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ati
on

T
ask1:

1.
C.Hous
ing

2.
B.Av
era
gei
ni
ti
ali
l
lumi
nanc
e

3.
A.Av
era
gema
int
ainedi
l
lumi
nanc
e

4.
C.Ba
ll
ast

5.
D.Be
aconL
ight
ing

6.
B.Ca
ndel
a

7.
B.L
ampl
ume
ndepr
eci
ati
onf
act
or

8.
A.L
ightl
ossf
act
or

9.
C.L
ampl
i
fe

10.
B.I
l
lumi
nanc
e

T
ask2:

1.Ex
pla
inthe r
ela
tions
hip bet
wee
nthe f
loora
reat
othe a
ver
age ma
int
aine
d
i
ll
umi
nat
iononac
ertai
nspace?

 Therela
tionshipbetweent hefl
oorareatotheavera
gema i
nta
inedil
luminat
ion
onac ertai
ns pacearetheirca
pabil
it
iestohel
pa nduseeac
honef orthei
rown
neces
sit
y .Mor eove
r,thef l
oorareamus tcons
istofenoug
hill
uminationona
cer
tai
ns pacewi t
ha c
cordancetoit
sdesig
n.

2.
Whyi
siti
nli
ght
ings
yst
em,
iti
simpor
tantt
ocons
iderma
int
ena
ncef
act
or?

 Ama i
ntenancefac
tori
sa ppli
edt oli
ghti
ngdesigntotakeint
oa c
countthe
reduct
ionintheout
putoftheluminai
resusedwit
hinanyli
ght
ingi
nst
all
ati
on.I
t
i
si mport
anttobec ons
ide
r e
di nli
ghti
ngs y
stem beca
useithel
pstocorr
ectl
y
predi
ctandensurethec
orrectl
evelofl
ighti
sdeli
veredatt
heendofafixt
ure’
s
l
ife.

3.Wha ti
sthedi
ff
ere
ncebet
weenLi
ghtE mit
ti
ngDiodesandT
ungst
enFi
l
ame ntBul
b?
Expl
ainyoura
nsweri
nter
msofpowerconsumpti
ons,hea
temi
tte
d,il
l
umi
nat
iong i
ven,
etc.

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ght-
emit
ti
ngdiode(LE
D)isasemic
onductorl
i
ghtsour c
ethatemitsl
i
ghtwhen
currentfl
owsthr oug
hi t.El
ectr
onsint he semiconduct
orr ec
ombine wit
h
elect
ronhol
es,r
eleasi
ngenerg
yinthefor
mofphot ons.LEDBulbsar
eal otmor
e

1
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ci
e nt
.LE Dl i
ghtbulbsuseonl
y2- 17wa t
tsofe lectri
cit
y.LEDbul bsusedin
fi
xturesinsidet hehomes aveel
ectri
ci
ty,rema i
nc ool
,a nds avemoneyon
repla
c ementc ostssi
nceL E
Dbulbslastsolong .WhileT ungst
enF il
amentBulb
produc e
slightwhenat hinwir
ecal
le
dat ungstenfil
ame ntisheatedbyelec
tri
cit
y
runningthroug hitmakingi
tsohotthati
tstartstoglowbr ig
htly.Thi
srel
easesa
l
otofhe a
ta ndt hebulbsgethott othet ouch,me ani
ngt hisbulbisvery
i
neffi
c i
ent.

4.Whichtechnolog
yismoreappr
opr
iat
eforapa
rti
cul
ari
nst
it
uti
ona
lorc
omme
rci
al
f
aci
l
ity
,LEDsorfluor
esc
ent
s?Ex
plai
nea
ch.

 L
EDL
ight
ing

 LongerLast
ing.Ona
ver
age,e
achL
EDl
i
ght
bul
bha
sana
ver
agel
i
fes
panof
25,000hour
s .

 Envi
ronme nt
all
yFri
endlya ndEnerg
yE ff
ic
ient.TheLEDbulbisnotmadewith
anyhazardousmateri
al
s ,unli
kethefluor
escentbulbsthatconta
inme r
cury
.
Thesebulbsareal
soa ne sti
mated80%c he a
pe rthanotherbul
bs,us
ingthe
ma j
ori
tyofthei
rpowertoputof fl
ightrat
hert hanheat
.

 F
luor
esc
entL
ight
ing

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i
ar.Whe therwhit
eory el
low,CFLsty pic
allyputoutas oft
erlightt
hat
mostpeoplea real
readyusedt oandc omf ort
a bl
ewi th(asaresultofthe
for
merly popularbutno l ongera v
a i
lablei ncandescentli
ghtbul
bs),as
opposedtot hesometimesha r
shor“ toobr i
ght”lig
htingofa nL E
D.T hi
s
makesitaprefer
redchoi
ceforma nybedroomsa ndli
vingrooms.

 LessE x
pensi
veUpF r
ont.Theini
ti
alcostofafl
uorescentl
i
ghtbul
bismuch
l
e s
st hanthatofanLED.Soev enthoughthelong-
termcostma yendup
beingmor ethananLED,i
t’sagoodc hoi
ceforsomeonewhoma yneeda
newlightbul
bimmedi
atel
ybutisonastri
ctbudg
et.

Asgoodasfl
uorescentli
ghteff
ic
iencyha sbecome ,L
EDi sbett
erandcont
inuest
o
i
mproveatamor erapidpace
.Asl onga sfl
uor
escentl
ight
slast
,LEDli
ght
sla
s tmuc
h
l
ong
er.Soov
eral
l
, LE
Di smoreappropri
atecomparedtoFl
uores
cent.

5.
WhyF
luor
esc
entT
ubeL
ightI
sCons
ide
redBe
tterT
hanT
ung
ste
nFi
l
amentBul
b?

 TheF l
uor es
ce ntT ubeL i
g htisc ons i
de redbe tt
erthanT ung s
tenF i
lamentBul b
becauseaf luor es
c entbulbpr oduc eslesshe at
,soitismuc hmor eeffi
ci
ent.A
fl
uoresc
entbul bc anproduc ebe twe en50a nd100l umenspe rwa tt
.Thisma kes
fl
uoresc
e ntbul bsfourtos ixti
me smor eef fi
ci
entthanincandescentbulbs.T
hat '
s
whyy ouc anbuya15- wa ttf
luor escentbul bthatproducesthes amea mountof
l
ightasa60- wa tttungstenf i
lame ntbul b.Theproblem withtung s
tenfil
ame nt
l
ightbulbsist hatt hehe atwa stesal otofe lect
ri
cit
y.Heatisnotl i
ght,andthe
purposeoft hel ightbulbi slight ,soa lloftheene rgyspentc r
eati
nghea tisa
wa s
te.I
nc ande scentbulbsa ret her e
forev eryineff
ic
ient
.T heyproducepe rha
ps
15lume nspe rwa ttofinputpowe r.

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ask3: