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A bright future
02/03/2010 | Channel: Manufacturing, Technology
TridonicAtco’s inovative aproach helps it to secure significant contracts , such as one in Beijing’s Forbiden City
Founded as part of the Zumtobel KG group in 1956, TridonicAtco operates today as one of the world’s largest providers of electronic control equipment for lighting systems. Products within the company’s portfolio include magnetic and electronic
ballasts for fluorescent lamps, dimmable ballasts, lighting management systems, LEDs, control gear for high-pressure discharge lamps emergency modules and control gear and connection technology.
Some of the qualities that have made the company the success it is today are expertise and inventiveness - and this dedication to continuous improvement and innovation means that TridonicAtco is able to constantly secure new contracts around the world. Many of these are in China, and include projects such as supplying lighting control systems to illuminate the Lingshan Fan Palace in Wuxi City, or specialised LED equipment to illuminate ancient scriptures within the Forbidden City, Beijing. These documents are extremely sensitive to light, and to display them required a forward thinking supplier and some state-of-the-art technology.
The Forbidden City was the home of the Chinese emperors for more than five centuries. Between 1368 and 1911 it served as imperial residence for 24 sovereigns of the Ming and, the later Qing dynasties who reigned from here. Its overall size is about 720,000 square metres with 890 buildings including a total of 9999.5 rooms (the half room holds symbolic character). According to Chinese mythology a palace with 10,000 rooms solely dares to be in heaven – therefore the palace for the ‘sons of heaven’ just incorporates 9999.5 rooms.
In 1925 the Forbidden City was converted into a museum exposing artifacts of this reign to the general public. In the rooms of this significant historical residence, different historical relics such as drawing calligraphy, jewellery, toys and other artworks are displayed to the public.
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Historical calligraphy
The imperial drawing calligraphy exhibited in Wu-Ying palace is extremely fragile. Conventional illumination with its infrared or even ultraviolet light would gradually damage these pieces of world cultural heritage, therefore, gentle lighting had to be used inside the museum. To overcome this challenge, Huaming Lighting, TridonicAtco’s local sales partner in North China, developed a new lighting system for the museum. In the Wu-Ying palace, 48 pieces of TALEXXengine with TALEXXstrip P130 luminaries were used to form a frame which indirectly illuminates the calligraphy at only 50 lx. To avoid interference with other items on display, an additional dimming functionality was added by introducing a TALEXXcontrol C001 PWM dimmer.
Huaming Lighting decided to utilise LED technology because it does not emit any ultraviolet or infrared radiation. Moreover LED lighting has a very bright and clear character, and dimming is also very straightforward.
For the background illumination of the Wu-Ying palace TALEXXchain P515 modules were installed which bring distinguished ambient lighting for the entire palace.
Exotic jewels
The dynasties’ famous jewellery items are also open to view in the Jing-Yang Palace of the Palace Museum. These fine arts made of gold and exotic jewels are illuminated by TALEXXengine equipped with TALEXXstrip P130 modules, which give them outstanding brilliance. For this installation a minimum of ultraviolet and infrared radiation was also a mandatory requirement. For the power supply TALEXXconverter K240 modules are used in all installations.
With TridonicAtco’s white light expertise, Huaming Lighting was able to deliver an outstanding lighting performance which makes these pieces of incomparable heritage exposed in Palace Museum even more sensational while viewing.
Another display holds several jade treasures from the Ming dynasties, which are also very sensitive to ultraviolet radiation. High power TALEXXeos P211-2 LED modules were used to provide the pieces with clear crisp accent lighting.
It is clear from the success of this particular project that TridonicAtco’s LED solutions are ideally suited when it comes to illumination of historic relics. TALEXXeos LED modules were chosen by Huaming Lighting for this prestigious project not only because of their small power consumption and exceptional lighting capabilities, but also because these TALEXX modules have no infrared and no ultraviolet radiation. Thanks to TridonicAtco LEDs, the exhibited objects are shining in a new brilliance.
TridonicAtco
Employees approximately 1900
Products Lighting components, lighting management systems and LEDs
ballasts for fluorescent lamps, dimmable ballasts, lighting management systems, LEDs, control gear for high-pressure discharge lamps emergency modules and control gear and connection technology.
Some of the qualities that have made the company the success it is today are expertise and inventiveness - and this dedication to continuous improvement and innovation means that TridonicAtco is able to constantly secure new contracts around the world. Many of these are in China, and include projects such as supplying lighting control systems to illuminate the Lingshan Fan Palace in Wuxi City, or specialised LED equipment to illuminate ancient scriptures within the Forbidden City, Beijing. These documents are extremely sensitive to light, and to display them required a forward thinking supplier and some state-of-the-art technology.
The Forbidden City was the home of the Chinese emperors for more than five centuries. Between 1368 and 1911 it served as imperial residence for 24 sovereigns of the Ming and, the later Qing dynasties who reigned from here. Its overall size is about 720,000 square metres with 890 buildings including a total of 9999.5 rooms (the half room holds symbolic character). According to Chinese mythology a palace with 10,000 rooms solely dares to be in heaven – therefore the palace for the ‘sons of heaven’ just incorporates 9999.5 rooms.
In 1925 the Forbidden City was converted into a museum exposing artifacts of this reign to the general public. In the rooms of this significant historical residence, different historical relics such as drawing calligraphy, jewellery, toys and other artworks are displayed to the public.
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Historical calligraphy
The imperial drawing calligraphy exhibited in Wu-Ying palace is extremely fragile. Conventional illumination with its infrared or even ultraviolet light would gradually damage these pieces of world cultural heritage, therefore, gentle lighting had to be used inside the museum. To overcome this challenge, Huaming Lighting, TridonicAtco’s local sales partner in North China, developed a new lighting system for the museum. In the Wu-Ying palace, 48 pieces of TALEXXengine with TALEXXstrip P130 luminaries were used to form a frame which indirectly illuminates the calligraphy at only 50 lx. To avoid interference with other items on display, an additional dimming functionality was added by introducing a TALEXXcontrol C001 PWM dimmer.
Huaming Lighting decided to utilise LED technology because it does not emit any ultraviolet or infrared radiation. Moreover LED lighting has a very bright and clear character, and dimming is also very straightforward.
For the background illumination of the Wu-Ying palace TALEXXchain P515 modules were installed which bring distinguished ambient lighting for the entire palace.
Exotic jewels
The dynasties’ famous jewellery items are also open to view in the Jing-Yang Palace of the Palace Museum. These fine arts made of gold and exotic jewels are illuminated by TALEXXengine equipped with TALEXXstrip P130 modules, which give them outstanding brilliance. For this installation a minimum of ultraviolet and infrared radiation was also a mandatory requirement. For the power supply TALEXXconverter K240 modules are used in all installations.
With TridonicAtco’s white light expertise, Huaming Lighting was able to deliver an outstanding lighting performance which makes these pieces of incomparable heritage exposed in Palace Museum even more sensational while viewing.
Another display holds several jade treasures from the Ming dynasties, which are also very sensitive to ultraviolet radiation. High power TALEXXeos P211-2 LED modules were used to provide the pieces with clear crisp accent lighting.
It is clear from the success of this particular project that TridonicAtco’s LED solutions are ideally suited when it comes to illumination of historic relics. TALEXXeos LED modules were chosen by Huaming Lighting for this prestigious project not only because of their small power consumption and exceptional lighting capabilities, but also because these TALEXX modules have no infrared and no ultraviolet radiation. Thanks to TridonicAtco LEDs, the exhibited objects are shining in a new brilliance.
TridonicAtco
Employees approximately 1900
Products Lighting components, lighting management systems and LEDs