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Fluorescent

Fluorescent lamps produce light through exciting mercury vapor with ultraviolet radiation, causing the vapor to emit visible light wavelengths. They account for two-thirds of electric lighting in the US and come in both linear tubes of varying diameters and lengths that can produce 14 to 215 watts, and compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) under 5/8 inch in diameter producing 5 to 55 watts. LEDs directly convert electricity to light using semiconductor chips and have longer lifetimes than other sources.

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Fluorescent

Fluorescent lamps produce light through exciting mercury vapor with ultraviolet radiation, causing the vapor to emit visible light wavelengths. They account for two-thirds of electric lighting in the US and come in both linear tubes of varying diameters and lengths that can produce 14 to 215 watts, and compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) under 5/8 inch in diameter producing 5 to 55 watts. LEDs directly convert electricity to light using semiconductor chips and have longer lifetimes than other sources.

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Fluorescent Lamps

2/25/2013

Fluorescent lighting accounts for two-thirds of all electric light in the


United States.

The fluorescent lamp is a gas discharge source that contains mercury


vapour at low pressure, with a small amount of inert gas for starting.

Once an arc is established, the mercury vapour emits ultraviolet


radiation.

Fluorescent powders (phosphors) coating the inner walls of the glass


bulb respond to this ultraviolet radiation by emitting wavelengths in
the visible region of the spectrum.

Fluorescent lamps are often described in terms of the diameter of the


lamp tube. For this designation, the diameter is given in eighths of an
inch. For example, a T8 lamp has a diameter of one inch (eight eighths),
while a T5 lamp has a diameter of 5/8 inch.

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Linear Fluorescent Lamps

2/25/2013

Linear fluorescent lamps range in length from six inches to eight feet,
and in diameter from 2/8 inch (T2) to 2-1/8 inches (T17). Their power
ranges from 14 to 215 watts.

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Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs)

2/25/2013

CFLs produce light in the same manner as linear fluorescent lamps.

Their tube diameter is usually 5/8 inch (T5) or smaller. CFL power
ranges from 5 to 55 watts.

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LEDs (Light-Emitting Diodes)

2/25/2013

LEDs are solid-state semiconductor devices that convert electrical


energy directly into light.

LEDs can be extremely small and durable; some LEDs can provide much
longer lamp life than other sources.

The plastic encapsulate and the lead frame occupy most of the volume.
The light-generating chip is quite small (typically a cuboid with one side
equal to 0.25 mm).

Light is generated inside the chip, a solid crystal material, when current
flows across the junctions of different materials.

The composition of the materials determines the wavelength and


therefore the colour of light.

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