Search results for "Lamp (electrical component)" - New World Encyclopedia

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  • daylight. Lighting represents a major component of energy consumption, ... of an area. Indoors, this would be a basic lamp on a table or floor, or a ...
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  • High-intensity discharge (HID) lamps include several types of electrical ... higher quantity of light per unit area of lamp package. ...
    36 KB (5,574 words) - 23:52, 12 February 2022
  • A fluorescent lamp is a gas-discharge lamp that uses electricity to ... to regulate the flow of power through the lamp. In common tube fixtures—typically ...
    43 KB (6,681 words) - 17:46, 28 March 2024
  • The incandescent light bulb or incandescent lamp is a source of artificial ... of tungsten wire, through which an electrical current is passed. The ...
    44 KB (6,810 words) - 12:43, 4 March 2024
  • metal, but they have adequate strength, electrical conductivity, and water ... , heating assemblies by use of an infrared lamp, or by using a point source ...
    27 KB (4,119 words) - 00:47, 4 February 2023
  • A transformer is a device that transfers electrical energy from one ... All but a fraction of the world's electrical power has passed through ...
    40 KB (5,952 words) - 02:06, 2 May 2023
  • with no more than 30-60 milliwatts of electrical power. Around 1999, Philips ... High electrical currents at elevated temperatures can cause diffusion ...
    41 KB (6,290 words) - 01:16, 26 October 2022
  • role. Thus, sulfur is a necessary component of all living cells. c oxidase. Sulfur is also an important component of coenzyme A. The amino ...
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  • strikes and combustion. Some types of electrical equipment generate significant ... eye irritants. Ultimately, ozone is one component of smog that is harmful ...
    30 KB (4,607 words) - 06:05, 18 November 2022
  • ore, cinnabar, remains an important component of Chinese, Tibetan, and ... Laboratory tests have found that an electrical discharge causes the ...
    41 KB (5,903 words) - 16:12, 9 November 2022
  • The name asbestos is based on its historical use in lamp wicks. It ... for construction, casing for water and electrical/telecommunication services ...
    20 KB (2,941 words) - 18:08, 16 August 2023
  • disputed today—to the blastpipe, a key component in the success of steam ... such as heating (the Gurney Stove) or electrical conduction; and in improving ...
    27 KB (4,255 words) - 22:32, 29 January 2023
  • of its spin is \sqrt{2} \hbar and the component measured along its direction ... with little attenuation compared to electrical cables. This allows long ...
    34 KB (4,943 words) - 20:26, 27 September 2023
  • strongly electropositive and a poor electrical conductor. It is malleable ... decrease as the atomic weight of the component halide increases. ...
    48 KB (6,867 words) - 15:33, 16 January 2024
  • In 1902, his Chronophone, involving an electrical connection Gaumont had ... to members of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. As with Lauste ...
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