This book brings together an extraordinary amount of data on all the major types of electric discharge lamps which are now in commercial use. This radiation is discrete, as opposed to the continuous radiation emitted by an incandescent filament. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Electric discharge lamps may be named after the filling gas or vapor that is responsible for the major portion of the radiation. The french astronomer jean picard observed 1675 a faint glow in a mercurybarometer tube when it was agitated, but the cause of the glow static electricity was not then understood. Light is produced by an arc discharge between two electrodes at opposite ends of the arc tube within the lamp. Gasdischarge lamps are a family of artificial light sources that generate light by sending an electric discharge through an ionized gas, a plasma. The power in watts indicated on the tube of a discharge lamp does not include the power dissipated in the ballast. My invention relates to gaseous electric discharge lamps generally and more particularly to such lamps having associated therewith a coating of fluorescent material which transforms ultrayiolet rays emitted by the discharge into visible light rays which complement and supplement the spectrum of the visible light emitted by the electrically excited gaseous atmosphere. At the tenth annual conference at margate of the association of public lighting engineers, a paper was read on september 5 by mr. Photometry and colorimetry of fluorescent and other electric. In about 1910 the french physicist georges claude developed such a tube with neon gas as the filling.
A noninverting buckboost converter is to operate in the continuous conduction mode designed to provide an average power of more than 200 watts at its dc output. Electricdischarge lamp definition of electricdischarge. A gas discharge lamp is an electric light using a gasfilled tube. Hid is a broad term used to describe any lighting system using a gaseous discharge arc lamp in which the gasfilled arc tube operates at several times normal atmospheric pressure compared to the near vacuum conditions in fluorescent lamps. Electric discharge lamps share a number of common features, such as those associated with a radiating body of gas and certain properties of plasmas. Nema member products lighting systems light source. Highintensity discharge lamps hid lamps are a type of electrical gasdischarge lamp which produces light by means of an electric arc between tungsten electrodes housed inside a translucent or transparent fused quartz or fused alumina arc tube. Electric discharge lamp article about electric discharge. Why the light from many discharge lamps makes red things look dull mercury lamps, most metal halide lamps, most sodium lamps, and cool white, white, and warm white fluorescent lamps have a shortage of red and green light in their spectral output. Us2181294a us248812a us24881238a us2181294a us 2181294 a us2181294 a us 2181294a us 248812 a us248812 a us 248812a us 24881238 a us24881238 a us 24881238a us 2181294 a us2181294 a us 2181294a authority us united states prior art keywords filament lamp contacts coil discharge prior art date 19381231 legal status the legal status is an assumption and is not a legal.
The french inventor georges claude was the first to use neon gas, about 1910. Electric discharge machining is a method of machining in which, as shown in figure 1, when an electrode and a workpiece are brought closer to each other with pulse voltage being applied between them, dielectric breakdown occurring at a certain distance between them triggers discharge, whose high temperature and pressure in turn cause part of the workpiece to be melted and blown. Below are hid sources, listed in increasing order of efficacy lumens per watt. Waymouth remarks that well over half the total amount of light produced in this country, and perhaps the world, is produced by electric. The rated life of these lamps is the number of hours they will continue burning. Advantage and drawbacks of hid headlights audiomotive. Electric discharge lamp a lamp that generates light by passing an electric arc through a space filled with a specially formulated mixture of gases. An estimated two billion electric discharge lamps are currently in existence worldwidel. Specialized gasfilled tubes such as krytrons, thyratrons, and ignitrons are used as switching devices in electric devices. Types and characteristics of discharge lamps historically, discharge lamps represented, in the nineteenth century, the first forms of electric lighting, even before the invention of the incandescent lamps.
