This reserch proposes a method to provide an appropriate illuminance and color temperature in an office lighting environment for individual workers. For the control algorithm, based on the optimization method called Simulated Annealing (SA), a method including a neighborhood design mechanism for the design variables instead of a temperature parameter was used. In addition, for changes in the lu...

In this chapter, basic concepts involved in luminescencewill be discussed.Wewill take a closer look at a number of excitation mechanisms which are involved in generating luminescence and processes which lead to luminescence, taking illustrative examples from luminescentmaterials applied in fluorescent lamps and cathode ray tubes.With respect to fluorescent lamps, we will restrict ourselves to d...

Electromagnetic interference (EMI) is one of the serious problems in most electrical and electronic appliances including fluorescent lamps. The electronic ballast used to regulate the power flow through the lamp is the major cause for EMI. The interference is because of the high frequency switching operation of the ballast. Formerly, some EMI mitigation techniques were in practice, but they wer...

The non-visual effects of the color temperature of fluorescent lamps were reviewed based mainly on our recent studies with special reference to physiological aspects in humans such as arousal level, autonomic nerve system including heart rate variability, blood pressure and body temperature regulation, and sleep architecture. It was concluded that there obviously existed the non-visual effects ...

the aim of this study was to examine the effects of salinity and light intensity on the chlorophylls, ?-carotene and protein contents in dunaliella salina teod. the algae were grown in inorganic medium containing 0, 0.9, 1.8 (control), 2.6 and 3.5 m nacl under three illumination regimens [4500 (control), 9000 and 11000 lux]. the results showed that most electrophoresis protein bands were separa...