Thermal characterization of fluorescent fixtures

Author

Clancy, Edward V.

Author_Institution

California State Polytech. Univ., Pomona, CA, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

2-8 Oct 1993

Firstpage

2331

Abstract

The author discusses a new application for a computer program called Lights, i.e., modeling the thermal characterization of fluorescent fixtures. This program is a powerful tool for the fixture designer because it handles the interaction between thermal heat transfer and lumen output of the fixture. The designer is able to evaluate changes in ballast location, lamp types, geometry of fixture, and material of construction. The program can run on a PC and the number of nodes can be selected depending on accuracy. The author shows the ease of using this computer program and outlines the effect of the number of lamps on the temperatures within the fixture as an example

Keywords

electrical engineering computing; fluorescent lamps; heat transfer; lamp accessories; microcomputer applications; physics computing; software packages; thermal analysis; Lights; PC; accuracy; ballast location; computer program; fluorescent fixtures; geometry; lamps; lumen output; thermal analysis; thermal characterization; thermal heat transfer; Air conditioning; Application software; Electronic ballasts; Energy consumption; Fixtures; Fluorescence; Fluorescent lamps; Geometry; Heat transfer; Temperature;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industry Applications Society Annual Meeting, 1993., Conference Record of the 1993 IEEE

Conference_Location

Toronto, Ont.

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1462-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IAS.1993.299202

Filename

299202