Filament The wire inside an incandescent light bulb that produces light.
Fixture A complete lighting unit consisting of a lamp or lamps and the parts designed to distribute the light, position and protect the lamp(s), and connect the lamp(s) to the power supply.
Heat/Light Output Ratio CFLs use power more efficiently than incandescent lamps, and therefore require less energy to create the same amount of light. About 90 percent of the power used by an incandescent bulb is wasted as heat, while only about 10 percent is converted to light in the visible spectrum. By more efficiently using the power they consume, CFLs are able to provide the same amount of light, while producing much less heat.
Kelvin (K) In lighting, the Kelvin scale is used to describe the color of light.
Lamp In the lighting industry, "lamp" is the term for a light source. Technically, incandescent light bulbs and CFLs are both considered "lamps," and table and desk lamps are referred to as fixtures.
Lumen Measure of light.
Mercury Mercury is an essential element used to create light in a fluorescent bulb.
Phosphor A powder-like mixture of elements that convert UV rays into visible light. When the UV rays hit the phosphor, they fluoresce, or glow. The phosphor mix determines the color of the light.
Photocell A light-sensing device used to control fixtures and dimmers in response to detected light levels.
Rated life A light bulb’s estimated lifetime measured in hours. For all light bulbs, lifetime is determined by operating a sample of bulbs according to industry test standards. The time that half of the test sample fails is considered rated life. By definition, some lamps will fail before their rated life and some will operate beyond their rated life.
Introduction
We are proposing an active campaign to help distribute the cfl bulbs that would help with
the reduction of energy use and to help lower environmental resources. The campaign
would help to inform the community of the wise decision of using the bulbs and to inform
them how much they would save and what impact that it has with the environment. They
have so many benefits that it is almost impossible to not agree that cfl bulbs are the way
to go. We plan on showing and telling the Redford township the benefits of having these
powerful moneysaving bulbs.
Problem (Purpose)
The problem that is that the public is not informed on the positive impact that the bulbs
can give including the amount of money that can be saved by using the bulbs. nor do most
know that cfl bulbs are composed of less mercury than incandescent bulbs making them
more environmentally friendly. This program can give people the opportunity to get some
useful information including the proper disposal of the bulbs. Another problem that arises
is to convince the township that the use of the bulbs in the residential area would help in
the reduction of resources that the city has. The campaign has two proposals to write and
distribute and they are one to the city stating that the campaign would help the overall
well being of the city and to find and convince a cfl distributing company to come on
board to help with convincing the residential area to buy the new type bulbs..
Objectives
We can show and prove that it is a fact that although cfl bulbs may cost more that the
incandescent bulbs people are used to they pay for themselves in the long run by lasting
longer with producing the same lumen as incandescent. The ENERGY STAR CFL
criteria require additional testing to show that the sample can withstand a number of short
start cycles and monitors early failures throughout testing. Each bulb will save around 30
dollars over its life span and use 75% less energy than incandescent bulbs once heated.
cfls also use less mercury than incandescent some as low as 1mg per bulb making
them more environmentally friendly. Another is to show the city, by use of charts ands
statistics of how much energy is being saved. Also to convince the cfl distributing
company to help in the purchase of the bulbs by offering a incentive to people who
purchase the bulbs. These incentives could be in a form of coupon or a gift card to show
their appreciation for purchasing so many bulbs. The proposal for the cfl distributing
company would say that if an x amount of consumers in this township purchased these
many bulbs that the profits would increase and even with a coupon circulating that this
would generate more supply and demand for their product.
Solution
A start on the solutions would be to start a survey around the township , asking how many
of the residents use the energy bulbs, if they had an incentive to purchase the bulbs would
they. As the survey is being carried out the campaign would have pamphlets to pass out
after the questions are answered showing the many uses for the bulbs. We can compare
and contrast all of the benefits of changing from incandescent to cfl, such as cost to life
span, lumens ratings, environmentally friendly such as the amount of mercury in the
bulbs. then we suggest that if you are still not sure that this is the truth switch out the
lights in the room that you us lights in the most and after a month look at you bill and see
if you notice a difference.
Method
Well this should be pretty simple to do since the fact of the matter is that most light bulb
companies give most of the information about the bulbs. Such as stated on the GE
website they encourage going green with energy star. Did you know that your house can
pollute twice as much as your car? That's right, twice as much. That's because every time
we flick on a light switch, run a dishwasher, or turn on a TV, we're using energy. Most
energy comes from power plants that burn fossil fuels, which, when burned, release greenhouse gases into the air. So, it's simple! The more energy we save by using
ENERGY STAR products and adopting energy-saving practices in our homes, the more
air pollution we can prevent. And they also have a program on the site that will calculate
the savings.
COST
There are many cost involved with the campaign such as how much of a coupon or
incentive can the cfl distributing company provide and what type of information can the
campaign committee to help convince the company that this is a excellent idea to
generate revenue. The pamphlets that are distributed would have all the necessary cost
reduction information for the public. The survey would give a better idea on how many
people would be interested in the bulbs, so that would show the company the amount of
possible consumers they would have purchasing the bulbs.
SCHEDULE
The schedule would start by sending a email to a few companies such as GE or Sylvania
proposing that they give coupons that can be printed out from there website if people by
say 10 bulbs they will receive a percentage off for going green. Next we send out a
blanket email and (or) maybe posting fliers in the community that we are trying to
persuade giving a brief description of the benefits of changing to cfl bulbs. The next step
in the schedule is after a few months ask for feedback from the community about their
experience with the bulbs.
Resources
www.energy.gov/energyefficiency/energystar
www.energystar.gov/ia/partners/…light/…Fact_Sheet_Mercury.pdf