitals
Parking Lots
Schools
Warehouses
Public Areas
Spectral Power Distribution
Light may be precisely characterized by giving the power of the light at each wavelength in the visible spectrum.
The resulting spectralpower distribution (SPD) shows that the ESSENTIAL LEDtube contains the visible light only.
No harm from UV and IR.
6500K
100%
90%
90%
80%
80%
Intensity (mW/nm) in %
Intensity (mW/nm) in %
4000K
100%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
550
Wavelength (nm)
600
650
700
750
800
0%
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
550
600
650
700
750
800
Wavelength (nm)
Photometric Diagrams
The Photometric diagram depicting the top down mounted lighting fixtures in a specific area and a numerical grid of the
maintained lighting levels that the fixture will produce in that specific area. Pictures below show the photometric diagrams of a
typical Philips Essential LEDtube's application.
1 x TLED 10W 4000K/6500K
1 x 800 lm
1 x TLED 20W 4000K/6500K
1 x 1600 lm
Lifetime and Lumen Maintenance
PHILIPS ESSENTIAL LEDtube has a lifetime of 30,000
hours, defined as the number of hours when 50% of
a large group of identical lamps below 70% of its
initial lumens.
Lumen Maintenance
100%
95%
90%
85%
80%
75%
70%
0
5000
10000
15000
Hours
20000
25000
30000
35000
Temperature
Essential LEDtube's excellent thermal design ensures low temperature during operating, which brings reliable and stable
product performance throughout life time.
Operating temperature
T operating
min -20C
max +45C
Storage temperature
T storage
min -40C
max +65C
Maximum surface temperature of tube at Tamb.=25C
T surface
+53C
100%
99%
Lumen (% )
98%
97%
96%
95%
94%
93%
92%
53
63
58
Tc ( oC)
68
73
Tc point is at the middle of bottom
AC INPUT SIDE
Philips logo side
TC position : 200mm
Approbation & Certificates
Philips LEDtube is designed by strictly following applicable legislation and international standard. The product complies with
CE, KEMA, TISI, RCM, RoHS and REACH.
A3
A2
A1
Dimensions (mm)
Product
A1
A2
A3
600mm
588.5
595.5
602.5
27.5
1200mm
1198
1205
1212
27.5
CRI *
Pcs per
Lamp
BOX
Weight
Technical specification
Product Description
Wattage
Voltage
Cap
Length
Beam
Lifetime
Angle
( mm )
Lumen
CCT
output
Model Number
(W)
(V)
( hrs )
( lm )
(K)
( Typical )
ESSENTIAL LEDtube 1200mm 20W840 T8
20
220-240
G13
1200
150
30,000
1600
4000
80
10
320
(g)
9290002966
ESSENTIAL LEDtube 1200mm 20W865 T8
20
220-240
G13
1200
150
30,000
1600
6500
80
10
320
9290002967
ESSENTIAL LEDtube 600mm 10W840 T8
10
220-240
G13
600
150
30,000
800
4000
80
10
170
9290002968
ESSENTIAL LEDtube 600mm 10W865 T8
10
220-240
G13
600
150
30,000
800
6500
80
10
170
9290002969
* minimum is 77
Quick Installation Guide
Please take the time to read this quick installation guide. Philips Lighting does not accept liability for any damages for installations
not performed according to this guide or not performed by a professional electrician.
Installation Warning
Check whether the system is an EM (Electro
Magnetic) ballast based system or an HF (High
Frequency electronic) ballast based system, and
follow the appropriate instructions accordingly. For
new built luminaries follow section "New built
luminaries".
Product is not dimmable
Always switch off the power supply before
commencing work
Do not change the structure or any components of
the product
Application Notes
Operation temperature range is between -20C and +45C ambience.
Only to apply in dry indoor usage and environments.
Not intended for use with emergency light fixtures or exit light.
For use in fixtures which consist of IEC compliant G13 bi-pin lamp holders which can support 500 gram.
Installation Guide
EM ballast based system
OFF
ON
Mains Off
Remove all existing FLUORESCENT TUBES from luminaire
Remove all existing STARTERS
from luminaire
OFF
ON
Install EMP starter
replacement only
Install the LEDtube
Turn on mains
For EM ballast installations please check if a Power Factor Correcting Capacitor is installed in the existing circuit. If yes, please follow the
instructions below:
Please simply remove the capacitor if it is in parallel with the EM Ballast
Please short circuit the capacitor if it is in series with the EM Ballast
In case of 2ft/600mm lamps, if there is only one starter in the luminaire for 2 lamps, or 2 starters for 4 lamps,
then rewire according to the SAFE rewiring instructions in next section
HF ballast based system
TL
OFF
Mains Off
Remove all existing FLUORESCENT TUBES from luminaire
For 3 lamps use diagram A & B
Diagram A
HF
Ballast
ON
By pass HF
For 4 lamps use diagram B & B
Diagram B
OFF
LEDtube
L
N
Warning sticker
LEDtube
ON
LEDtube
Bypass existing HF BALLAST and rewire according to the
following diagrams.
Please check the L/N markings on the lamp end and
insert the lamp with AC mains supplied to the
L
corresponding end.
To install the lamp in the wrong direction will lead to
malfunction.
Turn on mains
The supplied warning sticker
must be placed on the
luminaire and must be visible
during lamp replacement
N
New built luminaires
Number of tube
1
2
3
4
C
D
C+D
D+D
Diagram C
L
N
Please check the L/N markings on the lamp end and
insert the lamp with AC mains supplied to the
corresponding end.
To install the lamp in the wrong direction will lead to
malfunction.
Wire according to diagram
Diagram D
LEDtube
LEDtube
LEDtube
OEM Guideline
Lumen Maintenance vs. Lifetime
100%
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0
Lumen Maintenance
Cumulate Failure Rate
Failure rate vs. Lifetime @ Ta 25 OC
95%
90%
85%
80%
75%
70%
10000
20000
30000
40000
50000
60000
5000
10000
Hours
80%
35000
TC=50
50%
40%
20000
15000
20%
10000
10%
5000
30000
Hours
40000
50000
60000
B50L70
25000
30%
20000
B10L70
30000
Lifetime
Total Failure Rate
30000
35000
TC=60
60%
10000
25000
40000
TC=70
70%
20000
Lifetime vs. Tcase
Failure Rate vs.
Lifetime vs. Tcase
15000
Hours
0
40
50
60
70
TC ( C)
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