LIGHTING LAMPS | An Architect Explains

A lamp is a replaceable component such as an incandescent light bulb, which is designed to produce light from electricity. These components usually have a base of ceramic, metal, glass or plastic, which makes an electrical connection in the socket of a light fixture. This connection may be made with a screw-thread base, two metal pins, 2 metal caps or a bayonet cap.

There are more than 200 Lamp types today. Common characteristics used to evaluate lamp quality include efficacy measured in lumens per watt, typical lamp life measured in hours, cost of replacement lamps and Color Rendering Index on a scale of 0 to 100.




As an Architect, I have explained the different options that current technology offers, which are increasingly being used in buildings under the following broad categories:



If you found this post useful, I would really love it if you pin it or share it. I have not blocked the site just because your ad blocker is switched on because I hope my content will be useful to you. But I am able to run this site only because of the ads. So I will be obliged if you turn off your ad blocker. Thank you!

Related Topics:

 

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

error: Content is protected !!