DIFFERENT TYPES OF

LIGHTS
& THEIR USES

INCANDESCENT LIGHT BULBS

The incandescent lamps are widely used in domestic

applications, such as table lamps, car headlamps,

electric flashlights.
Some applications of those lamps make use of the heat
generated, such as incubators, brooding boxes for
young poultry, heat lights for reptile tanks and the
Easy-Bake Oven toy.

H A LO G EN LA M P S
Museums,
Galleries, Art
displays

Residential

Hospitality
(Restaurants , Hotels)

Commercial offices

Retail Displays

Decorative

FLU O R O SC EN T LA M P S
Fluorescent lamps are used around the world in:
commercial, private and military aircrafts,
industrial and commercial printing application
laptops
ATM's
medical monitors
phototherapy applications
aquarium
reptile lighting
kiosk/Point-of-purchase (POP) displays
at stage
screen lighting

CO M PACT FLU O RO SCEN T

LAM PS

Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) are a modern type of light bulbs,

that work like fluorescent bulbs, but in a much smaller package. They
normally last up to 10,000 hours.

Hard to
reach areas

Decorativ
e
applicatio
ns

Outdoor
lighting

Flashing
Applications

H IG H -IN TEN SITY D ISCH ARG E

High PS
Pressure Sodium (HPS), Metal Halide, Mercury Vapor and
LAM
Mercury vapor Lamps are all high intensity discharge lamps
(HID). These are used when high levels of light over large
areas are required, and when energy efficiency and/or light
intensity are desired.

These areas include gymnasiums, large public areas,

warehouses, movie theaters, football stadiums , outdoor

activity areas, roadways, parking lots, and pathways.
HID lamps, specifically metal halide and high-pressure
sodium, are a common light source for indoor gardens.
They are also used to reproduce tropical intensity
sunlight for indoor aquaria.
HID lamps have also become common on many aircraft
as replacements for traditional landing and taxi lights.
HID lamps are also used in lamps for underwater diving.

LO W -PRESSU RE SO D IU M
The
primary
use of LPS lamps is for street and highway lighting as
LAM
PS
well as outdoor area and security lighting.

The typical applications of LPS lighting include:

parking lots and garages,
automobile and train tunnels, and street lighting.
Indoor applications such as warehouses are practical where color is
not important.
BEST
Aside from its excellent energy
APPLICATION:

efficiency, this source has another

important advantage. It has been
used as a great deal in areas that
are sensitive to light pollution.
Arizona and southern California
have used Low Pressure Sodium
lamps extensively because the
monochromatic light doesn't
interfere with astronomical