Light Sources
eBook - ePub

Light Sources

Basics of Lighting Technologies and Applications

  1. 295 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Light Sources

Basics of Lighting Technologies and Applications

About this book

Decide Which Lighting Technology Is Best for Your Application

Light Sources, Second Edition: Basics of Lighting Technologies and Applications presents an overview of the three main technologies that have produced the numerous families of lighting products on the market today: electrical incandescence, electrical gas discharges, and semiconductor light-emitting diodes (LEDs). The second edition of this highly praised bestseller explores the scientific and technological developments of existing and new light sources and significantly expands the coverage on how to make choices based on a specific application.

New to the Second Edition



  • Enhanced material on LEDs


  • New chapter on matching lighting technology with the appropriate applications


  • New chapter on light and health


  • New case studies on indoor and outdoor lighting for security and safety

This book provides an up-to-date guide to the main technologies and important families of light sources that have dominated the market and our lives since the end of the nineteenth century. It will help readers design the most appropriate lighting environments for people of various needs and choose the correct technology for cost-effective lighting schemes.

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Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2015
eBook ISBN
9781040077900
Topic
Architecture
Subtopic
Civil Engineering

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Prologue
  8. About the Author
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. Introduction
  11. 1 Basic Principles of Light and Vision
  12. 2 Incandescent Lamps
  13. 3 Electrical Discharge Lamps
  14. 4 Solid-State Light Sources
  15. 5 Lasers
  16. 6 The Technologies
  17. 7 Luminaires
  18. 8 Illuminating Spaces
  19. 9 Light Sources and Health
  20. Epilogue
  21. Glossary
  22. Appendix A
  23. Appendix B
  24. Appendix C
  25. Appendix D
  26. Index

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