Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,904,561,717 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

high-intensity discharge lamp

   Also found in: Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
high-intensity discharge lamp
One of a group of mercury, metal halide, or high-pressure sodium lamps.


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
For headlamp applications, one solution could be more widespread use of high-intensity discharge lamps, since they need a higher voltage anyway.
LEDs: The Light of the Future At present, energy savings based on conventional lighting technologies include compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) with integrated electronics, advanced linear fluorescent lamps, halogen energy-saving lamps (HES) and high-intensity discharge lamps, together with advanced control gear and light management systems.
Thanks to Dellux's patented LED Degradation Compensation technology, the luminaires being installed use 30% less energy than the 70 W high-intensity discharge lamps that have traditionally been used.
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.