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Artificial Light Kinds/Types/Clas Description Particular Advantages Disadvantages Image
Source sification usage/Application
Incandescent An electric light with a -Heat lamps used -Dimmable and -energy
Lamp wire filament heated incandescent bulb easily controlled inefficient
until it glows. Current is to generate heat -non-toxic -short lamp life
supplied to the filament and are made use materials use in time
by terminals or wires for incubators, lava the bulb -higher
embedded in the glass. A lamps, and easy - less expensive operating cost
bulb socket provides bake ovens. -to fragile needs
mechanical support and -used in interior to be handled
electrical connections. wall mounted carefully
lamps because of -higher
its dimmable operating cost
feature.
Flourescent is a low- Schools, -energy efficient -expensive
Lamps pressure  mercury vapor commercial, -cost saving -hazardous, it
gas discharge industrial buildings, -long lamp life contains a small
lamps  that and retail find the -less heat amount of
uses  fluorescence to cost savings of emission mercury
produce visible light. fluorescent lamps -higher initial
An  electric current in the to be significant. cost
gas excites mercury  vap -if frequently
or, which produces switched on and
short-wave  ultraviolet  li off it rapidly age
ght that then causes due to erosion
a  phosphor coating on of electrode-
the inside of the lamp emitting surface
to glow. of the cathodes.
-Flickering
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Special Lamps  Black light -also referred to as
lamps a  UV-A light, Wood's
lamp, or ultraviolet
light, is a lamp that
emits long-wave
ultraviolet light  and very
little  visible light.
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-Black light is Because of its Although the low-
commonly used to features, it could power UV-A
authenticate oil detect what is emitted by black
paintings, antiques  usually not seen by lights is not a
and banknotes. the naked eye hazard to skin or
-Also used in (bacteria/germs). eyes and can be
investigations for viewed without
unseen or cleaned protection,
blood splatters. powerful
-In medicine, it ultraviolet sources
helps diagnosing present dangers
fungal and bacterial and require
infections. In personal protective
operating rooms equipment such as
they use black light goggles and gloves.
to detect germs or
bacteria before
operating.
-In food industries
they use black
lights before
putting foods in
packs to detect
bacteria or germs.
A common cold-
cathode application
is in neon signs and
other locations
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where the ambient -Smaller, thinner, - Cold Cathodes
- A cold-cathode vacuum temperature is and more light are restricted in 
 Cold-cathode tube does not rely on likely to drop weight than a light output,
lamps external heating of an known fluorescent reaching only up to
electrode to lamp. 40 watts
provide  thermionic -Have no filament comparable
emission of electrons. coils that heat up, incandescent.
but Cold cathodes. - Cold Cathodes
-Have a longer life tend to cost more
Can better handle than CFL for
vibrations. comparable uses.
-  Cold Cathode and
CFLs do not work
well if used with
timers, motion
detectors, or photo
sensors are used.

 Neon lamps - A small  electric - Small neon lamps -Long lamp life -shape of tube has
current lower than the are most widely -variety of limitations
striking voltage. This is used as visual operating ranges, it -not reliable in cold
due to the organization indicators in helps designers to temperature
of positive ions near the electronic be creative -low light output
cathode. Neon lamps equipment and approaches to for input power
operate using a low appliances lighting -expensive for
current glow discharge. -also used in -low energy usage signage and
advertising signage displays
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HID lamps  Mercury vapor - a  gas discharge -street lighting -available in wide -Hazardous form
lamp  that uses -digital projectors variety of shape, the name itself as
an  electric arc through size and color the lamp contains
vaporized mercury  to -a good mercury
produce light. replacement of -requires ballast
incandescent
lampin
conservation of
energy
-long lamp life
average of 24000
hours

 Metal halide - an electrical lamp that - used for general -Lumen output -hazardous
produces light by lighting purposes does not drop material, sodium
an  electric arc through a both indoors and with age which can combust
gaseous mixture of outdoors, such as -energy efficient if exposed to air.
vaporized mercury  and  commercial, lamp
metal halides industrial, and public (100lumens/watt)
spaces, parking lots,
sports arenas,
factories, and retail
stores, as well as
residential security
lighting; automotive
and specialty
applications are
further fields of
usage.
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 High-pressure - a  gas-discharge
sodium lamp  that
uses sodium in an
excited state to
produce light
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-commonly used in -Lower first cost -shorter lamp life
street lighting and -Lower operating than newer
large areas cost than metal technology
halide -Higher lamp cost
than fluorescent
-High energy
consumption
-may explode if
exposed to air

Miscellaneous  Short arc -is a highly specialized -used in applications -flexible lamp -light intensity
Light Source Lamps or type of  gas discharge such as graphic arts, lengths relatively hazard(to bright)
Compact arc lamp, an electric photochemistry, from 3” to 60”. -contains mercury
Lamps light that produces light medical, electro- -low cost of -lamp operating
by passing electricity optics, searchlights, purchase temperatures are
through  ionized  xenon g stage and studio high requires to be
as at high pressure. projection lighting, cooled off.
optical -explosion hazard
instrumentation,
and military
guidance and fiber
optic illumination.
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 Low pressure -a  borosilicate glass  gas -street lighting -used outdoors -provides
discharge tube (arc but has a essentially no color
tube) containing relatively low rendition.
solid sodium, a small environmental -the larger the lamp
amount of  neon, impact. the harder to
and  argon gas in -energy efficient. control the
a Penning mixture  to distribution of
start the gas discharge. lights.

 Electrodeless -indoor residential -long lamp life -bulky design

lamps - is a gas discharge
lamp  in which
an  electric or magnetic
field  transfers the power
required to generate
light from outside the
lamp envelope to the
gas inside.
areas can also be due to the lack of -cost nearly the
used outdoors with electrodes. same as hid lamps
proper protection -high energy
from weather. efficiency
conversion
-environmentally
friendly

 Electrolumine- -night lights, watch -low wattage -not practical for

scent lamps -is a non-thermal
conversion of electrical
energy to light energy.
illumination, -long lamp life general lighting at
computer monitors, -no external large areas
and also classic TV circuitry required -poor lumens per
sets (ballast) and can watt rating
be directly plug in -reduce lumen
to AC. output overtime.
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 Light emitting -visual signals(traffic -energy efficient -temperature
diodes -is a  semiconductor  light lights, signal lights -dimming dependence
source that emits light for automobile) -long lamp life -voltage sensitivity
when  current  flows -also with newer -shock resistance
through it. technology it can be -cycling, can last
used as general even when switch
lighting for indoors frequently turned
and outdoors. on or off.

 Carbon arc -Street lightings -light efficient -Carbon rods need

lamps -the electrodes are during the 1800’s -can light a large to be replaced in a
carbon rods in free air. and industrial indoor area short amount of
To ignite the lamp, the lightings. time.
rods are touched -produce dangerous
together, thus allowing UV rays
a relatively low voltage -creates a buzzing
to strike the arc. sound and flickering
-create a large
amount of radio
frequency
interference
-fire hazard: many
theaters burned
during the 1800
because of its
excessive heat and
sparks.