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Lighting Systems – Light Sources and Luminaires

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1. Light Sources
    - Incandescent
    - Fluorescent
    - High Intensity Discharge (HID)
    - Low Pressure Sodium
    - Light Emitting Diode (LED)

2. Ballasts and Luminaire

3. Lighting Maintenance
[Download powerpoint file]

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Video Presentation:

• Light sources:
• Incandescent and halogen lamps (1:48) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VOoSxh3-m4
  
• What is fluorescent? (3:35) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNyFQZU0F1Y
• Gas Discharge (4:18) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqvbWHDcwMI
• What is HID? (4:06) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oHwO-Xu8w4
• What is Halogen Lighting? (3:13) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVjPy-mkZgs
• LED (2:54) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1U_2DNbXEs
  
• LED explained by Dan Blitzer (5:01) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu1v-mNZTRM
  
• OLED (1:02) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srJhw6Av5QE
• Introduction to OLED lighting (Acuity Brands) (13:45) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nVupTrnw4s
• Ballast:
• What is a ballast? (4:48) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IbjTFDZXBw
• Luminaire:
• Learn the basics of a lighting Luminaire (5:25) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqsP7xY2AyE
• The basics of Lighting optics (6:17) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e1hVkyaUe0

Further Reading:

• Electric Lamps (from Thorn training materials) [PDF]
• LEDs and OLEDs (Edison Tech Center), http://www.edisontechcenter.org/LED.html
• Lumen maintenance http://ateam.lbl.gov/Design-Guide/DGHtm/lumenmaintenance.htm
  

References:

• Kitsinelis, S., 2011. Light Sources: Technologies and Applications, CRC Press, Boca Raton. [621.32 K625 l72](ebook)
  
• Raynham, P., 2012. The SLL Code for Lighting, Society of Light and Lighting (SLL), London. [621.320218 R27][ebook via Knovel]
• SLL, 2009. Code for Lighting 2009 [CD-ROM], Society of Light and Lighting (SLL), Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, London. [AV 621.320218 C66]
• Section on Lighting Equipment
• LampTech, Musuem of Historic Discharge Lamps (UK) http://www.lamptech.co.uk/

Web Links:

• List of light sources -- Wikipedia
• Lamp (electrical component)-- Wikipedia
• Incandescent light bulb -- Wikipedia
• Compact fluorescent lamp -- Wikipedia
• Fluorescent lamp -- Wikipedia
  
• High-intensity discharge lamp -- Wikipedia
• Mercury-vapor lamp -- Wikipedia
• Metal-halide lamp -- Wikipedia
• Sodium-vapor lamp -- Wikipedia
• Induction lamp (Electrodeless lamp) -- Wikipedia
• LED lamp -- Wikipedia
• How OLEDs Work, http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/oled1.htm
• OLED - Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OLED
• AMOLED - Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMOLED
• How does LED Works (LED Academy), http://www.ledacademy.net/
• Lumiblade -- The World of OLED Lighting [Philips Lighting] http://www.lumiblade-experience.com/
• Electrical ballst -- Wikipedia

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| Created: Aug 2015 | Update: 13 Nov 2015 | By: cmhui@hku.hk |