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Revolution in lamps : a chronicle of 50 years of progress /

Not changing fashions in shades and bases, nor such phenomena as lava lights, but the electronic and physical design of various light sources is the concern of the engineers here. For designers, engineers, architects, and general readers with some background in science, they look at developments sin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Kane, Raymond, Sell, Heinz
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lilburn, GA : Fairmont Press, ©2001.
Edición:2nd ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Incandescent Lamp
  • Lamp Chemistry
  • Mechanisms of Lamp Failure
  • The Glasses of the Incandescent Lamp
  • Attempts to Improve Light Diffusing Coatings
  • Cheaper, Better, More Reliable Lamps
  • The Future of the Incandescent Lamp
  • The Potassium Secret Behind Modern Tungsten Wire Production
  • Modern Tungsten Powder Production
  • Wire Effects in Lamp Operations
  • Future Outlook
  • The T3 Quartz Infrared Lamp
  • Heat Sources
  • Development of T3 Quartz Infrared Lamps
  • Applications for T3 Quartz Infrared Lamps
  • The Tungsten Halogen Lamp
  • A Brief History
  • The Need for Higher Efficacy/Smaller Light Sources
  • The Development of Tungsten Halogen Sources
  • Applications
  • Lamp Phosphors
  • History
  • A Review of Early Inorganic Phosphors
  • Calcium Halophosphate Phosphors
  • Quality of Light
  • High Pressure Mercury Vapor Lamp Phosphors
  • Ultraviolet Phosphors
  • Specialized Applications
  • Electroluminescent Lamps
  • The Future of Lamp Phosphors
  • The Ballast
  • Functions and Features
  • Construction of Electromagnetic Ballasts
  • General Characteristics
  • Fluorescent Lamp Ballast Circuits
  • HID Lamp Ballast Circuits
  • Ballasts for Mercury Vapor Lamps
  • Ballasts for Metal Halide Lamps
  • Ballasts for HPS Lamps
  • HPS Ballast Circuits
  • Electronic Ballasts for Fluorescent Lamps
  • Fluorescent Lamps
  • Principle and Importance
  • Construction and Theory of Operation
  • History
  • Lamp Life
  • Luminous Efficacy
  • Halophosphate
  • Tricolor Lamps
  • The Next Step: Energy-Saving Lamps.