The replacement of the disappearing incandescent lamps will be realized at a significant scale by compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs). Light regulation is a popular feature that is easily provided by incandescent lamps using a simple electronic equipment, the dimmer. Dimming can be achieved by (dimmable) CFL lamps as well, however this is done in a completely different way than in case of the form...

in this study, the possibility of estimating wheat density was investigated by using a non-destructive method of output voltage of the light received by the photovoltaic cells. for the static tests, treatments and procedures, a system was designed and built. an experiment with different density on the wheat crop was carried out. the components of optical system clouding: photocells, led lights ...

Among the non-linear loads used in household, Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) and LED lamps are becoming more widespread, while incandescent lamps are intended to be replaced by these types of lighting devices. LEDs and CFLs are significantly more efficient and economical than incandescent lamps, and are expected to be used in 100% of residential lighting in the future. As nonlinear loads, LED...

The letter by Amthor et al. (in this issue) on our paper (Aronson and McNulty, 2009) raised some interesting questions and noted an error in our original text. In Aronson and McNulty (2009), we misstated that anthropogenic-induced global warming would result from increased infrared radiation (IR), when the sentence should have read increased convection and conduction. The authors do not believe...

Under clinical conditions, conventional glass-ionomer dental cements can be cured by application of heat from dental cure lamps, which causes acceleration in the setting. In order for this to be successful, such heat must be able to spread sufficiently through the cement to enhance cure, but not transmit heat so effectively that the underlying dental pulp of the tooth is damaged. The current st...

The present experiment investigated the effect of small amber lamps mounted near the front and rear on each side of a passenger car-so called side marker lamps-on visual detection and recognition of passenger cars in complex nighttime environments. It was determined whether cars equipped with side marker lamps are detected and recognized earlier and more accurately than cars without side marker...

In the early history of photometry, sources such as candles, lamps, or blackbodies were always used as standards to realize, maintain and transfer the photometric base unit. Even after the advent of photodetectors in the early twentieth century, lamps have been traditionally used to maintain and transfer the units of luminous intensity and luminous flux. In this case, a group of primary standar...

W hen considering alternative approaches to the design of dimmable electronic ballasts for fluorescent lamps, the lamp power regulation method employed is the critical factor. It determines the linearity (i.e., the linear response of the light output with the dimming control input), the smoothness of dimming and, most importantly, the stability of the light output. Both digital and analog appro...