1. VARI UX
Enhance it…
Street Light Dimmer www.varilux4hps.com
Stepless 3-Terminal Dimmer Jack I. J’maev
ReadyTrace, Inc.
14277 Albers Way
VARILUX
Chino, CA 91710
909-437-8390
Intelligent Light Conservation jjmaev@readytrace.com Page 1
2. FULL POWER
60% POWER
Sized for End of Life
Meets RP-8 Requirements
Lumen Output
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3. 3-Terminal Means Plug & Play in 5 Minutes
Remove Photocell
Install variLux
Save Money
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4. Problem
• Street Lights – 35% to 50% of
City Electricity Costs
– Rising Electricity Costs
• Shrinking Municipal Budgets
– No Other Economical Options
– Willing to Spend to Save Money
• Environmental Concerns
– Carbon Footprint Reduction
– Light Pollution Concerns
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9. VARILUX is the New Answer
VariLux Street Light Dimmer (SLD)
Energy savings calculated relative to HPS luminaries at various power levels depicted in the chart.
This energy calculation is based on a cost of $0.10 US per KW-Hr & accounts for Power Factor Correction.
Payback Period (P.B.P.) calculated on cost of acquisition and difference in installation labor.
Life Cycle Cost (LCC) Savings based on 10 year maintenance and electricity usage relative to existing HPS installations and use of standard dimming profiles on a solstice quarter
basis.
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10. Non Price Determinates
• Non-US Markets
– Immediate Demand
– Not Influenced by “LED Hype”
– Markets Embrace Dimming
• United States Markets
– Federal LED Incentives
– Public Utility Commission
Action Required
– Non-Company Owned Meter
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11. Intellectual Property
• 3-Terminal Dimmer
– USPTO PCT Search Report
– Favorable for Issuance
– International Examination
– National Stage Filings Complete
• USA, EU, RU, IN, JP, BZ, MX
• Street Light Metering System
– Patent Pending
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12. The Technology
• Prior Art
– 4 Terminal Dimmer
– 50% More Cost
• VARI LUX
– 3 Terminal Dimmer
– Power Factor Preservation
– Supports Plug & Play
– More Reliable
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13. Conventional Dimming
(European “E-Street” Concept)
A
ACTIVE DIGITAL SIGNAL
FEEDBACK PROCESSOR
B
REGULATED POSITIVE RAIL
POWER FACTOR CORRECTION
A B
PRE-REGULATOR
IN AC
PHS TO
DC
B A
IN
COM
GROUND RAIL
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14. variLux 3-Terminal Dimmer
BUCK SWITCHES
D
S
D
S
IN OUT
IFD
D
SYNCHRONOUS
FREE WHEEL
CONTROL S
BOARD
IFD
WITH
READYTRACE S
RECEIVER
D
COM
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15. variLux Street Light Dimmer
RADIO
TELEMETRY
READYTRACE
RECEIVER
(AM BAND)
0.2 ACCURACY
CLASS METER
STEPLESS
DIMMER
POWER
LUMEN
FACTOR
MAINTENANCE
PRESERVATION
TOKEN FIRMWARE
DECRYPTION VALIDATION
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16. Pre Money Capitalization
Compensation Options
• $4.3 MM Paid-In Exercised
– 1.3MM Shares 8%
Investors Options
– Avg. $3.30/Share
Outstanding
25%
• 3.5 MM Shares 20%
• 1.5 MM Options
• 0.6 MM Warrants 7%
17% Warrants
• Debt - $1.45MM Outstanding
Founder 15%
– Preferred Warrants
– IP Security Preferred
Warrants
Warrants
– $500M Unsubscribed to be Issued
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17. Post Money Capitalization
New
• New Money - 39% Stake Options
• Prior Stake Holders 9% New
– Issued 27% Options Money
– Promissory 25% & 25% 39%
• New Employee Options Warrants
– 9% (Discretionary) 27%
• Debt - $1.45MM
– Paid from Cash Flow Existing
Stakeholders
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20. The Plan
• Development Complete
– No Hardware R&D Required
– Market Specific Variations
• New Money for Operations
– Inventory
– Sales and Marketing
– Customer Support
• Product Cost Reductions
• System Control Software
– In-House Development or
Partner with Existing Provider
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21. Immediate Needs
• New Management Team
– Funding Appointed CXO and CFO
• Additional Bridge Funding ($500K)
– Support National Stage Filings
– Complete UL Testing
• Expansion Capital ($2.5MM)
– Inventory
– Sales and Marketing
– Customer Support
– Product Cost Reductions
– System Software
• Lobby Support
– Political Connections in US
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22. Exit Strategy
• $200MM in 5 Years
– Net Present Value of Future
Income Stream
• Established Lighting Company
– Two “Nibbles” Already
• LED Industry
– Displaces LED Roll-Outs
– Buy and Bury
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23. The Deal
• $ 250K Additional to Bridge
• $ 2.5 MM VC Round
– $ 1.5 MM 1st Tranche
– $ 1 MM 2nd Tranche
• $ 200 MM Exit
– 5 Years after 1st Tranche
– NPV1 at 5 Years $ 225 MM
1. NPV – Net Present Value Future Income Streams
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