Slide 30 controls occupancy sensors, vacancy sensors, motion sensors, and daylight sensors. Discharge lamps fluorescent lamps are medium pressure discharge lamps but highpressure lamps include metal halide, ceramic metal halide, and highpressure sodium lamps. Radiated radiofrequency emission from the plasma of. Its scope has been limited, however, to a few sources which. Types of highintensity discharge lamps mercury vapor lamps mercury vapor lamps are widely used to light both indoor and outdoor areas such as gymnasiums, factories, department stores, banks, highways, parks, and sports fields. The scope of this specification is limited to lamps with.
If youre all about going green, leds are ideal for those interested in leed certification. A discharge lamp lighting apparatus includes a voltage raising element for raising a dc input voltage, a pulse generator for varying the output voltage output by the voltage raising element is a pulse voltage having a given pulse width and outputting the pulse voltage, a bridge circuit for applying the pulse voltage to a discharge lamp, a voltage detecting element for detecting a voltage. Electric discharge and fluorescence light is often produced when an electric current passes through a gas. Electricdischarge lamp definition of electricdischarge. Led lamps intended to replace highintensity discharge lamps. In that ruling, customs and border protection cbp classified the led lamp under heading 8539, htsus, which provides for electrical filament or discharge lamps, including sealed beam lamp units and ultraviolet or infrared lamps. Click download or read online button to get electric discharge lamps book now. The gas discharge physics in the 18th century by julia cipo, holger kersten francis hauksbee was a british scientist, lab assistant of isaac newton and an elected member of the royal society for researches in science. Below are hid sources, listed in increasing order of efficacy lumens per watt.
If some gas at low pressure is contained in a tube fitted with metal electrodes at each end the gas glows with a characteristic colour when a high voltage is applied to the electrodes. A lossfree resistorbased versatile ballast for discharge lamps. Inspired by picards and bernoullis results on the luminosity of mercu. Electronic operation and control of highintensity gas discharge lamps. Iec utilization categories for low voltage switchgear and. In highintensity discharge hid lamps, current mode. The energy star partner must adhere to the following partner commitments. For more info, look in don klipsteins automotive hid lamp file.
Us54987a discharge lamp lighting circuit for increasing. High intensity discharge hid lamps 75 compact fluorescent lamps 107 fluorescent lamps 129. Types include fluorescent, mercury vapor, metal halide, and high and lowpressure sodium. Publishers pdf, also known as version of record includes final page, issue and.
Integrated ballasts and drivers intended to be connected to the electric power grid with the following ansi standard. Describes a system for the designation of highintensity discharge lamps, including compact, enclosedarc discharge light sources such as mercury, metal halide, highpressure sodium, and similar types of lamps. Electric discharge lamps download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. Ge protected metal halide openrated lamps ge protected metal halide lamps are available in cmh, mxr and mpr designations. This process is known as electric discharge, or gaseous discharge. The physics of discharge lamps request pdf researchgate. Highintensity discharge lamps, method of designation, annex a. Some include additional substances, like mercury, sodium, and metal halides, which are vaporized during startup to become part of the. The electric and magnetic field emission originated from the plasma of the cfl was shown. Two main strategies for electric lighting efficacious luminaires lighting fixtures that are designed to operate only energyefficient light sources, such as fluorescent lamps, compact fluorescent lamps cfls, leds and high intensity discharge hid lamps. An estimated two billion electric discharge lamps are. Keywordsarc discharge, compact fluorescent lamps, effect of plasma, electric field, electromagnetic compatibility.
Details of electric discharge tubes or discharge lamps, including details applicable to both discharge devices and incandescent lamps. The most recent development is the hot cathode discharge lamp which allows a high intensity discharge to operare direct from the normal low voltage electrical. Lunera hid led lamp is available in a range of color temperatures. Electric discharge lamps share a number of common features, such as those associated with a radiating body of gas and certain properties of plasmas. The ballast is a power supply for arc discharge lamps. The remote control switches shall have an interrupting capacity of at least 300% of rated current at. The lamp was invented at least as early as 70,000 bce. Discharge lamp definition of discharge lamp by merriamwebster. Reference ballast a ballast specially constructed to have certain prescribed characteristics for use in testing electricdischarge lamps and other ballasts. Construction, working and applications of following lamps. Electric discharge lamps are a common example of an application of phenomena in partially ionized gases.
Cathode ray tubes crts from computers, televisions, etc may be handled as either electric lamps or consumer electronics universal waste. Discussion of phenomena in connection with one of them can also apply to others, which enables the author to emphasize unique aspects of behavior in each type of lamp. The electric field set up inside the tube causes ions present in the gas to move with high speeds. Lamps of 100 watts designed to self extinguish when. These lamps deliver over 60% energy savings and has a rated life of 50,000 hours 3 times longer than that of hid lamps. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Electric discharge lighting, eclairage a decharge electrique, electric discharge. Reflector a device used to redirect the light by the process of reflection. The ratio of the total light output of a luminaire below the horizontal. The mcgrawhill encyclopedia of physics has no entry for electrical discharge or electric arc, for example. An electric discharge is the release and transmission of electricity in an applied electric field through a medium such as a gas. Discharge lamps physics homework help, physics assignments.
The intensity of the flicker depends on the rate of decay of the light output of the lamp. Waymouth remarks that well over half the total amount of light produced in this country, and perhaps the world, is produced by electric discharge lamps. An invisible electric arc is established by the ballast between two electrodes on each end of the lamp which is. The independent sources of emission within the system were identified. The arc in an hid source is shorter, yet it generates much more light, heat, and pressure within the arc tube.
