2nd Edition
Revolution in Lamps A Chronicle of 50 Years of Progress, Second Edition
Written for designers, engineers, architects and others involved with application of modern lamps and lighting systems, this book provides a comprehensive accounting of current lamp technologies, covering both the fundamental technologies on which they are based and trends in their use, both historical and current. You'll learn about how recent innovations such as those involving LEDs, electrodeless lamps, ballast and circuitry are continuing to improve lamp efficacy, as well as how specialised lamp requirements have fostered development of special-purpose lighting such as for non-visual, for health and for high performance applications.
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
Introduction
Modern Tungsten Powder Production
Wire Effects in Lamp Operations
Conclusions
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
LAMP PHOSPHORS
Introduction
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
Lamp Performance and Temperature
Compact Fluorescent Lamps
Environmental Concerns
The Revolution Goes On
MERCURY AND METAL HALIDE LAMPS
Introduction
Principles of the High Pressure Discharge
High Pressure Mercury Lamps
Metal Halide Lamps
Lamps for Special Applications
Short-arc Metal Halide Lamps
More Recent Metal Halide Lamp Developments
Ceramic Arc Tubes for Metal Halide Lamps
Electrodeless Microwave HID Lamps
Ultra High Performance Projection Lamps
Future of Metal Halide Lamps
THE HIGH PRESSURE SODIUM LAMP
Looking Back
Fundamentals of the Sodium Vapor Discharge
The PCA Tube
Development of the Arc Tube
The Arc Tube Assembly
The Outer Bulb Assembly
Color and Output Characteristics
Lamp Operation
Applications
Looking Ahead
Index
Biography
Raymond Kane, Heinz Sell.