Fluorescent lamp, electric discharge lamp, cooler and more efficient than incandescent lamps, that produces light by the fluorescence of a phosphor coating. Different type of lamps for luminous electrical notes. A lamp that produces light by passing an electrical current through a gas or vapor under high pressure. Discharge lamps generate electromagnetic radiation by means of an electric current passing through a gas or metal vapor. The association of electrical equipment and medical imaging manufacturers. This type of lamp involves an internal electrical discharge being created between two electrodes in a gas filled chamber. The combination of a gaseous electric discharge lamp comprising a sealed elongated tubular container, a gaseous atmosphere therein oomplrising a rare gas at a pressure of a few millimeters and a small quantity of mercury, thermionic electrodes in the ends of said container and alayerof finely divided fluorescent. Electricdischarge lamps may be named after the filling gas or vapor that is responsible for the major portion of the radiation. Multiple inverter circuits are coupled to the power bus in parallel, each inverter circuit having a respective output to.
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. Electric discharge lamps are a common example of an application of phenomena in partially ionized gases. 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. Electric discharge tubes or discharge lamps sparkgaps h01t.
However, they distort the color rendition of objects and are used mostly as ambient lighting for commercial interiors. Life testing of all high pressure gasseous discharge lamps is based on a burning cycle of 10 hrsstart. Some white mercury vapor lamps have phosphor coatings and have. An estimated two billion electric discharge lamps are. Overview of the uv electrics lw series electronic ballasts the lw series electronic ballast powers high and low intensity discharge lamps with a mediumfrequency, 400 hz current squarewave. Investigators, including francis hauksbee, tried to determine the cause of the phenomenon. The ionization degree may vary anywhere from 100% to 10 4 10 6 i. A fluorescent lamp is a low weight mercury vapour lamp that uses fluorescence to deliver visible light. High intensity discharge hid lamps elliott electric supply. Types include fluorescent, mercury vapor, metal halide, and high and lowpressure sodium. Electric discharge an overview sciencedirect topics. Transactions of the illuminating engineering society 2016 11. Photometry and colorimetry of fluorescent and other. The various types of hid lamps are categorized and named by the type of gas contained within the arc tube.
Ultraviolet uv radiation occupies the portion of electromagnetic spectrum from 100 to 400 nanometers nm. The history of gasdischarge lamps began in 1675 when french astronomer jeanfelix picard observed that the empty space in his mercury barometer glowed as the mercury jiggled while he was carrying the barometer. Electric discharge lamps download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. Wilson on electric discharge lamps and their applications to. Uva 315400 nm uvb 280315 nm uvc 100280 nm for most people, the main source of uv exposure is the sun. Electric discharge lamp, also called vapour lamp, lighting device consisting of a transparent container within which a gas is energized by an applied voltage and thereby made to glow. All are nondirectional light sources, and all require a ballast for operation. Gas discharge lamps are a family of artificial light sources that generate light by sending an electric discharge through an ionized gas, a plasma. Its scope has been limited, however, to a few resources which together.
What are the different types of lights in lighting system. Hid lamps have a long life and consume little energy. The discharge was obtained by combining two metal or graphite rods in atmospheric air. Electric discharge and led lights by francesca mazzuca on prezi. The advantages and disadvantages of high intensity discharge lamps. If the supply of electrical charge is continuous, the discharge is. Some bits of discharge lamp theory and other technical. In the arc, discharge portion of the lamps has been changed.
A high degree of visibility is attained, and objects on the roadway can be clearly seen for an unusually long distance. Comparison between discharge and led lighting fixtures. 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. Photometry and colorimetry of fluorescent and other electric discharge lamps g.
The passage of an electric current through this gasvapour produces light or ultraviolet radiation. This family of lamps contains some of the most efficacious lamps. Click download or read online button to get electric discharge lamps book now. Some drivers have great results in using the hid headlights, whereas others find disadvantages to using them. Plasmas are cathegorized in hightemperature or fusion plasmas and lowtemperature plasmas or gas discharges. Electric discharge tubes or discharge lamps sparkgaps. The ballast is a power supply for arc discharge lamps. But argon is still used though the pressure that is somewhat less than the previous pressure. Electric discharge lighting publisher cambridge, mass. Publishers pdf, also known as version of record includes final page. Typically, such lamps use a noble gas argon, neon, krypton, and xenon or a mixture of these gases.
Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed. What are some of the main uses for discharge lamps. These lamps also have a surplus of yellow andor orangeyellow. Mercury vapour in a neon lamp gives a bluish light. Highintensity discharge lamp wikimili, the best wikipedia. A number of elements are integrated within an electronics enclosure.
Find out information about electric discharge lamp. Nov 30, 2015 a choke is provided as a ballast an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps which gives high impulse about 1200 v for starting and later on, maintain 230 v. The arc in an hid source is shorter, yet it generates much more light, heat, and pressure within the arc tube. Details of electric discharge tubes or discharge lamps, including details applicable to both discharge devices and incandescent lamps. Most vehicles contain highintensity discharge hid lamps. Discussion of phenomena in connection with one of them can also apply to others, which enables the author to emphasize unique aspects of. T805 600v 660w g medium bipin fluorescent lamp socket.
These electrons move so quickly that they heat the air around them causing it to glow. Hauksbee first demonstrated a gasdischarge lamp in 1705. Hid lamps have a long life and consume little energy to produce a great amount of light. From about 1900, practical electric discharge lamps were in use in europe and the united states. A fluorescent lamp consists of a glass tube filled with a mixture of argon and mercury vapour. This transfer switch is suitable for control of motors, electric discharge lamps, tungsten filament lamps, and electric heating equipment where the sum of motor fullload ampere ratings and the ampere ratings of other loads do not exceed the ampere rating of the switch, and the tungsten load does not exceed 30 percent of the switch rating. Lamps led discharge induction fluorescent lamps hid lamps linear compact fluorescent low pressure sodium mercury high pressure. Electric discharge lamps download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi.
A choke is provided as a ballast an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps which gives high impulse about 1200 v for starting and later on, maintain 230 v. During the late 19th century, sir william crookes and other physicists experimented with methods of generating radiation by striking an arc between electrodes in an evacuated tube to which small amounts of an elemental gas had been admitted. This tube is filled with noble gas and often also contains suitable metal or metal salts. The lowpressure sodium arc discharge lamp was first made practical around 1920 owing to the development of a type of glass that could resist the corrosive effects of sodium vapor. Types of highintensity discharge lamps mercury vapor lamps shortwave uv, a result of the decay of mercury atom electrons from an excited to a stable state, is readily transmitted through the inner quartz tube but is virtually blocked by the outer glass envelope during normal operation. Its scope has been limited, however, to a few sources which together. Highintensity discharge hid lamps are similar to fluorescents in that an arc is generated between two electrodes. An electrical discharge results from the creation of a conducting path between two points of different electrical potential in the medium in which the points are immersed. Excitation at this frequency assures stable, acoustic resonance free lamp operation. These operated at pressures of less than 1 pa and produced a near monochromatic light spectrum around the sodium emission lines at 589. Each hid lamp type has its own characteristics that must be individually considered for any lighting application.
Highintensity discharge lamp a lamp that produces light by passing an electrical current through a gas or vapor under high pressure. Some include additional substances, like mercury, sodium, and metal halides, which are vaporized during startup to become part of the gas mixture. But gradually design has been changed to its better utilization. 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. Expired lifetime application number us104312a inventor pirani marcello rompe. A discharge lamp consists essentially of a tube of glass, quartz or other suitable material, containing a gas and, in most cases, a metal vapour. Lightning is caused by an electrical discharge of electrons moving very quickly from one place to another. G medium bipin for t8 and t12 fluorescent lamps, push in and twist to lock ul listed alternate part numbers. Using the library of congress system, look into everything with numbers around tk4000. The life of a mercury vapor lamp can be described in terms of its usable life or its rated life. An electric current in the gas energizes mercury vapor which delivers ultraviolet radiation through discharge process and the ultraviolet radiation causes the phosphor coating of the lamp inner wall to radiate visible light. 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. Lamps respectively, while part v is given over to the most recent discharge lamp, the.
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