This book brings together an extraordinary amount of data on all the major types of electric discharge lamps which are now in commercial use. All fluorescent and high pressure discharge lamps flicker at twice the supply frequency. The electric field set up inside the tube causes ions present in. Discharge lamp definition is an electric lamp in which an enclosed gas or vapor glows or causes a phosphor coating on the lamp s inner surface to glow. Single contact standards institute hirhalogen infrared spec. Although the brain filters out high frequency flicker the eye still sees it and. Although the first discharge lamps were carbon arc lamps used briefly for street lighting near the turn of the century, it was not until the 1940s that discharge lamps in the form of fluorescent lamps came into common usage. Engineering high intensity discharge bulletin mercury lamps sfahidmereb0696.
Electric discharge lamps may be named after the filling gas or vapor that is responsible for the major portion of the radiation. Hid lamps provide light from an electric discharge or arc and have a negative resistance characteristic that would cause them to draw excessive current leading to instant lamp destruction if operated directly from line voltage. The movement or flow of electric charge that periodically changes direction. Gasdischarge lamps are a family of artificial light sources that generate light by sending an electric discharge through an ionized gas, a plasma. Electric discharge tubes or discharge lamps sparkgaps. The ratio of the total light output of a luminaire below the. Hid high intensity discharge lamps elliott electric supply. Different type of lamps for luminous electrical notes. An estimated two billion electric discharge lamps are currently in existence worldwidel. Distribution and efficiency measured with a goniophotometer.
Its scope has been limited, however, to a few resources which. The properties and effects of electric discharges are useful over a wide range of magnitudes. Gas discharge lamps are a family of artificial light sources that generate light by sending an electric discharge through an ionized gas, a plasma. Energy star program requirements product specification for. The energy star lamps specification this specification scope includes the lamp types intended to replace incandescent lamps as outlined in table 1. Energy star program requirements product specification. Ac5a switching of electric discharge lamps ac5b switching of incandescent lamps ac6a switching of transformers ac6b switching of capacitor banks ac7a slightly inductive loads in household appliances. The french astronomer jean picard observed 1675 a faint glow in a mercurybarometer tube when it was agitated, but the cause of the glow. Ansi american national hidhigh intensity discharge s.
We see a burst of this light in the sparks of static electricity or lightning. Following are the terms of the energy star partnership agreement as it pertains to the manufacture and labeling of energy star certified products. Below you can add an image for hid high intensity discharge lamps that will appear in the manufacture search results on our website. Electric discharge lamp, lighting device consisting of a transparent container within which a gas is energized by an applied voltage and thereby made to glow. A good reason for this article is also that information on electrical discharges is not easy to find in current literature, in spite of their importance in many fields of physics, astrophysics, atmospheric electricity and engineering. Lamp and ballast catalog osram sylvania see the world in a new light. Tiny pulses of current are used to detect ionizing radiation in a geigermuller tube. Hid lighting characteristics each hid lamp type has its own characteristics that must be individually considered for any given lighting application. Discharge lamp definition of discharge lamp by merriam. Typically, such lamps use a noble gas argon, neon, krypton, and xenon or a mixture of these gases. Energy star program requirements for lamps light bulbs partner commitments. Choose to either upload the image file directly, or copy and paste a link url that points directly to the image.
Luminaires and their lamps are tested separately lumens and chromaticity of lamps measured with an integrating sphere. Types of lamp incandescent lamps fluorescent lamps led highintensity discharge lamps basic lamps lv halogen lamps elv halogen lamps compact fluorescent lamps fluorescent tubes lightemitting diodes highpressure mercury vapour lamps lowpressure sodium vapour lamps highpressure sodium vapour lamps metaliodide lamps associated component. The remote control switches shall be provided with clamp type, self rising. Integrated ballasts and drivers intended to be connected to the electric power grid with the following ansi standard base types. Lamp, a device for producing illumination, consisting originally of a vessel containing a wick soaked in combustible material, and subsequently such other lightproducing instruments as gas and electric lamps.
Highintensity discharge hid lamps are similar to fluorescents in that an arc is generated between two electrodes. Mar 20, 2011 hid lamps provide light from an electric discharge or arc and have a negative resistance characteristic that would cause them to draw excessive current leading to instant lamp destruction if operated directly from line voltage. Luneras ballastled technology makes these lamps truly plugandplay by allowing them to operate directly off of existing magnetic hid ballasts. Fluorescent lamps are based on the same electric discharge fundamentals, but the actual production of light is different. Ge protected metal halide lamps are intended primarily for use in open luminaires, but may also be operated in enclosed luminaires. In patent documents, the following abbreviations are often used. All elliptical shaped protected lamps are designed to meet the containment test specified in ansi c78. Lumen output of the fixture is measured relative to it.
A discharge lamp lighting apparatus includes a voltage raising element for raising a dc input voltage, a pulse generator for varying the output voltage output by the voltage raising element is a pulse voltage having a given pulse width and outputting the pulse voltage, a bridge circuit for applying the pulse voltage to a discharge lamp, a voltage detecting element for detecting a. Request pdf the physics of discharge lamps the physics of gas discharge. Finding a lamp in this catalog, lamps are listed two ways for quick reference. In addition to the elliptical shape glass outer jacket, these. Our engineers can design a unique light source to meet your specifi cations, whether its led, coldcathode fl uorescent, fl uorescent, high intensity discharge, halogen or incandescent. The french astronomer jean picard observed 1675 a faint glow in a mercurybarometer tube when it.
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