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Fundamentals of Efficient Lighting
Fundamentals of Efficient Lighting
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BASIC LIGHTING SOURCES
Incandescent
Fluorescent
High Intensity Discharge
Mercury Vapor
Metal Halide
High Pressure Sodium
Low Pressure Sodium
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SOURCE EFFICACY
160
160
140
120
120
100
100
85
LUMENS/WATT
80
60
60
40
20
20
0
Tungsten Mercury Vapor Fluorescent Metal Halide HPS LPS
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INCANDESCENT LAMPS
Advantages
1. Inexpensive
2. Available in many configurations and
colors
3. No warm-up required
4. Not temperature sensitive
5. Easily controlled
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INCANDESCENT LAMPS
Disadvantages
1. Inefficient (10 - 25 lumens/watt)
2. Short lamp life
3. Vibration sensitive
4. Over-voltage sensitive
5
FLUORESCENT BALLASTS
Input Wattage Comparison of
Four-Lamp Fluorescent Fixtures
Electromagnetic Electronic
144 110 -124