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Dark Knight™ Integrated Auto Shut-Off Technology For Lighting
Pamela Stowers
01/18/2012

January 18, 2012 -- Robertson advances the state of the art in lighting again by being awarded a US patent, specifically designed to help businesses save energy after-hours. The Dark Knight™ Integrated Auto Shut-Off technology provides energy savings through an integrated shut-down timer built into the ballast circuit.  The technology is adaptable through customization to a customer's requirements to support T5 and T8 lamps and is also applicable to HID Energy Savings programs.  By offering an automated shut-down feature, the ballast ensures that luminaires equipped with the technology are turned off at the end of the workday, thus eliminating unnecessary use of electricity and creating substantial cost savings for businesses.The patented Dark Knight Technology is designed with a time-delay circuit that interrupts the power to the lamp(s) after a predetermined passage of time from power-up of the AC power.  The standard time-delay is 10 hours after power-up, preset at the factory.  The circuit is internal to the ballast, therefore preventing tampering or disabling on site, thus guaranteeing that energy savings are realized by the building or business owner. The patented circuit is small and economical thus maintaining a compact profile favored by designers for modern aesthetic and styling.

Robertson Worldwide is the largest manufacturer of fluorescent and specialty ballasts in the United States, earning their reputation for high-quality ballast manufacturing through constant dedication to product and process innovation. Robertson's demonstrates an unprecedented willingness to work with clients to solve specific challenges. With onsite engineering and a very experienced manufacturing work force, Robertson rapidly and consistently solves customer problems in the USA, shortening the response time as compared to Asian sources.  With our direct connection to Asian manufacturing, Robertson can then move that solution to a low cost provider.

In addition to ballasts for discharge lighting, the Robertson Research team in Illinois has be advancing the state of the art in lighting with such innovations as a software programmable ballast and LED Driver, a Heat Management technology which can reduce the size and volume of conventional heat sinking by up to 90%, and fault tolerant devices to increase survivability of lighting in harsh environments.  Making sure that they are the leader tomorrow is a prime component of the Robertson work ethic. It is that spirit which has propelled Robertson's commitment to providing customers with high quality, cutting-edge electronic products and to the development of innovative new technology for Robertson's markets.
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