This project involved the design, construction and testing of a hybrid light bulb that incorporates the benefits of both halogen and fluorescent bulbs. An existing halogen was placed within the spiral of a compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) in order to provide light at cold temperatures as well as heating the CFL. A temperature controlled switch was then utilized to transition from the halogen to the CFL when temperatures exceeded a predetermined value. The result is a fluorescent bulb capable of operating in cold environments with increased efficiency and a reduced warm-up time of about a factor of three.

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Creator

• Benton, John Leslie

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042909-204618

Advisor

• Bitar, Stephen John

Year

• 2009

Date created

• 2009-04-29

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Electrical & Computer Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright