Selection Criteria of Different Electric Lamps

There are various types of electric lamps available in the market. The selection of a lamp depends upon the illumination area.

The following table highlights the points that you should consider while selecting a lamp depending upon the area to be illuminated.

Illumination Area	Suitable Lamp / Lamps
General house illumination	Incandescent lamps Fluorescent lamps CFL (Compact fluorescent lamps) LED (Light Emitting Diode Lamps)
Street lighting	Fluorescent tube lamps Sodium vapor lamps Mercury vapor lamps LEDs
Outdoor lighting of a building	Halogen lamps LEDs
Industrial lighting	High pressure mercury vapor lamps Mercury iodide lamps
Commercial places (like shopping malls)	High pressure mercury vapor lamps Green lighting Fluorescent tube lamps LEDs
Large gardens	Mercury vapor lamps Halogen lamps Sodium vapor lamps
Decoration of buildings	Neon tube lamps LEDs
Flood lighting	Halogen lamps Metal halide lamps
Rail yards or storage yards	High pressure mercury vapor lamps Sodium vapor lamps
Car parks	Halogen lamps
Airport runways	Halogen lamps
Sports stadiums	Metal halide lamps
Indicators & night lamps	Neon lamps
Advertising industry	Neon tube lamps
Metal processing industries	LASER light
Search light	Arc lamps
Medical instruments	LASER light
Cinema projectors	Arc lamps

Manish Kumar Saini

Updated on: 2022-04-27T12:19:41+05:30

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