Title :
A different kind of chemistry: a history of tungsten halogen lamps
Author :
Furfari, F. A Tony
Abstract :
The 1992 Energy Policy Act (EPACT) brought significant changes to the US electric lighting industry. One such change required replacing many ordinary incandescent lamps with more energy-efficient tungsten halogen lamps. Tungsten halogen, though, is by no means a new development. As we near the golden anniversary of the halogen lamp´s invention, the author looks back and explores the roots of the most important extension of incandescent lighting technology since 1913
Keywords :
energy conservation; halogens; history; lighting; metal vapour lamps; tungsten; 1992 Energy Policy Act; EPACT; USA; W; electric lighting industry; energy-efficient lamps; technological developments; tungsten halogen lamps history; Appropriate technology; Carbon dioxide; Chemical technology; Chemistry; Energy efficiency; History; Lamps; Production; Temperature; Tungsten;
Journal_Title :
Industry Applications Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/2943.959111
