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incandescent lamp

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A light source that generates light utilizing a thin filament wire (usually of tungsten) heated to white heat by an electric current passing through it.

indirect lighting

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The method of lighting a space by directing the light from luminaires upwards towards the ceiling. The light scattered off the ceiling produces a soft, diffuse illumination for the entire area.

induction lighting

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Gases can be excited directly by radio-frequency or microwaves from a coil that creates induced electromagnetic fields. This is called induction lighting and it differs from a conventional discharge, ...

infrared radiation

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Electromagnetic energy radiated in the wavelength range of about 770 to 1,000,000 nanometers. Energy in this range cannot be seen by the human eye, but can be sensed as heat by the skin.

input voltage

Lights & lighting; Lighting products

Power supply voltage required for proper operation of fluorescent or HID ballast.

input watts

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The total power input to the ballast which includes lamp watts and ballast losses. The total power input to the fixture is the input watts to the ballast or ballasts and is the value to be used when ...

instant start

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Lamp starting method in which lamps are started by high voltage input with no preheating of lamp filaments. Some rapid start lamps are designed so that they may be instant started. (See RAPID START).

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