The obsolescent incandescent. [Compact Fluorescent Lamps]
The compact fluorescent light (CFL), which squeezes efficient fluorescent lighting technology into a bulb comparable to standard bulbs, has recently enjoyed a sale boom. CFL comprised less than 2% of the lamps that size sold in 1992, but 13 percent of the market in terms of lighting capacity sold. The modern CFL uses electricity to excite a tube-confined gas which then radiates ultraviolet rays. Phosphores on the inner surface convert this radiation to visible light and much less heat, resulting in a bulb four times as efficient. Government promotions and policies have made a difference in the acceptance of CFLs in the US and Europe. Unfortunately only a few of the developing countries, where the gain in efficiency would be greatest, currently manufacture CFLs for the domestic market.
- OSTI ID:
- 6404418
- Journal Information:
- World Watch; (United States), Journal Name: World Watch; (United States) Vol. 6:3; ISSN 0896-0615; ISSN WOWAEE
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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320106* -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Building Equipment-- (1987-)
AMPLIFICATION
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRICITY
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
EUROPE
FLUORESCENT LAMPS
GAIN
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
LIGHT BULBS
MARKETING
SIZE
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT