The Electronics program runs various long-term R&D projects on increasing adoption of LED lighting, in collaboration with world leading companies. Flagship solutions are OneTLed and the brand new Ultima technology.
About our Electronics program
The program runs several long-term research and development projects in collaboration with world leading companies. The IP thus generated is commercialized through licensing contracts with strategic partners. We are highly committed to support these partners during the implementation phase of its IP in finished products. This is the way we make the real difference.
OneTLed is a unique LED solution for replacing fluorescent tubes, that works on 99% of all ballasts and fixtures - showing exceptional retrofit compatibility.
A brand new technology in our Electronics program is Ultima. Ultima is a patented, disruptive technology that substantially accelerates the positive impact of LED retrofit tubes on business performance and the climate.
The electronics program also works together with the Seaborough Life Science program. The objective is supporting the research process and bringing out products that improve people’s well-being and health.
Falling short of energy savings claims
New Seaborough research, validated by DEKRA, shows commercial LED retrofit tubes display a wide variation in power draw, depending on the legacy electronic ballasts installed already - and there is an incredible variety of legacy electronic ballasts in the field today.
This wide variation in power draw is the reason commercial LED retrofit tubes are not delivering the claimed energy savings up to half the time. Accordingly, CO2 emissions reduction is falling short.
At Seaborough, we believe this is a major unfavorable and unsustainable situation and we all have an important role to play in leading climate change.
What we are working on
Ultima V1.2 - Power Control - Through meticulous R&D, we are further improving 3 important elements of our design: simplicity, effectiveness, and better light:
Simplicity means easing the building, assembling and design stages to decrease costs.
Effectiveness refers to Ultima's core value: avoiding over-engineering and using only what is necessary. This has led to intellectual property rights, protecting our uniquely simplified designs, while complying with all standards and regulations.
Better light refers to the fact that Ultima has been developed so it meets all visual and optical customer needs.
Creating value with Ultima
Commercial LED retrofit tubes are falling short of their energy savings claims and CO2 emissions reduction. Their performance varies heavily, depending on the legacy electronic ballasts installed already. Ultima is the solution.
Ultima actively corrects power in LED retrofit tubes
To capture the full energy savings and CO2 emissions reduction potential from LED retrofit tubes, we are introducing Ultima. Ultima is a new disruptive technology that substantially accelerates the positive impact of LED retrofit tubes on business performance and the climate. Ultima uses an active power correction mechanism inside LED retrofit tubes, which reacts to the properties of the installed electronic ballast.
Seaborough’s Ultima technology delivers a substantially more uniform power draw and lumen output. The active-power-control driver design meets the EU norm with up to 6 times more ballasts than the leading brands’ products as currently available in the market. At Seaborough, we believe the world has a unique opportunity to phase-out inefficient, outdated fluorescent lighting technologies and accelerate markets to clean, energy-efficient LED lighting.
LED retrofit tubes from leading companies show a wide variation in power draw
Creating value with Ultima
Business performance
Guaranteed energy savings will have a significant impact on the anticipated return-on-investment for various business partners, including building owners. Lighting companies can gain a (first mover) competitive advantage and drive substantial business growth, by offering LED retrofit tubes including Ultima.
Climate
Significantly reducing the power spread and avoiding excessive power draw helps to reduce overall carbon footprints. Ultima is a solution to lead climate change.
Gaining access to Ultima proprietary technology
Ultima is a technology that can be embedded in LED retrofit tubes. To get access to our proprietary technology and create value, licenses on Ultima can be acquired. For the best of both worlds, i.e. exceptional retrofit compatibility and guaranteed energy savings and safety, Ultima can be combined with Seaborough’s OneTLed retrofit LED tube solution. Alternatively, Ultima is offered as a standalone solution, and can be embedded in any tube design.
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